Zechariah 7

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1Kwasekusithi ngomnyaka wesine kaDariyusi inkosi, ilizwi leNkosi lafika kuZekhariya ngolwesine lwenyanga yesificamunwemunye a, kuKisilevi b. 2Sebethume endlini kaNkulunkulu oSharezeri loRegem-Meleki lamadoda akhe c, ukuyacela ubuso beNkosi, 3ukukhuluma kubapristi d ababesendlini yeNkosi yamabandla e, lakubaprofethi, besithi: Ngikhale inyembezi yini f ngenyanga yesihlanu g , h, ngokuzehlukanisa, njengoba ngenzile i okweminyaka le engaka j?

4Laselifika kimi ilizwi leNkosi yamabandla, lisithi: 5Khuluma ebantwini bonke belizwe, lakubapristi, usithi: Lapho lazila ukudla lalila k ngenyanga yesihlanu l , m leyesikhombisa n , o, ngitsho leyominyaka engamatshumi ayisikhombisa, lazila lokuzila p kimi, ngitsho kimi yini q? 6Lalapho lisidla, lalapho linatha, bekungayisini yini elidlayo r, lina-ke elinathayo s? 7Kakusiwo amazwi iNkosi eyawamemeza ngesandla sabaprofethi bokuqala yini, lapho iJerusalema yahlalwa iphumelela t, lemizi yayo inhlangothi zonke zayo, lapho ihlalwa u iningizimu v legceke w?

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8Ilizwi leNkosi laselifika kuZekhariya, lisithi: 9Itsho njalo iNkosi yamabandla, isithi: Yahlulelani isahlulelo esiqotho x , y, lenze umusa lezihawu, ngulowo lalowo kumfowabo z. 10Lingacindezeli umfelokazi aa, lentandane ab, owemzini ac, lomyanga ad; linganakani okubi enhliziyweni yenu ngulowo emelene lomfowabo ae. 11Kodwa bala ukulalela af, banika ihlombe elenkani, benza indlebe zabo zaba nzima, ukuze bangezwa. 12Yebo, benza inhliziyo yabo ag yaba njengelitshe elilukhuni, ukuze bangawuzwa umlayo ah, lamazwi iNkosi yamabandla eyayiwathumeze ngomoya wayo ai ngesandla sabaprofethi bokuqala aj. Ngakho kwaba khona intukuthelo enkulu ivela eNkosini yamabandla ak. 13Ngakho sekwenzakele, njengoba yamemeza, kabaze bezwa al; ngokunjalo bamemeza, kangaze ngezwa, itsho iNkosi yamabandla am. 14Kodwa ngabahlakaza ngesivunguzane an phakathi kwezizwe zonke ao ababengazazi ap. Ngakho ilizwe lachithakala aq emva kwabo ar, ukuze kungabi khona odlulayo lophendukayo as; ngoba benza ilizwe eliloyisekayo laba yincithakalo at.

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