Riiri wa Nyũmba ĩyo Njerũ
12:1 Alaw 23:34Na rĩrĩ, mũthenya wa mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ na ũmwe, mweri wa mũgwanja, ndũmĩrĩri ya Jehova nĩyakinyĩire mũnabii Hagai, akĩĩrwo atĩrĩ, 22:2 1Maũ 6:15“Arĩria Zerubabeli mũrũ wa Shealitieli, mwathi wa bũrũri wa Juda, na Joshua mũrũ wa Jehozadaki, mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai ũrĩa mũnene, na andũ othe arĩa matigaire, ũmoorie atĩrĩ, 32:3 Ezar 3:12; Zek 4:10‘Nũũ wanyu ũtigarĩte wonire nyũmba ĩno na riiri wayo wa mbere? Mũrona ĩhaana atĩa rĩu? Githĩ mũtiramĩona ĩhaana ta kĩndũ gĩa tũhũ?’ 42:4 Zek 8:9; Atũm 7:9Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ, ‘Gĩa na hinya, wee Zerubabeli, na ũgĩe na hinya, wee Joshua mũrũ wa Jehozadaki, mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai ũrĩa mũnene, gĩai na hinya inyuĩ andũ othe a bũrũri, na mũrute wĩra, nĩgũkorwo ndĩ hamwe na inyuĩ.’ Ũguo nĩguo Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe ekuuga. 52:5 Kĩam 6:18; Neh 9:20‘Ũguo nĩguo ndaarĩkanĩire na inyuĩ, rĩrĩa mwoimire bũrũri wa Misiri, na Roho wakwa egũtũũra thĩinĩ wanyu. Tigai gwĩtigĩra.’
62:6 Thaam 19:18; Ahib 12:26“Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe ekuuga atĩrĩ; ‘Thuutha wa kahinda kanini nĩngathingithia igũrũ na thĩ rĩngĩ, na thingithie iria na thĩ nyũmũ. 72:7 Isa 60:7; Luk 2:32Nĩngathingithia ndũrĩrĩ ciothe, nake ũrĩa wĩriragĩrio nĩ ndũrĩrĩ ciothe nĩagooka, na niĩ nĩngaiyũria nyũmba ĩno riiri,’ ũguo nĩguo Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe ekuuga. 8Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe ekuuga atĩrĩ, ‘Betha nĩ yakwa, o na thahabu nĩ yakwa. 92:9 Thab 85:9; Alaw 26:6Riiri wa nyũmba ĩno ũgaakorwo ũrĩ mũnene gũkĩra riiri wa nyũmba ĩrĩa ya mbere,’ ũguo nĩguo Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe ekuuga. ‘Na handũ haha nĩngaheana thayũ,’ ũguo nĩguo Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe ekuuga.”
Irathimo cia Andũ arĩa Marĩ na Thaahu
10Mũthenya wa mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ na ĩna, mweri wa kenda, mwaka wa keerĩ wa gũthamaka kwa Dario, ndũmĩrĩri ya Jehova nĩyakinyĩire mũnabii Hagai akĩĩrwo atĩrĩ, 112:11 Alaw 10:10; Jer 18:18“Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe ekuuga atĩrĩ, ‘Ũriai athĩnjĩri-Ngai ũrĩa watho ugĩte: 122:12 Jer 11:15; Math 23:19Mũndũ angĩkuua nyama nyamũre ruuno-inĩ rwa nguo yake, naruo ruuno rũhutie mũgate, kana thubu, kana ndibei, kana maguta, o na kana irio ingĩ-rĩ, irio icio ciatuĩka nyamũre?’ ”
Nao athĩnjĩri-Ngai magĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Aca.”
132:13 Ndar 19:13Ningĩ Hagai akĩmooria atĩrĩ, “Mũndũ ũrĩ na thaahu nĩ ũndũ wa kũhutania na kĩimba, angĩhutia kĩndũ kĩmwe gĩa icio-rĩ, kĩndũ kĩu no kĩnyiitwo nĩ thaahu?”
Nao athĩnjĩri-Ngai magĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Ĩĩ, no kĩnyiitwo nĩ thaahu.”
142:14 Thab 51:17; Isa 1:13Ningĩ Hagai akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ, ‘Ũguo noguo andũ aya na rũrĩrĩ rũrũ matariĩ maitho-inĩ makwa; ũrĩa wothe meekaga na kĩrĩa gĩothe marutaga kũu, kĩrĩ na thaahu.
152:15 Ezar 4:24“ ‘Na rĩrĩ, mwĩcũraniei wega ũhoro ũyũ kuuma ũmũthĩ, mũtaranie ũrĩa maũndũ maatariĩ mbere ya rĩrĩa gũtaarĩ ihiga rĩaigĩrĩirwo igũrũ wa rĩngĩ mwako-inĩ wa hekarũ ĩno ya Jehova. 162:16 Ayub 24:11; Hag 1:6Mũndũ o wothe angĩathiire hĩba-inĩ ya ngano ya ithimi mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ, aakoraga no ithimi ikũmi. Mũndũ o wothe angĩathiire itangi-inĩ rĩa ndibei erĩgĩrĩire gũtahia ithimi mĩrongo ĩtano, aakoraga o mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ. 172:17 Gũcook 28:22; Amos 4:6Ndathũkirie wĩra wothe wa moko manyu na mbaa, na mbuu na mbura ya mbembe,2:17 Rũhuho rũhiũ na mbura ya mbembe ciatũmagĩrwo nĩ Ngai kũhũũra andũ nĩ ũndũ wa ũremi wao. no inyuĩ mũtiigana kũnjookerera,’ ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga. 18Kuuma ũmũthĩ na gũthiĩ na mbere, kuuma mũthenya ũyũ wa mweri mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ na inya, mweri wa kenda, mwĩcũraniei wega ũhoro wa mũthenya ũrĩa mũthingi wa hekarũ ya Jehova wakirwo. Ta mwĩcũraniei wega: 192:19 Thaam 28:33; Kĩam 12:2Nĩ hakĩrĩ o na mbeũ ĩtigarĩte ikũmbĩ-inĩ? Nginyagia rĩu, mĩthabibũ, na mĩkũyũ, na mĩkomamanga, o na mĩtamaiyũ ndĩrĩ ĩragĩa na maciaro.
