uZakariya 7:1 Futhi kwathi ngonyaka wesine wenkosi uDariyu, ukuthi izwi uJehova wafika kuZakariya ngosuku lwesine lwenyanga yesishiyagalolunye ngakusihlwa eChisleu; 7:2 Lapho sebethumele endlini kaNkulunkulu, uSherezeri noRegemeleki, futhi amadoda abo ukuba akhuleke phambi kukaJehova, 7:3 Futhi ukukhuluma kubapristi ababesendlini yeNkosi amabutho, nakubaprofethi, ethi: Ngikhale yini ngenyanga yesihlanu, ngizihlukanisa, njengoba ngenzile le minyaka eminingi kangaka? 7:4 Izwi likaJehova Sebawoti lafika kimi, lathi: 7:5 Khuluma kubo bonke abantu bezwe, nakubapristi, uthi: Nini nazila ukudla, nalila ngenyanga yesihlanu neyesikhombisa, lawo amashumi ayisikhombisa iminyaka, nazilela kimi nakanye na? 7:6 Futhi lapho nidla, nalapho niphuza, anidlanga niziphuzele nina na? 7:7 Akufanele yini uzwe amazwi uJehova wakhamuluka ngabokuqala abaprofethi, lapho iJerusalema lalakhiwe futhi liphumelela, kanye nemizi nxazonke zalo, lapho kwakhiwe abantu eningizimu nasethafeni? 7:8 Izwi likaJehova lafika kuZakariya, wathi: 7:9 Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uthi: "Yenza ukwahlulela okuyiqiniso, futhi ubonise isihawu nobubele yilowo nalowo kumfowabo. 7:10 Futhi ningacindezeli umfelokazi, noma intandane, umfokazi, noma indoda mpofu; futhi makungabikho kini owaceba okubi ngomfowabo phakathi kwenu inhliziyo. 7:11 Kodwa benqaba ukulalela, futhi wasusa ihlombe, futhi wayeka izindlebe zabo, ukuze bangezwa. 7:12 Yebo, benza izinhliziyo zabo njengetshe ledayimani, funa bangezwa umthetho, namazwi uJehova Sebawoti awathumele ngomoya wakhe ngabaprofethi bokuqala; ngalokho kwavela ulaka olukhulu oluvela kuJehova ababungazi. 7:13 Ngakho kwenzeka ukuthi njengoba ememeza, kodwa abazange balalele; ngalokho bakhala, kepha angizwanga,” usho uJehova Sebawoti. 7:14 Kodwa mina ngibahlakaze ngesivunguvungu phakathi kwazo zonke izizwe labo bengazi. Kanjalo izwe laba yihlane emva kwabo, akwadlula muntu badabula futhi ababuyanga, ngokuba balichitha izwe elihle.