UZekhariya 3
1 Yase ingitshengisa uJoshuwa umphristi omkhulu emi phambi kwengilosi kaThixo, loSathane emi kwesokunene sakhe ephikisana laye.
Afei, ɔkyerɛɛ me ɔsɔfopanin Yosua a ɔgyina Awurade ɔbɔfoɔ anim, na Satan gyina ne nifa so rebɛbɔ no soboɔ.
2 UThixo wathi kuSathane, “UThixo uyakukhuza, Sathane! UThixo oyikhethileyo iJerusalema, uyakukhuza! Umuntu lo kasisikhuni esihwatshwe sibhebha na?”
Na Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Satan sɛ, “Awurade nka wʼanim, Satan! Awurade a Yerusalem yɛ ne dea no nka wʼanim. Saa ɔbarima yi nyɛ gyentia a wɔatu afiri ogya mu anaa?”
3 UJoshuwa wema phambi kwengilosi egqoke ezingcolileyo.
Na Yosua hyɛ ntadeɛ fi ɛberɛ a ɔgyina ɔbɔfoɔ no anim.
4 Ingilosi yasisithi kulabo ababemi phambi kwayo, “Mkhululeni izigqoko lezi ezingcolileyo.” Yasisithi kuJoshuwa, “Uyabona, sengisisusile isono sakho, yikho sengizakugqokisa izigqoko ezinhle kakhulu.”
Ɔbɔfoɔ no ka kyerɛɛ wɔn a wɔgyinagyina nʼanim no sɛ, “Monnyi ne ho ntadeɛ fi no.” Afei ɔka kyerɛɛ Yosua sɛ, “Hwɛ, mayi wo bɔne afiri wo so, na mede ntadeɛ a ɛyɛ fɛ bɛhyɛ wo.”
5 Ngasengisithi, “Mthwaliseni iqhiye ehlanzekileyo ekhanda lakhe.” Basebemthwalisa iqhiye ehlanzekileyo ekhanda, bamgqokisa njalo, ingilosi kaThixo ilokhu imi khonapho.
Afei, mekaa sɛ, “Momfa abotire a ani teɛ mmɔ ne ti.” Enti, wɔde abotire a ani teɛ bɔɔ no, na wɔhyɛɛ no atadeɛ, ɛberɛ a Awurade ɔbɔfoɔ no gyina hɔ.
6 Ingilosi kaThixo yasimupha umlayo lo uJoshuwa, yathi:
Na Awurade ɔbɔfoɔ de saa akwankyerɛ yi maa Yosua:
7 “Nanku akutshoyo uThixo uSomandla: ‘Nxa uzahamba ngezindlela zami ugcine izimiso zami, lapho-ke uzabusa indlu yami, uwaphathe lamaguma ami, njalo mina ngizakupha indawo phakathi kwalaba abemiyo lapha.
“Yei ne deɛ Asafo Awurade seɛ: ‘Sɛ wobɛyɛ ɔsetie ama me na woayɛ mʼapɛdeɛ a, ɛnneɛ wobɛdi me fie so na woahwɛ mʼabannwa so, na mɛma wo baabi atena wɔ nnipa a wɔgyinagyina ha yi mu.
8 Lalela, wena mphristi omkhulu Joshuwa, kanye labakhula bakho abahlezi phambi kwakho, abangamadoda ayisitshengiselo sezinto ezizayo: Ngizaletha inceku yami iHlumela.
“‘Tie, Ao ɔsɔfopanin Yosua, wo ne wo nkurɔfoɔ a wɔtete wʼanim yi, moyɛ nnipa a wɔgyina hɔ ma nneɛma a ɛrebɛsisi: Mede me ɔsomfoɔ, Dubaa, no bɛba.
9 Uyabona, ilitshe engilimise phambi kukaJoshuwa! Kulamehlo ayisikhombisa phezu kwelitshe lilinye, njalo ngizagubha umbhalo kulo,’ kutsho uThixo uSomandla, ‘njalo ngizasisusa isono salelilizwe ngelanga elilodwa zwi.
Hwɛ, aboɔdenboɔ a mede asi Yosua anim! Ani nson na ɛtuatua saa ɛboɔ baako no ho, na mekrukyire atwerɛ bi wɔ so,’ sɛdeɛ Asafo Awurade seɛ nie, ‘na mede ɛda koro pɛ bɛpepa asase yi so bɔne.
10 Ngalelolanga lowo lalowo wenu uzamema umakhelwane wakhe ukuthi ahlale ngaphansi kwevini lomkhiwa wakhe,’ kutsho uThixo uSomandla.”
“‘Saa ɛda no mo mu biara bɛto nsa afrɛ ne yɔnko ne no akɔtena ne ngo dua ne borɔdɔma dua ase,’ sɛdeɛ Asafo Awurade seɛ nie.”
