A City of Truth
1 Again the word of the LORD of hosts came to me , saying,
Neno la Bwana wa majeshi likanijia, kusema,
2 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury.
Bwana wa majeshi asema hivi, Mimi nina wivu kwa ajili ya Sayuni, wivu mkuu, nami nina wivu kwa ajili yake kwa ghadhabu kuu.
3 Thus saith the LORD; I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and the mountain of the LORD of hosts the holy mountain.
Bwana asema hivi, Mimi nimerudi Sayuni, nami nitakaa katikati ya Yerusalemu; na Yerusalemu utaitwa, Mji wa kweli; na Mlima wa Bwana wa majeshi utaitwa, Mlima mtakatifu.
4 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; There shall yet old men and old women dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, and every man with his staff in his hand for very age.
Bwana wa majeshi asema hivi, Wazee wanaume na wazee wanawake watakaa tena katika njia za Yerusalemu, kila mtu ana mkongojo wake mkononi, kwa kuwa ni mzee sana.
5 And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof.
Na hizo njia za mji zitajaa wavulana, na wasichana, wakicheza katika njia zake.
6 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; If it be marvellous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days, should it also be marvellous in mine eyes? saith the LORD of hosts.
Bwana wa majeshi asema hivi, Ingawa hili ni neno lililo gumu mbele ya macho ya mabaki ya watu hawa katika siku hizo, je! Liwe neno gumu mbele ya macho yangu? Asema Bwana wa majeshi.
7 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will save my people from the east country, and from the west country;
Bwana wa majeshi asema hivi, Tazama, nitawaokoa watu wangu toka nchi ya mashariki, na toka nchi ya magharibi;
8 and I will bring them, and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God, in truth and in righteousness.
nami nitawaleta, nao watakaa katikati ya Yerusalemu; nao watakuwa watu wangu, nami nitakuwa Mungu wao, katika kweli na katika haki.
9 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Let your hands be strong, ye that hear in these days these words by the mouth of the prophets, which were in the day that the foundation of the house of the LORD of hosts was laid, that the temple might be built.
Bwana wa majeshi asema hivi, Mikono yenu na iwe hodari, ninyi mnaosikia siku hizi maneno haya kwa vinywa vya manabii, waliokuwapo siku hiyo ulipowekwa msingi wa nyumba ya Bwana wa majeshi; yaani, hekalu hilo; ili lijengwe.
10 For before these days there was no hire for man, nor any hire for beast; neither was there any peace to him that went out or came in because of the affliction: for I set all men every one against his neighbour.
Maana kabla ya siku zile hapakuwa na ijara kwa mwanadamu, wala hapakuwa na ijara kwa mnyama; wala hapakuwa na amani kwake yeye aliyetoka, wala kwake yeye aliyeingia, kwa sababu ya adui; nami nalimwacha kila mtu kugombana na jirani yake.
11 But now I will not be unto the residue of this people as in the former days, saith the LORD of hosts.
Lakini sasa sitakuwa kwa mabaki ya watu hawa kama nilivyokuwa siku zile za kwanza, asema Bwana wa majeshi.
12 For the seed shall be prosperous; the vine shall give her fruit, and the ground shall give her increase, and the heavens shall give their dew; and I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things .
Kwa maana itakuwako mbegu ya amani; mzabibu utatoa matunda yake, nayo ardhi itatoa mazao yake, na hizo mbingu zitatoa umande wake; nami nitawarithisha mabaki ya watu hawa vitu hivi vyote.
13 And it shall come to pass, that as ye were a curse among the heathen, O house of Judah, and house of Israel; so will I save you, and ye shall be a blessing: fear not, but let your hands be strong.
Kisha itakuwa, kama vile mlivyokuwa laana katika mataifa, Ee nyumba ya Yuda, na nyumba ya Israeli, ndivyo nitakavyowaokoa, nanyi mtakuwa baraka; msiogope, lakini mikono yenu na iwe hodari.
14 For thus saith the LORD of hosts; As I thought to punish you, when your fathers provoked me to wrath, saith the LORD of hosts, and I repented not:
Maana Bwana wa majeshi asema hivi, Kama vile nilivyoazimia kuwatenda ninyi mabaya, baba zenu waliponikasirisha, asema Bwana wa majeshi, wala mimi sikujuta;
15 so again have I thought in these days to do well unto Jerusalem and to the house of Judah: fear ye not.
vivyo hivyo nimeazimia katika siku hizi kuutendea Yerusalemu mema, na nyumba ya Yuda pia; msiogope.
16 These are the things that ye shall do; Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbour; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates:
Haya ndiyo mtakayoyatenda; kila mtu na aseme kweli na jirani yake; hukumuni kweli na hukumu ya amani malangoni mwenu;
17 and let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour; and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, saith the LORD.
wala mtu wa kwenu asiwaze mabaya moyoni mwake juu ya jirani yake; wala msipende kiapo cha uongo; maana hayo yote ndiyo niyachukiayo, asema Bwana.
18 And the word of the LORD of hosts came unto me, saying,
Tena neno la Bwana wa majeshi likanijia, kusema,
19 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The fast of the fourth month , and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the house of Judah joy and gladness, and cheerful feasts; therefore love the truth and peace.
Bwana wa majeshi asema hivi, Saumu ya mwezi wa nne, na saumu ya mwezi wa tano, na saumu ya mwezi wa saba, na saumu ya mwezi wa kumi, zitakuwa furaha na shangwe, na sikukuu za kuchangamkia, kwa nyumba ya Yuda; basi zipendeni kweli na amani.
20 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; It shall yet come to pass , that there shall come people, and the inhabitants of many cities:
Bwana wa majeshi asema hivi, Itatokea halafu ya kwamba watakuja mataifa na wenyeji wa miji mingi;
21 and the inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, Let us go speedily to pray before the LORD, and to seek the LORD of hosts: I will go also.
wenyeji wa mji huu watauendea mji huu, wakisema, Haya! Twendeni zetu kwa haraka tuombe fadhili za Bwana, na kumtafuta Bwana wa majeshi; Mimi nami nitakwenda.
22 Yea, many people and strong nations shall come to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem, and to pray before the LORD.
Naam, watu wa kabila nyingi na mataifa hodari watakuja Yerusalemu kumtafuta Bwana wa majeshi, na kuomba fadhili za Bwana.
23 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; In those days it shall come to pass , that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you.
Bwana wa majeshi asema hivi, Siku hizo watu kumi, wa lugha zote za mataifa, wataushika upindo wa nguo yake yeye aliye Myahudi; naam, wataushika wakisema, Tutakwenda pamoja nanyi, kwa maana tumesikia kwamba Mungu yu pamoja nanyi.
