Zekariya 2:1-13
2 Ndinguyunuka ndipu ndinguwona munthu yo wenga ndi chingwi chakupimiya+ mujanja laki.
2 Sonu ndingufumba kuti: “Uluta pani?”
Iyu wangumuka kuti: “Ndiluta kuchipima Yerusalemu, kuti nkhaziŵi usani waki kweniso utali waki.”+
3 Ndipu awonani! mungelu yo walongoronga nani wangutuwaku kwaku ini, ndipu mungelu munyaki wanguza kuzikumana nayu.
4 Pavuli paki, wangumukambiya kuti: “Tchimbiriya kuwa ndipu ukakambiyi mnyamata yuwa kuti, ‘“Mu Yerusalemu mwazamuja so ŵanthu+ nge mizi yambula mipanda, chifukwa chakuti mwazamukuŵa ŵanthu anandi kweniso viŵetu vinandi.+
5 Ndazakumuzingiliza nge mpanda wa motu,+ ndipu unkhankhu wangu wazamukuŵa pakati paki.”’+ Yehova ndiyu wakamba.”
6 “Zani! Zani! Thaŵani kucharu cha kunkhondi,”*+ Yehova ndiyu wakamba.
“Pakuti ndakumbininiskiyani ku mphepu zinayi zakuchanya,”+ Yehova ndiyu wakamba.
7 “Iza yiwi Ziyoni! Thaŵa yiwi uja ndi mwana munthukazi waku Babiloni.+
8 Chiuta wati wakankhuskika, wandituma ku mitundu yo yakuphanganingi vinthu,+ pakuti Yehova wa mizinda wakamba kuti: ‘Weyosi yo wakukwaskani, wakwaska mboni ya jisu langu.+
9 Pakuti ndiŵasoskiyengi janja langu, ndipu akapolu ŵawu aŵaphangengi vinthu.’+ Ndipu mwazamuziŵa kuti Yehova wa mizinda wandituma.
10 “Yiwi mwana munthukazi wa ku Ziyoni, daniriza mwalikondwa;+ pakuti ndituza,+ ndipu ndazamuja pakati paku,”+ Yehova ndiyu wakamba.
11 “Mu zuŵa lo, mitundu yinandi ya ŵanthu yazakujibatika kwaku Yehova,+ ndipu azamukuŵa ŵanthu ŵangu; ndipu ini ndazamuja pakati pinu.” Mwazamuziŵa kuti Yehova wa mizinda wandituma kwaku yimwi.
12 Yehova wazamuto Yuda kuti waŵi chigaŵa chaki pamalu ngakupaturika, ndipu wazamusankha so Yerusalemu.+
13 Vamoyu vosi vije* cheti pa masu paku Yehova, pakuti wachitapu kanthu kutuliya mumalu ngaki ngakujamu ngakupaturika.