Zekariya
7 Mu chaka chachinayi cha Themba Dariyasi, mazgu gha Yehova ghakiza kwa Zekariya,+ pa zuŵa lachinayi la mwezi wa 9, uwo ni mwezi wa Kisilevi.* 2 Ŵanthu ŵa ku Beteli ŵakatuma Sharezara na Regemu-meleki na ŵanthu ŵake kuti ŵakaŵeyelere Yehova kuti waŵalengere lusungu. 3 Ŵakati ku ŵasembe ŵa pa nyumba* ya Yehova wa mawumba na ku zintchimi: “Kasi nkhwenera kutengera mu mwezi wachinkhondi+ na kuziŵizga kurya nga umo nachitiranga vyaka vinandi?”
4 Mazgu gha Yehova wa mawumba ghakizaso kwa ine, ghakati: 5 “Yowoya ku ŵanthu wose ŵa mu charu na ku ŵasembe kuti: ‘Apo mukaziŵizganga kurya na kutengera mu mwezi wachinkhondi na mu mwezi wa 7+ vyaka 70,+ kasi mukaziŵizgiranga nadi ine? 6 Ndipo apo mukaryanga na kumwa, asi mukajiryeskanga na kujimweska mwekha? 7 Asi mukwenera kupulikira mazgu agho Yehova wakapharazga kwizira mu ntchimi zakale,+ apo Yerusalemu na misumba yake yakumuzingilizga mukaŵa ŵanthu ndiposo mtende, kweniso apo ŵanthu ŵakakhalanga mu Negebu na Shefela?’”
8 Mazgu gha Yehova ghakizaso kwa Zekariya, ghakati: 9 “Ichi ndicho Yehova wa mawumba wayowoya, ‘Mweruzgenge mu urunji wenecho,+ ndipo mulongoranenge chitemwa*+ na lusungu. 10 Kulyera chokoro chara panji mwana wambura wiske,*+ mulendo+ panji mukavu,+ kweniso kughanaghanirana viheni chara mu mitima yinu.’+ 11 Kweni ŵakalutilira kukana kutegherezga.+ Mwamtafu ŵakalazgako nkhonyoro zawo,+ na kujara makutu ghawo kuti ŵaleke kupulika.+ 12 Ŵakanonopeska mtima wawo nga ni libwe linonono*+ ndipo ŵakapulikira chara dango* na mazgu agho Yehova wa mawumba wakaghatuma na mzimu wake kwizira mu ntchimi zakale.+ Ntheura kukiza ukali ukuru chomene kufuma kwa Yehova wa mawumba.”+
13 “‘Nga umo iwo ŵakakanira kupulikira apo ine nkhachemanga,+ ndimo nane nkhalekera kupulika apo ŵakachemanga,’+ ndimo wayowoyera Yehova wa mawumba. 14 ‘Na chimphepo chikuru nkhaŵambininiskira mu mitundu yose iyo ŵakayimanyanga chara,+ ndipo charu chikazgoka mayiyi kumanyuma kwawo. Pakaŵavya munthu na yumoza uyo wakajumphangamo panji kwizamoso.+ Pakuti ŵakazgora charu chakudokereka kuŵa chinthu chakutenthemeska.’”