uZekariya
9:1 Isihlabo selizwi likaYehova, esisingisele elizweni laseHadraki naseDamasko
ngokuba amehlo omntu, njengasezizweni zonke
uSirayeli woba ngakuYehova;
9:2 kwaneHamati yoba ngumda wayo; iTire, neTsidon, nokuba kunjalo;
ulumke kakhulu.
9:3 Yazakhela inqaba iTire, yafumba isilivere njengegolide
uthuli, negolide ecikizekileyo njengodaka lwezitrato.
9:4 Yabona, iNkosi iya kuyihlutha, iwabethe amandla ayo esandleni sayo
ulwandle; iya kuqwengwa ngumlilo.
9:5 IAshkelon iya kuyibona, yoyike; IGaza iya kuyibona, ibe kunene
ibuhlungu, ne-Ekron; ngokuba lidane ithemba layo; kunye nokumkani
idake eGaza, neAshkelon ingemiwa.
9:6 Kuya kuhlala imigqakhwe eAshdode, ndinqumle iqhayiya lendoda
amaFilisti.
9:7 Ndiya kulisusa igazi lakhe emlonyeni wakhe, namasikizi akhe
phakathi kwamazinyo akhe; oseleyo, lowo, uya kuba ngowethu
abe nguThixo, abe njengerhuluneli kwaYuda, ne-Ekron ibe njengomYebhusi.
9:8 Ndoyirhawula indlu yam ngenxa yomkhosi, ngenxa yakhe
odlulayo, nangenxa yobuyayo, kungekho mcinezeli
ndiya kubuya ndicande kuzo; ngokuba ngoku ndibone ngamehlo am.
9:9 Memelela kakhulu, ntombi inguZiyon; duma, ntombi inguYerusalem;
yabona, uKumkani wakho uza kuwe, elilungisa, enosindiso;
uthobekile, ekhwele e-esileni, etholeni lemazi ye-esile.
9:10 Ndoyinqumla inqwelo yokulwa kwaEfrayim, namahashe;
IYerusalem, nesaphetha sokulwa siya kunqunyulwa, athethe uxolo
ubukhosi bakhe buthabathele elwandle buse elwandle;
ethabathela kuwo umlambo, ase eziphelweni zehlabathi.
9:11 Nawe, ngenxa yegazi lomnqophiso wakho, ndikuthume okwakho
amabanjwa aphume emhadini ongenamanzi.
9:12 Buyelani enqabeni, mabanjwa anethemba;
xela ukuba ndiya kukubuyisela ngokuphindiweyo;
9:13 Ngokuba ndimgobile uYuda, isaphetha sam;
Phakamisa oonyana bakho, Ziyon, koonyana bakho, Yavan, bakwenze waba njengothixo
ikrele lendoda enamandla.
9:14 UYehova uya kubonakala phezu kwabo, luphume njengoko utolo lwakhe
nombane: iNkosi uYehova iya kuvuthela isigodlo, ihambe
ngezaqhwithi zasezantsi.
9:15 UYehova wemikhosi uya kubakhusela ngaphezulu; kwaye baya kuqwenga, bazeyisele
ngamatye okusawula; ziya kusela, zixokozele njengakubeni
isiselo somdiliya; baya kuzaliswa ngokweengqayi, nanjengeekona zentloko yabo;
isibingelelo.
9:16 uYehova uThixo wabo uya kubasindisa ngaloo mini, njengomhlambi wakhe;
abantu; kuba baya kuba njengamatye esithsaba, aphakanyiswe njengelitye
umqondiso emhlabeni wakhe.
9:17 Kuba kungakanani na ukulunga kwabo, bungakanani na ubuhle babo! ingqolowa iya
chwayitisa umlisela, iwayini, entsha, umthinjana.