¹ Mumwenshi wakulenga cine konse konse mu mwaka wa cibili mubutekeshi bwakwa Dariusi, icebo cakwa Yaweh caishilekwisa kuli Sakaria umwana mwaume wakwa Iddo, kasesema aciti, ² ''Yaweh alikalipa pa bafyashi benu! ³ Landa kulibo, 'Yaweh wa fita aishilekulanda ifi: Bweleleni kuli nebo!_ uku ekulanda kwakwa Yaweh uwa fita_ elo nanebo nalabwelela kuli mwebo, efyo Yaweh wafita alanda. ⁴ Mwiba kwati nibashinwe abo bakasesema baishilekubilikisha kulibo, abati, ''Yaweh uwa fita aishilekulanda ifi: Fumeni kumibele yenu iyabubi elo nemicitile iyakubipa! ''Lelo tabali kumfwa elo kabili tabaposele amano kuli nebo_ ifi efyo Yaweh alandile.' ⁵ Bashinwe _bushe balikwi? Elo kabili nabakasesema_ bushe balekalilila? ⁶ Lelo amshiwi elo nefipope fyandi ifyo nalikukonkomesha ababomfi bandi bakasesema, bushe tafyafikile kuli bashinwe? Eico balilapile nokwisakulanda ati, 'Nga fintu Yaweh wa fita apekenye ukucita kulifwebo pafya twenda mumibele yesu nemicitile cilingile ukutulimuna, eico natulimuna.'' ⁷ 'Pabushiku ubwakulenga amakumi yabili na shine mu mweshi wakulenga ikumi limo na bumo, uuli mweshi wa shebati, mu mwaka uwakulenga bubili mubutekeshi bwakwa Dariusi, icebo cakwa Yaweh yaishilekwisa kuli Sakaria umwana mwaume wakwa Iddo, kasesema , aciti, ⁸ ''Nacibona munshita yabushiku , elo , bona! umuntu ali nanina pali kabalwe uwakukashika, elo ali pamo nefintu fya mutulo ifyali ifyali mumukonko; elo kunuma kwakwe kwali bakabalwe abakukashika, abakashika elo na bakubuta.'' Naishilekulanda ati, ''Ngabakabalwe bando Shikulu?'' ⁹ Eluntu malaika uwalikulanda na nebo aishilekulanda ati, ''Nalakulenga ifyo aba baba .'' ¹⁰ Eluntu umuntu uwaiminine mukati ka miti ya Muetulo ayaswike elo aishilekulanda ati, ''Aba ebo Yaweh atumine kukulonda pamo pa calo ponse.'' ¹¹ Bayasukile malaika wakwa Yaweh uwaiminine mukati kamiti ya muetulo; baishilekulanda kuliye ati; ''Twacibatukoendauka pa calo ponse; bona icalo conse cili tondolo elo cikotusha.'' ¹² Eluntu malaika wakwa Yaweh aishilekwasuka nokwisakulanda ati, ''Yaweh wa fita, bushe nikunshitanshi ukesakufika ukakanaba nenkumbu kuli Yerusalemu elo nakumisumba ya Yuda, iyo intu wafililwa ukufika ku myaka amakumi cine lubali?'' ¹³ Yaweh aishilekwasuka malaika uwakulanda na nebo, na mashiwi ayabune , amashiwi yakutalalika. ¹⁴ Eico malaika uwalikulanda nabo aishilekunjeba ati, ''Kabilikishe ukuti, Yaweh uwafita alandile ifi: Naliba nobufuba palwa Yerusalemu ulo na Sioni ubufuba ubukulu nganshi! ¹⁵ Ndi uwakufulwa nganshi! Ndi uwakufulwa nganshi kunko isho ishilifye umutelelwe. Uluntu nebo naishilekuba nobukali panono kulibo, bena ninshi ku cita ubonaushi ubwabipisha ku bantu bandi. ¹⁶ Eico Yaweh uwafita aishilekulanda ifi: Ndibwelele kuli Yerusalemu mukucita uluse . Ne ng'anda ili no kukulya mukati ka Yerusalemu_uku ekulanda kwa kwa Yaweh wa fita_elo nentambo yakupiminako ili nokwisakutambalikwa pali Yerusalemu.'' ¹⁷ Nakabili bilikisha utile, 'Yaweh wafi ta aishilekulanda ifi: Imisambo imbi ili nakabili nokuwamishiwa bune bune, elo Yaweh ali nakabili nokutalalika Sioni, elo nakabili ali nokusala Yerusalemu.''' ¹⁸ Eluntu naishilekwinuna amenso yandi elo nokwisakubona amasuko yane! ¹⁹ Naishilekulanda kuli malaika uwalikulanda na nebo ati, 'Ngefi findo?'' Aishilekwasuka ati, ''Ishi ensengo ishali kusalanganya Yuda, Israeli elo na Yerusalemu.'' ²⁰ Eluntu Yaweh anangile bakafula bane. ²¹ Nanebo natile, ''Nga aba bantu beshile `kukucita indo?'' Alinjaswike, elo aihilekulanda ati, ''Aya amasengo ayasalangenye Yuda icakuti takwalinakuba umuntu nangu umo uwakwimya umutwe. Lelo bakafula beshile kukubatinya, kukuposa panshi insengo shanko isho shalikuya ulukakala ku calo cakwa Yuda elo nokwisakubasalanganya.''