uZekariya
13:1 Ngaloo mini kuya kubakho ithende elivulelwe indlu kaDavide
kubemi baseYerusalem ngenxa yesono nangenxa yokungcola.
13:2 Kuya kuthi ngaloo mini, utsho uYehova wemikhosi, ndihambe
aya kuwanqumla amagama ezithixo elizweni, angabi sabakho
ndizise abaprofeti nabangcolileyo
umoya ukuba uphume emhlabeni.
13:3 Kothi ke ukuba ubani usaprofeta, abe ngowakhe
bothi uyise nonina abamzeleyo, Uze
phila; ngokuba uthethe ubuxoki egameni likaYehova, noyise noyise
xa eprofeta, womhlaba unina omzalayo.
13:4 Kwaye kuya kuba ngaloo mini, ukuba abaprofeti
elowo wadaniswa ngumbono wakhe, ekuprofeteni kwakhe; okanye akayi
banxibe iingubo ezirhabaxa, ukuze bakhohlise;
13:5 Wothi, Andimprofeti, ndingumlimi; ngokuba ndifundiswe ngumntu
ukugcina iinkomo kwasebuncinaneni bam.
13:6 Kothiwa kuye, Ayini na la manxeba asezandleni zakho? Emva koko
Wophendula athi, Ngamanxeba endangxwelerhwa ngawo endlwini yam
bahlobo.
13:7 Krele, vuka nxamnye nomalusi wam, nxamnye nendoda yam
utsho uYehova wemikhosi; betha umalusi, nezimvu ziya kuzibetha
Ndiya kusibuyisela isandla sam phezu kwabancinane.
13:8 Kuya kuthi kulo lonke ilizwe, utsho uYehova, zibe zibini
ziyanqanyulwa zife iinxalenye kulo; owesithathu uya kushiywa
kuyo.
13:9 Esinye isahlulo sesithathu ndiya kusingenisa emlilweni, ndisihlambulule
njengokunyibilikiswa kwesilivere, bacikidwe njengokunyibilikiswa kwegolide;
nqulani igama lam, ndibave, ndithi, Ngabantu bam;
bathi, UYehova nguThixo wam.