uHagayi
1:1 ngomnyaka wesibini kaDariyo ukumkani, ngenyanga yesithandathu, ngolokuqala
Ngomhla wenyanga, kwafika ilizwi likaYehova ngoHagayi umprofeti
UZerubhabheli unyana kaShalatiyeli, ibamba lakwaYuda, noYoshuwa
unyana kaYotsadaki, umbingeleli omkhulu, esithi,
1:2 Utsho uYehova wemikhosi ukuthi, Aba bantu bathi, Lixesha eli;
aliyi kufika, ilixa lokuba yakhiwe indlu kaYehova.
1:3 Kwafika ke ilizwi likaYehova ngoHagayi umprofeti, lisithi,
1:4 Lixesha na kuni nina, lokuba nihlale ezindlwini zenu zalekiwe, nakule ndlu?
xoka inkunkuma?
1:5 Kaloku ke, utsho uYehova wemikhosi ukuthi, Zigqaleni iindlela zenu.
1:6 Nahlwayela kakhulu, nangenisa kancinane; niyadla, nisuke ninganeli;
niyasela, anizali; niyayambatha, nikho;
akukho kufudumala; nothe wamkela umvuzo ukuba awubeke engxoweni
ezinemingxuma.
1:7 Utsho uYehova wemikhosi ukuthi; Zigqaleni iindlela zenu.
1:8 Nyukani niye entabeni, nize nemithi, niyakhe indlu le; kwaye ndiya kwenza njalo
yoliswani yiyo, ndizukiseke; utsho uYehova.
1:9 Nalindela into eninzi, nantso isuke yaba yinto encinane; nasekuziseni kwenu
ekhaya, ndabuyela kuyo. Ngoba? utsho uYehova wemikhosi. Ngenxa yam
nibe nibalekela elowo endlwini yakhe.
1:10 Ngenxa yoko, ngenxa yenu izulu liyala nombethe, nehlabathi lilele
wahlala kwiziqhamo zakhe.
1:11 Ndabiza imbalela phezu komhlaba, nasezintabeni, kwaye
phezu kwengqolowa, nakwiwayini entsha, naphezu kweoli, naphezu koko
owaphuma umhlaba, naphezu kwabantu, naphezu kweenkomo, naphezu
wonke umsebenzi wezandla.
1:12 ke ooZerubhabheli unyana kaShalatiyeli, noYoshuwa unyana kaYotsadaki;
umbingeleli omkhulu, kunye nawo onke amasalela abantu, walithobela ilizwi lika
uYehova uThixo wabo, namazwi kaHagayi umprofeti, anjengoYehova
uThixo wabo wamthuma; boyika abantu phambi koYehova.
1:13 Wathetha uHagayi umthunywa kaYehova elizwini likaYehova kubo
abantu, besithi, Ndinani, utsho uYehova.
1:14 UYehova wawuxhokonxa umoya kaZerubhabheli, unyana kaShalatiyeli;
irhuluneli yakwaYuda, nomoya kaYoshuwa unyana kaYotsadaki,
nombingeleli omkhulu, nomoya wawo onke amasalela abantu; kwaye bona
beza ke basebenza endlwini kaYehova wemikhosi, uThixo wabo;
1:15 ngosuku lwamashumi omabini anesine lwenyanga yesithandathu, ngomnyaka wesibini wenyanga leyo
uDariyo ukumkani.