Zekaria 9
1 Hili ni tamko la neno la Yahwe kuhusu nchi ya Hadraki na Damesiki. Kwa maana jicho la Yahwe liko juu ya wanadamu wote, na juu ya kabila zote za Israeli pia.
A revelation. Yahweh’s word is against the land of Hadrach, and will rest upon Damascus— for the eye of man and of all the tribes of Israel is toward Yahweh—
2 Azimio hili pia linaihusu Hamathi, inayopakana na Damesiki, na linahusu Tiro na Sidoni, japokuwa ni werevu sana.
and Hamath, also, which borders on it, Tyre and Sidon, because they are very wise.
3 Tiro amejijengea ngome na kurundika fedha kama mavumbi na dhahabu safi kama matope mitaani.
Tyre built herself a stronghold, and heaped up silver like the dust, and fine gold like the mire of the streets.
4 Tazama! Bwana atamnyang'anya na kuharibu nguvu zake juu ya bahari, kwa hiyo atateketezwa kwa moto.
Behold, the Lord will dispossess her, and he will strike her power in the sea; and she will be devoured with fire.
5 Ashikeloni ataona na kuogopa! Gaza pia atatemeka sana! Ekroni, tumanini lake litatikiswa! Mfalme ataangamizwa kuanzia Gaza, na Ashikeloni haitakuwa na watu tena!
Ashkelon will see it, and fear; Gaza also, and will writhe in agony; as will Ekron, for her expectation will be disappointed; and the king will perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon will not be inhabited.
6 Wageni watafanya makao yao katika Ashidodi, nami nitakiondoa kiburi cha Wafilisiti.
Foreigners will dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.
7 Kwani nitaondoa damu yao katika vinywa vyao na machukizo yao kutoka kati ya meno yao. Ndipo watakapokuwa masalia kwa Mungu wetu kama ukoo katika Yuda, na Ekironi atakuwa kama Wayebusi.
I will take away his blood out of his mouth, and his abominations from between his teeth; and he also will be a remnant for our God; and he will be as a chieftain in Judah, and Ekron as a Jebusite.
8 Nitaweka kambi kuzunguka nchi yangu kinyume cha majeshi ya adui hata hakuna atakayeweza kupita ndani yake tena, kwani hakuna mtesaji atakayeipita tena. Kwa kuwa sasa nitaangalia nchi yangu kwa macho yangu mwenyewe!
I will encamp around my house against the army, that no one pass through or return; and no oppressor will pass through them any more: for now I have seen with my eyes.
9 Piga kelele kwa furaha, ewe binti Sayuni! Piga kelele kwa shangwe, ewe binti Yerusalem! Tazama! Mfalme wako anakuja kwako pamoja na uadilifu na anakuokoa. Ni mnyenyekevu, amepanda punda, mwanapunda.
Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion! Shout, daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your King comes to you! He is righteous, and having salvation; lowly, and riding on a donkey, even on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
10 Ndipo nitakapoondoa kibandawazi kutoka Efraimu na farasi kutoka Yerusalemu, na upinde utaondolewa katika vita; kwani atasema amani kwa mataifa, na utawala wake utakuwa kutoka bahari hata bahari, na kutoka katika mto hadi miisho ya dunia!
I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the horse from Jerusalem. The battle bow will be cut off; and he will speak peace to the nations. His dominion will be from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth.
11 Lakini kwenu, kwa sababu ya damu ya agano langu nanyi, nitawaweka wafungwa wenu huru kutoka shimoni pasipo na maji.
As for you also, because of the blood of your covenant, I have set free your prisoners from the pit in which is no water.
12 Rudini ngomeni, wafungwa wa matumaini! Hata leo natamka kwamba nitawarudishia mara mbili, kwani nimempinda Yuda kama upinde wangu.
Turn to the stronghold, you prisoners of hope! Even today I declare that I will restore double to you.
13 Hata nimelijaza podo langu pamoja na Efraimu. Nimewainua wana wenu, Sayuni, kinyume cha wana wenu, Ugiriki, na amekufanya wewe, Sayuni, kama upanga wa shujaa!
For indeed I bend Judah as a bow for me. I have loaded the bow with Ephraim. I will stir up your sons, Zion, against your sons, Greece, and will make you like the sword of a mighty man.
14 Yahwe atawatokea, na mishale yake itapiga kama radi! Kwa maana Yahwe Bwana wangu atapiga tarumbeta naye ataendelea pamoja na dhoruba kutoka Temani.
Yahweh will be seen over them. His arrow will flash like lightning. The Lord Yahweh will blow the trumpet, and will go with whirlwinds of the south.
15 Yahwe wa majeshi atawatetea, nao watawararua na kuyashinda mawe ya kombeo. Ndipo watakapo kunywa na kupiga kelele kama mtu aliyelewa kwa mvunyo, nao watajazwa na mvinyo kama mabakuri, kama pembe za madhabahu.
Yahweh of Armies will defend them. They will destroy and overcome with sling stones. They will drink, and roar as through wine. They will be filled like bowls, like the corners of the altar.
16 Hivyo Yahwe Mungu wao atawaokoa siku hiyo; watakuwa kama kundi la kondoo lililo na watu wake, kwani watakuwa mapambo ya taji, yaliyoinuliwa juu ya nchi yake.
Yahweh their God will save them in that day as the flock of his people; for they are like the jewels of a crown, lifted on high over his land.
17 Jinsi gani watakavyokuwa wazuri na warembo! vijana watastawi juu ya nafaka na bikra juu ya divai tamu!
For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! Grain will make the young men flourish, and new wine the virgins.
