Zakariya 7:1-14
7 Mu gole lacinai la utongi bwa mambo Dariyo, Yahova adalewalewa na Zakariya pa ntsiku yacinai, mwezi wacipfemba omwe ni mwezi wa Kisilevi.*
2 Wanthu wa ku Beteli adatuma Sarezeri na Rejemu-meleki pabodzi na wanthu wace kuti akadandaulire* Yahova kuti awasimbe.
3 Adawatuma kuti akauze antsembe wa pa nyumba* ya Yahova wa anyankhondo na apolofeta kuti: “Kodi nin’funika kulira mwezi wacixanu na kubzimana kudya ninga momwe nimbacitira magole yentseneya?”
4 Yahova wa anyankhondo adalewalewa nande pomwe kuti:
5 “Uza wanthu wentse wa m’dzikoli kuti: ‘Pomwe mukhabzimana kudya na kulira pa mwezi wacixanu na mwezi wacinomwe kwa magole 70, kodi mukhabzimanadi kudya* thangwe ra inepano?
6 Ndipo pomwe mukhambadya na kumwa, kodi mukhambacita lini bzimwebzi kuti mubzikondwese mwekha?
7 Kodi mukhafunikira lini kubvera mafala ya Yahova yomwe adayalewa mwakuphatisa basa apolofeta wakale-kale pomwe mu Jeruzalemu na m’mizinda yapafupi mukhana wanthu ndipo mukhana mtendere? Kodi mukhafunika lini kubvera Mulungu pomwe ku Negebe na ku Sefela kukhana wanthu?’”
8 Yahova adapitiriza kulewalewa na Zakariya kuti:
9 “Yahova wa anyankhondo walewa kuti: ‘Mbatongani mwacirungamo ndipo mbacitiranani bzinthu mwalufoyi lacadidi na mwa ntsisi
10 Lekani kumbabera akazi mamsiwa, nkhungwa,* mulendo ne nyakusauka ndipo lekanimbo kukumbuka bza kutaxula mwanzanu napo na mu mtima mwanu.’
11 Tsono iwo adalamba kutetekera ndipo mwakubzikuza iwo adandilinza ngoto, acifunga makutu yawo kuti aleke kubva.
12 Iwo adaumisa mitima yawo ninga mwala wa diyamante* kuti aleke kubvera malamulo na mafala ya Yahova wa anyankhondo, yomwe adayatumiza na mzimu wace mwakuphatisa basa apolofeta wakale-kale. Ndipopa, Yahova wa anyankhondo adakalipa kwene-kwene.”
13 “‘Ninga momwe iwo alibe kunditetekera pomwe ndidawacemera,* inepanombo ndiribe kuwatetekera pomwe adandicemera,’ walewa tenepo Yahova wa anyankhondo.
14 ‘Tenepo, ndidawabalalisira ku mitundu yentse ya wanthu yomwe akhaidziwa lini ninga kuti amwazidwa na conzi camphanvu, ndipo dziko lomwe akhakhala lasanduka matere ndipo palibe omwe ambayenda kumweko ne kugwatira na kumweko; pakuti iwo acitisa dziko lakudeka kukhala lakugopswa.’”
Mafala ya m'nyantsi
^ Onani Mafala Yakuphampha B15.
^ Ayai, “akakhazikise pantsi mtima wa.”
^ Ayai, “templo.”
^ Ayai, “mukhacitadi jejum.”
^ Mafala yace caiyo: “mwana wakusaya pai.”
^ Ayai pinango, “mwala wakuuma.”
^ Mafala yace caiyo: “iye adawacemera.”
