uZakariya
10:1 Celani imvula kuJehova ngesikhathi semvula yamuva; kanjalo uJehova
uyakwenza amafu akhazimulayo, abanike izihlambi zemvula, kube yilowo nalowo
utshani endle.
10:2 Ngoba izithombe zikhulume okuyize, nababhuli babone amanga, futhi
bakhulume amaphupho amanga; baduduza ngeze; ngalokho bahamba
zakhathazeka njengomhlambi, ngoba kwakungekho umalusi.
10:3 Intukuthelo yami yavuthela abelusi, futhi ngajezisa izimbuzi.
ngoba uJehova Sebawoti uwuhambele umhlambi wakhe indlu yakwaJuda, futhi
ubenze banjengehhashi lakhe elihle ekulweni.
10:4 Kuye kwaphuma ikona, kuye isikhonkwane, kuye kwaphuma isikhonkwane
umnsalo wempi, kuye bonke abacindezeli kanyekanye.
10:5 Futhi bayoba njengamadoda anamandla, okuyinto unyathela izitha zabo phansi
udaka lwezitaladi ekulweni; bayakulwa, ngokuba uJehova
uJehova unabo, nabakhwele amahhashi bayakujabha.
10:6 Futhi ngiyoqinisa indlu yakwaJuda, futhi ngizoyisindisa indlu ka
uJosefa, futhi ngizobabuyisela ukuze ngibabeke; ngoba ngihawukela
bayakuba kungathi angibalahlanga, ngokuba mina nginguJehova
uJehova uNkulunkulu wabo, futhi uyobalalela.
10:7 Futhi abakwa-Efrayimi bayoba njengendoda enamandla, futhi inhliziyo yabo ngeke
bajabule njengasewayinini; yebo, abantwana babo bayakubona, bajabule;
inhliziyo yabo iyakuthokoza kuJehova.
10:8 Ngizobashayela ikhwelo, futhi ngibabuthe; ngoba ngibahlengile: futhi
bayakwanda njengokwanda kwabo.
10:9 Futhi ngiyobahlwanyela kubo phakathi kwabantu, futhi bayongikhumbula kude
amazwe; bayakuphila nabantwana babo, babuye.
10:10 Ngizobabuyisela futhi baphume ezweni laseGibhithe, futhi ngiyobabutha
e-Asiriya; futhi ngiyobangenisa ezweni lakwaGileyadi futhi
Lebanon; futhi indawo yabo ngeke itholakale.
10:11 Futhi uyodabula ulwandle ngosizi, futhi uyoyishaya
amagagasi olwandle, nakho konke utwa lomfula luyokoma;
ukuziqhenya kwe-Asiriya kuyakwehliswa, nentonga yobukhosi yaseGibithe
sukani.
10:12 Futhi ngizobaqinisa eNkosini; futhi bayohamba behla benyuka
egameni lakhe,” usho uJehova.