Zechariah 2
1 and to lift: look eye my and to see: see and behold man and in/on/with hand his cord measure
Kenaka ndinayangʼananso, ndipo ndinaona munthu atanyamula chingwe choyezera mʼmanja mwake.
2 and to say where? you(m. s.) to go: went and to say to(wards) me to/for to measure [obj] Jerusalem to/for to see: see like/as what? width her and like/as what? length her
Ndipo ndinafunsa kuti, “Kodi ukupita kuti?” Anandiyankha kuti, “Akukayeza Yerusalemu kuti ndidziwe mulifupi mwake ndi mulitali mwake.”
3 and behold [the] messenger: angel [the] to speak: speak in/on/with me to come out: come and messenger: angel another to come out: come to/for to encounter: meet him
Taonani, mngelo amene amayankhula nane uja akuchoka, mngelo wina anabwera kudzakumana naye
4 and to say (to(wards) him *Q(k)*) to run: run to speak: speak to(wards) [the] youth this to/for to say village to dwell Jerusalem from abundance man and animal in/on/with midst her
ndipo anamuwuza kuti, “Thamanga, kamuwuze mnyamatayo kuti, ‘Yerusalemu udzakhala mzinda wopanda malinga chifukwa mudzakhala anthu ambiri ndiponso ziweto zochuluka.
5 and I to be to/for her utterance LORD wall fire around and to/for glory to be in/on/with midst her
Ndipo Ine mwini ndidzakhala linga lamoto kuteteza mzindawo,’ akutero Yehova, ‘ndipo ndidzakhala ulemerero mʼkati mwake.’
6 woe! woe! and to flee from land: country/planet north utterance LORD for like/as four spirit: breath [the] heaven to spread [obj] you utterance LORD
“Tulukani! Tulukani! Thawaniko ku dziko la kumpoto,” akutero Yehova, “pakuti ndinakumwazirani ku mphepo zinayi zamlengalenga,” akutero Yehova.
7 woe! Zion to escape to dwell daughter Babylon
“Tuluka, iwe Ziyoni! Thawa, iwe amene umakhala mʼdziko la mwana wamkazi wa Babuloni!”
8 for thus to say LORD Hosts after glory to send: depart me to(wards) [the] nation [the] to loot [obj] you for [the] to touch in/on/with you to touch in/on/with apple eye his
Pakuti Yehova Wamphamvuzonse akuti, “Atatha kundilemekeza wanditumiza kwa anthu a mitundu ina amene anakufunkhani; pakuti aliyense wokhudza inu wakhudza mwanadiso wanga.
9 for look! I to wave [obj] hand my upon them and to be spoil to/for servant/slave their and to know for LORD Hosts to send: depart me
Ndithu Ine ndidzawamenya anthuwo ndi dzanja langa ndipo amene anali akapolo awo ndiye adzawalande zinthu. Pamenepo mudzadziwa kuti Yehova Wamphamvuzonse ndiye wandituma.
10 to sing and to rejoice daughter Zion for look! I to come (in): come and to dwell in/on/with midst your utterance LORD
“Iwe mwana wamkazi wa Ziyoni, fuwula ndipo sangalala. Pakuti taona ndikubwera, ndipo ndidzakhala pakati pako,” akutero Yehova.
11 and to join nation many to(wards) LORD in/on/with day [the] he/she/it and to be to/for me to/for people and to dwell in/on/with midst your and to know for LORD Hosts to send: depart me to(wards) you
“Nthawi imeneyo anthu a mitundu yambiri adzabwera kwa Yehova ndipo adzasanduka anthu anga. Ndidzakhala pakati pako ndipo iwe udzadziwa kuti Yehova Wamphamvuzonse wandituma kwa iwe.
12 and to inherit LORD [obj] Judah portion his upon land: soil [the] holiness and to choose still in/on/with Jerusalem
Yehova adzachititsa kuti Yuda akhale chuma chake mʼdziko lopatulika ndipo adzasankhanso Yerusalemu.
13 to silence all flesh from face: before LORD for to rouse from habitation holiness his
Khalani chete pamaso pa Yehova anthu nonse, chifukwa Iye wavumbuluka kuchoka ku malo ake opatulika.”
