Zakaliya
7 Mu mwaka wamuciwana wa ciyulo ca Daliasi, Yehova wendekele na Zakaliya ha litangwa lyamuciwana lya ngonde ya bu 9, kulumbununa ngonde ya Kisilevu.* 2 Banu ba mu Betheu batumine Shaleza na Legemu-meleki na banu bendi mangana bakalombe Yehova abazibile ngozi, 3 na kuleka tupilistu ba ku njibo* ya Yehova wa maswalale na tupolofweto ngwabo: “Kuma tunapande* kulila na kulibindika kulya ngwe mutunalingila ha myaka yoshe ei ndi?”
4 Yehova wa maswalale wanjilekele lalo ngwendi: 5 “Leka banu mu lifuti na tupilistu ngwobe, ‘Mumwakele na kulibindika kulya na kumbolozoka mu ngonde yamucitanu na mu ngonde ya bu 7 ha myaka 70, kuma mwakele na kulibindika kulya mwafwa yange ndi? 6 Co mumwakele na kulya na kunwa, kuma kumwakele na kulingila kulishubulwisa yeni babenya ndi? 7 Kuma kumwapandele kwononoka majwi endekele Yehova kwitila mu tupolofweto ba kunima, te mu Jelusalema na mu binganda bije binaizengeleka muli banu, co lalo te bili mu kwoloka, na mu Negebu na mu Shefela te muli banu ndi?’”
8 Yehova walekele lalo Zakaliya ngwendi: 9 “Yehova wa maswalale ngwendi, ‘Akuleni mwamubwa mu busunga, na kulimwesa cizemo cije kucesi kutenguluka na kulitetela umo na mukwabo. 10 Keti mulyapule fwile nambe mwana uje kesi na ishe,* munu wa ku lifuti lyeka nambe kahutu, co keti mutumbile bakweni butumbe bwabubi mu bimbunge byeni.’ 11 Oloni batwaleleleleho kubyana kutolilila, batindibalele na kunjikengesa nima, co bazikile matwi abo mangana keti bazibe. 12 Bakaluwisile bimbunge byabo ngwe daimondi,* co kubononokele lishiko* na majwi a Yehova wa maswalale atumine kupangesa sipilitu yendi, kwitila mu tupolofweto ba kunima. Ngeci, Yehova wa maswalale wabalubalelele manene.”
13 “Yehova wa maswalale nendeka ngwendi: ‘Ngwe omwo kubanjitolililile munjabasanene, nange kunjabatolililile mubanjisanene. 14 Co njabashandwele na lihunzi lyakama. Njabashandwelele mu mafuti oshe aje kubazibukile, co lifuti lyasalele ngundu. Naumo wahi wetilemo nambe kwiluka, mwafwa lifuti lyalibwa balipwisile cuma ca kukomokesa.’”