Zekaria 7 - EKITABO EKIRIKWERA BAIBULI N'EBITABO EBY'OMUBONANO APOKURUFA/DYUTROKANONIKO

¹ Omu mwaka gwa kana, ogw'omu busingye bw'Omugabe Dariyo, Nyakubaho akagira eki yaagambiire Zekariya aha kiro kya kana eky'okwezi kwa mwenda, okurikwetwa Kisileevi.

² Mbwenu obwo Abaabeteli bakaba batumire Sharezeeri na Regyemeleki n'abashaija baabo kweshengyereza Mukama kubagirira embabazi,

³ n'okubuuza abahongyerezi b'omuri Nyaruju ya Mukama ow'amahe n'abarangi bati: Tushemereire kuguma nituganya kandi nitwesiibyakwo omu kwezi kwa kataano, nk'oku tubaire nitutwaza omu myaka ehingwire?

⁴ Mukama ow'amahe nikwo kuntuma ati:

⁵ Gambira abantu b'omuri egi nsi boona, n'abahongyerezi oti: Ku mwabaire mwesiibyakwo kandi mukaganya omu kwezi wa kataano n'okwa mushanju, niinye mwabaire mwesiibizakwo?

⁶ Ekindi, ku murya, mwanywa, timweriira kandi mukeenywera?

⁷ Obu Yerusalemu yaabaire ekitwirwemu abantu kandi egogyeire, hamwe n'endembo zaayo ezigyehinguririize, ekyanga ky'omu bukiizi-bwa-buryo n'eky'empita bikitwirwemu abantu, ebyo tibyo bigambo bi Mukama yaarangiise abarangi ba ira?

Ekyareeteire abantu kuzaahibwa

⁸ Nyakubaho akagambira Zekariya ati:

⁹ Mukama ow'amahe naagira ati: Mucwe emanja z'oburyo, kandi buri muntu agirire mwene ishe embabazi n'esaasi.

¹⁰ Mutarihata abafaakazi, efuuzi abashuuhuuki nari abooro; kandi hatarigira omuriimwe owaacumira mwene waabo enaama mbi.

¹¹ Kwonka baakanga kubyetaho, baatunika amabega, amatu baagahenderamu ebiti, ngu batakaabihurira.

¹² Baagangaaza emitima yaabo nk'amabaare, ngu batakaahurira eby'omu iteeka n'ebigambo ebi Mukama ow'amahe yaabatumireho Mutima we, naabigambisa abarangi ba ira. Ekyo kyareetera Mukama ow'amahe kubagirira ekiniga kingi.

¹³ Mukama ow'amahe ogwo yaagira ati: Nk'oku naabeetsire, bakanga kuntega okutu, nikwo bantakiire, naanye nkanga kubagarukamu;

¹⁴ nkabataataanisisa omuyaga gw'akasooroora omu mahanga gu batarikumanya. Ensi ei baatsigireho ekahinduka amatongo, hatariho orikugirabamu naagyenda nari naagaruka. Egyo nsi yaabo nungi ekacweka etyo eihamba.