uZekariya
1:1 Ngenyanga yesibhozo, ngomnyaka wesibini kaDariyo, kwafika ilizwi likaYehova
UYehova kuZekariya unyana kaBherekiya, unyana kaIdo umprofeti,
esithi,
1:2 UYehova waye enoburhalarhume obukhulu kooyihlo.
1:3 Yithi ke kubo, Utsho uYehova wemikhosi ukuthi; Jikelani nize
utsho uYehova wemikhosi; ndobuyela kuni; utsho uYehova
abamkeli zindwendwe.
1:4 Musani ukuba njengooyihlo, bona babememeza kubo abaprofeti bamandulo;
besithi, Utsho uYehova wemikhosi ukuthi, Khanibuye ezindleleni zenu ezimbi;
ke abaphulaphula, abaphulaphula kum;
utsho uYehova.
1:5 Ooyihlo baphi na? nabaprofeti baya kudla ubomi ngonaphakade na?
1:6 Ke amazwi am, nemimiselo yam, endayimisela abakhonzi bam
Àbababambisanga na ooyihlo? babuya ke
njengoko uYehova wemikhosi wacinga ukwenza kuthi ngokwethu
Usiphethe ngokweendlela zethu, nangokwezenzo zethu, wenjenjalo kuthi.
1:7 Ngosuku lwamashumi omabini anesine lwenyanga yeshumi elinanye, yinyanga leyo
ngenyanga enguSebhati, ngomnyaka wesibini kaDariyo, kwafika ilizwi likaYehova
kuZekariya unyana kaBherekiya, unyana kaIdo umprofeti;
esithi,
1:8 Ndabona ebusuku, nanko umntu ekhwele ehasheni elibomvu;
phakathi kwemimirtile ebisezantsi; kwaye ngasemva kwakhe
khona amahashe abomvu, nangwevu, namhlophe.
1:9 Ndathi, Ngoobani na aba, nkosi yam? Nengelosi ebithetha nayo
ndathi kum, Ndokubonisa ukuba ziyintoni na ezi zinto.
1:10 Waphendula umntu obemi phakathi kwemimirtile wathi, Ezi
ngabathunywe nguYehova, ukuba alihambahambe ihlabathi.
1:11 Baphendula ke isithunywa sikaYehova esasimi phakathi kwemimirtile
Salityhutyha lonke ihlabathi, sathi,
Yabona, lonke ihlabathi lihleli lizolile.
1:12 Saphendula ke isithunywa sikaYehova, sathi, Yehova wemikhosi, koda kube nini na?
akuyi kuba namfesane ngenxa yeYerusalem, nemizi yakwaYuda?
ubuyicaphukele le minyaka imashumi asixhenxe?
1:13 UYehova wasiphendula isithunywa esibe sithetha nam, ngamazwi alungileyo, nangelizwi elilungileyo
amazwi amnandi.
1:14 Sathi kum isithunywa esibe sithetha nam, Memeza, uthi, Kwenjenje
utsho uYehova wemikhosi; Ndinekhwele ngeYerusalem nangeZiyon
umona omkhulu.
1:15 Ndinoburhalarhume obukhulu kuzo iintlanga ezihleli ngokonwaba;
wacaphuka umzuzwana, ke bona bancedisa ekubandezelekeni.
1:16 Ngako oko, utsho uYehova ukuthi, ndibuyele eYerusalem ndinenceba;
indlu yam iya kwakhelwa kulo, utsho uYehova wemikhosi;
yolulelwe phezu kweYerusalem.
1:17 Phinda umemeze, uthi, Utsho uYehova wemikhosi ukuthi; Izixeko zam
kusaya kusasazwa okulungileyo; uYehova usaya kuthuthuzela
iZiyon, isaya kuyinyula iYerusalem.
1:18 Ndawaphakamisa amehlo am, ndakhangela, nanzo iimpondo, zine.
1:19 Ndathi kwisithunywa esibe sithetha nam, Ziyintoni na ezi? Kwaye yena
Sathi kum, Ezi ziimpondo ezichithachithe uYuda, uSirayeli, noSirayeli
iYerusalem.
1:20 UYehova wandibonisa iingcibi zemithi, zine.
1:21 Ndathi, Aba baze kwenza ntoni na? Wathetha ke esithi, Ezi ziintshaba
awachithachitha uYuda, akwabakho bani uphakamisa intloko yakhe;
aba beze kuzoyisa, ukuze bazikhuphe iimpondo zeentlanga;
ezaphakamisa uphondo ezweni lakwaYuda, ukuba zilichithachithe.