uZakariya
11:1 Vula iminyango yakho, O Lebanon, ukuze umlilo udle imisedari yakho.
11:2 Hewula, msayipuresi; ngoba umsedari uwile; ngokuba abanamandla bayachithwa.
hhewulani, nina ma-oki aseBashani; ngokuba ihlathi lokuvuna liwile.
11:3 Kukhona izwi ukuhhewula kwabelusi; ngoba inkazimulo yabo i
kuphangiwe: izwi lokubhonga kwamabhongo ezingonyama; ngenxa yokuziqhenya kweJordani
konakele.
11:4 Usho kanje uJehova uNkulunkulu wami; Yalusa umhlambi wokuhlatshwa;
11:5 abanikazi bawo abazibulalayo, futhi baziphathe bengenacala, futhi bona
abazithengisayo bathi: “Makabongwe uJehova; ngokuba ngicebile: nakwabo
abelusi bangazihawukeli.
11:6 Ngokuba angisayikubahawukela abakhileyo ezweni, usho uJehova.
kepha bhekani, ngiyakunikela abantu, kube yilowo nalowo esandleni somakhelwane wakhe
esandleni senkosi yakhe; bayakulishaya izwe, baphume kulo
isandla sabo angiyikubakhulula.
11:7 Futhi ngizokwelusa umhlambi wokuhlatshwa, ngisho wena, O ompofu womhlambi.
Ngase ngizithathela izinti ezimbili; omunye ngambiza ngokuthi nguBuhle, omunye ngambiza ngokuthi
ebizwa ngokuthi ama-Bands; ngalusa umhlambi.
11:8 Futhi nganquma abelusi abathathu ngenyanga eyodwa; futhi umphefumulo wami wanengwa ngabo,
nomphefumulo wabo wanengwa nami.
11:9 Ngase ngithi: "Angiyikunondla; futhi lokho
okumele kunqunywe, makunqunywe; futhi abaseleyo mabadle yilowo nalowo
inyama yomunye.
11:10 Futhi ngathatha udondolo lwami, yebo Ubuhle, futhi ngiwunqamule, ukuze ngiphule
isivumelwano sami engasenza nabo bonke abantu.
11:11 Futhi yaphulwa ngalolo suku, futhi kanjalo abampofu emhlambini ababelindile
phezu kwami ngazi ukuthi kwakuyizwi likaJehova.
11:12 Futhi ngathi kubo: "Uma nicabanga okuhle, nginike inani lami; futhi uma kungenjalo,
yeka. Base belinganisa intengo yami izinhlamvu ezingamashumi amathathu zesiliva.
" 11:13 Futhi uJehova wathi kimi: "Yiphonse kumbumbi
Ngangibalulekile kubo. Ngase ngithatha izinhlamvu zesiliva ezingamashumi amathathu, futhi
baphonse kumbumbi endlini kaJehova.
11:14 Khona-ke nganqamula omunye udondolo lwami, iZibopho, ukuze ngiphule
ubuzalwane phakathi kukaJuda no-Israyeli.
11:15 Futhi uJehova wathi kimi: "Zithathele futhi izinsimbi zomculo
umalusi oyisiwula.
11:16 Ngoba, bheka, Ngizovusa umalusi ezweni, ongayikuvakashela
abanqunyiweyo, abayikufuna encane, abayikuphulukisa yona
ephukileyo, ungadli emiyo, kepha uyakukudla
inyama yamanoni, uklebhule izinzipho zabo zibe yizicucu.
11:17 Maye kumalusi isithixo oshiya umhlambi! inkemba iyakuba phezu
ingalo yakhe, nasesweni lakhe lokunene: ingalo yakhe iyobuna ngokuphelele, futhi
iso lakhe lokunene liyakufiphazwa nokufiphazwa.