Zekkaliya
7:1 Awo olwatuuka mu mwaka ogw'okuna ogwa kabaka Daliyo, ekigambo kya...
Mukama n'ajja eri Zekkaliya ku lunaku olw'okuna olw'omwezi ogw'omwenda, akawungeezi
mu kibuga Chisleu;
7:2 Bwe baamala okutuma Serezeri ne Legemereki mu nnyumba ya Katonda, ne...
basajja baabwe, okusaba mu maaso ga Mukama;
7:3 Era okwogera ne bakabona abaali mu nnyumba ya Mukama wa
eggye, ne bannabbi nga bagamba nti Kaabe mu mwezi ogw'okutaano;
okweyawula, nga bwe nkoze emyaka gino emingi?
7:4 Awo ekigambo kya Mukama ow'Eggye ne kinzijira nga kyogera nti;
7:5 Yogera eri abantu bonna ab’omu nsi ne bakabona nti, “Ddi
mwasiiba ne mukungubaga mu mwezi ogw'okutaano n'ogw'omusanvu, n'abo nsanvu
emyaka, mwasiiba gyendi, nze?
7:6 Bwe mwalya ne bwe mwanywa, temwalya
mmwe bennyini, ne munywa ku lwammwe?
7:7 Temuwuliranga bigambo Mukama bye yakaabirira mu ebyo eby’olubereberye
bannabbi, Yerusaalemi bwe kyali kituuliddwamu abantu era nga kikulaakulana, n’ebibuga
ebyo ebimwetoolodde, abantu bwe baabeeranga mu bukiikaddyo n'olusenyi?
7:8 Ekigambo kya Mukama ne kijjira Zekkaliya nga kyogera nti:
7:9 Bw’ati bw’ayogera Mukama ow’Eggye nti, “Mukole omusango ogw’amazima, mulage.”
okusaasira n'okusaasira buli muntu eri muganda we;
7:10 So tonyigiriza nnamwandu, newakubadde mulekwa, ne munnaggwanga, newakubadde
aavu; era tewali n’omu ku mmwe alowooza ku muganda we ekibi mu mmwe
omutima.
7:11 Naye ne bagaana okuwulira, ne baggyawo ekibegabega ne bayimirira
amatu gaabwe, baleme kuwulira.
7:12 Weewaawo, emitima gyabwe baagifuula ng’ejjinja erinywevu, baleme okuwulira
amateeka n'ebigambo Mukama w'eggye bye yaweereza mu mwoyo gwe
ku bannabbi ab'edda: obusungu bungi bwe bwava eri Mukama wa
abakyaza.
7:13 Kale olwatuuka nga bwe yakaaba, ne batawulira;
bwe batyo ne bakaaba, ne ssaagala kuwulira, bw'ayogera Mukama w'eggye.
7:14 Naye ne mbasaasaanya n’omuyaga mu mawanga gonna ge baali
yali amanyi nti tamanyi. Bw’atyo ensi n’efuuka matongo oluvannyuma lwabwe, ne watabaawo n’omu yayitawo
ne bayita ne baddayo: kubanga ensi ennungi baagifuula amatongo.