Sekaria 8:1-23
8 Yehova wa mabumba antumiine amashiwi yakwe na kabili aya kuti:
2 “Yehova wa mabumba atila, ‘Nkaba uwacincila sana ilyo nkalacingilila Sione,+ kabili nkaba ne cipyu icikalamba pa kumucingilila.’”
3 “Yehova atila, ‘Nkabwelela ku Sione+ kabili nkalaikala mu Yerusalemu;+ no musumba wa Yerusalemu bakalawita ukuti umusumba wa cishinka,+ kabili ulupili lwa kwa Yehova wa mabumba bakalalwita ukuti, ulupili lwa mushilo.’”+
4 “Yehova wa mabumba atila, ‘Abaume abakote na banakashi abakote bakalaikala mu mansa sha mu Yerusalemu na kabili. Cila muntu akakwata inkoto mu minwe yakwe pa mulandu wa kukota sana.*+
5 Kabili mu mansa sha mu musumba mukala-angala utulumendo no tukashana utwingi.’”+
6 “Yehova wa mabumba atila, ‘Nangu aba bantu abakashalapo bengamona kwati nacikosa sana, bushe na ine kuti namona kwati nacikosa sana?’ e fyo Yehova wa mabumba alanda.”
7 “Yehova wa mabumba atila, ‘Nkalubula abantu bandi kabili nkabafumya ku fyalo fya ku kabanga na ku fyalo fya ku masamba.*+
8 Kabili nkabaleta mu Yerusalemu+ nabo bakalaikala mulya mwine, bakaba abantu bandi na ine nkaba Lesa wabo+ uwa cishinka kabili uwa bulungami.’”
9 “Yehova wa mabumba atila, ‘Kosheni amaboko yenu,*+ mwe baleumfwa amashiwi ya bakasesema,+ amashiwi yamo yene ayo balandile pa bushiku umufula wa ng’anda ya kwa Yehova wa mabumba wapangilwe, pa kuti itempele likuulwe.
10 Pantu ilyo ilya nshita tailafika, abantu tabalebalipila kabili tabalebalipila na pa fitekwa fyabo.+ Takwali no walefuma nelyo uwaleingila mu mutende pa mulandu wa mulwani, pantu nalengele abantu balalwishanya.’
11 “Yehova wa mabumba atila, ‘Nshakacite abashalapo pali aba bantu nge fyo nacitile aba kale.+
12 Pantu bakatanda imbuto sha mutende; umwangashi ukatwala ifisabo fya uko, ne sonde likafumya ifimenwa fya liko,+ umuulu na o ukaponya umume wa uko; kabili nkalenga abashalapo pali aba bantu bakapyane ifi fyonse.+
13 Kabili mwe ba mu ng’anda ya kwa Yuda na mwe ba mu ng’anda ya kwa Israele, nga filya fine inko shalelumbula amashina yenu pa kutiipa,+ e fyo shikalalumbula amashina yenu pa kupaala pantu nkamupususha.+ Mwitiina!+ Kosheni amaboko yenu.’*+
14 “Pantu Yehova wa mabumba atila, ‘“Filya fine napangile ukumukanda pa mulandu wa kuti ifikolwe fyenu fyalilengele nakalipa, kabili nsha-alwile ifyo napangile,”+ e fyo Yehova wa mabumba alanda,
15 “e fyo ndefwaya ukucitila aba mu Yerusalemu na ba mu ng’anda ya kwa Yuda ifisuma.+ Mwitiina!”’+
16 “‘Ifi e fyo mufwile ukulacita: Ilyo mulelanshanya lyonse mulelanda icishinka,+ ilyo mulepingula pa mpongolo shenu, mulelungika kabili mulelenga paba umutende.+
17 Mwilapangilana ifyabipa mu mitima yenu,+ kabili mwilatemwa imilapo ya bufi;+ pantu fyonse ifi nalifipata,’+ e fyo Yehova alanda.”
18 Na kabili Yehova wa mabumba antumiine amashiwi ya kuti:
19 “Yehova wa mabumba atila, ‘Inshita mufunga mu mweshi walenga 4,+ inshita mufunga mu mweshi walenga 5,+ inshita mufunga mu mweshi walenga 7+ ne nshita mufunga mu mweshi walenga 10+ shikalaba ni nshita sha kwanga no kusekelela ku ba mu ng’anda ya kwa Yuda—ikalaba mitebeto ya kusekelela.+ E ico temweni icine no mutende.’
20 “Yehova wa mabumba atila, ‘Abantu ba mu nko ishingi na bekala mu misumba iingi bakesa;
21 kabili abekala mu musumba umo bakaya mu kweba abekala mu musumba umbi abati: “Natuleya, natuleya mu kupaapaata* Yehova pa kuti aletupaala na mu kubombela Yehova wa mabumba. Na ifwe bene tuleya.”+
22 Kabili abantu ba mu nko ishingi ne nko sha maka bakesa ku Yerusalemu+ mu kubombela Yehova wa mabumba na mu kupaapaata* Yehova ukuti alebapaala.’
23 “Yehova wa mabumba atila, ‘Muli isho nshiku, abantu 10 aba mu ndimi shonse isha nko,+ bakekatisha ku mwingila* wa muYuda* umo, kabili bakalati: “Tuleya na imwe,+ pantu twalyumfwa ukuti Lesa aba na imwe.”’”+
Amafutunoti
^ Mu ciHebere, “pa mulandu wa kwikala inshiku ishingi.”
^ Nelyo “ku fyalo ifyaba ukutulila akasuba na ku fyalo ifyaba ukuwila akasuba.”
^ Nelyo “Shipeni.”
^ Nelyo “Shipeni.”
^ Nelyo “tunashe icinso ca kwa.”
^ Nelyo “mu kunasha icinso ca kwa.”
^ Nelyo “bakekata ku nsenkebele sha ca kufwala,”
^ Mu ciHebere, “umwaume umuYuda.”
