^{1 2 3} Mu mwenshi wacine konse konse mumwaka wacibili uwakwa Dariusi' emwaishile icebo cakwa Yahweh kuli Sakaria mwana Berikia mwana Iddo, kasesema, alandile, ''Yahweh alikalipe pali bawishinwe! Alandile kuli bena, 'Yahweh wakwaWasti alandile fi: bwekeni kuli nebo! Efyalandile Yahweh wamilalo nanebo nkabwelela kuli mwebo, efyalanda Yahweh wakwa Wasti. ⁴ Mwiba ngaba wishimwe abo bakasesema bakale, abaebelwe, ''Yahweh wakwa Wasti alandile fi: Bweleni kumibele yenu yabipa ne micitile yenu iyabipa!'' lelo tabaumfwile kabili tabateseshe kuli nebo- efyalanda Yahweh. ⁵ Bawishinwe- bali kwisa? nabakamona-bushe baba no bumi bwakutwalilila? ⁶ Lelo ifyebo fyandi ne fipope fyandi ifyo naebele ababomfi bandi bakasesema tafyabacitikile? ⁷ Pabushiku bwalenga amakumi yabili na shine umwenshi wemukuni na buno, uwali mwenshi wa Shabati, umwaka walenga bubili uwakwa Darius' emwaishile, icebo cakwa Yahweh caishile kuli Sakaria mwana Berekia umwana umwaume wakwa Ado, kasesema, no kulanda, ⁸ Namwene mu bushiku, kabili moneni! Umuntu nainina pali kabalwe uwakashika, cee nakabili aimiine tondolo mu mukonko mu cimuti caminadas iyali umwashika; kabili kunuma yakwe kwali bakabalwe abakashika, abakashika ce nababuta.'' ⁹ Nanebo na landile, ''Nifusha ifi, mweshikulu?'' o mungeli uwalelanda nanbo alandile kuli nebp. ''nalakulondolwela pakuti wishibe ifi fyonse fili.'' ¹⁰ Efyo umuntu uwaiminine tondolo mu kati kamihadas alyaswike no kulanda ati, ''Aba ebo Yahweh atumine ku kwendauka pesonde.'' ¹¹ Nabo bayaswike umungeli wakwa Yahweh uwaiminine mukati ka cimuti camidasi; nokulanda kuli ena, ''Natwendauka pesonde; moneni, isonde lyonse lilitondolo kabili ilyabula icimfulunganya.'' ¹² Ilyo umungeli wakwa Yahweh ayaswike no kulanda ati, ''Yahweh Lesa wamilalo kufika nshita shi ilyo tamwabelele Yerusalemu uluse ne misumba yakwa Yuda, iyo mwakana pali iyi myaka amakumi cine lubali? ¹³ Yahweh alyaswike umungeli uwalelanda nanebo amashiwi aya nsansa. ¹⁴ Elyo umungeli uwalenda naena alandile kuli nebo, ''Bika auti, Yahweh Lesa wamilalo alanda ati, nafulilwa Yerusalemu na sioni ukufulwa apakalamba! ¹⁵ Nimfulwa apakalamba pa mitundu yonse ili ne cibote pantu nebo nafulilwefye panono lelo imitundu yafwilishe ukuti kube ubucushi: ¹⁶ Eico Yahweh wamilalo alande fi: Nkabwela kumusumba wa Yerusalemu no luse ulwingi. Ing'anda yandi ikakulwa muli ena efyalanda Yahweh wamilalo kabili umwando wa kupuminako ukatamalikkilwa pali Yerusalemu.'' ¹⁷ Kabili bilikisha auti Yahweh wamilalo atila imisumba yandi ikasuka ibamo ubusuma ubwingi kabili Yahweh akasuka akalanguluka sioni no kusala Yerusalemu.'' ¹⁸ Kabili nainwine amenso yandi no kumona kabili isengo shine! ¹⁹ Nalandile ku mungeli uwalelanda nanebo, ''finshi ifi?'' Alingaswike, ninsengo ishasalangenye Yuda, Isreali, na Yerusalemu.'' ²⁰ Kabili Yahweh anangile abacenjela mufya kupanga bane. ²¹ Nalandile, ''Ninshi ababa bantu baleisa mukucita?'' alingaswike, nokulanda ati, ''ishi nsengo shasangenye Yuda icakweba ati takwali nowakwinuna umutwe. kabili ishi shimbi shikesa kukushitutumya kukuposa panshi insengo shanko ishilesumbwilwa icalo ca Yuda ulusengo pakuti cisalangane.''