Zechariah 1

1 ¹For di second year wey Darius dey rule, for di eighth month, our Papa word come reach Zechariah, di pikin of Berechiah, wey be di pikin of Iddo di prophet. Di word talk sey: ²Our Papa vex well well for una grandpapa and grandmama dem.

³So tell dem: Na dis one di Papa wey be Oga of heaven army dey talk: Come back to me, na so di Papa wey be Oga of heaven army dey talk, and I go come back to una. Na so di Papa wey be Oga of heaven army talk am. ⁴No be like una grandpapa and grandmama dem una go be. To dem, di prophet dem wey dey before proclaim sey: Na dis one di Papa wey be Oga of heaven army dey talk: Turn now comot for una bad-bad ways and una bad-bad doings. But dem no gree hear or listen to me, na so our Papa talk.

⁵Una grandpapa and grandmama dem—dem dey where now? And di prophet dem, dem dey live forever?

⁶But my words and my orders, wey I command my servant dem di prophet—e no catch up with una grandpapa and grandmama dem? Den dem turn back and talk sey, ‘Just as di Papa wey be Oga of heaven army plan to do us, wey match our ways and our doings, na so e take deal with us.’

Di Papa Send Im Horse-Riders

⁷For di twenty-fourth day of di eleventh month, wey be Shebat, for di second year wey Darius dey rule, our Papa word come reach Zechariah, di pikin of Berechiah, wey be di pikin of Iddo di prophet. Di word talk sey: ⁸For inside di night I see one vision—and see, one man dey ride red horse, dey stand among di myrtle tree dem for one low-low valley, and for im back na red, brown, and white horse dem dey. ⁹I ask sey, ‘Wetin be dis, my oga?’ Di angel wey dey talk with me answer sey, ‘I go show you wetin dem be.’

¹⁰Di man wey dey among di myrtle tree dem answer sey, ‘Na dese ones our Papa send make dem waka round di earth.’

¹¹Dem report give di messenger of our Papa wey stand among di myrtle tree dem sey, ‘We don waka round di earth; di whole earth dey siddon for rest and peace.’

¹²Den di messenger of our Papa talk sey, ‘Papa wey be Oga of heaven army, how long you go hold back mercy from Jerusalem and di cities of Judah, wey you don vex with dem dis seventy years?’

¹³So our Papa talk kind and soft words wey dey comfort to di angel wey dey talk with me.

¹⁴Den di angel wey dey talk with me talk sey, ‘Proclaim am: Na dis one di Papa wey be Oga of heaven army dey talk: I get jealous well well for Jerusalem and Zion,’ ¹⁵but I vex well well for di nations wey dey siddon for ease; I bin vex small small, but dem add to di wahala. ¹⁶So our Papa talk sey: I go come back to Jerusalem with mercy; for there dem go build my house again, na so di Papa wey be Oga of heaven army dey talk, and dem go stretch di measuring line ontop Jerusalem.

¹⁷Proclaim am again: Na so di Papa wey be Oga of heaven army dey talk: My cities go still full up with plenty better-better tinz; our Papa go still comfort Zion and go still choose Jerusalem.

Di Horns and di Workmen

¹⁸Den I look up, and see, four horns dey my front. ¹⁹I ask di angel wey dey talk with me sey, ‘Wetin be dis?’ E talk sey, ‘Na dese be di horns wey scatter Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.’

²⁰Den our Papa show me four workmen. ²¹I ask sey, ‘Wetin dese ones come do?’ E talk sey, ‘Dese horns scatter Judah so tey nobody fit lift im head; but dese workmen come to make dem shake with fear, and to throw down di horns wey di nations raise against di land of Judah to scatter am.’