Zekaliya

8 Byambo bya Yehoba wa mabumba byaishile jikwabo amba: 2 “Yehoba wa mabumba waamba’mba, ‘Nkobila mukoyo Ziona, mukoyo mukatampe,+ kabiji nkamubila mukoyo na bukaji bukatampe.’”

3 “Yehoba waamba’mba, ‘Nkabwela ku Ziona+ ne kwikala mu Yelusalema;+ kabiji Yelusalema ukatelwa’mba muzhi wa bukine,*+ ne mutumba wa Yehoba wa mabumba ukatelwa’mba mutumba wazhila.’”+

4 “Yehoba wa mabumba waamba’mba, ‘Banabalume ne banabakazhi bakote bakekala jibiji mu mabanza a Yelusalema, muntu yense na mukombo wanji mu kuboko kwanji na mambo a bukote* bwanji.+ 5 Ne mu mabanza a muzhi mukayula baana ba balume ne baana ba bakazhi bakakayilanga monka.’”+

6 “Yehoba wa mabumba waamba’mba, ‘Nangwa kya kuba kikamweka kukatazha ku bantu bakashalapo mu oa moba, nanchi ne amiwa kyakonsha kunkatazha nyi?’ byo byaamba Yehoba wa mabumba.”

7 “Yehoba wa mabumba waamba’mba, ‘Mbena kupokolola bantu bami mu byalo bya ku musela ne mu byalo bya ku muzhika.*+ 8 Kabiji nkebaleta ne abo bakekala mu Yelusalema;+ kabiji bakekala ke bantu bami, ne amiwa nkekala Lesa wabo+ mu bukine* ne mu bololoke.’”

9 “Yehoba wa mabumba waamba’mba, ‘Koseshai* maboko enu+ anweba mubena kumvwa bino byambo kufuma mu tunwa twa bangauzhi,+ byambo bintutu bimo byo baambile pa juba jo baajilenga kitendekesho kya nzubo ya Yehoba wa mabumba, kuba’mba nzubo ya Lesa ishimikwe. 10 Mambo aa moba saka akyangye kufika, kechi kwajinga mfweto ya kupa muntu nangwa nyama ne;+ kabiji na mambo a kubula mutende kechi kyapelele kutwela nangwa kulupuka na mambo a balwanyi ne, mambo nalengejile bantu bonse kwialukilamo.’

11 “‘Pano luno kechi nsakuba bano bantu bashalapo byonka byo naubile mu moba a kala ne,’+ byo byaamba Yehoba wa mabumba. 12 ‘Mambo lukunwa wa mutende bakamubyala; muñanzañanza ukapanga bipangwa byanji ne ntanda ikamenesha kajo,+ ne jiulu jikanokesha kime; kabiji nkalengela bantu bashalapo kuswana bino bintu byonse.+ 13 Kabiji byonkatu byo bemufingilenga ku bisaka bya bantu,+ anweba ba mu nzubo ya Yuda ne ba mu nzubo ya Isalela, byo byo nkemupulusha, kabiji mukekala ke mapesho.+ Kange mwakamwe ne!+ Koseshai* maboko enu.’+

14 “Mambo Yehoba wa mabumba waamba’mba, “‘Byonkatu byo nakebeshe kwimuletela bya malwa na mambo a kuba bashakulu benu banzhingijishe,” byo byaamba Yehoba wa mabumba, “kabiji kechi nelangulwishe ne,+ 15 byo byo nakebesha pa kino kimye kubila Yelusalema byawama ne ba mu nzubo ya Yuda.+ Kange mwakamwe ne!”’+

16 “‘Bino byo bintu byo mwafwainwa kuba: Saka mwamba bya kine mu lwenu,+ kabiji bunchibamambo bwa ku bibelo bya mizhi yenu bwafwainwa kutundaikanga bukine ne mutende.+ 17 Kabiji kechi mwafwainwa kwilangulukilanga byatama mu michima yenu ne,+ kabiji kange mutemwe kuchipa bubela ne;+ mambo bino bintu byonse nebishikwa,’+ byo byaamba Yehoba.”

18 Byambo bya Yehoba wa mabumba byaishile jikwabo kwi amiwa amba: 19 “Yehoba wa mabumba waamba’mba, ‘Kuzhikilwa na nzala kwa mu ñondo wa buna,+ ne kuzhikilwa na nzala kwa mu ñondo wa butanu,+ ne kuzhikilwa na nzala kwa mu ñondo wa butanu na bubiji,+ ne kuzhikilwa na nzala kwa mu ñondo wa bujikumi+ bikekala ke bimye bya kusangalelamo ne kusekela ku ba mu nzubo ya Yuda, byo bijiilo bya lusekelo.+ Onkao mambo, temwai bukine ne mutende.’

20 “Yehoba wa mabumba waamba’mba, ‘Ba mu mitundu ya bantu ne bangikazhi ba mu mizhi yavula kine bakeya; 21 kabiji bangikazhi ba mu muzhi umo bakaya ku bangikazhi ba mu muzhi mukwabo ne kwamba’mba: “Twayai tuye na kumusashijila Yehoba kuba’mba etubile bibusa ne kumukeba Yehoba wa mabumba. Ne amiwa mbena kuya.”+ 22 Kabiji ba mu mitundu yavula ya bantu ne bisaka bya bantu byakosa bikeya na kukeba Yehoba wa mabumba mu Yelusalema+ ne kumusashijila Yehoba amba ebobile bibusa.’

23 “Yehoba wa mabumba waamba’mba, ‘Mu oa moba bantu jikumi bafuma mu milaka yonse ya bisaka bya bantu+ bakakwata, ee kine, bakakwachisha ku munkukumba* wa Muyudea* ne kwamba’mba: “Tubena kukeba kuya nenu,+ mambo twaumvwa’mba Lesa uji ne anweba.”’”+