Sakaria 8

1 Asafo Awurade asɛm baa me nkyɛn bio.

and to be word LORD Hosts to/for to say

2 Sɛɛ na Asafo Awurade se: “Metwe Sion ho ninkunu pa ara; metwe ne ho ninkunu anibere so.”

thus to say LORD Hosts be jealous to/for Zion jealousy great: large and rage great: large be jealous to/for her

3 Nea Awurade se ni, “Mɛsan akɔ Sion na makɔtena Yerusalem. Afei wɔbɛfrɛ Yerusalem Nokware Kuropɔn, na Asafo Awurade bepɔw no, wɔbɛfrɛ no Bepɔw Kronkron.”

thus to say LORD to return: return to(wards) Zion and to dwell in/on/with midst Jerusalem and to call: call to Jerusalem city [the] truth: faithful and mountain: mount LORD Hosts mountain: mount [the] holiness

4 Nea Asafo Awurade se ni: “Nkwakoraa ne mmerewa bɛtenatena Yerusalem mmɔnten so bio a obiara kura pema, esiane onyin nti.

thus to say LORD Hosts still to dwell old and old in/on/with street/plaza Jerusalem and man: anyone staff his in/on/with hand his from abundance day

5 Na mmarimaa ne mmeawa a wɔredi agoru bɛhyɛ kuropɔn no mmɔnten so ma.”

and street/plaza [the] city to fill youth and maiden to laugh in/on/with street/plaza her

6 Nea Asafo Awurade se ni: “Nkae no de, ɛbɛyɛ wɔn nwonwa saa bere no, na me nso ɛbɛyɛ me nwonwa ana?”

thus to say LORD Hosts for to wonder in/on/with eye: seeing remnant [the] people [the] this in/on/with day [the] they(masc.) also in/on/with eye: seeing my to wonder utterance LORD Hosts

7 Nea Asafo Awurade se ni: “Megye me nkurɔfo afi aman a ɛwɔ apuei ne atɔe no so.

thus to say LORD Hosts look! I to save [obj] people my from land: country/planet east and from land: country/planet entrance [the] sun

8 Mede wɔn bɛsan aba abɛtena Yerusalem; wɔbɛyɛ me nkurɔfo, na mayɛ wɔn Nyankopɔn wɔ nokware ne trenee mu.”

and to come (in): bring [obj] them and to dwell in/on/with midst Jerusalem and to be to/for me to/for people and I to be to/for them to/for God in/on/with truth: faithful and in/on/with righteousness

9 Nea Asafo Awurade se ni: “Mo a afei na morete nsɛm a adiyifo no kae no; adiyifo a na wɔwɔ hɔ bere a wɔtoo Asafo Awurade fi fapem no, monhyɛ mo ho den, na moatumi asi asɔredan no.

thus to say LORD Hosts to strengthen: strengthen hand your [the] to hear: hear in/on/with day [the] these [obj] [the] word [the] these from lip [the] prophet which in/on/with day to found house: temple LORD Hosts [the] temple to/for to build

10 Bere no nnya nsoe no, na wontua apaade mma nnipa anaa mmoa. Atamfo nti, na obiara ntumi nkɔ nʼadwuma so asomdwoe mu, efisɛ na mede mpaapaemu aba wɔn mu.

for to/for face: before [the] day [the] they(masc.) wages [the] man not to be and wages [the] animal nothing she and to/for to come out: come and to/for to come (in): come nothing peace: well-being from [the] enemy and to send: depart [obj] all [the] man man: anyone in/on/with neighbor his

11 Nanso afei de, merenyɛ nkae yi sɛnea meyɛɛ kan no,” sɛnea Asafo Awurade se ni.

and now not like/as day [the] first: previous I to/for remnant [the] people [the] this utterance LORD Hosts

12 “Aba no benyin yiye, bobe bɛsow nʼaba, asase no bɛbɔ nʼaduan na ɔsoro nso bɛtɔ ne bosu. Mede saa nneɛma yi nyinaa bɛma nkae yi sɛ wɔn agyapade.

