Hagai
1 Mu mwaka wamucibali wa ciyulo ca Mwene Daliasi, mu ngonde ya bu 6, ha litangwa lyakulibanga omu mu ngonde, Yehova wendekele na kapolofweto Hagai* mangana aleke Zelubabeu ngubulu wa Juda, muna Shalatiele, na kapilistu wahakamwa Joshua, muna Jehozadaki, ngwendi:
2 “Yehova wa maswalale ngwendi, ‘Aba banu bali na kwendeka ngwabo, “Simbu ya kutunga* njibo* ya Yehova kanda yete.”’”
3 Yehova walekele lalo kapolofweto Hagai ngwendi: 4 “Kuma ino ikeyo simbu imunapande kukala mu binjibo byeni bimunatungu mwamubwa na mabaya, okuni njibo yange inabihya ndi? 5 Yehova wa maswalale ngwendi, ‘Akeni mbunge ku* bingila byeni. 6 Munakubu bimbuto byabingi, oloni muteja byabindondo. Mulya, oloni kumukuta. Munwa, oloni bimunwa kumubizibi. Muzala bizalo, oloni naumo wahi aziba kushaluka. Uje ibanakumuna aka fweto yendi mu ngonga ya kutubazeka.’”
7 Yehova wa maswalale ngwendi, ‘Akeni mbunge ku* bingila byeni.’
8 “‘Kandukeni ha munkinda mukanene mabaya. Co mutunge njibo, mangana injizibise kubwaha na kulingisa banu banjane bumpau,’ ngwendi Yehova.”
9 “‘Yehova wa maswalale nendeka ngwendi, ‘Mwasinganyekele ngweni muwana byabingi, oloni mwawanene byabindondo, co mumwabinenele mu njibo, njabipekumwine. Mwafwa bika?’ Mwafwa njibo yange inabihya, okuni umo na umo weni nazezama kubwahesa njibo yendi. 10 Ngeci, melu kuwanyokesele lime, co lifuti-libu kulyamenesele bimbuto. 11 Ngeci, njalingisile ha lifuti-libu na ha minkinda hakale lilanga, co binona, binyu, mazi, na bimena byoshe byakehele, co yeni hamolika na bimuna beni muli na kuyanda. Byoshe bimunondangana binai mwangoco.’”
12 Zelubabeu muna Shalatiele na kapilistu wahakamwa Joshua muna Jehozadaki na banu boshe batolililile ku lijwi lya Yehova Njambi yabo na ku majwi a kapolofweto Hagai, mwafwa Yehova Njambi yabo ikeye wamutumine, co banu bashangumukile kuzibila Yehova lyoba.
13 Co Hagai katumwa ka Yehova wetesele ou muzimbu ku banu, kwesekesa na cipangi camwanene Yehova ngwendi: “‘Eni banu, njili hamo neni,’ mukemwo mwanendeka Yehova.”
14 Co Yehova walingisile ngubulu wa Juda Zelubabeu muna Shalatiele, na kapilistu wahakamwa Joshua muna Jehozadaki, na banu boshe bakale na ntwima, co bezile na kushangumuka cipangi ca kubwahesa njibo ya Yehova wa maswalale, Njambi yabo. 15 Eli lyapwile litangwa lya bu 24 lya ngonde ya bu 6 mu mwaka wamucibali wa ciyulo ca Mwene Daliasi.