¹ Ilyo imfumu Darius aletungulula pamyaka ine, ubushiku bwalenga shine shakwa Kislebu (cali nimumwenshi walenga shine), ishiwi lyakwa Yahweh lyaishile kuli Sakarika. ² Abantu baku Betele ninshi nabatuma sharesere, no ku Regemu-meleke na baume babo ku kulolesha ku cinso cakwa Yahweh. ³ Balandile kuli bashimapepo abali mung'anda yakwa Yahweh na kuli bakasesema; balandile ati, ''Bushe mu mweshi wabusano akaleko kulya ifyo balecita imyaka yonse?'' ⁴ Elo ishiwi lyakwa Yahweh wamilolo lya ishile kuli ine, aliti, ⁵ ''Landa ku bantu bonse aba mu calo na kuli bashipepo no kulanda, ati, ilyo mwaleko kulya no kupumapo inkonde mu mwenshi wabusano no wa cine lubali pali ilye myaka amakumi cine lubali, bushe ninebo mwalekela ukulya? ⁶ Bushe ilyo mulya no kunwa, bushe tamwilila no kuinwina? ⁷ Bushe ifi tefyebo Yahweh abilikishe mu maboko yabakasesema bantanshi, ilyo Yerusalemu ali uwashungulukwa ne misumba kabili Negebu shafela fyali ifyaikalwamo?''' ⁸ Kabili icebo cakwa Yahweh caishile kuli Sakaria, aciti, ⁹ ''Yahweh wamilalo alandca ati, 'pinguleni ukupingula kwa cishinka, icipangano icishinka, no luse. lekenicila muntuj acitefi kuli munyina. ¹⁰ Ngaba mukamfwilwa nabana banshiwa, no mulebeshi,no mupina-mwilabacusha,mwilaba nolupato kubanenu mumitima yenu.' ¹¹ Lelo balikene ukumfwa kwishiwi lyabo batenseshe nefipeya filumba filumba. Baisele namatwi yabo mukukana ukumfwa. ¹² Bacitile imitima yabo nge libwe ilyakosa tabaumfwile no kwishiwi lyakwa Yahweh. Atumine aya mashiwi ku bantu muli mupashi wamushilo panshita mukwangufyanya, mu mwenshi ybakasesema. Nomba abantu tabaumfwile, elo Yahweh wamilalo afulilwe pali bena. ¹³ Cacitike ilyo baitilwe, nabo tabaumfwile. Mu munshila imo, ''Efyalanda Yahweh wamilalo, ''baitile nebo nanebo, nomba nanebo nshaumfwile. ¹⁴ Ngafintu nabolwile ku kamfungwala ukuya mu mitundu yonse iyo bashaishibe, ne calo bashile icapomoka umushaba nowakupitamo nangu uwakubwelelamo