Zechariah 8

Kuthenjiswa ukuthi iJerusalema izahlalwa futhi

1Laselifika ilizwi leNkosi yamabandla lisithi: 2Itsho njalo iNkosi yamabandla: Ngilobukhwele ngeZiyoni ngobukhwele obukhulu a, yebo, ngilobukhwele ngayo ngokuvutha okukhulu b. 3Itsho njalo iNkosi: Ngibuyele eZiyoni c, njalo ngizahlala phakathi kweJerusalema d; njalo iJerusalema izakuthiwa ngumuzi weqiniso e, lentaba yeNkosi yamabandla f, intaba engcwele g. 4Itsho njalo iNkosi yamabandla: Kusezakuhlala amaxhegu lezalukazi h ezitaladeni zeJerusalema i, ngulowo lalowo elodondolo esandleni sakhe ngenxa yobunengi bezinsuku. 5Lezitalada zomuzi zizagcwala abafana lamankazana bedlala ezitaladeni zawo. 6Itsho njalo iNkosi yamabandla: Uba kumangalisa emehlweni ensali yalababantu ngalezozinsuku j, kungamangalisa lemehlweni ami yini k? itsho iNkosi yamabandla. 7Itsho njalo iNkosi yamabandla: Khangela, ngizasindisa abantu bami l elizweni lempumalanga m, lelizweni lokutshona kwelanga n; 8ngibalethe, bahlale phakathi kweJerusalema; njalo bazakuba ngabantu bami, lami ngibe nguNkulunkulu wabo o, ngeqiniso langokulunga p.

9Itsho njalo iNkosi yamabandla: Izandla zenu kaziqine q, lina elizwayo ngalezinsuku amazwi la ngomlomo wabaprofethi r, ababekhona mhla isisekelo sendlu yeNkosi yamabandla sibekwa s, ukuze ithempeli lakhiwe. 10Ngoba ngaphambi kwalezonsuku t kwakungelaholo lomuntu, kwakungekho iholo lenyamazana u; futhi kungekho ukuthula kulowo owayephuma kumbe owayengena ngenxa yenhlupheko v; ngoba ngathuma wonke umuntu ngulowo emelene lomakhelwane wakhe. 11Kodwa khathesi kangiyikuba kunsali yalababantu njengensukwini zakuqala w, itsho iNkosi yamabandla. 12Ngoba inhlanyelo x izaphumelela y, ivini lithele z izithelo zalo aa, lomhlabathi uphe isivuno sawo ab, lamazulu aphe amazolo awo ac; njalo ngizakwenza insali yalababantu ukuthi idle ilifa lazo zonke lezizinto ad. 13Kuzakuthi-ke njengoba laliyisiqalekiso phakathi kwabezizwe ae, wena ndlu kaJuda, lawe ndlu kaIsrayeli, ngokunjalo ngizalisindisa af, libe yisibusiso ag. Lingesabi ah, izandla zenu kaziqine ai. 14Ngoba itsho njalo iNkosi yamabandla: Njengoba nganginakane ukwenza okubi kini aj, lapho oyihlo bengithukuthelisa ak, itsho iNkosi yamabandla, njalo kangizisolanga al; 15ngokunjalo ngibuye ngacabanga kulezinsuku ukwenza okuhle kuyo iJerusalema lakuyo indlu kaJuda am; lingesabi an.

16Lezi yizinto elizazenza: Khulumani iqiniso, ngulowo lalowo kumakhelwane wakhe ao; yehlulelani iqiniso ap lesahlulelo sokuthula aq emasangweni enu ar. 17Lingacabangi ububi enhliziyweni yenu as ngulowo lalowo emelene lomakhelwane at; lingathandi isifungo samanga au; ngoba zonke lezizinto yilezo engizizondayo, itsho iNkosi.

18Ilizwi leNkosi yamabandla laselifika kimi, lisithi: 19Itsho njalo iNkosi yamabandla: Ukuzila ukudla kwenyanga yesine, lokuzila ukudla av kweyesihlanu, lokuzila ukudla aw kweyesikhombisa, lokuzila ukudla ax kweyetshumi, kuzakuba yintokozo, lokuthaba ay, lezikhathi ezimisiweyo az zezinjabulo kuyo indlu yakoJuda. Ngakho thandani iqiniso ba lokuthula bb.

20Itsho njalo iNkosi yamabandla: Kusezakwenzeka ukuthi kufike abantu labahlali bemizi eminengi. 21Labahlali bomunye umuzi bazakuya komunye, besithi: Kasihambeni ngokuphangisa bc ukuyancenga phambi kweNkosi, lokudinga iNkosi yamabandla; lami ngizahamba. 22Yebo, kuzakuza abantu abanengi lezizwe ezilamandla ukuzadinga iNkosi yamabandla eJerusalema bd, lokuncenga phambi kweNkosi. 23Itsho njalo iNkosi yamabandla: Ngalezonsuku kuzakuthi abambe be amadoda alitshumi bf ezindimini zonke zezizwe bg, yebo abambe bh umphetho wesembatho somuntu ongumJuda bi, athi: Sizahamba lani; ngoba sizwile ukuthi uNkulunkulu ulani bj.

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