uZekariya
8:1 Kwafika ilizwi likaYehova wemikhosi kum, lisithi,
8:2 Utsho uYehova wemikhosi ukuthi, Bendinomona ngeZiyon ngokukhulu
umona, ndamkhweletela ngobushushu obukhulu.
8:3 Utsho uYehova ukuthi; ndibuyele eZiyon, ndihlale khona
IYerusalem iya kubizwa ngokuba ngumzi wenyaniso; kwaye
intaba kaYehova wemikhosi, intaba engcwele.
8:4 Utsho uYehova wemikhosi ukuthi; kuzakubakho amaxhego namaxhego;
hlalani ezitratweni zaseYerusalem, elowo enomsimelelo wakhe ezindaweni zakhe
isandla ngenxa yobudala kakhulu.
8:5 zizale izitrato zomzi ngamakhwenkwe namantombazana, edlala;
izitrato zayo.
8:6 Utsho uYehova wemikhosi ukuthi; Ukuba yinto emangalisayo emehlweni abo
amasalela aba bantu ngale mihla, ukuba kuya kuba yinto emangalisayo nayo
amehlo am? utsho uYehova wemikhosi.
8:7 Utsho uYehova wemikhosi ukuthi, uyabona, ndiya kubasindisa abantu bam kuYehova
kwilizwe lasempumalanga, nakwilizwe lasentshona;
8:8 Ndobazisa, bahlale phakathi kweYerusalem;
kwaye baya kuba ngabantu bam, mna ndibe nguThixo wabo ngenyaniso nangenyaniso
ubulungisa.
8:9 Utsho uYehova wemikhosi ukuthi, Mazomelele izandla zenu, nina nivayo
ezi mini ke la mazwi aphuma emlonyeni wabaprofeti ababesendlwini
mini yasekwayo indlu kaYehova wemikhosi
itempile inokwakhiwa.
8:10 Ngokuba phambi kwaloo mihla bekungekho mvuzo wabantu, nomvuzo weenkomo ubungekho;
nophumayo nongenayo ebengenaluxolo ngenxa yakhe
Imbandezelo: Ngokuba ndibenza bonke abantu, elowo achasane nommelwane wakhe.
8:11 Ngoku ke andiyi kuba njengokwamandulo kumasalela aba bantu
imihla, utsho uYehova wemikhosi.
8:12 Kuba imbewu yoxolo; umdiliya wonika isiqhamo sawo, nesiqhamo sawo
umhlaba wonika indyebo yawo, nezulu linike umbethe walo;
ndizidlise ilifa zonke ezi zinto amasalela aba bantu.
8:13 Kwaye kuya kwenzeka, njengoko benisisiqalekiso phakathi kweentlanga, O
indlu kaYuda, nendlu kaSirayeli; ndiya kunisindisa, nibe
musani ukoyika, mazomelele izandla zenu.
8:14 Ngokuba utsho uYehova wemikhosi ukuthi, Njengoko ndandicinga ukukohlwaya, xa wakho
oobawo bandiqumbisa, utsho uYehova wemikhosi, ndazohlwaya
hayi:
8:15 ngokunjalo ke kwakhona ndinkqangaza ngale mihla ukwenza okulungileyo kwiYerusalem, nakuyo
ndlu kaYuda, musani ukoyika.
8:16 Zizo ezi izinto enothi nizenze; Thethani inyaniso kumntu wonke
ummelwane wakhe; gwebani ngenyaniso nangoxolo emasangweni enu.
8:17 Musani ukucinga okubi, elowo ngommelwane wakhe entliziyweni yakhe;
ningathandi ukufunga ngobuxoki; ngokuba zonke ezo zinto zizinto endizithiyileyo; utsho uYehova
NKOSI.
8:18 Kwafika ilizwi likaYehova wemikhosi kum, lisithi,
8:19 Utsho uYehova wemikhosi ukuthi, Uzilo lwenyanga yesine, nokuzila ukudla
nozilo lweyesihlanu, nozilo lweyesixhenxe, nozilo lweyeshumi;
Iya kuba yimihlali nemivuyo kwindlu kaYuda, namaxesha emisiweyo okuchwayitha;
ke thandani inyaniso noxolo.
8:20 Utsho uYehova wemikhosi ukuthi; Kusaya kuba lapho
ziya kuza izizwe, nabemi bemizi emininzi;
8:21 Baya kuhamba abemi bomnye baye komnye, bathi, Masihambe
kwamsinya ukuthandaza phambi koYehova, nokumquqela uYehova wemikhosi;
hamba nawe.
8:22 Izizwe ezininzi nezizwe ezinamandla ziya kuza kumquqela uYehova wemikhosi
eYerusalem, nokuthandaza phambi koYehova.
8:23 Utsho uYehova wemikhosi ukuthi, Kuya kuthi ke ngaloo mihla
Aya kuthinjwa alishumi kuzo zonke iilwimi zeentlanga
nibambe isondo lendoda engumYuda, nithi, Sohamba naye
nina: kuba sivile ukuba uThixo unani.