Hagayi
2 Ngenyanga yekhomba ngelanga lama-21 lenyanga, ilizwi lakaJehova lafika kumphorofidi uHagayi,+ lathi, 2 “Ngibawa uthi kuZerubhabheli+ indodana kaTjheyalitiyeli, umbusi wakwaJuda+ noJotjhuwa+ indodana kaJehozadaki,+ umphristi ophakemeko nabo boke abantu: 3 ‘Ngubani oseleko hlangana nani owabona indlu le isese sephazimulwenayo yaphambilini?+ Ibonakala injani nje? Ayisililize na nayimadaniswa nephazimulwayo yaphambilini?’+
4 “‘Kodwana nje yiba nesibindi Zerubhabheli,’ kutjho uJehova, ‘Yiba nesibindi Jotjhuwa ndodana kaJehozadaki, umphristi ophakemeko.’
“‘Yibani nesibindi noke nina bantu benarha le,’+ kutjho uJehova, ‘begodu nisebenze.’
“‘Ngombana nginani,’+ kutjho uJehova wamabutho. 5 ‘Khumbulani enganithembisa khona naniphuma eGibhide+ begodu ummoyami uhlala hlangana nani.*+ Ningesabi.’”+
6 “Ngombana nakhu uJehova wamabutho akutjhoko, ‘Godu, kungasikade, ngizokusikinya izulu nephasi nelwandle nenarha eyomileko.’+
7 “‘Ngizokusikinya zoke iintjhaba begodu izinto eziligugu zazo zoke iintjhaba zizokungena;+ ngizokuzalisa indlu le ngephazimulo,’+ kutjho uJehova wamabutho.
8 “‘Isiliva ngelami negolide ngelami,’ kutjho uJehova wamabutho.
9 “‘Iphazimulo ezako yendlu le izokuba yikulu ukudlula yaphambilini,’+ kutjho uJehova wamabutho.
“‘Begodu indawo le ngizoyinikela ukuthula,’+ kutjho uJehova wamabutho.”
10 Ngelanga lama-24 ngenyanga yethoba, ngomnyaka wesibili kaDariyasi, ilizwi lakaJehova lafika kuHagayi+ umphorofidi, lathi: 11 “Ngilokhu uJehova wamabutho akutjhoko, ‘Ngibawa ubuze abaphristi ngomthetho, uthi:+ 12 “Nangabe umuntu uphethe inyama ecwengileko esambathweni* sakhe begodu isambathweso sithinte uburotho namkha isitjulu namkha iwayini namkha amafutha namkha omunye umhlobo wokudla, kuzokucwengeka na?”’”
Abaphristi baphendula bathi: “Awa!”
13 Nje-ke uHagayi wathi: “Nangabe othileko usilaphele ngebanga lokuthinta isidumbu, uthinta okhunye kwalokhu, kuzokusilaphala na?”+
Abaphristi baphendula bathi: “Kuzokusilaphala.”
14 Nje-ke uHagayi wathi: “‘Banjalo-ke abantwaba begodu sinjalo nesitjhabesi phambi kwami,’ kutjho uJehova begodu unjalo woke umsebenzi wezandla zabo; nanyana yini abayilethako isilaphele.’
15 “‘Nje-ke ngiyabawa, cabangisisani ngalokhu kusukela namhlanjesi ukuya phambili: Ngaphambi kobana ilitje libekwe phezu kwelitje ethempelini lakaJehova,+ 16 bebunjani ubujamo ngesikhatheso? Lokha umuntu nakeza equbini lekoroyi alindele ukuthola iinlinganiso ezima-20 kodwana afumane ezili-10 kwaphela; nalokha umuntu nakeza endaweni ekutlhodlhelwa kiyo iwayini azokukha iinlinganiso ezima-50 kiyo kodwana afumane ezima-20;+ 17 Nganibetha, ngabetha yoke imisebenzi yezandla zenu ngomoya otjhabalalisako, ubori+ nangesinanja kodwana akekho namunye wenu owaphendukela kimi,’ kutjho uJehova.
18 “‘Ngibawa nicabangisise ngalokhu kusukela namhlanjesi ukuya phambili, kusukela ngelanga lama-24 enyangeni yethoba, kusukela ngelanga isisekelo sethempeli lakaJehova esabekwa ngalo;+ cabangisisani ngalokhu: 19 Kusese nembewu na ngesilulwini?+ Isimu yamadiribe, umuthi wamafeyi, wamarharinada newama-oliva, akukatheli. Kusukela namhlanjesi ngizokuletha isibusiso.’”+
20 Ilizwi lakaJehova lafika ihlandla lesibili kuHagayi ngelanga lama-24 lenyanga leyo,+ lathi: 21 “Tjela uZerubhabheli umbusi wakwaJuda, uthi, ‘Ngizokusikinya izulu nephasi.+ 22 Ngizokuketula isihlalo sobukhosi semibuso begodu ngiqede amandla wemibuso yeentjhaba;+ ngizokuketula ikarana nabakhweli bayo begodu iinjomani nabakhweli bazo, bazokuwa, ngamunye ngesabula yomfowabo.’”+
23 “‘Ngelangelo,’ kutjho uJehova wamabutho, ‘Ngizokuthatha wena ncekwami Zerubhabheli+ ndodana kaTjheyalitiyeli,’+ kutjho uJehova begodu ngizokwenza ube njengedzilamnwana yetshwayo ngombana ngikhethe wena,’ kutjho uJehova wamabutho.”