Zakariya

2 Ine ndayangʼana kudzulu mbandiona munthu ali na nkhambala yakupima nayo+ mʼmanja mwace. 2 Natenepa ine ndambvundza: “Uli kuenda kupi?”

Iye anditawira: “Ndiri kuenda kapima Yerusalemu toera kuona ugugumi wace na ulaphi wace.”+

3 Buluka penepo, anju akhalonga na ine abuluka mbaenda, pontho abwera anju unango toera kudzaonana na iye. 4 Anju unoyu alonga kuna anju ndzace: “Thamanga toera ukapange mʼphale ule kuti: ‘“Nakuti anthu anadzanjipa, pontho mu Yerusalemu munadzakhala na pifuyo pizinji,+ anthu anafuna kudzakhala mwenemo nee anadzamanga mipanda.+ 5 Pontho ine,” alonga Yahova, “ndinadzakhala ninga mpanda wa moto wakuazungulira,+ pontho mbiri yanga inadzakhala pakati pa Yerusalemu.”’”+

6 “Bwerani! Bwerani! Bulukani ku dziko yakunkwiriro,”+ alonga Yahova.

“Thangwi ine ndinadzabalalisa anthu ako mʼmakhundu onsene,”*+ alonga Yahova.

7 “Bwera Sioni! Thawa, iwe anakhala na mwana wankazi wa Bhabhilonya.+ 8 Pidamala Yahova wa anyankhondo kupaswa mbiri, iye andituma kuna madzindza ale adatapata pinthu pyanu, pontho ipi ndi pidalonga iye:+ ‘Ule anakukhuyani akudzokonya nʼdiso mwanga.*+ 9 Thangwi ine ndinadzalamusa nkono wanga toera kuathusa, pontho anyabasa awo akale anadzatapata pinthu pyawo.+ Penepo imwe munadzadziwadi kuti ine ndatumwa na Yahova wa anyankhondo.

10 “Khuwa mwakutsandzaya iwe mwana wankazi wa Sioni,+ thangwi ine ndiri kubwera,+ pontho ndinadzakhala pabodzi na iwe,”+ alonga Yahova. 11 “Pa ntsiku ineyi, madzindza mazinji anadzabwera kuna ine Yahova,+ iwo anadzakhala mbumba yanga, pontho ine ndinadzakhala pakati pawo.” Penepo imwe munadzadziwa kuti Yahova wa anyankhondo andituma kuna imwe. 12 Yahova anadzakwata Yuda ninga khundu ya unthaka wace mu dziko yakucena, iye mbasankhula pontho Yerusalemu.+ 13 Anthu onsene mbamatame pamaso pa Yahova, thangwi iye ali kubwera kubulukira pa mbuto yakucena inakhala iye toera kudzacita pinthu.