uZakariya
6:1 Futhi ngaphenduka, futhi ngaphakamisa amehlo ami, futhi ngabona, futhi bheka, kukhona
kwaphuma izinqola ezine phakathi kwezintaba ezimbili; nezintaba
kwakuyizintaba zethusi.
6:2 Enqoleni yokuqala kwakukhona amahhashi abomvu; nasenqoleni yesibili emnyama
amahhashi;
6:3 Enqoleni yesithathu amahhashi amhlophe; enqoleni yesine iguqukile
kanye nama-bay horse.
6:4 Ngase ngiphendula, ngathi engelosini eyayikhuluma nami, "Ziyini?"
lezi, nkosi yami?
6:5 Ingelosi yaphendula, yathi kimi: "Lena yimimoya emine ye
amazulu, aphuma ekumeni phambi kukaJehova wezizwe zonke
umhlaba.
6:6 Amahhashi amnyama aphezu kwawo aphumela ezweni lasenyakatho; futhi
abamhlophe baphuma emva kwabo; nezimpunga ziphumela eningizimu
izwe.
6:7 Itheku laphuma, lafuna ukuhamba, ukuze bahambe baye emuva
wadabula umhlaba, wathi: “Sukani lapha, nihambe nibuye nibuye
Umhlaba. Bahambahamba emhlabeni.
6:8 Wayesememeza kimi, futhi wakhuluma kimi, wathi: "Bheka, laba abahambayo
ngasezweni lasenyakatho uwuthulisile umoya wami ezweni lasenyakatho.
6:9 Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi:
6:10 Thatha kwabathunjwa, uHelidayi, uThobiya,
oJedaya, abavela eBabele, nize nina ngalolo suku, nihambe
endlini kaJosiya indodana kaZefaniya;
6:11 Bese uthatha isiliva negolide, futhi wenze imiqhele, futhi uyibeke ekhanda
kaJoshuwa indodana kaJehosadaki, umpristi omkhulu;
6:12 Futhi ukhulume kuye, uthi: 'Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uthi:
Bheka umuntu ogama lakhe linguHLELO; futhi uyokhula kweyakhe
uyakwakha ithempeli likaJehova;
6:13 Yena uyakulakha ithempeli likaJehova; futhi uyothwala inkazimulo,
njalo uzahlala, abuse esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi; uyakuba ngumpristi phezu kwakhe
isihlalo sakhe sobukhosi: lecebo lokuthula lizakuba phakathi kwabo bobabili.
6:14 Imiqhele iyakuba ngekaHelemi, noThobiya, noJedaya,
Hen, indodana kaZefaniya, kwaba yisikhumbuzo ethempelini likaJehova.
6:15 Futhi labo abakude bayofika bakhe ethempelini likaJehova
Jehova, niyakwazi ukuthi uJehova Sebawoti ungithumile kini.
Lokhu kuyakwenzeka, uma nilalela nokulalela izwi likaJehova
uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho.