Zekaraya 1
1 Nʼọnwa nke asatọ, nʼafọ nke abụọ nke ọchịchị eze Daraiọs, okwu Onyenwe anyị ruru Zekaraya nwa Berekaya, nwa Ido, bụ onye amụma ntị, na-asị,
In the month eighth in year two of Darius it came [the] word of Yahweh to Zechariah [the] son of Berekiah [the] son of Iddo the prophet saying.
2 “Onyenwe anyị were oke iwe megide nna unu ha.
He was angry Yahweh towards ancestors your anger.
3 Nʼihi ya, gwa ha, ihe ndị a ka Onyenwe anyị, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile, na-ekwu. ‘Lọghachikwutenụ m,’ otu a ka Onyenwe anyị, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile kwupụtara, ‘Mụ onwe m kwa ga-alọghachikwute unu.’ Ọ bụ ihe Onyenwe anyị Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile, na-ekwu.
And you will say to them thus he says Yahweh of hosts return to me [the] utterance of Yahweh of hosts so I may return to you he says Yahweh of hosts.
4 Unu adịla ka ndị nna unu ha, ndị amụma mbụ kpọrọ oku si, Otu a ka Onyenwe anyị, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile kwupụtara: ‘Sitenụ nʼụzọ ọjọọ unu na ajọ omume unu chigharịa’ ma ha achọghị ịnụ maọbụ gee m ntị, otu a ka Onyenwe anyị kwupụtara.
May not you be like ancestors your whom they proclaimed to them the prophets former saying thus he says Yahweh of hosts turn back please from ways your evil (and deeds your *Q(k)*) evil and not they listened and not they paid attention to me [the] utterance of Yahweh.
5 Olee ebe ka nna nna unu ha nọ ugbu a? Ndị amụma ahụ, ha na-adị ndụ ruo mgbe ebighị ebi?
Ancestors your where? [are] they and the prophets ¿ to forever do they live.
6 Ọ bụ na okwu m na iwu bụ nke m nyere ụmụ ohu m ndị amụma, ọ bụ na ha emezughị nʼebe ndị nna nna unu ha nọ? “Mgbe ahụ, ha chegharịrị ma kwuo, ‘Onyenwe anyị, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile, emesola anyị mmeso dịka ụzọ anyị na omume anyị si dị. O mekwara ya dịka o si zube na ọ ga-eme ya.’”
Nevertheless - words my and statutes my which I commanded servants my the prophets ¿ not did they overtake ancestors your and they repented and they said just as he planned Yahweh of hosts to do to us according to ways our and according to deeds our so he has done with us.
7 Nʼụbọchị nke iri abụọ na anọ, nke ọnwa iri na otu, bụ ọnwa Shebat, nʼafọ abụọ nke ọchịchị eze Daraiọs, okwu Onyenwe anyị ruru Zekaraya onye amụma, bụ nwa Berekaya, nwa Ido ntị, na-asị:
On day twenty and four of one [plus] ten month it [was] [the] month of Shebat in year two of Darius it came [the] word of Yahweh to Zechariah [the] son of Berekiah [the] son of Iddo the prophet saying.
8 Nʼabalị ahụ, ahụrụ m nʼọhụ, otu nwoke na-agba ịnyịnya na-acha ọbara ọbara. O guzokwa nʼetiti osisi mietul, nke dị nʼebe miri emi nke mgbawa dị nʼala. Nʼazụ ya, ọtụtụ ịnyịnya na-acha ọbara ọbara, ndị na-acha ka ahịhịa kpọrọ nkụ, na ndị na-acha ọcha dịkwa.
I saw - the night and there! a man [was] riding on a horse red and he [was] standing between the myrtle trees which [were] in the hollow and [were] behind him horses red sorrel and white.
9 Ajụrụ m, “Nna m ukwu, gịnị bụ ihe ndị a?” Mmụọ ozi ahụ nke na-agwa m okwu sịrị m, “Aga m egosi gị ihe ha bụ.”
And I said what? [are] these O lord my and he said to me the angel who was speaking with me I I will show you what? they [are] these.
10 Mgbe ahụ onye ahụ guzo nʼetiti osisi mietul ndị ahụ sịrị, “Ndị a bụ ndị Onyenwe anyị zitere ka ha jegharịa nʼụwa niile.”
And he answered the man who was standing between (the myrtle trees *LB(ah)*) and he said these [are those] whom he has sent Yahweh to go about on the earth.
