1 One mo time Da One In Charge, da God Ova All Da Armies, talk to me, Zekariah. 2 Dis wat Da One In Charge, Da God Ova All Da Armies, tell: “I stay real jealous bout my strong love an aloha fo my Zion peopo! Dass why I stay burn inside fo dem jalike one fire!”

3 Dis wat Da One In Charge tell: “I goin go back Mount Zion, an live inside Jerusalem town. Den dey goin call Jerusalem, ‘Da big town wea erybody tell da trut.’ An da mountain dat I own, me, Da One In Charge, Da God Ova All Da Armies, dey goin call um ‘Da Mountain Dat Stay Spesho Fo Da One In Charge.’ ”

4 Dis wat Da One In Charge, Da God Ova All Da Armies, tell: “One mo time, da real ol guys an wahines goin sit down inside da open squares all ova Jerusalem town. Dey all goin carry dea canes wit um cuz dey real ol. 5 An da town squares all ova, goin get plenny boys an girls dat stay play ova dea.”

6 Da One In Charge, Da God Ova All Da Armies, tell: “Wen dat happen, all da peopo dat still yet stay alive goin tink dis no can happen now! But you tink dat I figga no can happen now, o wat?! No ways!”

7 Dis wat Da One In Charge, Da God Ova All Da Armies, tell: “I goin get my peopo outa trouble from da lands on da east side an da west side. 8 I goin bring dem back fo live inside Jerusalem. Dey goin be my peopo, an I goin be dea God. Dey goin know dat dey can trus me, an dat I goin do da right kine tings fo dem.”

9 Dis wat Da One In Charge, Da God Ova All Da Armies, tell: “Da guys dat talk fo me befo time, dey was dea wen da peopo put da foundation fo my Temple—you guys hear now wat dose guys wen tell, dat time! So den, go all out fo build da res a da Temple fo me, Da One In Charge, Da God Ova All Da Armies! 10 Befo da time you guys wen start fo build da Temple one mo time, no mo nobody get pay fo dea work, not even fo use da animals. Nobody dat time can do his work an no worry, cuz get peopo dat like fight um. Cuz I make erybody stay agains all da guys dat live nea dem. 11 But now, I no goin make to da peopo dat still yet stay alive jalike I wen make to dem befo time.” Az wat Da One In Charge, Da God Ova All Da Armies, tell.

12 “Da seeds goin grow good, da grape vines goin grow fruits, da groun goin grow food, an da sky goin give watta. I goin give all dis stuff to da peopo dat still yet stay alive. 13 Fo shua, da odda peopos wen like put kahuna on top you Judah an Israel guys. But now I goin get you guys outa trouble! An you guys goin do good tings fo odda peopos. No sked! Come strong!”

14 Dis wat Da One In Charge, Da God Ova All Da Armies, tell: “Befo time I wen like hurt you guys plenny. Wen yoa ancesta guys make me come real huhu, I neva show pity fo dem! 15 But now, I goin do good tings one mo time fo you guys inside Jerusalem an Judah! No sked! 16  ✡ 8:16: Efes 4:25Dese, da kine tings you guys suppose to do:

18 One mo time, Da One In Charge, Da God Ova All Da Armies, talk to me. 19 Dis wat he tell: “You Judah guys make four spesho religious ceremonies wen you no eat so you can pray. Az cuz you stay sad inside an no foget how Jerusalem town wen come all bus up. You do um wen da summa start, da middo a summa, da autumn, an da winta time. But from now, you guys goin make da spesho religious ceremonies come real good fo da Judah peopo! You guys goin come real good inside, an dance an sing. But still yet, you guys gotta show love an aloha fo tell da trut, an show love an aloha fo live togedda an no fight!”

20 Dis wat Da One In Charge, Da God Ova All Da Armies, tell: “Plenny peopos, an da peopo dat live inside plenny big towns, dey goin come Jerusalem still yet. 21 An da peopo from one town goin go anodda town an tell, ‘Fo shua, us guys like go Jerusalem wit you guys right now, fo go in front Da One In Charge fo tell him us guys like fo him do good tings fo us! We go pray to Da One In Charge, Da God Ova All Da Armies. I goin go, you come too!’ 22 An plenny peopos an odda strong nations goin come Jerusalem fo pray to Da One In Charge, an tell him fo do good tings fo dem.”

23 An one mo ting: Dis wat Da One In Charge, Da God Ova All Da Armies, tell: “Dat time, fo ery Jew guy, goin get like ten odda guys from odda languages an peopos goin grab hold a his robe, an tell um, ‘Eh! Us guys like go wit you! Cuz us guys wen hear dat God stay wit you!’ ”