24 balo amasi oonse bayakwaamba kuti, ‘Ino nkaambo nzi Jehova ncaakaicitila boobu nyika eeyi?+ Ino ncinzi cakamupa kunyema kapati boobu?’ 25 Mpoonya bayakwaamba kuti, ‘Nkaambo kakuti bakasiya cizuminano ca Jehova+ Leza wabamausyi, eeco ncaakapangana ambabo naakabagwisya mucisi ca Egepita.+

8 Lino mumwezi wasanu, mubuzuba bwaciloba bwamwezi ooyu, nkokuti mumwaka wa 19 wabulelo bwa Mwami Nebukadinezara imwami wa Babuloni, Nebuzaradana+ mupati wabasikugatela mwami, imubelesi wamwami wa Babuloni, wakaboola ku Jerusalemu.+ 9 Mpoonya wakaumpa ŋanda ya Jehova,+ ŋanda yamwami,+ alimwi amaanda oonse aamu Jerusalemu;+ alimwi wakaumpa amaanda oonse aabantu balemenede.+

8 “‘Mpoonya bantu bazwa kumasi manji bayakwiinda kumbali aamunzi ooyu akubuzyanya umwi amweenzinyina kuti: “Ino nkaambo nzi Jehova ncaakaucitila boobu munzi ooyu mupati?”+ 9 Eelyo bayoovwiilana kabati: “Akaambo kakuti bakasiya cizuminano ca Jehova Leza wabo akutalika kukotamina baleza bambi akubabelekela.”’+