uZekariya
11:1 Vula iingcango zakho, Lebhanon, ukuba umlilo uyidle imisedare yakho.
11:2 Bhomboloza, msipres; kuba umsedare uwile; ngokuba iingangamsha zibhuqiwe;
bhombolozani, mioki yaseBhashan; ngokuba ihlathi lokuvuna lihlile.
11:3 Yivani ukubhomboloza kwabalusi; ngokuba isihombo sazo
lilizwi lokugquma kweengonyama ezintsha; ngenxa yeqhayiya laseYordan
yonakele.
11:4 Utsho uYehova, uThixo wam, ukuthi; Yalusa umhlambi wezixhelwayo;
11:5 obathengi bawo bawubulalayo, bathi abanatyala;
nabathengisa ngayo bathi, Makabongwe uYehova; ngokuba ndisisityebi;
abalusi musani ukuwaconga.
11:6 Ngokuba andiyi kubuya ndibaconge abemi behlabathi; utsho uYehova.
yabona, ndiya kubanikela abantu elowo esandleni sommelwane wakhe
esandleni sokumkani wakhe, balixabele ilizwe, baphume kulo
isandla sabo andiyi kubahlangula.
11:7 Ndiya kuwalusa ke umhlambi wezixhelwayo, nezinqinileyo zomhlambi.
Ndathabathela kum iintonga zambini; omnye ndathi nguBuhle, omnye ndathi nguMhlekazi
ebizwa ngokuba yi-Bands; ndawalusa ke umhlambi.
11:8 Ndanqumla abalusi abathathu nganyanga-nye; waza umphefumlo wam wadinwa ngabo.
wasuka wakruquka nam umphefumlo wabo.
11:9 Ndathi ke, Andiyi kunalusa; kwaye oko
eliza kunqunyulwa linqunyulwe; bathi abaseleyo badle elowo
inyama yomnye.
11:10 Ndathabatha intonga yam, uMnazi, ndayaphula, ukuze ndiqhawuke
umnqophiso wam endawenza nezizwe zonke.
11:11 Waphulwa ke ngaloo mini, kwaba njalo ezisweleyo empahleni emfutshane ebihlala
ndazi kum ukuba lilizwi likaYehova eli.
11:12 Ndathi kuwo, Ukuba kulungile emehlweni enu, ndinikeni ixabiso lam; kwaye ukuba akunjalo,
nyamezela. Bandilinganisela ke ixabiso lam, amashumi omathathu eeshekele zesilivere.
11:13 Wathi uYehova kum, Yiphose kumbumbi, ixabiso elingengangani
Ndandixatyiswa ngabo. Ndawathabatha ke amashumi amathathu amaqhosha esilivere, kwaye
ziphose kumbumbi endlwini kaYehova.
11:14 Ndayaphula intonga yam enye, uZintya, ukuze ndiwaphule
ubuzalwana phakathi kukaYuda noSirayeli.
11:15 Wathi uYehova kum, Phinda uthabathe impahla yomthi
ngumalusi osisidenge.
11:16 Ngokuba, yabona, ndivelisa umalusi elizweni apha, ongayi kuvelela;
abanqanyulweyo abasayi kufuna nencinane, abayi kuyiphilisa
into eqhekekileyo, into emiyo, ungayidli; yona yodla yona
inyama enamanqatha, nizikrazule iinzipho zazo.
11:17 Yeha ke, umalusi ongento, owulahlayo umhlambi! ikrele liya kuba phezu kwalo
ingalo yakhe, neliso lakhe lasekunene: ingalo yakhe iya koma
Iliso lakhe lasekunene liya kuba mnyama kakhulu.