Zekaraya 8
1 Okwu Onyenwe anyị, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile ruru m ntị na-asị,
And the word of the Lord of hosts came to me, saying:
2 Ihe ndị a ka Onyenwe anyị, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile kwuru: “Ana m ekwo ekworo dị ukwuu nʼihi Zayọn. Nʼezie, ekworo ahụ na-anụ m ọkụ dị ukwuu nʼahụ.”
Thus saith the Lord of hosts: I have been jealous for Sion with a great jealousy, and with a great indignation have I been jealous for her.
3 Ihe ndị a ka Onyenwe anyị kwuru, “Aga m alọghachi na Zayọn, bịa biri na Jerusalem. Mgbe ahụ, a ga-akpọ Jerusalem, obodo Eziokwu. A ga-akpọkwa ugwu Onyenwe anyị, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile Ugwu Nsọ.”
Thus saith the Lord of hosts: I am returned to Sion, and I will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called The city of truth, and the mountain of the Lord of hosts, The sanctified mountain.
4 Ihe ndị a ka Onyenwe anyị, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile kwuru, “Agadi ndị ikom na agadi ndị inyom ga-anọdụkwa ala ọzọ na mbara ụzọ niile nke Jerusalem, onye ọbụla ga-ejidekwa mkpara nʼaka ya nʼihi ọnụọgụgụ afọ ha gbara.
Thus saith the Lord of hosts: There shall yet old men and old women dwell in the streets of Jerusalem: and every man with his staff in his hand through multitude of days.
5 Okporoụzọ nke obodo ahụ niile ga-ejupụtakwa nʼụmụntakịrị ndị nwoke na ndị nwanyị na-egwugharị egwu na ama ebe ahụ.”
And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls, playing in the streets thereof.
6 Ihe ndị a ka Onyenwe anyị, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile kwuru, “O nwere ike bụrụ na ihe ndị a ga-adị ka ihe dịkarịrị ike imezu nʼanya ndị ahụ ga-afọdụ nʼoge ahụ, ma ọ ga-abụ ihe dịkarịrị ike ime nʼanya m?” Otu a ka Onyenwe anyị, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile kwubiri.
Thus saith the Lord of hosts: If it seem hard in the eyes of the remnant of this people in those days: shall it be hard in my eyes, saith the Lord of hosts?
7 Ihe ndị a ka Onyenwe anyị, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile kwuru, “Aga m azọpụta ndị m site na mba niile dị nʼọwụwa anyanwụ na nʼọdịda anyanwụ.
Thus saith the Lord of hosts: Behold I will save my people from the land of the east, and from the land of the going down of the sun.
8 Aga m akpọghachitekwa ha, mee ka ha biri na Jerusalem. Ha ga-abụkwa ndị m, mụ onwe m ga-abụ Chineke ha, onye ezi omume na onye kwesiri ntụkwasị obi.”
And I will bring them, and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God in truth and in justice.
9 Ihe ndị a ka Onyenwe anyị, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile kwuru: “Ka aka unu sie ike, ka enwe ike wuo ụlọnsọ a, unu ndị na-anụ ugbu a otu okwu ahụ, nke ndị amụma kwuru mgbe a tọrọ ntọala iwugharị ụlọnsọ m, bụ ụlọ Onyenwe anyị, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile.
Thus saith the Lord of hosts: Let your hands be strengthened, you that hear in these days these words by the mouth of the prophets, in the day that the house of the Lord of hosts was founded, that the temple might be built.
10 Tupu ụbọchị ahụ, akwụbeghị ma ndị mmadụ ma ụmụ anụmanụ ụgwọ ọrụ ha. Ọ dịghịkwa udo dịrị onye ọbụla na-apụ apụ maọbụ onye na-abata abata nʼihi ndị iro ya, ebe m mere ka onye ọbụla bụrụ onye na-emegide ibe ya.
For before those days there was no hire for men, neither was there hire for beasts, neither was there peace to him that came in, nor to him that went out, because of the tribulation: and I let all men go every one against his neighbour.
11 Ma ugbu a, agaghị m emeso ndị fọdụrụ nʼala a, dịka m si meso ha nʼoge gara aga.” Otu a ka Onyenwe anyị, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile kwupụtara.
But now I will not deal with the remnant of this people according to the former days, saith the Lord of hosts.
12 “Nʼihi na mkpụrụ ga-eto nke ọma, osisi vaịnị ga-amị mkpụrụ ya, ala ubi ga-ewepụtakwa ihe omume, igirigi eluigwe ga-ezokwasịkwa ala. Ihe ndị a niile ka m ga-enye ndị fọdụrụ nʼala a ka ọ bụụrụ ha ihe nketa.
