The spirit of God then came upon Zacharias the son of Joiada the priest, and he stood in the sight of the people, and said to them: Thus saith the Lord God: Why transgress you the commandment of the Lord which will not be for your good, and have forsaken the Lord, to make him forsake you?
Awo omwoyo gwa Katonda ne gujja ku Zekkaliya, mutabani wa Yekoyaada kabona; n'ayimirira wagguluko awali abantu n'abagamba nti Bw'atyo bw'ayogera Katonda nti Musobezanga ki ebiragiro bya Mukama n'okuyinza ne mutayinza kulaba mukisa? kubanga mwaleka Mukama, era naye kyavudde abaleka mmwe.