uZekariya
7:1 Ke kaloku kwathi ngomnyaka wesine kaDariyo ukumkani, kwafika ilizwi leNkosi
weza uYehova kuZekariya ngosuku lwesine lwenyanga yesithoba, ngokuhlwa
eChisleu;
7:2 Bathumela endlwini kaThixo ooSheretsere noRegemeleki
amadoda abo ukuba athandaze phambi koYehova,
7:3 athethe kubabingeleli ababesendlwini kaYehova
nakubaprofeti, besithi, Ndilile na ngenyanga yesihlanu?
ukuzahlula, njengokuba ndenzile le minyaka ingaka?
7:4 Kwafika ilizwi likaYehova wemikhosi kum, lisithi,
7:5 Thetha kubantu bonke belizwe eli, nakubabingeleli, uthi, Niya kuba nini na
nizila ukudla, nizilile ngenyanga yesihlanu nangeyesixhenxe, loo mashumi asixhenxe
iminyaka nakuzila ukudla na kum, nakum?
7:6 Xa benisidla naxa benisela, beningadli;
niya kuzisela nina, niselele ngokwenu?
7:7 Anikuva na amazwi, awawabizayo uYehova ngoongaphambili?
abaprofeti, oko ibimiwe ichulumachile iYerusalem, nemizi
Ngeenxa zonke kuyo xa bekumi abantu basezantsi nehewu?
7:8 Kwafika ilizwi likaYehova kuZekariya, lisithi,
7:9 Utsho uYehova wemikhosi ukuthi, Yenzani ugwebo lwenyaniso, nibonise
inceba nemfesane elowo kumzalwana wakhe;
7:10 Musani ukubacudisa umhlolokazi, nenkedama, nabangeneleli, nabangeneleli
ihlwempu; musani ukucinga okubi, elowo ngomzalwana wakhe phakathi kwenu
intliziyo.
7:11 Abavumanga ke ukubaza indlebe, balirhola igxalaba, bema
iindlebe zabo, ukuze bangevi.
7:12 Bazenza iintliziyo zabo njengedayiman, ukuze bangeva
umyalelo namazwi, awawathumelayo uYehova wemikhosi ngomoya wakhe
ngabaprofeti bamandulo; kweza ke uburhalarhume obukhulu obuvela kuYehova
abamkeli zindwendwe.
7:13 Kwathi, njengoko wakhalayo, bengeva;
Bazibika ke mna, andaphulaphula; utsho uYehova wemikhosi;
7:14 Ndabaphangalalisa ezintlangeni zonke ababeza kuzo
andazi. kube senkangala elizweni emva kwabo, kungacandi mntu
ngokuba beliphanzisile ilizwe elinqwenelekayo.