uZakariya
1:1 Ngenyanga yesishiyagalombili, ngomnyaka wesibili kaDariyu, izwi likaJehova lafika
UJehova kuZakariya, indodana kaBerekiya, indodana ka-Ido umprofethi,
ethi,
1:2 UJehova wabathukuthelela kakhulu oyihlo.
1:3 Ngakho-ke yithi kubo: Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti; Phendukelani ku
mina,” usho uJehova Sebawoti, “ngiyakubuyela kini,” usho uJehova
ababungazi.
1:4 Ningabi njengaboyihlo, abamemeza kubo abaprofethi bokuqala.
bathi: Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti; sukani manje ezindleleni zenu ezimbi;
nasezenzweni zenu ezimbi, kepha abezwanga, abangilalelanga;
usho uJehova.
1:5 Oyihlo, baphi na? nabaprofethi baphila phakade na?
1:6 Kodwa amazwi ami nezimiso zami, engaziyala izinceku zami
baprofethi, kababambanga yini oyihlo? babuya futhi
sathi: Njengalokho uJehova Sebawoti ayehlosile ukwenza kithi njengokusho kwethu
wenzé kanjalo kithi njengokwezenzo zethu.
1:7 Ngosuku lwamashumi amabili nane lwenyanga yeshumi nanye, okuyinyanga
ngenyanga kaSebati, ngomnyaka wesibili kaDariyu, kwafika izwi likaJehova
kuZakariya, indodana kaBerekiya, indodana ka-Ido umprofethi,
ethi,
1:8 Ngabona ebusuku, futhi bheka umuntu egibele ihhashi elibomvu, futhi wema
phakathi kwemibomvana eyayingaphansi; nangemuva kwakhe
lapho amahhashi abomvu, namabala, namhlophe.
1:9 Ngasengisithi: O nkosi yami, ziyini lezi? Nengelosi eyayikhuluma nayo
ngathi kimi: Ngizokukhombisa ukuthi lezi ziyini.
1:10 Futhi umuntu owayemi phakathi kwemibomvana waphendula wathi: "Lezi."
yibo uJehova abathumileyo ukuba bahambe bezulazula emhlabeni.
1:11 Futhi baphendula ingelosi kaJehova, eyayimi phakathi kwemibomvana
ezihlahleni, lathi: Sidabule emhlabeni,
bheka, umhlaba wonke uhlezi uphumule.
1:12 Ingelosi kaJehova yaphendula, yathi: "O Jehova Sebawoti, koze kube nini
awuyikuhawukela iJerusalema nemizi yakwaJuda na?
osuyithukuthelele le minyaka engamashumi ayisikhombisa na?
1:13 Futhi uJehova waphendula ingelosi eyayikhuluma nami ngamazwi amahle futhi
amazwi akhululekile.
1:14 Ngakho ingelosi eyayikhuluma nami yathi kimi, "Memeza, uthi: Kanjalo
usho uJehova Sebawoti; nginomhawu ngeJerusalema nangeSiyoni nge
umona omkhulu.
1:15 Futhi ngibathukuthelele kakhulu abezizwe abahlezi ngokukhululeka;
wathukuthela kancane, basiza ekuqhubekiseni inhlupheko.
1:16 Ngakho-ke, usho kanje uJehova. ngibuyele eJerusalema ngobubele;
indlu yami iyakwakhiwa kulo,” usho uJehova Sebawoti, “nentambo iyokwakhiwa
welulelwe phezu kweJerusalema.
1:17 Memeza futhi, uthi: Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti; Amadolobha ami
ukuphumelela kusazosakazwa; uJehova usazoduduza
iZiyoni, futhi lisazokhetha iJerusalema.
1:18 Ngase ngiphakamisa amehlo ami, ngabona, bheka, izimpondo ezine.
1:19 Ngase ngithi kuyo ingelosi eyayikhuluma nami: "Ziyini lezi?" Futhi yena
wangiphendula wathi: Lezi ziyizimpondo ezihlakazile uJuda, uIsrayeli, kanye
eJerusalema.
1:20 Futhi uJehova wangibonisa ababazi abane.
1:21 Ngase ngithi: "Laba beze ukwenzani na?" Wasesithi: Lezi yizinduna
izimpondo ezahlakaza uJuda, akwabakho muntu ophakamisa ikhanda lakhe;
kepha laba beze ukuzobahlakaza, bakhiphe izimpondo zabezizwe;
ezaphakamisa uphondo lwazo phezu kwezwe lakwaJuda ukuba zilihlakaze.