Zechariah 8
1 Ọ̀rọ̀ Olúwa àwọn ọmọ-ogun si tún tọ́ mí wá.
The word of Yahweh of Armies came to me.
2 Báyìí ni Olúwa àwọn ọmọ-ogun wí, “Owú ńlá ńlá ni mo jẹ fún Sioni, pẹ̀lú ìbínú ńlá ńlá ni mo fi jowú fún un.”
Yahweh of Armies says: “I am jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I am jealous for her with great wrath.”
3 Báyìí ni Olúwa wí, “Mo yípadà sí Sioni èmi ó sì gbé àárín Jerusalẹmu. Nígbà náà ni a ó sì pé Jerusalẹmu ni ìlú ńlá òtítọ́; àti òkè ńlá Olúwa àwọn ọmọ-ogun, ni a ó pè ní òkè ńlá mímọ́.”
Yahweh says: “I have returned to Zion, and will dwell in the middle of Jerusalem. Jerusalem shall be called ‘The City of Truth;’ and the mountain of Yahweh of Armies, ‘The Holy Mountain.’”
4 Báyìí ni Olúwa àwọn ọmọ-ogun wí, “Arúgbó ọkùnrin, àti arúgbó obìnrin, yóò gbé ìgboro Jerusalẹmu, àti olúkúlùkù pẹ̀lú ọ̀pá ni ọwọ́ rẹ̀ fún ogbó.
Yahweh of Armies says: “Old men and old women will again dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, every man with his staff in his hand because of their old age.
5 Ìgboro ìlú yóò sì kún fún ọmọdékùnrin, àti ọmọdébìnrin, tí ń ṣiré ní ìta wọn.”
The streets of the city will be full of boys and girls playing in its streets.”
6 Báyìí ni Olúwa àwọn ọmọ-ogun wí pé, “Bí ó bá ṣe ìyanu ní ojú ìyókù àwọn ènìyàn yìí ni ọjọ́ wọ̀nyí, ǹjẹ́ ó ha lè jẹ́ ìyanu ni ojú mi bí?” ni Olúwa àwọn ọmọ-ogun wí.
Yahweh of Armies says: “If it is marvelous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in those days, should it also be marvelous in my eyes?” says Yahweh of Armies.
7 Báyìí ní Olúwa àwọn ọmọ-ogun wí pé, “Kíyèsi i, èmi ó gba àwọn ènìyàn mi kúrò ni ilẹ̀ ìlà-oòrùn, àti kúrò ni ilẹ̀ ìwọ̀-oòrùn.
Yahweh of Armies says: “Behold, I will save my people from the east country and from the west country.
8 Èmi ó sì mú wọn padà wá, wọn ó sì máa gbé àárín Jerusalẹmu. Wọn ó sì jẹ́ ènìyàn mi, èmi ó sì jẹ́ Ọlọ́run wọn, ní òtítọ́, àti ní òdodo.”
I will bring them, and they will dwell within Jerusalem. They will be my people, and I will be their God, in truth and in righteousness.”
9 Báyìí ni Olúwa àwọn ọmọ-ogun wí pé, “Jẹ́ kí ọwọ́ yín le ẹ̀yin ti ń gbọ́ ọ̀rọ̀ wọ̀nyí ní ọjọ́ wọ̀nyí ni ẹnu àwọn wòlíì tí ó wà ni ọjọ́ tí a fi ìpìlẹ̀ ilé Olúwa àwọn ọmọ-ogun lélẹ̀, jẹ́ ki ọwọ́ rẹ̀ le kí a bá lè kọ́ tẹmpili.
Yahweh of Armies says: “Let your hands be strong, you who hear in these days these words from the mouth of the prophets who were in the day that the foundation of the house of Yahweh of Armies was laid, even the temple, that it might be built.
10 Nítorí pé, ṣáájú ọjọ́ wọ̀nyí, owó ọ̀yà ènìyàn kò tó nǹkan, bẹ́ẹ̀ ni ọ̀yà ẹran pẹ̀lú, bẹ́ẹ̀ ni kò sí àlàáfíà fún ẹni ń jáde lọ, tàbí ẹni ti ń wọlé bọ, nítorí ìpọ́njú náà: nítorí mo dojú gbogbo ènìyàn, olúkúlùkù kọ aládùúgbò rẹ̀.
For before those days there was no wages for man nor any wages for an animal, neither was there any peace to him who went out or came in, because of the adversary. For I set all men everyone against his neighbor.
11 Ṣùgbọ́n ní ìsinsin yìí èmi kì yóò ṣè sí ìyókù àwọn ènìyàn yìí gẹ́gẹ́ bí tí ìgbà àtijọ́,” ni Olúwa àwọn ọmọ-ogun wí.
But now I will not be to the remnant of this people as in the former days,” says Yahweh of Armies.
12 “Nítorí irúgbìn yóò gbilẹ̀, àjàrà yóò ṣo èso rẹ̀, ilẹ̀ yóò sì hu ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ nǹkan rẹ̀ jáde, àwọn ọ̀run yóò sì mu ìrì wọn wá; èmi ó sì mu kí èyí jẹ ogún ìní àwọn ìyókù ènìyàn yìí ni gbogbo nǹkan wọ̀nyí.
