Hag 2 | Ndebele | STEP | Nge nyanga yesikhombisa , ngolwamatshumi amabili lanye lwenyanga , kwafika ilizwi leN kosi ngesandla sikaHagayi umprofethi, lisithi:

Haggai 2

Ubuhle bethempeli elitsha

1 Ngenyanga yesikhombisa ^a, ngolwamatshumi amabili lanye lwenyanga ^b, kwafika ilizwi leNkosi ngesandla sikaHagayi umprofethi, lisithi: 2 Khuluma khathesi kuZerubhabheli indodana kaSheyalithiyeli ^c, umbusi wakoJuda ^d, lakuJoshuwa indodana kaJehozadaki, umpristi omkhulu ^e, lakunsali yabantu ^f, usithi: 3 Ngubani oseleyo phakathi kwenu owabona lindlu ^g enkazimulweni yayo yakuqala ^h? Liyibona njani khathesi? Kayinjengento engekho yini emehlweni enu nxa ilinganiswa layo ⁱ? 4 Kanti khathesi qina ^j, Zerubhabheli, itsho iNkosi ^k; uqine ^l, Joshuwa, ndodana kaJehozadaki, mpristi omkhulu ^m; liqine, lani lonke bantu belizwe, itsho iNkosi ⁿ, lisebenze ^o: ngoba ngilani, itsho iNkosi yamabandla ^p, 5 njengokwelizwi ^{q
,} ^r engavumelana ngalo lani ekuphumeni kwenu eGibhithe ^s, ngokunjalo umoya wami uhlala phakathi kwenu ^t; lingesabi ^u.

6 Ngoba itsho njalo iNkosi yamabandla: Kusekanye ^v, kuyisikhatshana ^w, ngizazamazamisa amazulu, lomhlaba, lolwandle, lomhlabathi owomileyo; 7 ngizamazamise ^x izizwe zonke ^y, lesiloyiso sezizwe zonke ^z sizafika ^aa; ngigcwalise lindlu ngenkazimulo ^{ab
,} ^ac, itsho iNkosi yamabandla. 8 Isiliva ngesami, legolide ngelami ^ad, itsho iNkosi yamabandla. 9 Inkazimulo ^{ae
,} ^af yalindlu yokucina izakuba nkulu ^ag kuleyokuqala ^ah, itsho iNkosi yamabandla; lakulindawo ngizanika ukuthula ^{ai
,} ^aj, itsho iNkosi yamabandla.

Abantu bakhuzwa ngokungathembeki kwabo

10 Ngolwamatshumi amabili lane lwenyanga yesificamunwemunye ^ak, ngomnyaka wesibili kaDariyusi ^al, lafika ilizwi leNkosi ngesandla sikaHagayi umprofethi ^am, lisithi: 11 Itsho njalo iNkosi yamabandla: Buza khathesi abapristi ngomthetho ^an, usithi: 12 Uba umuntu ethwala inyama engcwele emphethweni wesembatho sakhe ^ao, athinte isinkwa ngomphetho wakhe, kumbe ukudla okuphekiweyo, kumbe iwayini, kumbe amafutha, kumbe loba yikuphi ukudla, kuzakuba ngcwele yini? Abapristi basebephendula bathi: Hatshi ^ap. 13 Wasesithi uHagayi: Uba ongcoliswe yisidumbu ^aq ethinta loba yiziphi zalezi, kuzangcola yini ^ar? Abapristi basebephendula bathi: Kuzangcola ^as. 14 Khona uHagayi waphendula wathi: Banjalo lababantu, futhi sinjalo lesisizwe phambi kwami ^{at
,} ^au, itsho iNkosi, futhi unjalo wonke umsebenzi wezandla zabo ^av, lalokho abakunikelayo lapho kungcolile. 15 Khathesi-ke, ake libeke inhliziyo yenu kukho, kusukela kulolusuku kusiya phambili ^{aw
,} ^ax, kungakabekwa ilitshe phezu kwelitshe ethempelini leNkosi; 16 kusukela lapho ^ay umuntu efika enqwabeni yezilinganiso ezingamatshumi amabili, kwakuletshumi kuphela ^az; esiya esikhamelweni sewayini ukukha imbiza ezingamatshumi amahlanu esikhamelweni, kwakulamatshumi amabili kuphela ^ba. 17 Ngalitshaya ngokuhanguka langengumane ^{bb
,} ^bc langesiqhotho ^bd, wonke umsebenzi wezandla zenu ^be; kanti kaliphendukelanga kimi ^bf, itsho iNkosi. 18 Ake libeke inhliziyo yenu kukho kusukela kulolusuku kusiya phambili ^{bg
,} ^bh, kusukela osukwini lwamatshumi amabili lane lwenyanga yesificamunwemunye ^bi, ngitsho kusukela osukwini isisekelo sethempeli leNkosi sibekwa ^bj, libeke inhliziyo yenu ^bk kukho. 19 Inhlanyelo ^bl isesesiphaleni yini ^bm? Yebo, ivini, lomkhiwa, lepomegranati*, lesihlahla somhlwathi kakukatheli. Kusukela kulolusuku ^bn ngizalibusisa ^bo.

Isithembiso seNkosi kuZerubhabheli

20 Ilizwi leNkosi lafika ngokwesibili kuHagayi ngolwamatshumi amabili lane lwenyanga ^bp, lisithi: 21 Khuluma kuZerubhabheli ^bq, umbusi wakoJuda ^br, usithi: Ngizazamazamisa amazulu lomhlaba ^bs. 22 Ngigenqule isihlalo sobukhosi semibuso ^bt, ngichithe amandla emibuso yezizwe ^bu, ngigenqule inqola labagadi bayo ^bv; lamabhiza labagadi bawo bazakwehla, ngulowo ngenkemba yomfowabo ^bw. 23 Ngalolosuku, itsho iNkosi yamabandla, ngizakuthatha, wena Zerubhabheli ^bx, ndodana kaSheyalithiyeli, nceku yami ^by, itsho iNkosi, ngikwenze ube njengendandatho elophawu ^bz; ngoba ngikukhethile ^{ca
,} ^cb, itsho iNkosi yamabandla.