11 Ha sịrị mmụọ ozi nke Onyenwe anyị nke na-eguzo nʼetiti osisi mietul ahụ, “Anyị ejegharịala nʼụwa niile, ma lee anyị chọpụtara na ụwa niile nọ nʼudo, dịkwa jụụ.”
And they answered [the] angel of Yahweh who was standing between the myrtle trees and they said we have gone about on the earth and there! all the earth [is] dwelling and [is] undisturbed.
12 Mgbe ahụ, mmụọ ozi nke Onyenwe anyị sịrị, “Onyenwe anyị, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile, ọ bụ ruo ole mgbe ka ị ga-anọgide hapụ imere Jerusalem na obodo niile nke Juda ebere, bụ obodo ị na-eweso iwe iri afọ asaa ndị a gara aga?”
And he answered [the] angel of Yahweh and he said O Yahweh of hosts until when? you not will you have compassion on Jerusalem and [the] cities of Judah which you have been indignant this seventy year[s].
13 Mgbe ahụ, Onyenwe anyị gwara mmụọ ozi ahụ guzo na-agwa m okwu, okwu nkasiobi na okwu ọma dị iche iche.
And he answered Yahweh the angel who was speaking with me words good words comfort.
14 Mgbe ahụ, mmụọ ozi ahụ nọ na-agwa m okwu gwara m sị, “Kwusaa ozi a, otu a ka Onyenwe anyị, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile kwuru sị, ‘Ekworo m dị ukwuu nʼebe Jerusalem na Zayọn nọ,
And he said to me the angel who was speaking with me proclaim saying thus he says Yahweh of hosts I am jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion jealousy great.
15 ma iwe m dị ukwuu megide ndị mba niile ahụ onwe ha juru afọ. Nʼihi na mgbe iwe m dị nta, ha nyere aka ime ka ahụhụ ahụ karịa njọ.’
And anger great I [am] angry towards the nations at ease which I I was angry a little and they they have helped for evil.
16 “Nʼihi ya, ihe ndị a ka Onyenwe anyị kwuru, ‘Aga m eji obi ebere lọghachi na Jerusalem. Nʼebe ahụ kwa ka a ga-ewugharị ụlọnsọ ukwuu m. A ga-esetikwa eriri e ji atụ ihe nʼelu Jerusalem.’ Otu a ka Onyenwe anyị, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile kwubiri.
Therefore thus he says Yahweh I have returned to Jerusalem with compassion house my it will be rebuilt in it [the] utterance of Yahweh of hosts (and a measuring-line *Q(K)*) it will be stretched out over Jerusalem.
17 “Kwusaakwa ọzọ, otu a ka Onyenwe anyị, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile kwuru. ‘Ọganihu ga-adịkwa nʼobodo m niile ọzọ. Onyenwe anyị ga-akasị Zayọn obi ọzọ, ma họpụtakwa Jerusalem.’”
Again - proclaim saying thus he says Yahweh of hosts again they will overflow cities my from good and he will comfort Yahweh again Zion and he will choose again Jerusalem.
18 Mgbe ahụ, eweliri m anya m abụọ elu hụ mpi anọ.
And I lifted up eyes my and I saw and there! four horns.
19 Ajụrụ m mmụọ ozi ahụ na-agwa m okwu sị, “Gịnị ka ihe ndị a bụ?” Ọ sịrị m, “Ndị a bụ mpi ndị ahụ chụsasịrị Juda, na Izrel, na Jerusalem.”
And I said to the angel who was speaking with me what? [are] these and he said to me these [are] the horns which they scattered Judah Israel and Jerusalem.
20 Mgbe ahụ, Onyenwe anyị gosiri m ndị ọkpụ ụzụ anọ.
And he showed me Yahweh four craftsmen.
21 Asịrị m, “Gịnị ka ndị na-abịa ime?” Ọ zaghachiri m, “Ndị a bụ mpi anọ ndị ahụ chụsasịrị Juda, ime ka onye ọbụla ghara inwe ike iwelite isi ya. Ma ndị a abịala imenye ha ụjọ, na ịtụda mpi mba niile, bụ ndị ahụ buliri mpi ha imegide ala Juda, na ịchụsa ndị ya.”
And I said what? [are] these coming to do and he said saying these [are] the horns which they scattered Judah according to [the] mouth of a man not he lifted up head his and they have come these [craftsmen] to terrify them to throw down [the] horns of the nations which lifted up a horn against [the] land of Judah to scatter it.
