Zekadia
2 Kadi natala, namona muntu umo na lukamba lwa kupima nalo+ mu kuboko kwandi. 2 Penepo naipangula’mba: “Le wendanga kwepi?”
Nandi walondolola’mba: “Kukapima Yelusalema, amba ndyuke bunkimbwa bwandi ne bula bwandi.”+
3 Ino tala! mwikeulu wadi wisamba nami waenda, kadi mwikeulu mukwabo waiya kumusambakana. 4 Penepo wamunena’mba: “Enda’ko lubilo ukasapwile yewa nsongwalume amba, ‘“Mu Yelusalema mukekalwa+ bu ntanda ya mikenza yampikwa kukingwa,* pa mwanda wa bantu bonso ne bimunanwa bidi’mo.+ 5 Kadi amiwa nkamwikadila,” i Yehova unena, “bu lubumbu lwa mudilo konsokonso,+ kadi nkekalanga ntumbo mu bukata mwandi.”’”+
6 “Iyai! Iyai! Nyemai ku ntanda ya kungala,”+ i Yehova unena.
“Mwanda nemupalakenya ku mvula iná ya mūlu,”+ i Yehova unena.
7 “A Ziona, iya! Wipandije, abe wikele na mwanā Babiloni mwana-mukaji.+ 8 Mwanda Yehova wa bibumbo, mwine wantuma ku mizo yadi imutūta+ pa kupwa kutumbijibwa,* wanena namino amba: ‘Yewa ense wimutenga, uteñanga nkishi wa mu diso dyami.*+ 9 Mwanda pano nkebabeleñenya kuboko kwami, kadi bakekala ke kitūtwa kya bapika babo.’+ Kadi bine mukayuka’mba Yehova wa bibumbo wantumine.
10 “A mwanā Ziona mwana-mukaji,+ ela nsadi ya tusepo; mwanda yao ngiya,+ kadi nkekala mu bukata mobe,”+ i Yehova unena. 11 “Mizo mivule ikelunga kudi Yehova mu dyodya difuku,+ kadi bakekala bantu bami; nami nkekala mu bukata mobe.” Penepo mukayuka’mba Yehova wa bibumbo wantumine komudi. 12 Yehova ukayata Yuda ke kipindi kyandi pa ntanda ijila, kadi ukatonga Yelusalema monka.+ 13 A ngitu yonso,* ikala talala nyā ku meso a Yehova, mwanda usa kulonga’po kintu tamba ku kīkalo kyandi kijila.