uZekariya
14:1 Yabonani, iyeza imini kaYehova, kwabiwe amaxhoba akho
phakathi kwakho.
14:2 Ndozihlanganisela eYerusalem zonke iintlanga ukuba zilwe; kunye nesixeko
zithinjwe, ziphangwe izindlu, badlwengulwe abafazi; kunye nesiqingatha
Omzi uya kuphuma ekuthinjweni, amasalela abantu
mayinganqunyulwa ingabikho phakathi komzi.
14:3 Uya kuphuma ke uYehova, alwe nezo ntlanga njenganini
Walwa ngemini yedabi.
14:4 Kwaye iinyawo zakhe ziya kuma ngaloo mini phezu kweNtaba yemiNquma, leyo
phambi kweYerusalem ngasempumalanga, icandeke phakathi kweNtaba yemiNquma
Isiqingatha sawo sibheke empumalanga nasentshonalanga
yiba yintlambo enkulu kakhulu; sisukele isiqingatha sentaba, sibheke entabeni
ngasentla, esinye isiqingatha sayo sisinge ezantsi.
14:5 Nosabela emfuleni weentaba; ngenxa yentili yeNtlambo
iintaba ziya kufikelela eAtsele;
phambi kwenyikima ngemihla kaUziya ukumkani wakwaYuda
UYehova uThixo wam uya kuza, ekunye nabangcwele bonke kunye nawe.
14:6 Kwaye oku kuya kuba ngaloo mini, ukuba ukukhanya kungabikho
icacile, okanye imnyama:
14:7 Kuya kuba yimini enye;
Kuya kuthi ke, xa ngokuhlwa, kube ngokuhlwa
ukukhanya.
14:8 Kuya kuthi ngaloo mini, kuphume amanzi aphilileyo;
iYerusalem; esinye isiqingatha sawo siye ngaselwandle lwasempumalanga, esinye isiqingatha sawo siye ngaselwandle
ulwandle lwasentshonalanga: kuya kubakho ehlotyeni nasebusika.
14:9 UYehova woba ngukumkani phezu kwehlabathi lonke;
makabe nguYehova mnye, negama lakhe libe linye.
14:10 Ilizwe lonke liya kujika libe njengehewu, lithabathele eGebha lise eRimon, ezantsi kwayo
IYerusalem iya kuphakanyiswa, imiwe endaweni yayo, isuke
nesango likaBhenjamin, lesa endaweni yesango lokuqala, lesa esangweni lembombo;
kwathabathela enqabeni ende kaHananeli, kwesa kwizixovulelo zokumkani.
14:11 Bohlala kulo, kungabi sabakho kusingela phantsi;
yona iYerusalem iya kumiwa ikholosile.
14:12 Siso esi isibetho aya kuzibetha ngaso uYehova zonke iintlanga
abantu abalwayo neYerusalem; Iya kudla inyama yabo
emke emi ngeenyawo, aya kuqotywa amehlo abo
emingxunyeni yazo, nolwimi lwazo luya kuphelela emlonyeni wazo.
14:13 Kuya kuthi ngaloo mini, ingxokolo enkulu evela kuYehova
iya kuba phakathi kwabo; kwaye baya kubamba elowo esandleni sakhe
ummelwane wakhe, isandla sakhe siya kumsukela isandla sakhe
ummelwane.
14:14 Naye uYuda uya kulwa eYerusalem; nobutyebi babo bonke
zibuthene iintlanga ngeenxa zonke, igolide, nesilivere, kunye
isambatho, into eninzi kakhulu.
14:15 Soba njalo isibetho kumahashe, imeyile, inkamela, noondlebende, neenkamela.
zamaesile, nawo onke amaqegu akuloo minquba, enjengale
isibetho.
14:16 Kuya kuthi ke, bonke abaseleyo kuzo zonke
izizwe eziyifikeleyo iYerusalem ziya kunyuka iminyaka ngeminyaka
ukuba bamnqule uKumkani, uYehova wemikhosi, benze umthendeleko
iminquba.
14:17 Kothi ke, osukuba engenyuki emizalwaneni yonke yakwaSirayeli;
emhlabeni, banqule eYerusalem uKumkani, uYehova wemikhosi
abayi kuba yimvula.
14:18 Ukuba intsapho yamaYiputa ayinyukanga, ize, aniyi kuba namvula;
kuya kubakho isibetho, aya kubetha ngaso uYehova iintlanga
bangenyuki baye kwenza umthendeleko weminquba.
14:19 Siya kuba seso isohlwayo sesono seYiputa, nesohlwayo sesono seentlanga zonke
bangenyuki baye kwenza umthendeleko weminquba.
14:20 Ngaloo mini kuya kubhalwa emankentezeni amahashe, kuthiwe, Ubungcwele kuye
INKOSI; neembiza endlwini kaYehova zoba njengezitya zokutshiza
phambi kwesibingelelo.
14:21 Zonke iimbiza eYerusalem nakwaYuda zoba ngcwele kuYehova
kwaye bonke ababingelelayo baya kuza bathabathe kuzo, kwaye
upheke kuyo, ngaloo mini angabi sabakho mKanan
indlu kaYehova wemikhosi.