Zekaraya 8
1 Okwu Onyenwe anyị, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile ruru m ntị na-asị,
And the word of the Lord Almighty came, 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 says the Lord Almighty; I have been jealous for Jerusalem and for Sion with great jealousy, and I have been jealous for her with great fury.
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 says the Lord; I will return to Sion, and dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a true city, and the mountain of the Lord Almighty a holy 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 says the Lord Almighty; There shall yet dwell old men and old women in the streets of Jerusalem, every one holding his staff in his hand for age.
5 Okporoụzọ nke obodo ahụ niile ga-ejupụtakwa nʼụmụntakịrị ndị nwoke na ndị nwanyị na-egwugharị egwu na ama ebe ahụ.”
And the broad places of the city shall be filled with 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 says the Lord Almighty; If it shall be impossible in the sight of the remnant of this people in those days, shall it also be impossible in my sight? says the Lord Almighty.
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 says the Lord Almighty; Behold, I [will] save my people from the east country, and the west country;
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 in, and cause [them] to dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and they shall be to me a people, and I will be to them a God, in truth and in righteousness.
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 says the Lord Almighty; Let your hands be strong, [you that] hear in these days these words out of the mouth of the prophets, from the day that the house of the Lord Almighty was founded, and from the time that the temple was 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 the wages of men could not be profitable, and there could be no hire of cattle, and there could be no peace by reason of the affliction to him that went out or to him that came in: for I would have let loose all men, every one against his neighbor.
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 do to the remnant of this people according to the former days, says the Lord Almighty.
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 I will show peace: the vine shall yield her fruit, and the land shall yield her produce, and the heaven shall give its dew: and I will give as an inheritance all these things to the remnant of my people.
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, as you were a curse among the nations, O house of Juda, and house of Israel; so will I save you, and you shall be a blessing: be of good courage, and strengthen your hands.
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 says the Lord Almighty; As I took counsel to afflict you when your fathers provoked me, says the Lord Almighty, and I repented not:
15 “otu a ka m kpebikwara ọzọ nʼụbọchị ndị a imere Jerusalem na Juda ihe ọma. Unu atụla ụjọ.
so have I prepared and taken counsel in these days to do good to Jerusalem and to the house of Juda: be you of good courage.
16 Ihe ndị a ka unu ga-eme: Kwuonụ eziokwu nye ibe unu, kpeenụ ikpe eziokwu nʼụlọikpe unu, nke a na-eweta udo.
These [are] the things which you shall do; speak truth every one with his neighbor; judge truth and peaceful judgment 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 devise evil in his heart against his neighbor; and love not a false oath: for all these things I hate, says the Lord Almighty.
18 Okwu Onyenwe anyị, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile ruru m ntị na-asị,
And the word of the Lord Almighty 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 says the Lord Almighty, The fourth fast, and the fifth fast, and the seventh fast, and the tenth fast, shall be to the house of Juda for joy and gladness, and for good feasts; and you shall rejoice; and love you the 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 says the Lord Almighty; Yet shall many peoples come, and the inhabitants of 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 of five cities shall come together to one city, saying, Let us go to make supplication to the Lord, and to seek the face of the Lord Almighty; I will go also.
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 many nations shall come to seek earnestly the face of the Lord Almighty in Jerusalem, and to obtain favor 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 says the Lord Almighty; In those days [my word shall be fulfilled] if ten men of all the languages of the nations should take hold—even take hold of the hem of a Jew, saying, We will go with you; for we have heard that God is with you.
