¹ Ulo imfumu Daliush ali kutungula pa myaka ine, pa bushiku ubwali bukolenga bue ubwakwa Kisleu (uwali mwenshi walu ukolenga pabula), Ishiwi lyakwa Yawe lyalishile kuli Zekaria. ² Abantu baku Betele balitumine Shareger elo na Regem - Melek elo na baume babo ukulekupapata pa cinso cakwa Yawe. ³ Balilandile kuli ba Shimapepo abali kubela pa ng'anda yakwa Yawe wa milalo elo nakuli ba kasesema; balilandile ukwebati, " Bushe kuti nkolesesha muklekufungo, kulekulya mu mweshi wakulenga isano, ngefyo ncitile mu myaka iyi iyakufula?" ⁴ Elo ishiwi lyakwa Yawe uwamilalo lyalishile kuli nebo, likolanda kwebati, " ⁵ Landa ku bantu bonse aba mu clo elo nakuli bashimapepo elo ulande nokwebati, "Ulo mwalikufunga kulekulya elo nokulekulosha mu mwenshi - wakulenga busano elo namumweshi wakulenga cine lubali pa myakeyi amakumi cine lubali, 'bushe mucacine ninebo mwalikufungila kulekulya? ⁶ Ulo mwalikulya nokulekunwa, nbushe tamwalikunwa nokukulekulya palwenu mwebena? ⁷ Bushe aya tayalikuba amashiwi yamo yene ayo Yawe asabankenye kukuboko kwaba kasesema abakukale, ulo Yerusalemu nemisumba yamusingulukile yalikwikalwamo nokulekunguluka elo na Negebu elo neflalo fyakumasamba kumbonshi fyali kwikalwamo?" ⁸ Ishiwi lyakwa Yawe lyalishile kuli Zakaria, ukwebati, ⁹ "Yawe wamilalo akolanda ici ulekupingula mucacine, icakupingana ca mucitetekelo, elo no luse. Ulekuleka cilamuntu alekucita ici kuli wabo. ¹⁰ Palwakwa namfwilwa elo na kashiwa umulebeshi, elo no muntu umupina mwilekubapakasa, elo mwilekuleka nelo umo muli ba mwebo ukulekupanfila umunankwe icakubipa mumutima wenu. ¹¹ Lelo balikene ukulekuposako amano elo nalikutalamika amapeya yabo.Balikuminikile amatwi yabo pakwebati tabakoumfwa. ¹² Balipangile imitima yabo ukulekukosa kubati libwe pakwebati tekuti balekumfwe funde nelo mashiwi yakwa Yawe wamilalo. Alitumine ishimbila kubantu nomupashi wakwe munshita sha kwamba, kukanwa kabakasesema. Lelo abantu balikukana kulekumfwa, elo Yawe wamilalo bena alibafulilwe nganshi. ¹³ Chalitikile ukwebati ulo akutile, tabakutikile. Munshila imo ine, " Alilandile Yawe wamilalo, bakalekubilikisha kuli nebo, lelo nshakalekumfwa. ¹⁴ Elo nkabapasa na kankungwalaku nko shonse isho bashimapepo , elo ne calo cikalekube cibolya panuma yabena. Elo takwakalekuba nelo umo uukalekupula mu calo nolo ukulekubwekelamo pakwebati abantu, pangile calo ca fososo."