1And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius, that the word of Jehovah came unto Zechariah in the fourth [day] of the ninth month, even in Chislev.
1Kumpipa Daria kum linain hichi a honghia, a kha kuana ni li niin, Chisli mahmah ah, Zekaria kiangah TOUPA thu a hongtung hi.
2Now [they of] Beth-el had sent Sharezer and Regem-melech, and their men, to entreat the favor of Jehovah,
2Huan amau Beth-ela omten Serezer leh Regem-melek; leh a mite uh TOUPA deihsakna ngen dingin a sawl ua
3[and] to speak unto the priests of the house of Jehovah of hosts, and to the prophets, saying, Should I weep in the fifth month, separating myself, as I have done these so many years?
3Sepaihte TOUPA ina siampute kiang leh jawlneite kianga thu vagen dingin. Hiai kum tampi sung ka nahihsa bangin, kei leh kei kihihtuamin, a kha ngana ah ka sunin an ka ngal diam? chiin.
4Then came the word of Jehovah of hosts unto me, saying,
4Huailaiin sepaihte TOUPA thu ka kiangah a hongtunga,
5Speak unto all the people of the land, and to the priests, saying, When ye fasted and mourned in the fifth and in the seventh [month], even these seventy years, did ye at all fast unto me, even to me?
5Gama mite tengteng kiang leh, siampute kiangah thugen in. Hiai kum sawmsagih sung a kha ngana leh a kha sagihnaa an na ngawl chiang un, kei dingin, keimahmah dingin na ngawlta himhim uh hia?
6And when ye eat, and when ye drink, do not ye eat for yourselves, and drink for yourselves?
6Huan na nek chiang un, na dawn chiang un, noumaua mah dingin na ne un, noumaua dingin na dawn uh ahi kei maw?
7[Should ye] not [hear] the words which Jehovah cried by the former prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and in prosperity, and the cities thereof round about her, and the South and the lowland were inhabited?
7Jerusalem a kiluah lai leh a hauhsak laia, a kim a vela khopite leh a Sim leh gamniam gam a kiluah laia jawlnei masate zanga TOUPA tangkou na thute ahi kei ua hia? chi in chiin.
8And the word of Jehovah came unto Zechariah, saying,
8Huan TOUPA thu Zekaria kiangah a hongtunga
9Thus hath Jehovah of hosts spoken, saying, Execute true judgment, and show kindness and compassion every man to his brother;
9Hichibangin sepaihte TOPAN thu a gen. Vaihawm dik hih un, mi chihin a unau tungah chitna leh lainatna ensak hen.
10and oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the sojourner, nor the poor; and let none of you devise evil against his brother in your heart.
10Huan meithai nuaisiah kei un, pabeite, mikhual, gentheite leng, na lak ua kuamahin a lungtangin a unau siatna ding gilou ngaihtuah kei hen, chi in, chiin.
11But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they might not hear.
11Himahleh ngaihkhiak a ut kei ua, paupeng takin a kihei mang ua, a bil uh a hum ua a jak louhna ding un.
12Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which Jehovah of hosts had sent by his Spirit by the former prophets: therefore there came great wrath from Jehovah of hosts.
12A hi, suang tak bangin a lungtang uh a bawl ua, huchikeileh dan a za kha ding ua, jawlnei masate khuta a Khaa sepaiht TOUPAN a thu khakte a za kha ding uh; huaijiakin sepaihte TOUPA a kipan nakpia hehna a hongtunga.
13And it is come to pass that, as he cried, and they would not hear, so they shall cry, and I will not hear, said Jehovah of hosts;
13Huan hichi a honghi a, Ka kikou laiin, a zanuam kei ua. Huchiin a ki kou uh, ka za kei ding, sepaihte TOUPAN a chi.Himahleh a theih loh uh namte lamah pingpeiin amaute ka dealhsak ding. Huchiin gam tuh amau nungin a segawp ding a, kuamahin a kantan un a lehkik kei ding uh; gam nuaiin a sukgawp ding a, kuamahin a kantan un a lehkik kei ding uh; gam nuam a sukgawp jiak un, chi in, chiin.
14but I will scatter them with a whirlwind among all the nations which they have not known. Thus the land was desolate after them, so that no man passed through nor returned: for they laid the pleasant land desolate.
14Himahleh a theih loh uh namte lamah pingpeiin amaute ka dealhsak ding. Huchiin gam tuh amau nungin a segawp ding a, kuamahin a kantan un a lehkik kei ding uh; gam nuaiin a sukgawp ding a, kuamahin a kantan un a lehkik kei ding uh; gam nuam a sukgawp jiak un, chi in, chiin.