Zakariya
7 Mu caka cacinai ca utongi wa Mambo Dhariyo, Zakariya+ atambira mphangwa zidabuluka kuna Yahova pa ntsiku yacinai ya mwezi wacipfemba, wakuti ndi mwezi wa Kisleu.* 2 Mbumba ya ku Bheteli yatuma Sarezeri na Rejemu-Meleki pabodzi na amuna akhali na iye, toera aende kadembetera Yahova kuti aabvere ntsisi, 3 mbabvundza anyantsembe a panyumba* ya Yahova wa anyankhondo na aprofeta: “Kodi ine ndisafunika kulira pa mwezi wacixanu,+ mbandicita jejuu, ninga pinacita ine mu pyaka pizinji kakamwe?”
4 Ine ndatambira pontho mphangwa izi zidabuluka kuna Yahova wa anyankhondo: 5 “Panga mbumba yonsene ya mu dziko na anyantsembe: ‘Pikhacita imwe jejuu mbamulira pa mwezi wacixanu na mwezi wacinomwe+ mu pyaka 70,+ kodi jejuu ineyi mukhaicitiradi ine? 6 Pontho mu ndzidzi ukhadya imwe mbamumwa, kodi nee mukhadya mbamumwa toera kukomereseka mwekhene? 7 Kodi imwe nee mukhafunika kubvera mafala a Yahova adalonga iye kubulukira kuna aprofeta akale,+ mu ndzidzi wakuti nzinda wa Yerusalemu na mizinda idauzungulira ikakhaliwa muntendere, pontho mu ndzidzi wakuti Nejebhu na Sefela akakhaliwa na anthu?’”
8 Zakariya atambira pontho mphangwa izi zidabuluka kuna Yahova: 9 “Ipi ndi pidalonga Yahova wa anyankhondo: ‘Phatisirani ulungami wandimomwene pakutonga miseru,+ pontho tsalakananani unango na ndzace mwaufuni+ na mwantsisi. 10 Lekani kubera nkazi wanzice peno mwana waumphawi,*+ munthu wa dziko inango+ peno munthu wakutcerenga;+ pontho lekani kunyerezera muntima mwanu kucitirana pyakuipa kuna unango na ndzace.’+ 11 Mbwenye iwo akhonda kubvera,+ pontho andipasira nkhodolo,+ mbafunga makutu awo toera akhonde kubva.+ 12 Iwo aumisa mitima yawo ninga mwala,+ mbakhonda kubvera mwambo na mafala a Yahova wa anyankhondo adapereka iye na nzimu wace kubulukira kuna aprofeta akale.+ Na thangwi ineyi, Yahova wa anyankhondo aipirwa kakamwe.”+
13 “‘Nakuti iwo nee akhandibvesera mu ndzidzi ukhaacemera ine,*+ natenepa ine nee ndikhaabveserambo mu ndzidzi ukhandicemera iwo,’+ alonga Yahova wa anyankhondo. 14 ‘Ine ndaabalalisa na condzi, mbaenda mʼmadzindza onsene akuti iwo nee akhaadziwa,+ pontho dziko yadzakhala madembe pidabuluka iwo, nee mʼbodzi akhaenda mbabwerera na mwenemu;+ thangwi iwo acinja dziko yadidi kudza mbuto yakugopswa.’”