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| 1. | Ngenyanga yesificaminwembili, ngomnyaka wesibili kaDariyusi, ilizwi le Nkosi lafika kuZekariya umprofethi. indodana kaBerekiya kaldo, lisithi: |
| 2. | I Nkosi yabathukuthelela oyihlo. |
| 3. | Ngakho-ke tshono ebantwini uthi: I Nkosi yamabandla ithi: Buyelani kimi, lami ngizabuyela kini, kutsho i Nkosi yamabandla. |
| 4. | Lingabi njengoyihlo abaprofethi bakuqala abamemeza kibo besithi: I Nkosi yamabandla ithi: Phendukani ezindleleni zenu ezimbi lezenzweni zenu ezimbi. Kodwa kabezwanga, kabanginanzanga, kutsho i Nkosi. |
| 5. | Oyihlo bangaphi? Labaprofethi baphila kokuphela yini? |
| 6. | Kodwa amazwi ami lezimiso zami, engalaya ngakho inceku zami abaprofethi, kakubaficanga oyihlo yini? Ngakho baphenduka bathi: Njengalokhu i Nkosi yamabandla yazimisela ukusiphatha ngokufanele indlela zethu lezenzo zethu, yenze njalo. |
| 7. | Ngosuku lwamatshumi amabili lane lwenyanga yetshumi lanye ethiwa nguShebati, ngomnyaka wesibili kaDariyusi, ilizwi le Nkosi lafika kuZekariya umprofethi, indodana kaBerekiya kaldo. UZekariya wathi: |
| 8. | Ngabona ebusuku, khangela, umuntu ogade ibhiza elibomvu. Wayemi phakathi kwezihlahla zomtshekisane esigodini, kukhona ngemva kwakhe amabhiza abomvu lalubhidi lamhlophe. |
| 9. | Ngasengisithi: Kutshoni lokhu, Nkosi? Ingilosi eyayikhuluma lami yathi kimi: Ngizakutshengisa ukuthi kuyini. |
| 10. | Ngakho-ke lowomuntu owayemi phakathi kwezihlahla zomtshekisane waphendula wathi: Laba yibo i Nkosi ebathumileyo ukuhlola umhlaba. |
| 11. | Bona basebeyiphendula ingilosi ye Nkosi eyayimi phakathi kwezihlahla zomtshekisane, bathi: Sesiwuhlolile umhlaba, khangela, umhlaba wonke uhlezi kuhle. |
| 12. | Ingilosi ye Nkosi yasisithi: Nkosi yamabandla, koze kube nini ungabanga lasihawu kiyo iJerusalema lakuyo imizi yakoJuda, oyithukutheleleyo okweminyaka engamatshumi ayisikhombisa? |
| 13. | I Nkosi yasiphendula ingilosi eyayikhuluma lami ngamazwi omusa laduduzayo. |
| 14. | Ngakho ingilosi eyayikhuluma lami yathi kimi: Memeza uthi i Nkosi yamabandla ithi: Ngilobukhwele obukhulu ngeJerusalema langeZiyoni. |
| 15. | Ngithukuthele kakhulu ngezizwe ezichelesileyo, ngoba ngathi ngisazondile kancinyane, zandisa ububi. |
| 16. | Ngalokho-ke, ithi i Nkosi, sengibuyile eJerusalema ngilesihawu; indlu yami izakwakhiwa kuyo, kutsho i Nkosi yamabandla, lentambo yokulinganisa izatshonjululwa phezu kweJerusalema. |
| 17. | Memeza futhi ithi: I Nkosi yamabandla ithi: Imizi yami izagcwala iphuphume futhi izinto ezinhle. I Nkosi izaduduza futhi iZiyoni, ibuye iyikhethe iJerusalema. |
| 18. | Ngaphakamisa amehlo ami, ngabona, khangela-ke, impondo ezine. |
| 19. | Ngathi kuyo ingilosi eyayikhuluma lami: Kuyini lokhu? Yangiphendula yathi: Lezi zimpondo ezachithachitha uJuda loIsrayeli leJerusalema. |
| 20. | I Nkosi yasingitshengisa abakhandi abane. |
| 21. | Ngasengisithi: Laba bazekwenzani? Yangiphendula yathi: Leziya impondo zachithachitha uJuda, kwaze kwasweleka loyedwa ongaphakamisa ikhanda. Lababakhandi bezile ukwesabisa izizwe, lokwephula impondo zezizwe ezaphakamisela impondo zazo ilizwe lakoJuda ukulichithachitha. |
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