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| 1. | Ngomnyaka wesine wenkosi uDariyusi ilizwi le Nkosi lafika kuZekariya ngosuku lwesine lwenyanga yesificamunwemunye ethiwa nguKisilevi. |
| 2. | Abantu beBhetheli babethume oSharezeri loRegemeleki labantu babo ukucela umusa e Nkosi ni, |
| 3. | lokubuza abapristi bendlu ye Nkosi yamabandla labaprofethi ukuthi: Sizakhala inyembezi ngenyanga yesihlanu njengokwenza kwethu iminyaka yonke yini? |
| 4. | Laselifika kimi ilizwi le Nkosi yamabandla lisithi: |
| 5. | Tshono ebantwini bonke belizwe lakubapristi uthi: Ekuzileni kwenu ukudla lekulileni kwenu enyangeni yesihlanu lenyangeni yesikhombisa, kule iminyaka engamatshumi ayisikhombisa, lalizilela mina ukudla yini? |
| 6. | Nxa lisidla linatha, kalizidleli lizinathele lina yini? |
| 7. | Nxa iJerusalema yayisakhiwe iphumelele, lemizi yayo yonke iyihanqile, leningizimu leShefela kwakhiwe kuzo, la ayengesiwo amazwi i Nkosi eyawatshumayela ngabaprofethi bakuqala yini? |
| 8. | Ilizwi le Nkosi lafika kuZekariya lisithi: |
| 9. | I Nkosi yamabandla ithi: Lenze isahlulelo esiqotho, lenze umusa lesihawu kubafowenu, |
| 10. | lingacindezeli umfelokazi lentandane lowezizweni lomyanga, kungabi khona loyedwa wenu owenza amacebo amabi enhliziyweni yakhe ngomfowabo. |
| 11. | Kodwa bona bala ukulalela, baqinisa amakhanda abo, bavimba indlebe zabo ukuze bangezwa. |
| 12. | Benza inhliziyo zabo zaba lukhuni njengendayimana, hlezi bezwe ukulaya lamazwi i Nkosi yamabandla ebathumele wona ngomoya wayo ngabaprofethi bakuqala. Lokhuke kwayithukuthelisa kakhulu i Nkosi yamabandla. |
| 13. | I Nkosi yamabandla yathi: Njengoba ngababiza, kabaze bezwa, labo babiza, lami kangaze ngezwa. |
| 14. | Ngabachithachitha phakathi kwezizwe zonke ababekade bengazazi. Ngakho ilizwe abalitshiyayo lachitheka, kakusadabulanga muntu kulo, lelizwe elihle laba yinkangala. |
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