uZakariya
14:1 Bheka, usuku lukaJehova luyeza, futhi impango yakho iyohlukaniswa phakathi
phakathi kwakho.
14:2 Ngokuba ngiyakubutha zonke izizwe ukuba zilwe neJerusalema; kanye nedolobha
ziyakubanjwa, izindlu ziphangwe, nabesifazane badlwengulwe; kanye nengxenye
bomuzi bayakuphuma baye ekuthunjweni, insali yabantu
aliyikunqunywa emzini.
14:3 Khona-ke uJehova uyophuma, futhi alwe nalezo zizwe, njengalapho
walwa ngosuku lwempi.
14:4 Izinyawo zakhe ziyokuma ngalolo suku eNtabeni Yeminqumo, okuyinto
phambi kweJerusalema ngasempumalanga, intaba Yeminqumo iqhekeze phakathi
phakathi kwawo ngasempumalanga nasentshonalanga, futhi lapho
kube yisigodi esikhulu kakhulu; nengxenye yentaba iyakusuka, iye ngasentabeni
enyakatho, nengxenye yawo eningizimu.
14:5 Futhi niyobalekela esigodini sezintaba; ngoba isigodi
izintaba ziyakufinyelela e-Azali, yebo, niyakubaleka njengokubaleka kwenu
kusukela ngaphambi kokuzamazama komhlaba ezinsukwini zika-Uziya inkosi yakwaJuda
UJehova uNkulunkulu wami uyakufika, nabangcwele bonke kanye nawe.
14:6 Futhi kuyokwenzeka ngalolo suku, ukuthi ukukhanya ngeke kube
kucacile, noma kumnyama:
14:7 Kodwa kuyoba usuku olulodwa okuyinto kuyokwaziwa eNkosini, hhayi usuku, noma
ebusuku: kodwa kuyakuthi ngesikhathi sokuhlwa kuyakuba khona
ukukhanya.
14:8 Futhi kuyoba ngalolo suku, ukuthi amanzi aphilayo uyophuma
iJerusalema; ingxenye yawo ngaselwandle lwangaphambili, nengxenye yawo ngaselwandle
ulwandle lwasentshonalanga: ehlobo nasebusika kuyakuba khona.
14:9 Futhi uJehova uyakuba yinkosi phezu kwawo wonke umhlaba
makube munye uJehova, negama lakhe libe linye.
14:10 Izwe lonke liyoguqulwa libe njengethafa kusukela eGeba kuze kufike eRimoni eningizimu ye
iJerusalema: futhi liyophakanyiswa, futhi lihlalwe endaweni yalo, kusukela
isango likaBenjamini kuze kufike endaweni yesango lokuqala, kuze kube sesangweni legumbi;
kusukela embhoshongweni kaHananeli kuze kufike ezikhamweni zewayini zenkosi.
14:11 Futhi abantu bayohlala kulo, futhi ngeke kusaba khona ukubhujiswa ngokuphelele;
kepha iJerusalema liyakuhlala lilondekile.
14:12 Futhi lokhu kuyoba inhlupheko uJehova ayoshaya ngazo zonke izizwe
abantu abaye balwa neJerusalema; Inyama yabo iyodla
kude lapho bemi ngezinyawo zabo, futhi amehlo abo ayophela
emigodini yabo, nolimi lwabo luyophela emlonyeni wabo.
14:13 Kuyothi ngalolo suku, isiyaluyalu esikhulu esivela kuJehova
kuyoba phakathi kwabo; futhi bayobamba yilowo nalowo esandleni sika
umakhelwane wakhe, isandla sakhe siyakuvukela isandla sakhe
umakhelwane.
14:14 UJuda naye uyakulwa eJerusalema; kanye nengcebo yabo bonke
abezizwe nxazonke bayakubuthana, igolide, nesiliva, kanye
izingubo, ngobuningi obukhulu.
14:15 Kuyakuba njalo isifo samahhashi, neminyuzi, namakamela, neminyuzi.
ezimbongolweni, nakuzo zonke izilwane eziyakuba kula matende, njengalokhu
isifo.
14:16 Futhi kuyokwenzeka, ukuthi wonke umuntu osele kubo bonke
izizwe ezafika ukulwa neJerusalema ziyokhuphuka unyaka nonyaka
ukukhonza iNkosi, uJehova Sebawoti, nokugcina umkhosi
amatabernakele.
14:17 Kuyothi noma ubani ongenyuki kuyo yonke imindeni ka
emhlabeni eJerusalema ukukhuleka eNkosini, uJehova Sebawoti, yebo
ngeke kube yimvula.
14:18 Futhi uma umndeni waseGibhithe ungakhuphuki, futhi ungezi, lowo ngeke imvula;
kuyakuba khona isifo, uJehova ayakushaya ngaso abezizwe
abangakhuphuki ukuba bagcine umkhosi wamadokodo.
14:19 Lokhu kuyakuba isijeziso saseGibhithe, futhi isijeziso zonke izizwe
abangakhuphuki ukuba bagcine umkhosi wamadokodo.
14:20 Ngalolo suku kuyakuba phezu izinsimbi amahhashi, INGCWELE KUZE
INKOSI; amakhanzi endlini kaJehova ayakuba njengezitsha
phambi kwelathi.
14:21 Yebo, zonke izimbiza eJerusalema nakwaJuda ziyakuba ngcwele kuJehova
Sebawoti: nabo bonke abahlabayo bayakuza bathathe kukho, futhi
pheka kulo; ngalolo suku ngeke kusaba khona umKhanani
indlu kaJehova Sebawoti.