Sekaria 2:1-13
2 Kabili nainwine amenso yandi no kumona; kabili, moneni! kwali umuntu, na mu minwe yakwe mwali umwando wa kupiminako.+
2 E lyo natile: “Uleya kwi?”
Na o atile kuli ine: “Ku kupima Yerusalemu, pa kuti njishibe ifyo akula mu bwipi ne fyo alepa mu butali.”+
3 Kabili, moneni! malaika uwalelanda na ine alifuminepo, kabili malaika umbi alishile ku kwisamukumanya.
4 E lyo atile kuli ena: “Butuka webe umulumendo ulya, auti, ‘“Yerusalemu akekalwamo ngo mushi uwabula amalinga,+ pa mulandu wa kufulisha kwa bantu ne fitekwa mu kati kakwe.+
5 Kabili nkaba kuli ena,” e fyasosa Yehova, “icibumba ca mulilo ukushinguluka konse,+ kabili nkaba ubukata mu kati kakwe.”’”+
6 “Imwe! Mwe bali apo! Fulumukenimo mu calo ca ku kapinda ka ku kuso,”+ e fyasosa Yehova.
“Pantu mu fyalo fya bene ifya mu ntunga sha myela ine iya mu muulu e mo namusalanganishisha,”+ e fyo Yehova asosa.
7 Iwe, Sione!+ Fyuka, we wikala no mwana mwanakashi Babiloni.+
8 Pantu Yehova wa mabumba atila, ‘Ukukonka pa bukata,+ antumine ku nko ishalemupokolola ifipe;+ pantu uwakumya pali imwe+ ninshi akumya pa mboni ya linso lyandi.+
9 Pantu ndepukunya ukuboko kwandi pali shena,+ kabili shikaba ica kupokololako ifipe ku basha ba shiko.’+ E lyo mukeshiba ukuti Yehova wa mabumba nantuma.+
10 “Aula no kusekelela, we mwana mwanakashi Sione;+ pantu ndeisa,+ kabili nkekala mu kati kobe,”+ e fyasosa Yehova.
11 “Kabili inko ishingi shikailunda kuli Yehova muli bulya bushiku,+ kabili bakaba abantu bandi;+ na ine nkekala mu kati kobe.” E lyo mukeshiba ukuti Yehova wa mabumba nantuma kuli imwe.+
12 Kabili Yehova akabuula Yuda ukuba uwakwe pa ncende ya mushilo,+ lelo ukusala akasala Yerusalemu.+
13 Talaleni, mwe bantunse bonse, ku cinso ca kwa Yehova,+ pantu naima+ mu bwikalo bwakwe ubwa mushilo.+
