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.