Zakariya

3 Ndipo iye adandilatiza Djoswa mkulu wa antsembe, omwe akhadaima pamaso pa anjo wa Yahova ndipo Sathani akhadaimambo ku boko lace lakumadidi kuti amutsutse. 2 Ndipo anjo wa Yahova ule adauza Sathani kuti: “Yahova akutsimule, iwe Sathani, inde, Yahova omwe wasankhula Jeruzalemu akutsimule! Kodi munthuyu ni citsiga lini comwe cacosedwa pamoto?”

3 Djoswa akhadabvala bzakubvala bzakupswipa pomwe akhadaima pamaso pa anjo ule. 4 Anjoyo adauza wanthu omwe akhadaima pamaso pacewo kuti: “Mukhunduleni bzakubvala bzakupswipabzi.” Patsogolo pace, iye adauza Djoswa kuti: “Ona, ndakucosera bzakuphonya bzako* ndipo wabvazikidwa bzakubvala bzabwino.”*

5 Tenepo, ine ndidalewa kuti: “Mubvazikeni duku lakucena mu msolo mwace.” Ndipo iwo adamubvazika duku lakucenalo mu msolo mwace, acimubvazikambo bzakubvala ndipo anjo wa Yahova akhadaima pafupipo. 6 Anjo wa Yahova ule adauza Djoswa kuti: 7 “Yahova wa anyankhondo walewa kuti, ‘ukafamba m’njira zangu, ucibverambo malamulo yangu, un’dzakhala muyeruzi wa wanthu wa m’nyumba mwangu ndipo un’dzanyang’anirambo kintale yangu, ndipo nin’dzakubvumiza kufika pomwe pana wanthu omwe adaima panowa.’

8 “‘Tetekera iwe Djoswa Mkulu wa Antsembe pabodzi na anzako omwe adakhala pantsi pamaso pako, pakuti amuna amwewa ali ninga cizindikiro. Ndikubweresa mtumiki wangu wakucemeredwa Mphukira. 9 Onani mwala omwe ndauikha pamaso pa Djoswa! Mwalayo una maso 7; pamwalapo nin’nemba mwakucita kugoba ndipo nin’cosa bzakuphonya bza dzikoli pa ntsiku ibodzi,’ walewa tenepo Yahova wa anyankhondo.

10 “‘Pa ntsiku imweyo, ali-wentse wa imwepo an’dzacemera vizinyu wace kuti adzakhale naye pa muti wa uva na pa muti wa mkuyu,’” walewa tenepo Yahova wa anyankhondo.