Zekaria 3

¹Zvino wakandiratidza Joshua mupirisiti mukuru, amire pamberi pomutumwa waJehovha, Satani amire paruoko rwake rworudyi, kuti ave mudzivisi wake.And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him.

²Jehovha akati kuna Satani, Jehovha ngaakutuke, iwe Satani; zvirokwazvo, Jehovha, wakazvisanangurira Jerusaremu, ngaakutuke; ko ichi hachizi chitsiga chakabvutwa pamoto here?And the LORD said unto Satan, The LORD rebuke thee, O Satan; even the LORD that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire?

³Zvino Joshua akanga akafuka nguo dzine tsvina, amire pamberi pomutumwa.Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and stood before the angel.

⁴Akapindura, akataura navakanga vamire pamberi pake, achiti, Bvisai nguo dzake dzine tsvina. Akati kwaari, Tarira, ndakabvisa zvakaipa zvako, ndichakupfekedza nguo dzomutambo.And he answered and spake unto those that stood before him, saying, Take away the filthy garments from him. And unto him he said, Behold, I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee, and I will clothe thee with change of raiment.

⁵Ini ndikati, Ngavamudzike ngowani yakachena pamusoro wake. Ipapo vakamudzika ngowani yakachena pamusoro wake, vakamupfekedza nguvo; zvino mutumwa waJehovha akanga amirepo.And I said, Let them set a fair mitre upon his head. So they set a fair mitre upon his head, and clothed him with garments. And the angel of the LORD stood by.

⁶Mutumwa waJehovha akapupura kuna Joshua, achiti,And the angel of the LORD protested unto Joshua, saying,

⁷Zvanzi naJehovha wehondo, `Kana ukafamba nenzira dzangu, kana ukachengeta zvandakakuraira, ipapo uchatonga imba yangu, uye uchachengetawo mavazhe angu, ini ndichakupa mapindire pakati pavamire pano.Thus saith the LORD of hosts; If thou wilt walk in my ways, and if thou wilt keep my charge, then thou shalt also judge my house, and shalt also keep my courts, and I will give thee places to walk among these that stand by.

⁸Zvino chinzwa iwe Joshua, mupirisiti mukuru, iwe neshamwari dzako dzigere pamberi pako; nokuti varume ava chiratidzo; nokuti tarirai, ndichauyisa muranda wangu, davi.Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, thou, and thy fellows that sit before thee: for they are men wondered at: for, behold, I will bring forth my servant the BRANCH.

⁹Nokuti tarirai ibwe randakaisa pamberi paJoshua; pabwe rimwe pana meso manomwe; tarirai, ndichatema runyoro rwaro ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha wehondo ndichabvisa zvakaipa zvenyika iyo nezuva rimwe.For behold the stone that I have laid before Joshua; upon one stone shall be seven eyes: behold, I will engrave the graving thereof, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day.

¹⁰Nezuva iro ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha wehondo muchadana mumwe nomumwe wenyu shamwari yake agare pasi pomuzambiringa napasi pomuonde.'In that day, saith the LORD of hosts, shall ye call every man his neighbour under the vine and under the fig tree.