Zechariah 9

1 This is the burden of the word of the LORD against the land of Hadrach and Damascus its resting place—for the eyes of men and of all the tribes of Israel are upon the LORD—

1 Neno: Neno la Bwana liko kinyume na nchi ya Hadraki na Dameski itakuwa mahali pa kupumzika, kwa kuwa macho ya watu na ya kabila zote za Israeli yako kwa Bwana,

2 and also against Hamath, which borders it, as well as Tyre and Sidon, though they are very shrewd.

2 pia juu ya Hamathi inayopakana nayo, juu ya Tiro na Sidoni, ingawa wana ujuzi mwingi sana.

3 Tyre has built herself a fortress; she has heaped up silver like dust, and gold like the dirt of the streets.

3 Tiro amejijengea ngome imara, amelundika fedha kama mavumbi na dhahabu kama taka za mitaani.

4 Behold, the Lord will impoverish her and cast her wealth into the sea, and she will be consumed by fire.

4 Lakini Bwana atamwondolea mali zake na kuuangamiza uwezo wake wa baharini, naye atateketezwa kwa moto.

5 Ashkelon will see and fear; Gaza will writhe in agony, as will Ekron, for her hope will wither. There will cease to be a king in Gaza, and Ashkelon will be uninhabited.

5 Ashkeloni ataona hili na kuogopa; Gaza atagaagaa kwa maumivu makali, pia Ekroni, kwa sababu matumaini yake yatanyauka. Gaza atampoteza mfalme wake na Ashkeloni ataachwa pweke.

6 A mixed race will occupy Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.

6 Wageni watakalia mji wa Ashdodi, nami nitakatilia mbali kiburi cha Wafilisti.

7 I will remove the blood from their mouths and the abominations from between their teeth. Then they too will become a remnant for our God; they will become like a clan in Judah, and Ekron will be like the Jebusites.

7 Nitaondoa damu vinywani mwao, chakula kile walichokatazwa kati ya meno yao. Mabaki yao yatakuwa mali ya Mungu wetu, nao watakuwa viongozi katika Yuda, naye Ekroni atakuwa kama Wayebusi.

8 But I will camp around My house because of an army, because of those who march to and fro, and never again will an oppressor overrun My people, for now I keep watch with My own eyes.

8 Lakini nitailinda nyumba yangu dhidi ya majeshi ya wanyangʼanyi. Kamwe mdhalimu hatashambulia watu wangu tena, kwa maana sasa ninawachunga.

9 Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

9 Shangilia sana, ee Binti Sayuni! Piga kelele, Binti Yerusalemu! Tazama, Mfalme wako anakuja kwako, ni mwenye haki, naye ana wokovu, ni mpole, naye amepanda punda, mwana-punda, mtoto wa punda.

10 And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the horse from Jerusalem, and the bow of war will be broken. Then He will proclaim peace to the nations. His dominion will extend from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth.

10 Nitaondoa magari ya vita kutoka Efraimu na farasi wa vita kutoka Yerusalemu, nao upinde wa vita utavunjwa. Atatangaza amani kwa mataifa. Utawala wake utaenea kutoka bahari hadi bahari, na kutoka Mto Frati hadi mwisho wa dunia.

11 As for you, because of the blood of My covenant, I will release your prisoners from the waterless pit.

11 Kwako wewe, kwa sababu ya damu ya Agano langu nawe, nitawaacha huru wafungwa wako watoke kwenye shimo lisilo na maji.

12 Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope; even today I declare that I will restore to you double.

12 Rudieni ngome yenu, enyi wafungwa wa tumaini; hata sasa ninatangaza kwamba nitawarejesheeni maradufu.

13 For I will bend Judah as My bow and fit it with Ephraim. I will rouse your sons, O Zion, against the sons of Greece. I will make you like the sword of a mighty man.

13 Nitampinda Yuda kama nipindavyo upinde wangu, nitamfanya Efraimu mshale wangu. Nitawainua wana wako, ee Sayuni, dhidi ya wana wako, ee Uyunani, na kukufanya kama upanga wa shujaa wa vita.

14 Then the LORD will appear over them, and His arrow will go forth like lightning. The Lord GOD will sound the ram’s horn and advance in the whirlwinds of the south.

14 Kisha Bwana atawatokea; mshale wake utamulika kama umeme wa radi. Bwana Mwenyezi atapiga tarumbeta, naye atatembea katika tufani za kusini,

15 The LORD of Hosts will shield them. They will destroy and conquer with slingstones; they will drink and roar as with wine. And they will be filled like sprinkling bowls, drenched like the corners of the altar.

15 na Bwana Mwenye Nguvu Zote atawalinda. Wataangamiza na kushinda kwa mawe ya kutupa kwa kombeo. Watakunywa na kunguruma kama waliolewa mvinyo; watajaa kama bakuli linalotumika kunyunyizia kwenye pembe za madhabahu.

16 On that day the LORD their God will save them as the flock of His people; for like jewels in a crown they will sparkle over His land.

16 Bwana Mungu wao atawaokoa siku hiyo kama kundi la watu wake. Watangʼara katika nchi yake kama vito vya thamani kwenye taji.

17 How lovely they will be, and how beautiful! Grain will make the young men flourish, and new wine, the young women.

17 Jinsi gani watavutia na kuwa wazuri! Nafaka itawastawisha vijana wanaume, nayo divai mpya vijana wanawake.