uZekariya
2:1 Ndaphinda ndawaphakamisa amehlo am, ndakhangela, nanko umntu enesifo
ulutya lokulinganisa esandleni sakhe.
2:2 Ndathi ke, Uya ngaphi na? Wathi kum, Yokulinganisa
Yerusalem, ukuze ndibone ukuba bungaphi na ububanzi bayo, nokuba bungakanani na ubude bayo
ngayo.
2:3 Yabona, isithunywa esibe sithetha nam, sephuma, sinesinye isithunywa
waphuma waya kumkhawulela.
2:4 Wathi kuyo, Gidima, uthethe nalaa ndodana, uthi, Iya kuba yiYerusalem
imiwe njengemizi enqatyisiweyo, ngenxa yobuninzi babantu neenkomo
apho:
2:5 Ndiya kuba ludonga lomlilo kuyo mna ngeenxa zonke, utsho uYehova;
kuya kubakho ubuqaqawuli phakathi kwayo.
2:6 Wenani, sabani ezweni langasentla; utsho uYehova;
kuba ndiniphangalalisa njengemimoya yomine yezulu; utsho uYehova
NKOSI.
2:7 Zihlangule, wena Ziyon, uhleliyo nentombi yaseBhabheli.
2:8 Ngokuba utsho uYehova wemikhosi ukuthi, Undithume kubo emva kozuko
ngokuba onichukumisileyo uchukumisa uYehova
ukhozo lweliso lakhe.
2:9 Ngokuba, uyabona, ndiya kulingisa ngesandla sam kuzo, zibe lixhoba
nazi ukuba uYehova wemikhosi uthumile
mna.
2:10 Memelela uvuye, ntombi inguZiyon; ngokuba, uyabona, ndiyeza, ndihlale.
phakathi kwakho, utsho uYehova.
2:11 Kwaye iintlanga ezininzi ziya kuthelela kuYehova ngaloo mini, kwaye ziya kuba
Ndiya kuhlala phakathi kwenu, nazi
ngokuba uYehova wemikhosi undithumile kuwe.
2:12 UYehova uya kumdla ilifa uYuda, isahlulo sakhe emhlabeni ongcwele;
khetha iYerusalem kwakhona.
2:13 Yithini tu, nyama yonke, phambi koYehova;
indawo yokuhlala engcwele.