uZekariya
12:1 Isihlabo selizwi likaYehova kuSirayeli, utsho uYehova
ulotwabulula izulu, aseke ihlabathi;
kwaye ubumba umoya womntu ngaphakathi kwakhe.
12:2 Yabona, iYerusalem ndiyenza ibe yindebe ehexayo ebantwini bonke;
macala onke, ekungqingweni kwawo koYuda nakumaYuda
nxamnye neYerusalem.
12:3 Yaye ngaloo mini ndiya kuyenza iYerusalem ilitye elingumthwalo ezizweni zonke.
bonke abayithwalayo bonqanyulwa, bonke bephela
abantu behlabathi balihlanganisela ndawonye ukulwa nalo.
12:4 Ngaloo mini, utsho uYehova, ndiya kuwabetha othuke onke amahashe;
uyageza umkhweli wakhe, ndiwavule amehlo am phezu kwendlu kakumkani
Onke amahashe ezizwe uya kuwabetha ngobumfama.
12:5 Zothi iinkosana zakwaYuda ezintliziyweni zazo, Abemi balo
IYerusalem iya kuba ligwiba lam kuYehova wemikhosi, uThixo wayo.
12:6 Ngaloo mini ndiya kuzenza iinkosana zakwaYuda zibe njengeziko lomlilo;
phakathi kweenkuni, enjengezikhuni zomlilo ezithungwini; kwaye baya kwenza
zidle bonke abantu ngeenxa zonke, ngasekunene nangasekhohlo;
kwaye iYerusalem iya kuphinda imiwe endaweni yayo, kwanaphakathi
iYerusalem.
12:7 UYehova uya kusindisa iintente zakwaYuda kuqala, Uzuko lukaYehova
indlu kaDavide nozuko lwabemi baseYerusalem abakwenzi oko
bazikhulisele kuYuda.
12:8 Ngaloo mini uYehova uya kubakhusela ubemi baseYerusalem; kwaye yena
otyhafileyo phakathi kwabo ngaloo mini uya kuba njengoDavide; kunye nendlu
kaDavide, njengoThixo, njengesithunywa sikaYehova phambi kwabo.
12:9 Kuya kuthi ngaloo mini, ndifune ukukonakalisa konke
iintlanga ezifikela iYerusalem.
12:10 Ndiya kuthululela phezu kwendlu kaDavide, naphezu kwabemi
IYerusalem, umoya wenceba nowokutarhuzisa;
phezu kwam abamhlabileyo, baya kumlilela njengamntu mnye
uya kuzila ngenxa yonyana wakhe okuphela kwakhe, kube krakra ngenxa yakhe
bubukrakra kumazibulo akhe.
12:11 Ngaloo mini siya kuba sikhulu isijwili eYerusalem, njengesijwili
isijwili saseHadadrimon entilini yeMegidon.
12:12 ilizwe lenze isijwili, imizalwane ngemizalwane iyodwa; usapho lwendlu ka
UDavide eyedwa, nabafazi babo bebodwa; yintsapho yendlu kaNatan
bebodwa, nabafazi babo bebodwa;
12:13 intsapho yendlu kaLevi iyodwa, nabafazi babo bebodwa; usapho
abakwaShimehi bebodwa, nabafazi babo bebodwa;
12:14 yonke imizalwane eseleyo, imizalwane ngemizalwane iyodwa, nabafazi babo bebodwa.