Zechariah 1

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1Ngenyanga yesificaminwembili a, ngomnyaka wesibili kaDariyusi, kwafika ilizwi leNkosi kuZekhariya b, indodana kaBerekiya c, indodana d kaIdo umprofethi e, lisithi: 2INkosi yabathukuthelela oyihlo ngentukuthelo. 3Ngakho wothi kubo: Itsho njalo iNkosi yamabandla: Phendukelani kimi f , g, itsho iNkosi yamabandla, lami ngizaphendukela kini h , i, itsho iNkosi yamabandla. 4Lingabi njengaboyihlo j, abaprofethi bakuqala abamemeza kubo k, besithi: Itsho njalo iNkosi yamabandla: Ake liphenduke ezindleleni zenu ezimbi lezenzweni zenu ezimbi l , m; kodwa kabezwanga, kabangilalelanga n, itsho iNkosi. 5Oyihlo o , p, bangaphi q? Labaprofethi r, baphila laphakade yini? 6Kodwa amazwi ami lezimiso zami, engakulaya s izinceku zami abaprofethi t, kakubaficanga oyihlo yini? Basebephenduka bathi: Njengalokhu iNkosi yamabandla yayinakana ukukukwenza kithi u, njengokwezindlela zethu v lanjengokwezenzo zethu w, ngokunjalo yenze kithi.

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7Ngosuku lwamatshumi amabili lane lwenyanga yetshumi lanye, okuyinyanga uShebati, ngomnyaka wesibili kaDariyusi x, lafika ilizwi leNkosi kuZekhariya, indodana kaBerekiya y, indodana kaIdo umprofethi z, lisithi: 8Ngabona ebusuku, khangela-ke umuntu aa owayegade ibhiza elibomvu ab, njalo wayemi phakathi kwezihlahla zamamiteli eziseliweni ac, lemva kwakhe kwakulamabhiza abomvu ad, alibhidi, lamhlophe. 9Ngasengisithi: Bayini laba, nkosi yami? Ingilosi eyayikhuluma lami yasisithi kimi: Mina ngizakutshengisa ukuthi laba bayini ae. 10Umuntu owayemi phakathi af kwezihlahla zamamiteli wasephendula wathi ag: Laba yibo iNkosi ebathumileyo ah ukuhamba besiya le lale emhlabeni ai. 11Basebephendula ingilosi yeNkosi eyayimi phakathi aj kwezihlahla zamamiteli ak, bathi: Sihambile, saya le lale emhlabeni al, khangela-ke, wonke umhlaba uhlezi uthule am.

12Ingilosi yeNkosi yasiphendula yathi an: Nkosi yamabandla ao, koze kube nini ap wena ungabi lesihawu phezu kweJerusalema laphezu kwemizi yakoJuda aq, osuyithukuthelele ar okweminyaka le engamatshumi ayisikhombisa as? 13INkosi yasiphendula ingilosi eyayikhuluma lami ngamazwi amahle at, amazwi aduduzayo. 14Ngakho ingilosi eyayikhuluma lami yathi kimi: Memeza, usithi: Itsho njalo iNkosi yamabandla: Ngilobukhwele ngeJerusalema langeZiyoni ngobukhwele obukhulu au. 15Njalo ngiyathukuthela ngentukuthelo enkulu ngezizwe av ezonwabileyo aw; ngoba mina ngizondile kancinyane ax, kodwa zona zancedisa ngasebubini ay. 16Ngalokho, itsho njalo iNkosi: Ngibuyele eJerusalema az ngilezihawu ba; indlu yami izakwakhiwa kuyo bb, itsho iNkosi yamabandla, lentambo yokulinganisa izakwelulwa phezu kweJerusalema bc. 17Phinda umemeze, usithi: Itsho njalo iNkosi yamabandla: Imizi yami isezasatshalaliswa bd ngokuhle be; njalo iNkosi bf isezaduduza iZiyoni bg, isezayikhetha iJerusalema bh.

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18Ngasengiphakamisa amehlo ami, ngabona, khangela-ke, impondo ezine bi. 19Ngasengisithi kuyo ingilosi eyayikhuluma lami: Kuyini lokhu bj? Yasisithi kimi: Lezi zimpondo ezihlakaze uJuda, uIsrayeli, leJerusalema bk. 20INkosi yasingitshengisa ingcitshi ezine bl. 21Ngasengisithi: Lezi zizekwenzani? Yasikhuluma isithi: Lezi zimpondo ezihlakaze uJuda bm, kwaze kwangabi lomuntu ophakamisa ikhanda lakhe bn; kodwa lezi zize ukuzethusa, ukulahla izimpondo zabezizwe, ezaphakamisa uphondo lumelene lelizwe lakoJuda ukulihlakaza bo.

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