16 These are the things you must do: Speak truth to one another; make true and sound decisions within your city gates. 17 Do not plot evilr in your hearts against your neighbor,s and do not love perjury,t for I hate all this”—this is the Lord’s declaration.

18 Then the word of the Lord of Armies came to me: 19 The Lord of Armies says this: “The fast of the fourth month,u the fast of the fifth, the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenthv will become times of joy, gladness, and cheerful festivals for the house of Judah. Therefore, love truth and peace.”