But there shall be the seed of peace: the vine shall yield her fruit, and the earth shall give her increase, and the heavens shall give their dew: and I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things.
13 Dịka unu bụ Juda na Izrel si bụrụ ihe a na-abụ ọnụ nʼetiti mba dị iche iche, otu a ka m ga-esi zọpụta unu, unu ga-abụkwa ngọzị. Unu atụla ụjọ, kama meenụ ka aka unu sie ike nʼọrụ unu.”
And it shall come to pass, that as you were a curse among the Gentiles, O house of Juda, and house of Israel: so will I save you, and you shall be a blessing: fear not, let your hands be strengthened.
14 Ihe ndị a ka Onyenwe anyị, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile kwuru, “Dịka m si kpebie ime ka ihe ọjọọ bịakwasị unu, na dịka m na-egosighị ebere nʼahụ nna nna unu ha mgbe ha kpasuru m iwe,” ka Onyenwe anyị, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile na-ekwu,
For thus saith the Lord of hosts: As I purposed to afflict you, when your fathers had provoked me to wrath, saith the Lord,
15 “otu a ka m kpebikwara ọzọ nʼụbọchị ndị a imere Jerusalem na Juda ihe ọma. Unu atụla ụjọ.
And I had no mercy: so turning again I have thought in these days to do good to the house of Juda, and Jerusalem: fear not.
16 Ihe ndị a ka unu ga-eme: Kwuonụ eziokwu nye ibe unu, kpeenụ ikpe eziokwu nʼụlọikpe unu, nke a na-eweta udo.
These then are the things, which you shall do: Speak ye truth every one to his neighbour: judge ye truth and judgment of peace in your gates.
17 Unu echela echiche ọjọọ megide ibe unu; unu ahụla ịṅụ iyi ụgha nʼanya. Ihe ndị a niile ka m kpọrọ asị,” otu a ka Onyenwe anyị kwubiri ya.
And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his friend: and love not a false oath: for all these are the things that I hate, saith the Lord.
18 Okwu Onyenwe anyị, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile ruru m ntị na-asị,
And the word of the Lord of hosts came to me, saying:
19 Ihe ndị a ka Onyenwe anyị, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile na-ekwu: “Ibu ọnụ unu na-ebu nʼọnwa nke anọ, ọnwa nke ise, ọnwa nke asaa na nʼọnwa nke iri ga-aghọrọ unu oge ịṅụrị ọṅụ na oge obi ụtọ. Ha ga-abụrụ Juda mmemme obi ụtọ. Nʼihi ya, hụnụ eziokwu na udo nʼanya.”
Thus saith the Lord of hosts: The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth shall be to the house of Juda, joy, and gladness, and great solemnities: only love ye truth and peace.
20 Ihe ndị a ka Onyenwe anyị, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile na-ekwukwa: “Ndị dị iche iche na ndị bi nʼọtụtụ obodo dị iche iche ka ga-abịa.
Thus saith the Lord of hosts, until people come, and dwell in many cities,
21 Ndị bi nʼotu obodo ga-ejekwa nʼobodo ọzọ, sị, ‘Ka anyị jee na-atụfughị oge gaa rịọọ Onyenwe anyị arịrịọ, ka anyị chọọnụ Onyenwe anyị, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile. Mụ onwe m na-ejekwa.’
And the inhabitants go one to another, saying: Let us go, and entreat the face of the Lord, and let us seek the Lord of hosts: I also will go.
22 Ọtụtụ ndị mmadụ na ọtụtụ mba dị ike ga-abịa Jerusalem ịchọ Onyenwe anyị, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile, na ịrịọ ya arịrịọ.”
And many peoples, and strong nations shall come to seek the Lord of hosts in Jerusalem, and to entreat the face of the Lord.
23 Ihe ndị a ka Onyenwe anyị, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile kwuru, “Nʼụbọchị ndị ahụ, mmadụ iri, ndị ga-esi na mba dị iche iche, ndị na-asụkwa asụsụ dị iche iche, ga-ejide otu onye Juda aka nʼọnụ ọnụ uwe ya na-asị, ‘Kwere ka anyị soro gị jee, nʼihi na anyị anụla na Chineke nọnyeere unu.’”
Thus saith the Lord of hosts: In those days, wherein ten men of all languages of the Gentiles shall take hold, and shall hold fast the shirt of one that is a Jew, saying: We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you.
