Malachi 1
1 A revelation, Yahweh’s word to Israel by Malachi.
Esia nye Yehowa ƒe nya si wògblɔ na Israel dukɔa to Nyagblɔɖila Malaki dzi. Wolɔ̃ Yakob, eye wolé fu Esau.
2 “I have loved you,” says Yahweh. Yet you say, “How have you loved us?” “Wasn’t Esau Jacob’s brother?” says Yahweh, “Yet I loved Jacob;
Yehowa gblɔ be, “Melɔ̃ mi. “Gake nèbia be, ‘Aleke nèlɔ̃ mí?’” Yehowa gblɔ be: “Ɖe Yakob menye Esau nɔvi oa? Melɔ̃ Yakob.
3 but Esau I hated, and made his mountains a desolation, and gave his heritage to the jackals of the wilderness.”
Ke Esau ya la melé fui, metrɔ eƒe nɔƒe wòzu gbegbe, eye metsɔ eƒe domenyinu na amegaxiwo.”
4 Whereas Edom says, “We are beaten down, but we will return and build the waste places,” Yahweh of Armies says, “They shall build, but I will throw down; and men will call them ‘The Wicked Land,’ even the people against whom Yahweh shows wrath forever.”
Edom gblɔ be, “Togbɔ be wogbã mi hã la, míagatso aƒedoawo.” Ke Yehowa, Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Aƒetɔ la agblɔ be, “Migbugbɔ tso duawo ne miate ŋui, gake magagbã wo, elabena woƒe dukɔa ŋkɔe nye, Nu vɔ̃ɖi wɔwɔ ƒe anyigba, ame siwo ŋu Yehowa do dziku ɖo ɖikaa.
5 Your eyes will see, and you will say, “Yahweh is great—even beyond the border of Israel!”
O, mi, Israelviwo, mitsa ŋku ne miakpɔ nu siwo wɔm Yehowa le, le xexea me godoo ekema miagblɔ be, ‘Nyateƒee, Yehowa ƒe ŋusẽ tri akɔ la gbɔ míaƒe liƒowo ŋu yi sãsãsã!’
6 “A son honors his father, and a servant his master. If I am a father, then where is my honor? And if I am a master, where is the respect due me?” says Yahweh of Armies to you priests who despise my name. “You say, ‘How have we despised your name?’
“Viŋutsu dea bubu fofoa ŋuti eye kluvi ɖoa bubu na eƒe aƒetɔ; ekema ne nyee nye mia fofo la, afi ka nye bubu le? Ne nye nyee nye miaƒe Aƒetɔ la, nu ka ta mievɔ̃am o? Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Aƒetɔ lae gblɔe. “O, mi nunɔlawoe ƒo ɖi nye ŋkɔ. “Gake mieɖe ɖeklemi be, ‘Ɣe ka ɣi míeƒo ɖi wò ŋkɔ kpɔ?’
7 You offer polluted bread on my altar. You say, ‘How have we polluted you?’ In that you say, ‘Yahweh’s table is contemptible.’
“Mietsɔ nuɖuɖu makɔmakɔwo sa vɔe nam le nye vɔsamlekpui dzi, “Gake miebiam be, ‘Gbe ka gbee míewɔ nane nenema kpɔ?’ “Le esime míedoa vlo Yehowa ƒe kplɔ̃ le amewo gbɔ be megale ɖeke me o.
8 When you offer the blind for sacrifice, isn’t that evil? And when you offer the lame and sick, isn’t that evil? Present it now to your governor! Will he be pleased with you? Or will he accept your person?” says Yahweh of Armies.
Miegblɔna na amewo hã be, Mitsɔ lã siwo mede blibo o la sa vɔe le Yehowa ƒe vɔsamlekpui la dzi faa, ɛ̃, lã siwo ƒe ŋkuwo gbã kple esiwo le dɔ lém la, megblẽ naneke o? Nu sia miewɔ, eye miebe menye vɔ̃ oa? Yehowa, Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Aƒetɔ la be mitsɔ wo na miaƒe mɔmefia abe nunana ene, eye miakpɔe ɖa be adze eŋu hã?” Yehowa Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Aƒetɔ lae gblɔe.
9 “Now, please entreat the favor of God, that he may be gracious to us. With this, will he accept any of you?” says Yahweh of Armies.
“Azɔ miele kuku ɖem be, Mawu, kpɔ míaƒe nublanui, Esi mietsɔ nunana madzemadze mawo vɛ ɖe, nu ka ta wòakpɔ nublanui na mi?” Yehowa, Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Aƒetɔ lae gblɔe.
10 “Oh that there were one among you who would shut the doors, that you might not kindle fire on my altar in vain! I have no pleasure in you,” says Yahweh of Armies, “neither will I accept an offering at your hand.
“O, nunɔla ɖeka pɛ hã mele mia dome si atu gbedoxɔ ƒe ʋɔtruwo, ale be miadzudzɔ vɔsanu madzemadze siawo tsɔtsɔ va vɔsamlekpui la dzi oa?” Yehowa, Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Aƒetɔ lae gblɔe, “eye miaƒe nu mele ŋunye nyom kura o, eye miaƒe nunana aɖeke hã medze ŋunye o.
11 For from the rising of the sun even to its going down, my name is great among the nations, and in every place incense will be offered to my name, and a pure offering; for my name is great among the nations,” says Yahweh of Armies.
Tso ɣedzeƒe yi ɖe ɣetoɖoƒe ke la, dukɔ bubuwo ado nye ŋkɔ ɖe dzi tso ŋdi va se ɖe fiẽ. Le xexea me godoo woatsɔ vɔsa ʋeʋẽ lĩlĩlĩwo kple vɔsa kɔkɔewo ade bubu nye ŋkɔ ŋuti elabena mexɔ ŋkɔ le dukɔwo dome.” Yehowa, Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Aƒetɔ lae gblɔe.
12 “But you profane it when you say, ‘Yahweh’s table is polluted, and its fruit, even its food, is contemptible.’
“Ke miawo ya miedo gui hele gbɔgblɔm be, ‘Yehowa ƒe kplɔ̃ ŋu mekɔ o,’ eye ‘edzinuɖuɖu le ŋu nyɔm.’
13 You say also, ‘Behold, what a weariness it is!’ And you have sniffed at it”, says Yahweh of Armies; “and you have brought that which was taken by violence, the lame, and the sick; thus you bring the offering. Should I accept this at your hand?” says Yahweh.
Miegblɔ be, ‘Mawusubɔsubɔ kple eƒe seawo dzi wɔwɔ sesẽ loo!’ Ale miegblɔ be, ‘yewomawɔ ɖe se siwo wòde na mi la dzi o,’ Yehowa, Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Aƒetɔ lae gblɔe. “Mibu eŋuti kpɔ! Mietsɔ lã xɔabiwo, lã lédɔwo kple lã siwo mede blibo o la sa vɔe nam!” Yehowa be, “Enyo be maxɔ nunana sia tɔgbiwoa?
14 “But the deceiver is cursed who has in his flock a male, and vows and sacrifices to the Lord a defective thing; for I am a great King,” says Yahweh of Armies, “and my name is awesome among the nations.”
Ame si ɖe adzɔgbe be yeatsɔ lãtsu si de blibo le yeƒe lãhawo dome asa vɔe na Yehowa gake wòɖɔlii kple lã lédɔ la, fiƒode neva edzi wòaɖi eŋu kpekpekpe elabena nye la, Fiagãe menye eye ele be woatsɔ vɔvɔ̃ na nye ŋkɔ le dukɔwo dome.” Yehowa, Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Aƒetɔ lae gblɔ nya siawo.
