Chaandano 4
1
Mpawo mungelo oyo wakali kwambuula andime waboola akundibusya mbuli muntu ubusigwa kuzwa kung'onzi zyakwe.
2
Wakandaambila kuti, ''Niinzi nchobwene?'' Ndakati, ''Ndibwene chikkalilo chalampi chilundidwe koonse angolide, chilachibikilo ajulu aacho. Chila malampi musanu aabili alimwi malampi musanu aabili milomo kujulu lyalimwi alimwi lampi.
3
Kuli misamu yama olifa yobile kumbali anchicho, Umwi kullyo lwalubazu lwachibikilo aalimwi kulubazu lwakuchimweensi.''
4
Aboobo ndakabuzya mungelo ngundakali kwaambula awe. Ndakati, ''Zyambaanzi zintu eezi, Simalelo wangu?''
5
Mungelo ooyo wakalikwambuula andime wakasandula akwamba kuti kulindime, ''Saa tozizi ezi nchizyaamba?'' Ndakati, ''Pepe, simalelo wangu.''
6
Aboobo wakati kuli ndime, ''Eli ndijwi lya Jehova kuli Zelubbabbelu: Chintu chipati teensi inguzu, pesi ngu muuya, mbwaawamba Jehova wamakamu.
7
Nduweni, O chilundu chipati? Kunembo lya Zelubbabbelu uyooba ntundubwi, alimwi uyogwisya ibbwe lyaatala kuti likoompolole kuti 'Luzyalo! Luzyalo kuli nchiicho!'''
8
Ijwi lya Jehova lyakasika kuli ndime, nkaliti,
9
''Maboko a Zelubbabbelu ngawo akayaala ntalisyo yang'anda eyi alimwi maboko akwe ayoyimaninsizya.'' Mpawo uyoziba kuti Jehova wamakamu nguwandituma kuli nduwe.
10
Ooyo wasampawula izuba lya zintu zinini? Aaba bantu bayosekelela aakubona chipimyo mujanza lya Zelubbabbelu. ( Aaya malampi alimusanu aabili ngomenso aa Jehova aayo alobulanga nyika yoonse.)
11
Mpawo ndakabuzya kumungelo, ''Eyi munsamu yobile yama olifa njaanzi iyiimvwi kulumweensi akululyo lwazyimikilillo zya malampi?''
12
Alubo ndakabuzya kuli nguwe, ''Njaanzi eyi mitabi yobile yama olifa iili kumbali lyamatililo obile aangolida aatila mafuta?''
13
Mpawo wakandambila kuti, ''Saa tozizi eezi?'' Ndakati, ''Pepe, simalelo wangu.''
14
Aboobo wakati, ''Aba mbana bamafuta ama olifa bayimvwi kunembo lya mwami wanyika yoonse.''