Zakariya
1 Ngenyanga yobunane emnyakeni wesibili wokubusa kwakaDariyasi,+ ilizwi lakaJehova lafika kumphorofidi uZakariya*+ indodana kaBherekiya indodana ka-Ido, lithi: 2 “UJehova wasilingeka khulu ngebanga laboyihlomkhulu.+
3 “Yithi kibo, ‘UJehova wamabutho uthi: “‘Buyelani kimi’ kutjho uJehova wamabutho, ‘nami ngizokubuyela kini,’+ kutjho uJehova wamabutho.”’
4 “‘Ningabi njengaboyihlomkhulu, abaphorofidi abathi ngabo: “Nakhu okutjhiwo nguJehova wamabutho, ‘Ngiyanibawa, tjhugulukani eendleleni zenu ezimbi nezenzweni zenu ezikhohlakeleko.’”’+
“‘Kodwana akhenge bangilalele begodu akhenge batjheje namezwami,’+ kutjho uJehova.
5 “‘Baphi aboyihlomkhulu njenganje? Kghani abaphorofidi baphila ngokungapheliko? 6 Malungana namezwami nemithetho engayala ngayo iinceku zami, abaphorofidi, aboyihlomkhulu akhenge bakubone lokho kwenzeka na?’+ Babuya kimi bathi: ‘UJehova wamabutho wenze lokho ebekacabanga ukukwenza kithi ngokuya ngokweendlela zethu nezenzo zethu.’”+
7 Ngelanga lama-24 enyangeni ye-11, okuyinyanga kaTjhebati,* emnyakeni wesibili wokubusa kwakaDariyasi,+ ilizwi lakaJehova lafika kumphorofidi uZakariya, indodana kaBherekiya indodana ka-Ido, lithi: 8 “Ngabona embonweni ebusuku. Bekunendoda ekhwele injomani ebomvu, yajama hlangana nemithi yemiritlili* ngemrhobeni; ngemva kwayo bekunenjomani ebomvu, enzotho nemhlophe.”
9 Nje-ke ngathi: “Bobani laba, kosami?”
Ingilozi ebeyikhuluma nami yaphendula yathi: “Ngizokutjengisa ukuthi bobani laba.”
10 Indoda ebeyijame hlangana nemithi yemiritlili yathi: “Laba ngilaba uJehova abathumele bona bayokuqala ephasini.” 11 Bathi engilozini kaJehova ebeyijame hlangana nemithi yemiritlili: “Sikhambakhambile ephasini, safumana bona iphasi loke linokuthula, alinayo ihlangahlangano.”+
12 Ingilozi kaJehova yathi: “Jehova wamabutho, kuzabe kube nini ungafuni ukwenzela iJerusalema namadorobho wakwaJuda umusa,+ ngombana bewasola akusilinga iminyaka ema-70?”+
13 UJehova waphendula ingilozi ebeyikhuluma nami ngamezwi anomusa naduduzako. 14 Ngemva kwalokho, ingilozi ebeyikhuluma nami yathi kimi: “Memezela, ‘Nakhu uJehova wamabutho akutjhoko: “Ngizimisele ukuvikela iJerusalema neZiyoni.+ 15 Ngisilingeke khulu ngeentjhaba ezicabanga bona ziphephile.+ Ngizimisele ukujezisa abantu ngesijeziso esilingeneko+ kodwana iintjhabezo zibalethele ihlekelele.”’+
16 “Nakhu uJehova akutjhoko: ‘“Ngizolirhawukela godu iJerusalema+ begodu indlwami izokwakhiwa lapho,”+ kutjho uJehova wamabutho, intambo yokulinganisa izokululelwa eJerusalema.”’+
17 “Memezela godu uthi, ‘Nakhu uJehova wamabutho akutjhoko: “Amadorobhami azokugeleza okulungileko godu; uJehova uzokududuza iZiyoni godu,+ akhethe iJerusalema godu.”’”+
18 Nje-ke ngaqala phezulu, ngabona iimpondo ezine.+ 19 Ngabuza ingilozi ebeyikhuluma nami, ngathi: “Khuyini lokhu?” Yaphendula yathi: “Lezi ziimpondo ezaphadlhalaja uJuda,+ u-Israyeli+ neJerusalema.”+
20 UJehova wangitjengisa amadoda amane aziinkghwari. 21 Ngabuza ngathi: “Azokwenzani amadoda la?”
Wathi: “Aziimpondo ezatjhabalalisa uJuda kangangobana akakho owakghona ukujamelana nazo. Amanye azokuza azozithusa begodu atjhabalalise iimpondo zeentjhaba ezijamelene nenarha yakwaJuda bona ziyitjhabalalise.”