Zekaria 4
1 Kisha malaika aliyezungumza nami akarudi na kuniamsha, kama mtu aamshwavyo kutoka usingizi wake.
Then the angel who was talking with me turned and roused me like a man roused from his sleep.
2 Akaniuliza, “Unaona nini?” Nikajibu, “Ninaona kinara cha taa cha dhahabu tupu, nacho kina bakuli juu yake na taa zake saba juu yake, tena iko mirija saba ya kuleta mafuta, kwenye taa zote zilizo juu yake.
He said to me, “What do you see?” I said, “I see a lampstand made entirely of gold, with a bowl on its top. It has seven lamps on it and seven lamp wicks at the top of each lamp.
3 Pia kuna mizeituni miwili karibu yake, mmoja upande wa kuume wa bakuli na mwingine upande wa kushoto.”
Two olive trees are by it, one on the right side of the bowl and the other on the left side.”
4 Nikamuuliza malaika aliyezungumza nami, “Hivi ni vitu gani, bwana wangu?”
So I spoke again to the angel who was talking with me. I said, “What do these things mean, my master?”
5 Akanijibu, “Hujui kuwa hivi ni vitu gani?” Nikajibu, “Hapana, bwana wangu.”
The angel who was talking with me answered and said to me, “Do you not know what these things mean?” I said, “No, my master.”
6 Kisha akaniambia, “Hili ni neno la Bwana kwa Zerubabeli: ‘Si kwa uwezo, wala si kwa nguvu, bali ni kwa Roho yangu,’ asema Bwana Mwenye Nguvu Zote.
So he said to me, “This is the word of Yahweh to Zerubbabel: Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit, says Yahweh of hosts.
7 “Wewe ni kitu gani, ee mlima mkubwa sana? Mbele ya Zerubabeli wewe utakuwa ardhi tambarare. Kisha ataweka jiwe la juu kabisa la mwisho na watu wakipiga kelele wakisema, ‘Mungu libariki! Mungu libariki!’”
What are you, great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become a plain, and he will bring out the top stone to shouts of 'Grace! Grace to it!'”
8 Kisha neno la Bwana likanijia:
The word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
9 “Mikono ya Zerubabeli iliweka msingi wa Hekalu hili, mikono yake pia italimalizia. Kisha mtajua ya kuwa Bwana Mwenye Nguvu Zote amenituma mimi kwenu.
“The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house and his hands will bring it to completion.” Then you will know that Yahweh of hosts has sent me to you.
10 “Ni nani anayeidharau siku ya mambo madogo? Watu watashangilia watakapoona timazi mkononi mwa Zerubabeli. “(Hizi saba ni macho ya Bwana ambayo huzunguka duniani kote.)”
Who has despised the day of small things? These people will rejoice and will see the plumb stone in the hand of Zerubbabel. (These seven lamps are the eyes of Yahweh that roam over the whole earth.)
11 Kisha nikamuuliza yule malaika, “Hii mizeituni miwili iliyoko upande wa kuume na wa kushoto wa kinara cha taa ni nini?”
Then I asked the angel, “What are these two olive trees that stand on the left and the right of the lampstand?”
12 Tena nikamuuliza, “Haya matawi mawili ya mizeituni karibu na hiyo mirija miwili ya dhahabu inayomimina mafuta ya dhahabu ni nini?”
Once more I asked him, “What are these two olive branches beside the two gold pipes that have golden oil pouring out of them?”
13 Akajibu, “Hujui kuwa haya ni nini?” Nikamjibu, “Hapana, bwana wangu.”
Then he said to me, “Do you not know what these are?” I said, “No, my master.”
14 Kwa hiyo akasema, “Hawa ni wawili ambao wamepakwa mafuta ili kumtumikia Bwana wa dunia yote.”
So he said, “These are the sons of fresh olive oil who stand before the Lord of all the earth.”
