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.