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1 Hagi Dairusi'ma kinima mani'neno kegavama huno e'neana 4'a kafu evutegeno 9ni ikana Kislevie hu'za nehaza ikamofona 4 kna zupa Ra Anumzamo'a Zekaraia'na amanage huno nasmi'ne.
When Darius had been the emperor for almost four years, on December 7, Yahweh gave me [another] message.
2 Hagi Beteli kumate vahe'mo'za Ra Anumzamofo avesizanku antahige'za kehogu, Sareza'ma, Regem-melekine, mago'a vahetaminena huzmante'naze.
The people of Bethel [city] sent two men, Sharezer and Regem-Melech, along with some other men, [to the temple of Yahweh, the Commander of the armies of angels, ] to request that Yahweh bless them.
3 Zamagra e'za Monafi sondia vahe'mofo Ra Anumzamofo nompima eri'zama eneriza kasnampa vahe'ene pristi vahetaminena amanage hu'za eme zamantahigegahaze. Rama'a kafuzagefima zavi krafagema nehuta, ne'zama a'o huta nunamuma hutama e'nonaza huta, 5fu ikampina zavi krafa nehuta ne'zana a'o huta nunamuna huta vugahuno?
They also asked the priests at Yahweh’s temple and the prophets [this question]: “For many years, during the fifth month [and during the seventh month of each year], we have mourned and (fasted/abstained from eating food). Should we [continue to do that]?”
4 Anante Monafi sondia vahe'mofo Ra Anumzamo'a amanage huno nasami'ne,
Then the Commander of the armies of angels gave me a message.
5 Maka ama mopafi vahe'ene pristi vahetaminena amanage hunka zamantahigo, tamagra 70'a kafufima 5fu ikante'ene 7ni ikante'enema ne'zama a'o huta zavi krafa nehuta, nunamuma hu'nazana tamage huta Nagrite ne'zana a'o huta nunamuna hu'nazafi?
[He said], “Tell [RHQ] the priests and all the [other] people of Judah that during the past 70 years, when they mourned and fasted during the fifth and seventh months [of each year], it was not really [RHQ] me, [Yahweh], whom they were [honoring].
6 Hagi ne'zane tinema ne'nazana tamagra'agu nentahita ne'nazafi?
And when they ate and drank, it was really [RHQ] to [benefit] themselves.
7 Hagi ama ana nanekea Jerusalemi kumapima knare nomani'zante mani'nazageno, ana tavaonte'ma me'nea kumatmimpine sauti kazigama me'nea mopafi Negevi vahe'mo'zama mani vite'zama mani'nageno'a, Ra Anumzamo'a ko'ma mani'naza kasanampa vahetamimpina huvazino, ama ana nanekea ontamasami'neo?
That is certainly [RHQ] what I continually told the former prophets to proclaim [to the people], when Jerusalem and the nearby towns were prosperous and filled with people, and people [also] lived in the desert area to the south and in the foothills [to the west].”
8 Anante Ra Anumzamo'a amanage huno Zekaraiana asami'ne.
Yahweh gave another message to me, saying
9 Monafi sondia vahe'mofo Ra Anumzamo'a amanage hu'ne, knare huta maka vahe knazana refko nehuta, mago mago'mota asunku ohunte ahunte nehuta knare avu'ava ohunte ahunte hiho.
“[Tell the people that] this is what the Commander of the armies of angels says: ‘Do what is just/right, and act kindly and mercifully toward each other.
10 Ana nehuta kento a'nene, megusa mofavreramine, ruregati'ma tamagri'enema emani'naza vahe'ene, zamunte omane vahe'enena knazana zamita zamazeri havizana nosuta, tamagra ramagra ontahi haviza antahi havizana huta tamazeri haviza osiho.
Do not (oppress/treat cruelly) widows or orphans or foreigners or poor people. Do not even think about doing evil to anyone else.’”
11 Hianagi zamagra ana kema antahizankura zamavaresra nehu'za, zamagu'a eri hankaveti'naze. Ana nanekema antahizankura zamefi hunemi'za, zamagesa renkanire'naze.
But the people refused to pay attention [to what Yahweh said]. They turned their backs [to him], and put their hands over their ears in order to not hear [what he said].
12 Monafi sondia vahe'mofo Ra Anumzamo'ma Avamu'afima korapa'ma mani'naza kasnampa vahete'ma atregeno'ma e'nea nanekea zamagu'amo'a havegna huno hankaveti'neankiza ontahi'naze. E'ina hu'negu Monafi sondia vahe'mofo Ra Anumzamo'a tusi'a arimpa ahezmante'ne.
They were very stubborn [IDM], and they would not listen to the laws [that God gave to Moses] or the messages that the Commander of the armies of angels told his Spirit to give to the prophets who were now dead. So the Commander of the armies of angels was very angry.
13 Monafi sondia vahe'mofo Ra Anumzamo'a anage hu'ne, Nagrama kema nehuge'za, nagri nanekea ontahi'nazanki'na, zamagrama kema hanage'na, zamagri nanekea ontahigahue huno hu'ne.
The Commander of the armies of angels says, “When I called/spoke [to the people], they would not listen. So when they called/prayed [to me], I did not listen.
14 Ana nehu'na hankro zahomo kagikagi huno kugusopa eri hareankna hu'na zamazeri atrenuge'za, antahiza keza osu'nesaza mopafi umani emani hugahaze. Ana hanugeno atre'zama vanaza mopamo'a, haviza huno vahe omani ka'ma mopa megahie.
And I caused them to be scattered among many nations, where they were strangers. [It was as though] [MET] a whirlwind [picked them up and carried them away from their country]. The country/land that they [were forced to] leave was ruined, with the result that no one could [live there or even] travel through it. [It was previously] a delightful land, but they caused it to become (desolate/like a desert).”

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