1 Pa tsiku la 21 la mwezi wachisanu ndi chiwiri, Yehova anayankhula kudzera mwa mneneri Hagai kuti: 2 “Yankhula kwa Zerubabeli mwana wa Sealatieli, bwanamkubwa wa Yuda, kwa Yoswa mwana wa Yehozadaki, mkulu wa ansembe, ndi kwa anthu onse otsala. Afunse kuti, 3 ‘Kodi alipo amene watsala pakati panu amene anaona ulemerero wakale wa Nyumba iyi? Nanga tsopano ikuoneka motani kwa inu? Kodi sikuoneka ngati yopanda pake kwa inu? 4 Iwe Zerubabeli, limba mtima tsopano,’ akutero Yehova. ‘Limba mtima, iwe Yoswa mwana wa Yehozadaki, mkulu wa ansembe. Limbani mtima, anthu nonse a mʼdziko,’ akutero Yehova, ‘ndipo gwirani ntchito. Pakuti ine ndili nanu,’ akutero Yehova Wamphamvuzonse. 5 ‘Izi ndi zimene ndinapangana nanu pamene munkatuluka ku Igupto. Ndipo Mzimu wanga uli pakati panu. Musachite mantha.’

6 “Yehova Wamphamvuzonse akuti, ‘Pakapita nthawi pangʼono ndidzagwedezanso thambo ndi dziko lapansi, nyanja ndi mtunda. 7 Ndidzagwedeza mitundu yonse ya anthu, ndipo chimene mitundu yonse ya anthu imachifuna chidzabwera, ndipo ndidzaza Nyumba ino ndi ulemerero,’ akutero Yehova Wamphamvuzonse. 8 ‘Siliva yense ndi wanga, golide yense ndi wanganso,’ akutero Yehova Wamphamvuzonse. 9 ‘Ulemerero wa nyumba iyi udzaposa ulemerero wa nyumba yoyamba ija,’ akutero Yehova Wamphamvuzonse. ‘Ndipo pamalo pano ndidzakhazikitsapo mtendere,’ akutero Yehova Wamphamvuzonse.”

10 Chaka chachiwiri cha Dariyo, pa tsiku la 24 la mwezi wachisanu ndi chinayi, Yehova anayankhula ndi mneneri Hagai kuti: 11 “Yehova Wamphamvuzonse akuti, ‘Funsa ansembe za zimene lamulo likunena: 12 Ngati munthu wakulunga nyama yopatulika mu mkanjo wake, ndipo mkanjowo nʼkukhudza buledi kapena msuzi, kapena vinyo, mafuta kapena chakudya cha mtundu wina uliwonse, kodi zimenezo zimasanduka zopatulika?’ ”

Ansembe anayankha kuti, “Ayi.”

13 Pamenepo Hagai anati, “Ngati munthu amene anayipitsidwa pokhudza mtembo akhudza chimodzi cha zinthu zimenezi, kodi chinthucho chimayipitsidwa?”

Ansembe anayankha kuti, “Inde, chimayipitsidwa.”

14 Pamenepo Hagai anati, “ ‘Ndi mmene zilili ndi anthu awa ndi dziko ili pamaso panga,’ akutero Yehova. ‘Chilichonse amachita ndiponso chilichonse chimene amapereka nʼchodetsedwa.

15 “ ‘Tsopano muganizire zimenezi kuyambira lero mpaka mʼtsogolo. Ganizirani momwe zinthu zinalili asanayambe kumanga nyumba ya Yehova. 16 Pamene munthu ankayembekezera miyeso ya tirigu makumi awiri ankangopeza khumi yokha. Munthu akapita kuti akatunge miyeso makumi asanu ya vinyo mu mtsuko, ankangopeza miyeso makumi awiri yokha. 17 Ndinawononga ntchito yonse ya manja anu ndi chinsikwi, chiwawu ndi matalala, komabe inu simunatembenukire kwa Ine,’ akutero Yehova 18 ‘Kuyambira lero tsiku la 24 la mwezi wachisanu ndi chinayi mpaka mʼtsogolo, chonde ganizirani bwino tsiku limene munayika maziko a nyumba ya Yehova. Ganizirani bwino. 19 Kodi mʼnkhokwe mwatsala mbewu? Mpaka lero, mpesa ndi mtengo wa mkuyu, makangadza ndi mtengo wa olivi sizinabereke zipatso.

“ ‘Kuyambira lero mpaka mʼtsogolo ndidzakudalitsani.’ ”

20 Yehova anayankhula ndi Hagai kachiwiri, pa tsiku la 24 la mwezi kuti: 21 “Uza Zerubabeli, bwanamkubwa wa Yuda, kuti ndidzagwedeza thambo ndi dziko lapansi. 22 Ndidzagwetsa mipando yaufumu ndi kuwononga mphamvu za maufumu achilendo. Ndidzagubuduza magaleta ndi okwerapo ake; akavalo ndi okwerapo ake adzagwa, aliyense adzaphedwa ndi lupanga la mʼbale wake.

23 “ ‘Tsiku limenelo,’ akutero Yehova Wamphamvuzonse, ‘ndidzakutenga, iwe mtumiki wanga Zerubabeli mwana wa Sealatieli,’ akutero Yehova, ‘ndipo ndidzakusandutsa kukhala mphete yanga yolamulira, pakuti ndasankha iwe,’ akutero Yehova Wamphamvuzonse.”