Zekaria 3

1 Le ŋutega bubu me la, Yehowa ɖe Yosua, nunɔlagã la fiam, wònɔ tsitre ɖe Yehowa ƒe dɔla la gbɔ, evɔ Satana hã nɔ afi ma nɔ tsitre ɖe mawudɔla la ƒe nuɖusime nɔ Yosua nu tsom.

and to see: see me [obj] Joshua [the] priest [the] great: large to stand: stand to/for face: before messenger: angel LORD and [the] Satan to stand: stand upon right his to/for to oppose him

2 Yehowa gblɔ na Satana be, “Yehowa ka mo na wò, Satana! Yehowa, ame si tia Yerusalem la ka mo na wò! Ɖe ame sia mele abe dzoti bibi si woɖe le dzo me la ene oa?”

and to say LORD to(wards) [the] Satan to rebuke LORD in/on/with you [the] Satan and to rebuke LORD in/on/with you [the] to choose in/on/with Jerusalem not this firebrand to rescue from fire

3 Azɔ Yosua le awu ƒoɖiwo me le tsitre ɖe mawudɔla la gbɔ.

and Joshua to be to clothe garment filthy and to stand: stand to/for face: before [the] messenger: angel

4 Mawudɔla la gblɔ na ame siwo nɔ tsitre ɖe afi ma la be, “Miɖe awu ƒoɖi sia le eŋuti.” Etrɔ ɖe Yosua gbɔ gblɔ nɛ be, “Kpɔ ɖa, meɖe wò nu vɔ̃wo ɖa, eye azɔ la, mele awu yeye nyui siawo dom na wò.”

and to answer and to say to(wards) [the] to stand: stand to/for face: before his to/for to say to turn aside: remove [the] garment [the] filthy from upon him and to say to(wards) him to see: behold! to pass: bring from upon you iniquity: crime your and to clothe [obj] you robe

5 Tete megblɔ be, “Mitsɔ tablanu dzadzɛ bla ta nɛ.” Ale wotsɔ tablanu dzadzɛ bla ta nɛ, eye wotsɔ awu do nɛ esi Yehowa ƒe dɔla la nɔ tsitre.

and to say to set: put turban pure upon head his and to set: put [the] turban [the] pure upon head his and to clothe him garment and messenger: angel LORD to stand: stand

6 Yehowa ƒe dɔla la de se sia na Yosua,

and to testify messenger: angel LORD in/on/with Joshua to/for to say

7 “Ale Yehowa, Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Aƒetɔ la gblɔe nye esi: ‘Ne àzɔ le nye mɔwo dzi, alé nye ɖoɖowo me ɖe asi la, ekema maɖo wò nye gbedoxɔ nu, ànye nye aƒedzikpɔla, eye mana nɔƒe wò ɖe ame siwo le tsitre ɖe afi sia la dome.

thus to say LORD Hosts if in/on/with way: conduct my to go: walk and if [obj] charge my to keep: obey and also you(m. s.) to judge [obj] house: home my and also to keep: guard [obj] court my and to give: give to/for you journey between [the] to stand: stand [the] these

8 “‘Miɖo to, O nunɔlagã Yosua kple wò kpeɖeŋutɔ siwo nɔ anyi ɖe ŋgɔwò, ame siwo nye nu siwo ava va eme la ƒe dzesi. Meyi makplɔ nye dɔla Atilɔ la vɛ.

to hear: hear please Joshua [the] priest [the] great: large you(m. s.) and neighbor your [the] to dwell to/for face: before your for human wonder they(masc.) for look! I to come (in): bring [obj] servant/slave my branch

9 Kpɔ kpe si metsɔ ɖo Yosua ŋkume la ɖa! Ŋku adre li na kpe ɖeka sia. Maŋlɔ nu ɖe kpe la dzi, eye maɖe anyigba sia ƒe nu vɔ̃ ɖa le ŋkeke ɖeka me,’ Yehowa, Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Aƒetɔ lae gblɔe.

for behold [the] stone which to give: put to/for face: before Joshua upon stone one seven eye look! I to engrave engraving her utterance LORD Hosts and to remove [obj] iniquity: crime [the] land: country/planet [the] he/she/it in/on/with day one

10 “‘Gbe ma gbe la, mia dometɔ ɖe sia ɖe akpe ehavi be wòava nɔ eƒe wainka kple gboti te.’ Yehowa Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Aƒetɔ lae gblɔe.”

in/on/with day [the] he/she/it utterance LORD Hosts to call: call to man: anyone to/for neighbor his to(wards) underneath: under vine and to(wards) underneath: under fig