Zekaraya 3
1 Mgbe ahụ, o gosiri m Joshua onyeisi nchụaja ka ọ na-eguzo nʼihu mmụọ ozi nke Onyenwe anyị, na ekwensu ka ọ na-eguzo nʼaka nri ya ibo ya ebubo.
And he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, and the accuser standing at his right hand to accuse him.
2 Onyenwe anyị sịrị ekwensu, “Onyenwe anyị basiere gị mba ike, gị ekwensu. Onyenwe anyị, onye họpụtara Jerusalem, basiere gị mba ike. Nwoke a, ọ bụghị ọlọkọ ọkụ na-ere ere, nke e si nʼime ọkụ gụpụta?”
And the Lord said unto the accuser, The Lord rebuke thee, O Accuser; yea, the Lord rebuke thee that hath chosen Jerusalem: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire?
3 Mgbe Joshua guzo nʼihu mmụọ ozi ahụ, uwe ya ruru unyi.
Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and was standing before the angel.
4 Mmụọ ozi ahụ gwara ndị ahụ guzo ya nʼihu, “Yipụnụ ya uwe a ruru unyi.” Mgbe ahụ, ọ gwara ya okwu sị, “Lee, ewepụla m mmehie gị, ma ugbu a, aga m eyikwasị gị uwe mmemme ndị a.”
And he commenced and said unto those that stood before him, saying; Take away the filthy garments from him. And he said unto him, Behold, I have caused thy iniquity to pass from off thee, and I clothe thee with festive garments.
5 Ekwuru m, “Ka ha were ezi akwa okike dị ọcha kee ya nʼisi.” Ya mere ha weere akwa okike dị ọcha kee ya nʼisi, yikwasịkwa ya uwe ọhụrụ. Mmụọ ozi Onyenwe anyị guzokwa nʼebe ahụ.
And I said, Let them place a clean mitre upon his head. So they placed the clean mitre upon his head, and clothed him with garments; rind the angel of the Lord stood by.
6 Mgbe ahụ, mmụọ ozi nke Onyenwe anyị nyere Joshua ndụmọdụ sị,
And the angel of the Lord forewarned Joshua, saying,
7 “Ihe ndị a ka Onyenwe anyị, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile kwuru, ‘Ọ bụrụ na i jee ije nʼụzọ m niile, ọ bụrụkwa na i debe ihe niile m nyere gị nʼiwu, ị ga-abụ onyeisi ezinaụlọ m, ị ga-elekọta ụlọnsọ m anya, aga m enyekwa gị ọnọdụ nʼetiti ndị a niile guzo nʼebe a.
Thus hath said the Lord of hosts, If thou wilt walk in my ways, and if thou wilt keep my charge, then shalt thou also judge my house, and shalt also keep my courts, and I will give thee places to walk among these that stand by.
8 “‘Gee m ntị, gị Joshua, onyeisi nchụaja na unu ndị nchụaja ndị ọzọ nọ nʼihu gị, ndị bụ ihe ngosi banyere ihe ọma niile nke gaje ịbịa. Agaje m ịkpọta nwaodibo m, onye bụ Ngalaba ahụ.
Do but hear, O Joshua the high priest, thou, and thy fellows that sit before thee; for distinguished men are they; for, behold, I will bring my servant Zemach [[the Sprout]].
9 Lee, nkume nke m guzobere nʼihu Joshua. Nkume ahụ nwere akụkụ asaa nʼahụ ya, aga m egbunye akara dee ihe nʼelu ya. Aga m ewezugakwa mmehie nke ala a nʼotu ụbọchị.’ Ọ bụ ihe Onyenwe anyị, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile kwuru.
For behold [here is] the stone that I have laid before Joshua; upon one stone shall be seven eyes: behold, I will engrave thereon its inscription, saith the Lord of hosts, And I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day.
10 “‘Nʼụbọchị ahụ, onye ọbụla nʼime unu ga-akpọbata mmadụ ibe ya, ka ọ bịa soro ya nọdụ nʼokpuru osisi vaịnị ya, na nʼokpuru osisi fiig ya.’ Otu a ka Onyenwe anyị, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile kwubiri ya.”
On that day, saith the Lord of hosts, shall ye call every man to his neighbor under the vine and under the fig-tree.
