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.