uHagayi
2:1 Ngenyanga yesixhenxe, ngosuku lwamashumi amabini ananye enyangeni leyo, wafika
ilizwi likaYehova ngoHagayi umprofeti, lisithi,
2:2 Khawuthethe kuZerubhabheli unyana kaShalatiyeli, ibamba lakwaYuda, uthi,
UYoshuwa unyana kaYotsadaki, umbingeleli omkhulu, kwanabanye abazalwana
abantu, bathi,
2:3 Ngubani na kuni apha oseleyo, owayibonayo le ndlu isebuqaqawulini bayo bokuqala? kwaye njani
Niyayibona ngoku? Ayinjengento engento na emehlweni enu?
2:4 Noko ke ngoku yomelela, Zerubhabheli, utsho uYehova; kwaye womelele, O
uYoshuwa unyana kaYotsadaki, umbingeleli omkhulu; nomelele, nonke bantu
nelizwe, utsho uYehova, nisebenze; ngokuba ndinani, utsho uYehova
yemikhosi:
2:5 ngokwelizwi elo, ndanqophisana nani ngalo ekuphumeni kwenu;
Yiputa, nomoya wam umi phakathi kwenu; musani ukoyika.
2:6 Ngokuba utsho uYehova wemikhosi ukuthi, Kukanye, kube lixesha elifutshane, kwaye mna
liya kunyikimisa izulu, nehlabathi, nolwandle, nomhlaba owomileyo;
2:7 ndizinyikimise zonke iintlanga, zifike izinto ezinqwenelekayo zeentlanga zonke.
ndiyizalise le ndlu ngobuqaqawuli; utsho uYehova wemikhosi.
2:8 Isilivere yeyam, igolide yeyam; utsho uYehova wemikhosi.
2:9 Buya kuba bukhulu ubuqaqawuli bamva bale ndlu, ngaphezu kobokuqala;
utsho uYehova wemikhosi; kuyo ke le ndawo ndiya kunika uxolo; utsho uYehova
Yehova wemikhosi.
2:10 ngosuku lwamashumi omabini anesine lwenyanga yesithoba, ngomnyaka wesibini wenyanga leyo
Kwafika ilizwi likaYehova ngoHagayi umprofeti, lisithi,
2:11 Utsho uYehova wemikhosi ukuthi; Khawubuze kubabingeleli ngomthetho.
esithi,
2:12 Xa athe umntu waphatha inyama engcwele ngesondo lengubo yakhe, nasemqukumbelweni wakhe;
yoba sisonka, nokuba kuphekiwe, nokuba yiwayini, nokuba yioli, nokuba yiyiphi na, nokuba yiyiphi na inyama
ngcwele? Baphendula ababingeleli, bathi, Hayi.
2:13 Wathi ke uHagayi, Ukuba uthe wafika oyinqambi ngenxa yomfi, xa athe wachukumisa nantoni na
zoba ziinqambi na ezo? Baphendula ababingeleli bathi, Iya kuba njalo
yiba yinqambi.
2:14 Waphendula uHagayi, wathi, Banjalo aba bantu, lunjalo ke nolu hlanga;
phambi kwam, utsho uYehova; unjalo ke wonke umsebenzi wezandla zabo; kwaye oko
abayisondeza khona apho iyinqambi.
2:15 Kaloku ke, khanigqale, nithabathele kule mini, ninyuse, nithabathele kweli xesha labafileyo
kubekwe ilitye phezu kwelitye etempileni kaYehova.
2:16 Kususela ngaloo mini, bekufike umntu esitheni esimilinganiso imashumi mabini;
alishumi kuphela, xa athe umntu waya kukha amashumi omahlanu esixovulelweni, ukuba arhole amashumi omahlanu
Ayengamashumi amabini kuphela izitya emshinini lowo.
2:17 Ndanibetha ngembabala, nangexoshomba, nangesichotho, emazweni onke.
ukubulaleka kwezandla zakho; noko anibuyelanga kum; utsho uYehova.
2:18 Khanigqale, nithabathele kule mini, ninyuse, nithabathele kumhla wamashumi amabini anesine
yenyanga yesithoba, kususela kwimini yokusekwa kukaYehova
yabekwa itempile, yiqondeni.
2:19 Isekho imbewu eqongeni? ewe, usekho umdiliya, nomkhiwane, kwanawe
Ke wona umrharnate, nomnquma, wona awuxakaxanga kulo
imini ndiya kukusikelela.
2:20 Laphinda lafika ilizwi likaYehova kuHagayi kwinyanga yesine
Ngomhla wamashumi amabini wenyanga, esithi,
2:21 Thetha kuZerubhabheli ibamba lakwaYuda, uthi, Ndiya kulinyikimisa izulu.
nomhlaba;
2:22 ndiyibhukuqe itrone yezikumkani, nditshabalalise;
amandla ezikumkani zeentlanga; kwaye ndiya kuyibhukuqa
iinqwelo zokulwa nabakhweli bazo; namahashe nabakhweli bawo
baya kuwa, elowo ngekrele lomzalwana wakhe.
2:23 Ngaloo mini, utsho uYehova wemikhosi, ndiya kukuthabatha, Zerubhabheli nkosi yam.
umkhonzi, unyana kaShalatiyeli, utsho uYehova, uya kukwenza ube njengetyebi
ngokuba ndikunyule; utsho uYehova wemikhosi.