uZakariya 3:1 Wayesengibonisa uJoshuwa umpristi omkhulu emi phambi kwengelosi kaJehova uJehova, noSathane emi ngakwesokunene sakhe ukuba amelane naye. 3:2 UJehova wayesethi kuSathane: "UJehova uyakukukhuza, Sathane; ngisho i “UJehova olikhethile iJerusalema uyakukukhuza; emlilweni? 3:3 Manje uJoshuwa wayembethe izingubo ezingcolile, futhi wema phambi kwengelosi. 3:4 Waphendula, wakhuluma kwababemi phambi kwakhe, wathi: Thathani susa izingubo ezingcolile kuye. Wathi kuye: "Bheka, nginakho." ubususile ububi bakho kuwe, ngiyakwembathisa ukushintsha izingubo. 3:5 Ngase ngithi: "Mabafake isigqoko esihle ekhanda lakhe." Ngakho benza umboniso ugqoko ekhanda lakhe, wamembathisa izingubo. Nengelosi ye UJEHOVA wema eduze. 3:6 Ingelosi kaJehova yamyala uJoshuwa, yathi: 3:7 Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti. Uma uhamba ezindleleni zami, noma uhamba ezindleleni zami uyakugcina umyalo wami, uyakwahlulela indlu yami futhi gcina amagceke ami, ngikunike izindawo zokuhamba phakathi kwazo Hlala ULINDILE. 3:8 Lalela manje, O Joshuwa, mpristi omkhulu, wena nabangane bakho abahlala phambi kwakho, ngokuba bangabantu abamangalisayo, ngokuba bheka, ngiyakuletha khipha inceku yami iHLANGA. 3:9 Ngokuba bheka itshe engalibeka phambi kukaJoshuwa; phezu kwetshe elilodwa kuyakuba ngamehlo ayisikhombisa; bheka, ngiyakuqopha umdwebo wawo,” usho uJehova Sebawoti, futhi ngiyosusa ububi balelo zwe libe linye usuku. 3:10 Ngalolo suku, kusho uJehova Sebawoti, niyobiza ngamunye owakhe umakhelwane ngaphansi komvini naphansi komkhiwane.