for seed [the] peace [the] vine to give: give fruit her and [the] land: soil to give: give [obj] crops her and [the] heaven to give: give dew their and to inherit [obj] remnant [the] people [the] this [obj] all these

13 Mo, Yuda ne Israel, moayɛ nnome wɔ aman no mu, nanso megye mo na moayɛ nhyira. Munnsuro, na monhyɛ mo ho den.”

and to be like/as as which to be curse in/on/with nation house: household Judah and house: household Israel so to save [obj] you and to be blessing not to fear to strengthen: strengthen hand your

14 Nea Asafo Awurade se ni: “Sɛnea meyɛɛ mʼadwene sɛ mede atoyerɛnkyɛm bɛba mo so, na mannya ahummɔbɔ bere a mo agyanom fuw me bo no,

for thus to say LORD Hosts like/as as which to plan to/for be evil to/for you in/on/with be angry father your [obj] me to say LORD Hosts and not to be sorry: relent

15 saa ara na afei mayɛ mʼadwene sɛ mɛyɛ Yerusalem ne Yuda yiye. Munnsuro.

so to return: again to plan in/on/with day [the] these to/for be good [obj] Jerusalem and [obj] house: household Judah not to fear

16 Nea ɛsɛ sɛ moyɛ ni: Munni mo ho mo ho nokware. Mummu atɛntrenee wɔ mo asennii;

these [the] word: thing which to make: do to speak: speak truth: true man: anyone with neighbor his truth: true and justice: judgement peace to judge in/on/with gate your

17 mommmɔ pɔw bɔne ntia mo ho mo ho, na monnnɔ ntam hunu. Mikyi saa nneɛma yi nyinaa,” sɛnea Awurade se ni.

and man: anyone [obj] distress: evil neighbor his not to devise: devise in/on/with heart your and oath deception not to love: lover for [obj] all these which to hate utterance LORD

18 Asafo Awurade asɛm baa me nkyɛn bio.

and to be word LORD Hosts to(wards) me to/for to say

19 Nea Asafo Awurade se ni: “Asram anan, anum, ason ne du mu mmuadadi no bɛyɛ anigye ne ahosɛpɛwmmere, na ɛbɛyɛ anigye afahyɛ ama Yuda. Enti monnɔ nokware ne asomdwoe.”

thus to say LORD Hosts fast [the] fourth and fast [the] fifth and fast [the] seventh and fast [the] tenth to be to/for house: household Judah to/for rejoicing and to/for joy and to/for meeting: festival pleasant and [the] truth: true and [the] peace to love: lover

20 Nea Asafo Awurade se ni, “Nnipa bebree ne wɔn a wɔtete nkuropɔn bebree so bɛba ara,

thus to say LORD Hosts still which to come (in): come people and to dwell city many

21 na nnipa a wofi kuropɔn baako so bɛkɔ foforo so akɔka se, ‘Momma yɛnkɔ mprempren ara nkɔsrɛ Awurade na yɛnhwehwɛ Asafo Awurade. Me de, merekɔ.’

and to go: went to dwell one to(wards) one to/for to say to go: went to go: went to/for to beg [obj] face of LORD and to/for to seek [obj] LORD Hosts to go: went also I

22 Na nnipa bebree ne aman akɛse bɛba Yerusalem abɛhwehwɛ Asafo Awurade no, na wɔakotow asrɛ no.”

and to come (in): come people many and nation mighty to/for to seek [obj] LORD Hosts in/on/with Jerusalem and to/for to beg [obj] face of LORD

23 Nea Asafo Awurade se ni: “Nna no mu, nnipa du a wɔka kasa ahorow na wofi aman ahorow so bɛba abeso Yudani atade mmuano mu, na wɔbɛka se, ‘Wo ne yɛn nkɔ, efisɛ yɛate sɛ Onyankopɔn ka wo ho.’”

thus to say LORD Hosts in/on/with day [the] they(masc.) which to strengthen: hold ten human from all tongue: language [the] nation and to strengthen: hold in/on/with wing man Jew to/for to say to go: went with you for to hear: hear God with you