“For the seed of peace and the vine will yield its fruit, and the ground will give its increase, and the heavens will give their dew. I will cause the remnant of this people to inherit all these things.
13 Yóò sì ṣe, gẹ́gẹ́ bí ẹ̀yin tí jẹ́ ègún láàrín àwọn kèfèrí, ẹ̀yin ilé Juda, àti ilé Israẹli, bẹ́ẹ̀ ni èmi ó gbà yín sílẹ̀; ẹ̀yin o sì jẹ́ ìbùkún, ẹ má bẹ̀rù, ṣùgbọ́n jẹ́ ki ọwọ́ yín le.”
It shall come to pass that, as you were a curse among the nations, house of Judah and house of Israel, so I will save you, and you shall be a blessing. Don’t be afraid. Let your hands be strong.”
14 Nítorí báyìí ni Olúwa àwọn ọmọ-ogun wí: “Gẹ́gẹ́ bí mo ti rò láti ṣe yín níbi nígbà tí àwọn baba yín mú mi bínú,” ni Olúwa àwọn ọmọ-ogun wí, tí èmi kò sì ronúpìwàdà.
For Yahweh of Armies says: “As I thought to do evil to you when your fathers provoked me to wrath,” says Yahweh of Armies, “and I didn’t repent,
15 “Bẹ́ẹ̀ ni èmi sì ti ro ọjọ́ wọ̀nyí láti ṣe rere fún Jerusalẹmu, àti fún ilé Juda: ẹ má bẹ̀rù.
so again I have thought in these days to do good to Jerusalem and to the house of Judah. Don’t be afraid.
16 Wọ̀nyí ni nǹkan tí ẹ̀yin ó ṣe: ki olúkúlùkù yín kí ó máa ba ọmọnìkejì rẹ̀ sọ òtítọ́; ṣe ìdájọ́ tòótọ́ àti àlàáfíà ní àwọn ibodè yín.
These are the things that you shall do: speak every man the truth with his neighbor. Execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates,
17 Ẹ má ṣe jẹ́ kí ẹnìkan ro ibi ni ọkàn rẹ̀ sí ẹnìkejì rẹ̀; ẹ má fẹ́ ìbúra èké; nítorí gbogbo nǹkan wọ̀nyí ni mo kórìíra,” ni Olúwa wí.
and let none of you devise evil in your hearts against his neighbor, and love no false oath; for all these are things that I hate,” says Yahweh.
18 Ọ̀rọ̀ Olúwa àwọn ọmọ-ogun sì tọ mi wá wí pé.
The word of Yahweh of Armies came to me.
19 Báyìí ni Olúwa àwọn ọmọ-ogun wí pé: “Àwẹ̀ oṣù kẹrin, karùn-ún, keje, àti tí ẹ̀kẹwàá, yóò jẹ́ ayọ̀ àti dídùn inú, àti àpéjọ àríyá fún ilé Juda; nítorí náà, ẹ fẹ́ òtítọ́ àti àlàáfíà.”
Yahweh of Armies says: “The fasts of the fourth, fifth, seventh, and tenth months shall be for the house of Judah joy, gladness, and cheerful feasts. Therefore love truth and peace.”
20 Báyìí ni Olúwa àwọn ọmọ-ogun wí pé, “Àwọn ènìyàn yóò sá à tún wa, àti ẹni tí yóò gbe ìlú ńlá púpọ̀.
Yahweh of Armies says: “Many peoples and the inhabitants of many cities will yet come.
21 Àwọn ẹni tí ń gbé ìlú ńlá kan yóò lọ sí òmíràn, wí pé, ‘Ẹ jẹ́ kí a yára lọ gbàdúrà kí a sì wá ojúrere Olúwa, àti láti wá Olúwa àwọn ọmọ-ogun. Èmi pẹ̀lú yóò sì lọ.’
The inhabitants of one will go to another, saying, ‘Let’s go speedily to entreat the favor of Yahweh, and to seek Yahweh of Armies. I will go also.’
22 Nítòótọ́, ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ ènìyàn àti àwọn alágbára orílẹ̀-èdè yóò wá láti wá Olúwa àwọn ọmọ-ogun ní Jerusalẹmu; àti láti gbàdúrà, àti láti wá ojúrere Olúwa.”
Yes, many peoples and strong nations will come to seek Yahweh of Armies in Jerusalem and to entreat the favor of Yahweh.”
23 Báyìí ni Olúwa àwọn ọmọ-ogun wí pé, “Ní àwọn ọjọ́ wọ̀nyí ni ọkùnrin mẹ́wàá láti inú gbogbo èdè àti orílẹ̀-èdè yóò dìímú, àní yóò di etí aṣọ ẹni tí i ṣe Júù mú, wí pé, ‘Àwa yóò ba ọ lọ, nítorí àwa tí gbọ́ pé, Ọlọ́run wà pẹ̀lú rẹ.’”
Yahweh of Armies says: “In those days, ten men out of all the languages of the nations will take hold of the skirt of him who is a Jew, saying, ‘We will go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.’”
