Zekaliya
1 Mu mwaka wakwe ciili uwa kuteeka kwakwe Dalyusi, umu mwezi uwalenga 8, Yeova wanenyile kasesema Zekaliya* mwana Belekiya mwana Ido ati: 2 “Yeova wasokiile sana ivikolwe vinu.
3 “Yeova wa maumba walanda wati, ‘Unene antu uti: “Welini kuli nene,” avino Yeova wa maumba walanda, “nani namawela kuli mwemwe,” avino Yeova wa maumba walanda.’”
4 “‘Mutaya wa vikolwe vinu vino ya kasesema aaliko mpiti yanenyile iyati: “Vii avino Yeova wa maumba walanda, ‘Senulini imiyele inu iipe nu kuta ukucita ivintu iviipe vino mukacita.’”’
“‘Lelo yataakutike nupya yatisile mano kuli nene,’ avino Yeova walanda.
5 “‘Uzye ivikolwe vinu vili kwi ndakai? Uzye ya kasesema yatwalilila ukuya nu umi? 6 Uzye ivikolwe vinu vitaaweni kuno mazwi yane na masunde yane yano nanenyile aomvi yane ya kasesema yakufikiliziwa?’ Fwandi ivikolwe vinu vyawezile kuli nene nu kulanda iviti: ‘Yeova wa maumba watatufulula ukulingana ni miyele itu ni vicitwa vitu, wakwe vino walanzile ukuti avino alacita.’”
7 Pa wanda uwalenga 24 umu mwezi uwalenga 11, kuli kuti umu mwezi uwa Shebati,* umu mwaka wakwe ciili uwa kuteeka kwakwe Dalyusi, Yeova wanenyile kasesema Zekaliya mwana Belekiya mwana Ido ati: 8 “Naweni icilolwa usiku. Kwali umonsi uwakwezile pa mfwalasi iyenzu, nupya imfwalasi iiyo imilile umu miti iya malito iyaleliile umu mukonko; nupya ukwi tundu lyakwe kwali imfwalasi zyuze iziyenzu, ziyenzulukile ni zitiswe.”
9 Fwandi nuzizye inti: “Aaweni yaa mwene?”
Malaika uwalandanga nani waswike ati: “Namakusokolwela pa yantu yaa.”
10 Lyene umonsi uwimilile umu miti iya malito walanzile ati: “Yaa ali yano Yeova watatuma ukupitana umu nsi.” 11 Nupya yanenyile malaika wakwe Yeova uwimilile umu miti iya malito iyati: “Iitupitana umu nsi yonsi, iituzana muli mya nupya musi icimvulunganya.”
12 Fwandi malaika wakwe Yeova watiile: “We Yeova wa maumba, ulatwalilila ukukanaya nu luse ukufika lilaci uku yantu ya mu Yelusalemu na amu misumba iya Yuda yano wasokela pa myaka yii 70?”
13 Yeova waswike malaika uwalandanga nani umu cikuuku na mazwi ya kuteekezya. 14 Lyene malaika uwalandanga nani wanenyile ati: “Punda uti, ‘Yeova wa maumba walanda wati: “Nkulondesha ukucingilila Yelusalemu na Zioni. 15 Insokela sana inko izikalola ukuti zyacingililwa, pano nazisokiile panono lelo zyatwalilile ukucitilako iviipe.”’
16 “Fwandi Yeova walanda wati: ‘“Ndaswilila kuli Yelusalemu nu kumuvwila uluse, nupya ing’anda yane ilakuulwa muli aliwe,” avino Yeova wa maumba walanda, “ni ntambo ya kupimilako ilakonzololwa pali Yelusalemu.”’
17 “Punda nupya kwene uti, ‘Yeova wa maumba walanda wati: “Umu misumba yane mulazuula ivisuma ivilafuma kuli nene; Yeova alateekezya Zioni nupya, nu kusoolola Yelusalemu nupya kwene.”’”
18 Lyene natumpwile amanso nupya naweni impembe 4. 19 Fwandi nuzizye malaika uwalandanga nani inti: “I vyani vii?” Nawe waswike ati: “I mpembe izyasalanganya Yuda, Izlaeli, na Yelusalemu.”
20 Lyene Yeova wandanzile aonsi 4 aamanya ivya kupangapanga. 21 Nuzizye inti: “Yakwiza umu kucita cani?”
Nawe waswike ati: “Impembe zyasalanginye sana antu ya mu Yuda icakuti kutaali nu wa kukatusha umutwe. Antu yaa yaliza nu koofya impembe, yalakontola impembe zya mu nko izyalwisizye impanga ya Yuda nu kusalanganya antu aakaikalamo.”