‏ Zechariah 2

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1Ngaphakamisa amehlo ami futhi, ngabona, khangela-ke umuntu a, olentambo yokulinganisa b , c esandleni sakhe d. 2Ngasengisithi: Uya ngaphi? Wasesithi kimi: Ukuyalinganisa iJerusalema, ukubona ukuthi bungakanani ububanzi bayo, lokuthi bungakanani ubude bayo e. 3Khangela-ke, ingilosi eyayikhuluma lami yaphuma f, lenye ingilosi yaphuma ukuyihlangabeza. 4Yathi kuyo: Gijima, ukhulume lalelijaha usithi g: IJerusalema izahlalwa h njengemizi i engelamiduli j ngenxa yobunengi babantu lezifuyo okuphakathi kwayo k. 5Ngoba mina, itsho iNkosi, ngizakuba kuyo ngumduli womlilo l , m inhlangothi zonke n, ngibe yinkazimulo o phakathi kwayo p.

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6Heyi, heyi! Balekani q-ke lisuke elizweni lenyakatho r, itsho iNkosi; ngoba ngilihlakazile s , t njengemimoya u yomine yamazulu v, itsho iNkosi. 7Heyi, Ziyoni, phunyuka, wena ohlala lendodakazi yeBhabhiloni w , x! 8Ngoba itsho njalo iNkosi yamabandla: Emva kwenkazimulo yangithuma ezizweni ezaliphangayo y; ngoba olithintayo z uthinta aa inhlamvu yelihlo layo ab. 9Ngoba, khangela, ngizanyikinya isandla sami phezu kwazo ac, njalo zizakuba yimpango kuzo izinceku zabo; njalo lizakwazi ukuthi iNkosi yamabandla ingithumile ad.

10Hlabelela uthokoze ae, ndodakazi yeZiyoni af; ngoba, khangela ngiyeza ag, njalo ngizahlala phakathi kwakho ah, itsho iNkosi. 11Lezizwe ezinengi ai zizahlanganiswa leNkosi aj ngalolosuku ak, zibe ngabantu bami; njalo ngizahlala phakathi kwakho al, njalo uzakwazi ukuthi iNkosi yamabandla ingithumile kuwe am. 12Njalo iNkosi izakudla ilifa lakoJuda an , ao isabelo sayo, elizweni elingcwele ap, ikhethe iJerusalema futhi aq.

13Thula, nyama yonke, phambi kweNkosi ar; ngoba ivusiwe endaweni yayo yokuhlala engcwele as.

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