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.