uZekariya
3:1 Wandibonisa uYoshuwa umbingeleli omkhulu, emi phambi kwesithunywa sikaYehova
UYehova, noSathana emi ngasekunene kwakhe, ukuze amchase.
3:2 Wathi uYehova kuSathana, UYehova makakukhalimele, Sathana; nkqu i
Akukhalimele uYehova oyinyulileyo iYerusalem;
ngaphandle komlilo?
3:3 Ke uYoshuwa ubembethe iingubo ezingcolileyo, wema phambi kwesithunywa.
3:4 Waphendula ke wathetha nabemiyo phambi kwakhe, esithi, Thabathani
zisuseni kuye iingubo ezingcolileyo. Wathi ke kuye, Yabona, ndinayo
ubususa ubugwenxa bakho kuwe, ndikwambese
utshintsho lwempahla.
3:5 Ndathi ke, Mabambeke unkontsho oluhlambulukileyo entlokweni yakhe. Ngoko benza umboniso
unkontsho entloko, wamambesa ngeengubo. Nengelosi yeNkosi
UYehova wema ngakuye.
3:6 Sathetha isithunywa sikaYehova kuYoshuwa, sathi,
3:7 Utsho uYehova wemikhosi ukuthi; Ukuba uthe wahamba ngeendlela zam, nokuba uthe wahamba ngeendlela zam
wosigcina isigxina sam, uze uyigwebe nendlu yam, kananjalo ugwebe
Gcina iintendelezo zam, ndikunike iindawo zokuhamba kuzo
Yima ecaleni kuka.
3:8 Khawuphulaphule ke Yoshuwa, mbingeleli mkhulu, wena nabalingane bakho bahleliyo
phambi kwakho; ngokuba ngamadoda angummangaliso; ngokuba, uyabona, ndiya kuzisa
khuphani umkhonzi wam, iHlumelo.
3:9 Ngokuba nalo ilitye endalibeka phambi koYoshuwa; phezu kwelitye elinye
Oba ngamehlo asixhenxe; yabona, ndikrola ukrolo lwalo, utsho
uYehova wemikhosi, ndibususe ubugwenxa belo lizwe libe linye
usuku.
3:10 Ngaloo mini, utsho uYehova wemikhosi, niya kubiza elowo ukuba ngowakhe
ummelwane phantsi komdiliya naphantsi komkhiwane.