Zakari 8

1 Yawe, Mokonzi ya mampinga, alobaki na ngai:

Again the word of the LORD of hosts came to me, saying,

2 « Tala liloba oyo Yawe, Mokonzi ya mampinga, alobi: ‹ Nazali na zuwa makasi mpo na Siona, mpo ete nalingaka yango makasi na motema na Ngai. › »

Thus says the LORD of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury.

3 Tala liloba oyo Yawe alobi: « Nakozonga na Siona mpe nakovanda kati na Yelusalemi. Boye, Yelusalemi ekobengama Engumba ya bosolo; mpe ngomba ya Yawe, Mokonzi ya mampinga, ekobengama Ngomba ya bule. »

Thus says 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.

4 Tala liloba oyo Yawe, Mokonzi ya mampinga, alobi: « Mibange ya mibali mpe ya basi bakotonda lisusu na babalabala ya Yelusalemi, moto na moto na nzete na ye na loboko mpo na kimobange.

Thus says 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.

5 Babalabala ya engumba ekotonda lisusu na bilenge mibali mpe basi oyo bakokoma kosakana kuna. »

And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof.

6 Tala liloba oyo Yawe, Mokonzi ya mampinga, alobi: « Boni, soki, na tango wana, ekomonana lokola likambo ya kokamwa na miso ya batikali kati na bato oyo, Ngai mpe namona yango likambo ya kokamwa? » elobi Yawe, Mokonzi ya mampinga.

Thus says 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? says the LORD of hosts.

7 Tala liloba oyo Yawe, Mokonzi ya mampinga, alobi: « Nakobikisa bato na Ngai, longwa na mokili ya este kino na mokili ya weste.

Thus says the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will save my people from the east country, and from the west country;

8 Nakozongisa bango mpo ete bavanda na Yelusalemi; bakozala bato na Ngai, mpe Ngai nakozala Nzambe na bango na boyengebene mpe na bosembo. »

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.

9 Tala liloba oyo Yawe, Mokonzi ya mampinga, alobi: « Bino ba-oyo, na mikolo oyo, bozali koyoka maloba kaka oyo basakoli balobaki, lokola bazalaki awa na tango miboko ya Tempelo ya Yawe, Mokonzi ya mampinga, ezalaki kotongama, boyika mpiko mpe bolendisa maboko na bino mpo na kotonga Tempelo oyo ya Yawe.

Thus says the LORD of hosts; Let your hands be strong, all of you 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.

10 Pamba te, liboso ya tango wana, bato bazalaki kozwa lifuti ya malonga te na misala na bango, mpe banyama ezalaki kopesa ata litomba moko te; moto moko te azalaki kokende na mosala na ye na kimia likolo ya kobanga banguna, pamba te nasalaki ete moto moko na moko atelemela moninga na ye.

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.

11 Kasi sik’oyo, nakosala lisusu te, na ndambo ya bato oyo batikali, makambo oyo nasalaki na tango ya kala, » elobi Yawe, Mokonzi ya mampinga.

But now I will not be unto the residue of this people as in the former days, says the LORD of hosts.

12 « Solo, milona ekokola malamu, bilanga ya vino ekobota bambuma na yango, mabele ekobimisa biloko ebele, mpe likolo ekonokisa mvula. Nakopesa biloko oyo nyonso lokola libula epai ya batikali kati na bato oyo.

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.

13 Libota ya Yuda mpe libota ya Isalaele, bobanga ata eloko moko te, boyika kaka mpiko; pamba te ndenge bokomaki bikolo elakelama mabe kati na bikolo mosusu, ndenge wana mpe nakobikisa bino, mpe bokozala lipamboli. »

And it shall come to pass, that as all of you were a curse among the heathen, O house of Judah, and house of Israel; so will I save you, and all of you shall be a blessing: fear not, but let your hands be strong.

14 Tala liloba oyo Yawe, Mokonzi ya mampinga, alobi: « Ndenge kaka nazwaki mokano ya kotindela bino pasi mpe ya koyokela bino mawa te tango batata na bino batumbolaki kanda na Ngai, » elobi Yawe, Mokonzi ya mampinga,

For thus says the LORD of hosts; As I thought to punish you, when your fathers provoked me to wrath, says the LORD of hosts, and I repented not:

15 « ndenge wana mpe nazwi mokano sik’oyo ya komonisa lisusu bolamu na Yelusalemi mpe na Yuda. Bozala na bobangi te.

So again have I thought in these days to do well unto Jerusalem and to the house of Judah: fear all of you not.

16 Tala makambo oyo bosengeli kosala: Tika ete moko na moko kati na bino alobaka solo na moninga na ye; bosambisaka na bosolo mpe bokataka makambo na bosembo kati na bisambiselo na bino,

These are the things that all of you shall do; Speak all of you every man the truth to his neighbour; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates:

17 bosalaka mabongisi ya komonisa baninga na bino pasi te, bolingaka te kolapa ndayi ya lokuta; pamba te makambo wana nyonso, nayina yango makasi, » elobi Yawe.

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, says the LORD.

18 Yawe, Mokonzi ya mampinga, alobaki na ngai:

And the word of the LORD of hosts came unto me, saying,

19 « Tala liloba oyo Yawe, Mokonzi ya mampinga, alobi: Mikolo ya kokila bilei ya sanza ya minei, ya mitano, ya sambo mpe ya zomi ekokoma mikolo ya esengo mpe ya kosepela, ekokoma bafeti ya nkembo mpe ya esengo mpo na libota ya Yuda. Kasi bolinga solo mpe kimia. »

Thus says 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.

20 Tala liloba oyo Yawe, Mokonzi ya mampinga, alobi: « Bato ya bikolo ebele mpe bavandi ya bingumba ya ndenge na ndenge bakoya lisusu;

Thus says the LORD of hosts; It shall yet come to pass, that there shall come people, and the inhabitants of many cities:

21 bamoko bakowuta na engumba moko mpo na kokende na engumba mosusu mpe bakoloba: ‹ Tokende kobondela Yawe mpe koluka elongi na Yawe, Mokonzi ya mampinga! › Bongo bamosusu bakozongisela bango: ‹ Ngai mpe nakokende! ›

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.

22 Boye bato ebele mpe bikolo ya nguya bakoya na Yelusalemi mpo na koluka elongi na Yawe, Mokonzi ya mampinga, mpe bakobondela Ye. »

Yea, many people and strong nations shall come to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem, and to pray before the LORD.

23 Tala liloba oyo Yawe, Mokonzi ya mampinga, alobi: « Na mikolo wana, bato zomi ya bikolo mpe ya nkota ya ndenge na ndenge bakokanga songe ya nzambala ya Moyuda moko mpe bakoloba: ‹ Tika ete tokende elongo na yo, pamba te toyoki ete Nzambe azali na bino elongo. › »

Thus says 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.