Zakariya

5 Ine ndayangʼana pontho kudzulu mbandiona mpukutu* wakuti ukhaphepheruka. 2 Iye andibvundza: “Ninji pinaona iwe?”

Ine ndatawira: “Ine ndikuona mpukutu ukuphepheruka wakuti uli na makhono* 20 aulaphi na makhono 10 augugumi.”

3 Buluka penepo iye andipanga: “Iyi ndi dzedze yakuti iri kuenda pa dziko yonsene yapantsi, thangwi onsene ale anaba,+ ninga pidalembwa kukhundu ibodzi ya mpukutu, nee asatcunyuswa; pontho onsene ale anadumbira mwauthambi,+ ninga pidalembwa kukhundu inango ya mpukutu, nee asatcunyuswa. 4 ‘Ndine adatumiza dzedze ineyi,’ alonga Yahova wa anyankhondo, ‘pontho iyo inadzapita nʼnyumba mwa mbava na nʼnyumba mwa ule anadumbira mwauthambi mu dzina yanga; pontho iyo inapita nʼnyumba zenezi, mbifudza matabwa na miyala ya nyumba zenezi.’”

5 Buluka penepo, anju akhalonga na ine abwera dhuzi na pana ine mbandipanga: “Ndaphata miyendo, yangʼana ndzulu, pontho ona pinacitika.”

6 Natenepa ine ndabvundza: “Ninji ceneci?”

Iye anditawira: “Cinaona iwe ici ndi citundu ca efa.”* Iye apitiriza kulonga: “Anewa ndi maonekero a anthu anacita pyakuipa pa dziko yonsene yapantsi.” 7 Pontho ine ndaona kuti mphampha yakubulungika ya ntobve ikhadafungulwa, pontho nkati mwa citundu ceneci mukhali na nkazi wakuti akhali nawa. 8 Natenepa iye alonga: “Nkazi unoyu asaimirira Uipi.” Penepo iye apfinyirira nkazi unoyu ncitundu ca efa, mbafunga mwamphambvu citundu na mphampha yakulemera ya ntobve.

9 Buluka penepo ndayangʼana kudzulu mbandiona akazi awiri mbakabwera, pontho iwo akhamburuka na mphepo. Iwo akhali na maphapido ninga a soliri, pontho iwo akwata citundu mbamburuka naco kudzulu.* 10 Natenepa ine ndabvundza anju akhalonga na ine: “Kodi iwo akuenda naco kupi citundu ca efa?”

11 Iye atawira: “Ali kuenda naco ku dziko ya Sineari*+ toera kamʼmangira nyumba yace kweneko; pontho nyumba ineyi ingamala kumangwa, nkazi unoyu anaikhwa mwenemu pa mbuto yace yakuthema.”