Zakaliya
1 Mu ngonde ya bu 8, mu mwaka wamucibali wa ciyulo ca Daliasi, Yehova walekele kapolofweto Zakaliya* muna Belekiya muna Ido ngwendi: 2 “Yehova walubalelele manene baishweni.
3 “Baleke ngwobe, ‘Yehova wa maswalale nendeka ngwendi: “‘Ilukeni kuli yange,’ mukemwo mwanendeka Yehova wa maswalale, ‘co njiluka kuli yeni,’ ngwendi Yehova wa maswalale.”’
4 “‘Keti mupwe ngwe baishweni, baje babalekele tupolofweto ba kunima ngwabo: “Yehova wa maswalale nendeka ngwendi, ‘Shukulu-kambu, tundeni ku bingila byeni byabibi na bilinga byeni byabibi.’”’
“‘Oloni kubatolililile, co kubakele mbunge kuli yange,’ mukemwo mwanendeka Yehova.
5 “‘Baishweni bali kuli hano? Co kuma tupolofweto banayoyo myaka yoshe ndi? 6 Oloni baishweni bamwene kulishulisilila kwa majwi ange na mashiko ange anjashikile bangamba bange tupolofweto, indi keti ngoco? Ngeci belukile kuli yange na kwendeka ngwabo: ‘Yehova wa maswalale natulingi kwesekesa na bingila byetu na bilinga byetu, ngwe mwayongwelele.’”
7 Ha litangwa lya bu 24 mu ngonde ya bu 11, kulumbununa ngonde ya Shebati,* mu mwaka wamucibali wa ciyulo ca Daliasi, Yehova wamwesele cimona kapolofweto Zakaliya muna Belekiya muna Ido. Co Zakaliya wendekele ngwendi: 8 “Njamwene cimona butsiki. Njamwene munalume nalondo ha kabalu wa kubenga, co wemanene lwii mukati ka miti ya mitole mu cimbongo, co kunima yendi kwakele tubalu ba kubenga, ba kubenguluka, na ba kutoka.”
9 Co njehwile ngwange: “Mwata wange, beya aba banalondo ha tubalu?”
Kangelo uje wakele na kwendeka nange wanjikumbulwile ngwendi: “Njikujombolwelabo.”
10 Co munalume uje wemanene lwii mukati ka miti ya mitole wendekele ngwendi: “Aba bakebo banatumu Yehova mangana bendangane ha lifuti-libu.” 11 Co balekele kangelo ka Yehova uje wemanene mukati ka miti ya mitole ngwabo: “Tunendangana ha lifuti-libu, co tala! ha lifuti-libu hoshe hali kwoloka, co kuhesi mpindangano.”
12 Kangelo ka Yehova wendekele ngwendi: “Obe Yehova wa maswalale, wambata simbu ya kupwa hali kujeneka kutetela Jelusalema na binganda bya Juda, bije biunalubalela ha myaka 70?”
13 Yehova wakumbulwile kangelo uje wakele na kwendeka nange. Wamukumbulwile na majwi a ngozi aje azembeleka. 14 Co kangelo uje wakele na kwendeka nange wanjilekele ngwendi: “Tambeka ngwobe, ‘Yehova wa maswalale nendeka ngwendi: “Njashungwiya kwamena Jelusalema na Siyone. Eyo, njashungwiya manene kulinga ngoco. 15 Njinalubalela manene baka-mafuti baje bali mu kwoloka, mwafwa njalubalele kamandondo, oloni babwezelelele ku bukalu.”’
16 “Ngeci, Yehova nendeka ngwendi: ‘“Njitetela lalo Jelusalema, co batungamo njibo yange,” mukemwo mwanendeka Yehova wa maswalale, ‘co Jelusalema baiseteka na mukole wa kusetekesa.”’
17 “Tambeka lalo na kwendeka ngwobe, ‘Yehova wa maswalale nendeka ngwendi: “Binganda byange bikashulilila lalo na bubwa, co Yehova akazembeleka lalo Siyone na kwangula lalo Jelusalema.”’”
18 Kutundaho, njatalele mwilu, co njamwene mambinga awana. 19 Ngeci, njehwile kangelo uje wakele na kwendeka nange ngwange: “Awa mambinga a bika?” Wanjikumbulwile ngwendi: “Awa mambinga akewo ashandwele Juda, na Isalele, na Jelusalema.”
20 Co Yehova wanjimwesele bangangula bawana. 21 Njehwile ngwange: “Aba banu baija na kulinga bika?”
Wanjikumbulwile ngwendi: “Awa mambinga akewo ashandwele Juda, co naumo wahi wasele kwandula mutwe wendi. Co aba banu baija na kujujwisa baka-mafuti, na kupokola mambinga abo aje abajundwilile lifuti lya Juda mangana balishandole.”