< Zekaria 4 >

1 Hĩndĩ ĩyo mũraika ũrĩa twaranagĩria nake akĩhũndũka, akĩnjarahũra, ta ũrĩa mũndũ aarahũragwo kuuma toro.
And the angel that talked with me came again, and woke me, as a man that is awakened from his sleep,
2 Nake akĩnjũũria atĩrĩ, “Nĩ kĩĩ ũroona?” Na niĩ ngĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Ndĩrona mũtĩ wa thahabu theri wa kũigĩrĩrwo tawa, ũrĩ na mbakũri igũrũ rĩaguo, na ũigĩrĩirwo matawa mũgwanja na mĩberethi mũgwanja ya gũtwara maguta matawa-inĩ macio.
And said to me, What seest thou? And I said, I have looked, and behold a lampstand all of gold, with a bowl upon the top of it, and its seven lamps, and seven pipes to the seven lamps, which were upon the top of it:
3 Ningĩ harĩ na mĩtĩ ĩĩrĩ ya mĩtamaiyũ ĩriganĩtie naguo, ũmwe ũrĩ mwena wa ũrĩo wa mbakũri, na ũrĩa ũngĩ mwena wayo wa ũmotho.”
And two olive trees by it, one upon the right side of the bowl, and the other upon the left side.
4 Ngĩũria mũraika ũrĩa twaranagĩria atĩrĩ, “Mwathi wakwa, ici nacio nĩ ndũũ?”
So I answered and spoke to the angel that talked with me, saying, What are these, my lord?
5 Nake akĩnjũũria atĩrĩ, “Wee-rĩ, ndũũĩ ici nĩ ndũũ?” Na niĩ ngĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Aca, Mwathi wakwa, ndiũĩ.”
Then the angel that talked with me answered and said to me, Knowest thou not what these are? And I said, No, my lord.
6 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio akĩnjĩĩra atĩrĩ, “Ĩno nĩyo ndũmĩrĩri ya Jehova kũrĩ Zerubabeli, nayo ĩkuuga ũũ: ‘Ti ũndũ wa hinya kana wa ũhoti, no nĩ ũndũ wa Roho wakwa,’ ũguo nĩguo Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe ekuuga.
Then he answered and spoke to me, saying, This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts.
7 “Wee kĩrĩma gĩkĩ kĩnene-rĩ, ũkĩrĩ ũ? Ũgaatuĩka kũndũ kwaraganu mbere ya Zerubabeli. Ningĩ nĩwe ũkaarehe ihiga rĩa kũrĩĩkia mwako o gũkĩanagĩrĩrwo atĩrĩ, ‘Ngai rĩrathime! Ngai rĩrathime!’”
Who art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain: and he shall bring forth its headstone with shoutings, crying, Grace, grace to it.
8 Ningĩ ndũmĩrĩri ya Jehova ĩkĩnginyĩrĩra ngĩĩrwo atĩrĩ:
Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
9 “Moko ma Zerubabeli nĩmo maakĩte mũthingi wa hekarũ ĩno, na moko make no mo makaamĩrĩkia. Hĩndĩ ĩyo nĩmũkamenya atĩ Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe nĩwe ũndũmĩte kũrĩ inyuĩ.
The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also finish it; and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me to you.
10 “Nũũ ũmenaga mũthenya wa kĩambĩrĩria kĩa maũndũ manini? Andũ nĩmagakena moona kabirũ karĩ guoko-inĩ gwa Zerubabeli. (Maya nĩmo maitho mũgwanja ma Jehova, marĩa moonaga thĩ yothe.)”
For who hath despised the day of small things? for they shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel with those seven; they are the eyes of the LORD, which run to and fro through the whole earth.
11 Ningĩ ngĩũria mũraika ũcio atĩrĩ, “Mĩtamaiyũ ĩno ĩĩrĩ ĩrĩ mwena wa ũrĩo na wa ũmotho wa mũtĩ wa kũigĩrĩra tawa nĩ mĩtũũ?”
Then I answered, and said to him, What are these two olive trees upon the right side of the lampstand and upon its left side?
12 Ningĩ ngĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Honge ici igĩrĩ cia mĩtamaiyũ irũgamanĩte na mĩberethi ĩno ya thahabu iraita maguta mahaana ta thahabu nĩ ndũũ?”
And I answered again, and said to him, What are these two olive branches which through the two golden pipes empty the golden oil out of themselves?
13 Nake agĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Wee-rĩ, ndũũĩ ici nĩ ndũũ?” Na niĩ ngiuga atĩrĩ, “Aca, Mwathi wakwa, ndiũĩ.”
And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these are? And I said, No, my lord.
14 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio akĩnjĩĩra atĩrĩ, “Aya eerĩ nĩo maitĩrĩirio maguta nĩguo matungatage Mwathani wa thĩ yothe.”
Then said he, These are the two anointed ones, that stand by the Lord of the whole earth.

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