Hagayi
2:1 Ngenyanga yesikhombisa, ngosuku lwamashumi amabili nanye lwenyanga, wafika
izwi likaJehova ngomprofethi uHagayi, lathi:
2:2 Khuluma manje kuZerubabele indodana kaSheyalitiyeli, umbusi wakwaJuda,
uJoshuwa indodana kaJehosadaki, umpristi omkhulu, futhi insali yabapristi
abantu, bathi,
2:3 Ngubani osele phakathi kwenu owabona le ndlu enkazimulweni yayo yokuqala? futhi kanjani
niyayibona manje? emehlweni enu aliyilutho yini?
2:4 Nokho manje qina, Zerubabele, kusho uJehova; futhi ube namandla, O
uJoshuwa, indodana kaJehosadaki, umpristi omkhulu; niqine nonke nina bantu
ezweni,” usho uJehova, “nisebenze, ngokuba nginani,” usho uJehova
yababungazi:
2:5 Ngokwezwi engavumelana ngalo nani ekuphumeni kwenu
EGibhithe, umoya wami uhlala phakathi kwenu, ningesabi.
2:6 Ngokuba usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti. Nokho, kuyisikhashana, futhi mina
kuyakuzamazamisa izulu, nomhlaba, nolwandle, nomhlabathi owomileyo;
2:7 Futhi ngiyozamazamisa zonke izizwe, futhi okufiswa zonke izizwe kuyofika.
ngiyakuyigcwalisa le ndlu ngenkazimulo,” usho uJehova Sebawoti.
2:8 Isiliva ngelami, negolide ngelami, usho uJehova Sebawoti.
2:9 Inkazimulo yale ndlu yokugcina iyakuba nkulu kuneyokuqala;
usho uJehova Sebawoti, ‘ngiyakunika ukuthula kule ndawo,” usho uJehova
Jehova Sebawoti.
2:10 Ngosuku lwamashumi amabili nane lwenyanga yesishiyagalolunye, ngomnyaka wesibili ka
UDariyu, izwi likaJehova lafika ngoHagayi umprofethi, lathi:
2:11 Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti. Ake ubuze kubapristi ngomthetho.
ethi,
2:12 Uma umuntu ephethe inyama engcwele emphethweni wengubo yakhe, kanye nomphetho wengubo yakhe
kuyakuba khona isinkwa, noma okuphekiwe, noma iwayini, noma amafutha, noma iyiphi inyama
engcwele? Abapristi baphendula bathi: Hatshi.
2:13 Wayesethi uHagayi: "Uma ongcolile ngenxa ofileyo ethinta noma iyiphi yazo
lezi, ingabe zingcolile? Abapristi basebephendula bathi: Kuzakuba njalo
ube ngongcolile.
2:14 UHagayi waphendula, wathi, Banjalo laba bantu, kanjalo nalesi sizwe
phambi kwami,” usho uJehova; unjalo wonke umsebenzi wezandla zabo; futhi lokho
abanikela ngakho lapho ingcolile.
2:15 Manje, Ngiyakuncenga, cabanga kusukela kulolu suku kuya phezulu, kusukela ngaphambi a
itshe labekwa phezu kwetshe ethempelini likaJehova;
2:16 Kusukela ngalezo zinsuku umuntu wafika enqwabeni yezilinganiso ezingamashumi amabili.
kwakukhona eziyishumi kuphela, lapho umuntu efika esikhamelweni ukuze akhiphe amashumi ayisihlanu
izitsha ezaziphuma emshinini zazingamashumi amabili nje kuphela.
2:17 Nganishaya ngokuhamuka, nangesikhutha, nangesichotho ezweni lonke.
imisebenzi yezandla zakho; nokho anibuyelanga kimi,” usho uJehova.
2:18 Cabanga manje kusukela kulolu suku kuya phezulu, kusukela osukwini lwamashumi amabili nane
lwenyanga yesishiyagalolunye, kusukela osukwini okwasekwa ngalo isisekelo sikaJehova
ithempeli labekwa, cabangani ngalo.
2:19 Ingabe imbewu isekhona esiphaleni? yebo, umvini, nomkhiwane, kanye
ihalananda, nomnqumo, akuthelanga;
usuku ngizokubusisa.
2:20 Futhi izwi leNkosi lafika kuHagayi ezine kanye
ngosuku lwamashumi amabili lwenyanga, ethi,
2:21 Tshono kuZerubabele, umbusi wakoJuda, uthi: Ngizazamazamisa izulu.
nomhlaba;
2:22 Futhi ngiyoketula isihlalo sobukhosi, futhi ngiyobhubhisa
amandla emibuso yezizwe; futhi ngizoyichitha
izinqola nabagibele kuzo; namahhashi nabagibeli bawo
bayakwehla, kube yilowo nalowo ngenkemba yomfowabo.
2:23 Ngalolo suku,” usho uJehova Sebawoti, “ngiyakuthatha, Zerubabele,
inceku, indodana kaSheyalitiyeli, kusho uJehova, futhi uyokwenza ube njengenceku
ngophawu, ngokuba ngikukhethile,” usho uJehova Sebawoti.