Haggai 1

Abantu bakhuthazwa ukwakha ithempeli

1Ngomnyaka wesibili kaDariyusi inkosi a, ngenyanga yesithupha, ngosuku lokuqala lwenyanga, kwafika ilizwi leNkosi ngesandla sikaHagayi umprofethi kuZerubhabheli b indodana kaSheyalithiyeli c, umbusi wakoJuda d, lakuJoshuwa indodana e kaJehozadaki f , g, umpristi omkhulu, lisithi h: 2Itsho njalo iNkosi yamabandla, isithi: Lababantu bathi: Isikhathi kasikafiki, isikhathi sokuthi indlu yeNkosi yakhiwe. 3Laselifika ilizwi leNkosi ngesandla sikaHagayi umprofethi, lisithi i: 4Kuyisikhathi senu yini, lina ngokwenu, sokuthi lihlale j ezindlini zenu ezembeswe ngaphakathi ngamapulanka k, kanti le indlu ilunxiwa l? 5Ngakho khathesi itsho njalo iNkosi yamabandla: Bekani inhliziyo yenu
 Bekani inhliziyo yenu, kumbe  qaphelani.
ezindleleni zenu n.
6Lihlanyele okunengi o, langenisa okulutshwana p; liyadla, kodwa q kalisuthi r; liyanatha, kodwa s kalikholwa t; liyagqoka, kodwa kakho okhudumalayo, lohola umholo uholela umholo esikhwameni esibhobokileyo u.

7Itsho njalo iNkosi yamabandla: Bekani inhliziyo yenu ezindleleni zenu v. 8Yenyukelani entabeni, lilethe izigodo, liyakhe indlu; njalo ngizathokoza ngayo, ngidunyiswe, itsho iNkosi w. 9Belikhangele okunengi, kodwa khangelani, kube kulutshwana x; lapho likuletha ekhaya, ngikuphephethile y. Kungani? itsho iNkosi yamabandla. Ngenxa yendlu yami elunxiwa z, kanti lina liyagijimela ngulowo lalowo endlini yakhe. 10Ngakho-ke amazulu phezu kwenu aa ayagodla ukuze kungabi lamazolo, lomhlabathi uyagodla ab izithelo zawo ac. 11Ngasengibiza ukoma phezu kwelizwe, laphezu kwezintaba ad, laphezu kwamabele ae, laphezu kwewayini elitsha af, laphezu kwamafutha ag, laphezu kwalokho umhlabathi okuvezayo, laphezu kwabantu, laphezu kwezinkomo, laphezu kwawo wonke umsebenzi wezandla ah.

12Khona ai uZerubhabheli indodana aj kaSheyalithiyeli ak, loJoshuwa indodana al kaJehozadaki, umpristi omkhulu am , an, layo yonke insali yabantu, balilalela ilizwi leNkosi uNkulunkulu wabo ao, lamazwi kaHagayi umprofethi, njengoba iNkosi uNkulunkulu wabo wayemthumile; njalo abantu besaba phambi kweNkosi. 13Wasekhuluma uHagayi isithunywa seNkosi ngelizwi leNkosi ebantwini ap, esithi: Ngilani, itsho iNkosi aq. 14INkosi yasivusa umoya ar kaZerubhabheli indodana kaSheyalithiyeli as, umbusi wakoJuda at, lomoya kaJoshuwa indodana kaJehozadaki, umpristi omkhulu, lomoya wensali yonke yabantu au; basebesiza, benza umsebenzi endlini yeNkosi yamabandla, uNkulunkulu wabo av, 15ngosuku lwamatshumi amabili lane lwenyanga yesithupha, ngomnyaka wesibili kaDariyusi inkosi aw.

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