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.