“ ‘Kuuma ũmũthĩ nĩndĩrĩmũrathimaga.’ ”
Zerubabeli, Gĩcũhĩ kĩa Jehova
202:20 Ezar 5:1; Hag 1:15Ningĩ ndũmĩrĩri ya Jehova nĩyakinyĩire Hagai hĩndĩ ya keerĩ, mweri mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ na inya wa mweri ũcio, akĩĩrwo atĩrĩ, 21“Arĩria Zerubabeli mwathi wa Juda, ũmwĩre atĩ nĩngathingithia igũrũ na thĩ. 222:22 Dan 2:44; Mik 5:10Nĩngangʼaũrania itĩ cia ũnene, na hehenje hinya wa mothamaki ma thĩ ngʼeni. Nĩngakurumania ngaari cia ita, na atwarithia a cio; na ndungumanie mbarathi hamwe na ahaici a cio, o mũndũ arũndwo na rũhiũ rwa njora rwa mũrũ wa nyina.
232:23 Isa 2:11; Math 1:12“Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe ekuuga atĩrĩ, ‘Mũthenya ũcio-rĩ, nĩngakwamũkĩra, wee ndungata yakwa Zerubabeli mũrũ wa Shealitieli,’ ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga. ‘Ningĩ nĩngagũtua ta gĩcũhĩ gĩakwa gĩa kĩara, gĩkurure rũũri rwakwa, nĩgũkorwo nĩngũthuurĩte,’ ũguo nĩguo Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe ekuuga.”
1a second message came from the Lord. It came to Haggai the prophet. The message came on the 21st day of the seventh month. The Lord said, 2“Speak to Zerubbabel, the governor of Judah and the son of Shealtiel. Also speak to Joshua the high priest, the son of Jozadak. And speak to all my people who are still left alive. Ask them, 3‘Did any of you who are here see how beautiful this temple used to be? How does it look to you now? It doesn’t look so good, does it? 4But be strong, Zerubbabel,’ announces the Lord. ‘Be strong, Joshua. Be strong, all of you people in the land,’ announces the Lord. ‘Start rebuilding. I am with you,’ announces the Lord who rules over all. 5‘That is what I promised you when you came out of Egypt. My Spirit continues to be with you. So do not be afraid.’ ”
6The Lord says, “In a little while I will shake the heavens and the earth once more. I will also shake the ocean and the dry land. 7I will shake all the nations. Then what is desired by all nations will come to my temple. And I will fill the temple with glory,” says the Lord who rules over all. 8“The silver belongs to me. So does the gold,” announces the Lord who rules over all. 9“The new temple will be more beautiful than the first one was,” says the Lord. “And in this place I will bring peace,” announces the Lord who rules over all.
The Lord Will Make His People Pure and “Clean”
10A third message from the Lord came to Haggai the prophet. The message came on the 24th day of the ninth month of the second year that Darius was king. 11The Lord who rules over all speaks. He says, “Ask the priests what the law says. 12Suppose someone carries holy meat in the clothes they are wearing. And the clothes touch some bread or stew. Or they touch some wine, olive oil or other food. Then do these things also become holy?”
The priests answered, “No.”
13So Haggai said, “Suppose someone is made ‘unclean’ by touching a dead body. And then they touch one of these things. Does it become ‘unclean’ too?”
“Yes,” the priests replied. “It does.”
14Then here is what Haggai said. “The Lord announces, ‘That is how I look at these people and this nation. Anything they do and anything they sacrifice on the altar is “unclean.”
15“ ‘Think carefully about this from now on. Think about how things were before the Lord’s temple was built. This was before one stone was laid on top of another. 16People went to get 20 measures of grain. But they could find only 10. They went to where the wine was stored to get 50 measures. But only 20 were there. 17You worked very hard to produce all those things. But I struck them with rot, mold and hail. And you still did not return to me,’ announces the Lord. 18It is the 24th day of the ninth month. From this day on, here is what you should think carefully about. Think about the day when the foundation of my temple was laid. 19Are any seeds still left in your barns? Until now, your vines and fig trees have not produced any fruit. Your pomegranate and olive trees have not produced any either.
“ ‘But from this day on I will bless you.’ ”
The Lord Compares Zerubbabel to His Royal Ring
20A final message from the Lord came to Haggai. This message also came on the 24th day of the ninth month. The Lord said, 21“Speak to Zerubbabel, the governor of Judah. Tell him I am going to shake the heavens and the earth. 22I will throw down royal thrones. I will smash the power of other kingdoms. I will destroy chariots and their drivers. Horses and their riders will fall. They will be killed by the swords of their relatives.
23“ ‘Zerubbabel, at that time I will pick you,’ announces the Lord. ‘You are my servant,’ announces the Lord. ‘You will be like a ring that has my royal mark on it. I have chosen you,’ announces the Lord who rules over all.”
