Sekaria 4:1-14
4 Malaika uwalelanda na ine alibwelele no kunshibusha, nga filya bashibusha umuntu uuleele.
2 Lyena anjipwishe ati: “Cinshi ulemona?”
Na ine namwaswike nati: “Ndemona ica kutekapo inyali ica golde yeka yeka,+ kabili pa muulu wa ciko pali imbale iyafonka. Pa ca kutekapo inyali pali inyali 7, ishili 7. Kuli ishi inyali 7+ ishili pa muulu wa ca kutekapo inyali kuli ne mipaipi iili 7.
3 Kabili mupepi na co kuli imiolife ibili,+ umo ku lubali lwa ku kulyo ukwa mbale yafonka na umbi ku lubali lwa ku kuso.”
4 Lyena naipwishe malaika uwalelanda na ine nati: “Mwe shikulu, bushe ifi filolele mwi?”
5 E ico malaika uwalelanda na ine anjipwishe ati: “Bushe tawishibe umo ifi filolele?”
Na ine natile: “Awe mwe shikulu.”
6 Lyena anjebele ati: “Aya e mashiwi ayo Yehova atumiine Serubabele, ‘“Te kwi bumba lya bashilika, nangu ku maka,+ lelo ni ku mupashi wandi,”+ e fyo Yehova wa mabumba alanda.
7 Finshi uli, we lupili ulukalamba? Ukabatama*+ pa ntanshi ya kwa Serubabele.+ Kabili abantu bakawelesha ilyo akabalanga ilibwe lya pa muulu. Bakatila: “Ala lyawama! Ala lyamoneka bwino!”’”
8 Yehova na kabili anjebele ati:
9 “Serubabele e watendeka umufula wa iyi ng’anda+ ku minwe yakwe, kabili akaipwisha ku minwe yakwe.+ Kabili mukeshiba ukuti Yehova wa mabumba nantuma kuli imwe.
10 Pantu nani uwasuula ubushiku bwa ntendekelo iinono?*+ Pantu bakasekelela nga bamona Serubabele naikata intambo ya kupiminako pa kukuula.* Ishi inyali 7, menso ya kwa Yehova ayo aloleseshako pano isonde ponse.”+
11 Lyena namwipwishe nati: “Bushe iyi miolife ibili iili ku kulyo e lyo na ku kuso kwa ca kutekapo inyali, finshi ilepilibula?”+
12 Namwipwishe umuku walenga bubili nati: “Bushe ifi ifipo fibili ifya tumisambo* twa miolife, ifilesuumisha amafuta ayalemoneka aya golde mu tumipaipi tubili utwa golde, filepilibula finshi?”
13 E ico anjipwishe ati: “Bushe tawishibe umo ifi filolele?”
Na ine namwaswike nati: “Awe mwe shikulu.”
14 Lyena anjebele ati: “Ifi fintu fibili fileimininako abasubwa babili abeminina pamo na Shikulu we sonde lyonse.”+
Amafutunoti
^ Nelyo “ukuba incende iyabatama.”
^ Nelyo “ifintu ifinono.”
^ Mu ciHebere, “ilibwe, icela.”
^ E kutila, utumisambo ukuli ifisabo ifingi.”
