Hagayi
1 Ngemnyaka wesibili wekubusa kweNkhosi Dariyusi, ngenyanga yesitfupha, ngelilanga lekucala lenyanga, livi laJehova lefika ngaHagayi*+ umphrofethi liya kuZerubhabheli+ umbusi wakaJuda loyindvodzana yaSheyaltiyeli nakuJoshuwa umphristi lophakeme loyindvodzana yaJehosadaki, latsi:
2 “Naku lokushiwo nguJehova wemabutfo, ‘Labantfu laba batsi: “Sikhatsi sekwakha* indlu* yaJehova sisengakefiki.”’”+
3 Livi laJehova laphindze lefika ngaHagayi+ umphrofethi, latsi: 4 “Lesi sikhatsi sekutsi nihlale etindlini letihlotjiswe kahle yini indlu yami ibe itindzala?+ 5 Naku Jehova wemabutfo lakushoko: ‘Cabangisisani ngaloko lenikwentako. 6 Nihlanyele inhlanyelo lenyenti, kodvwa nivuna lokuncane.+ Niyadla, kodvwa anesutsi. Niyanatsa, kodvwa aneneli. Niyembatsa, kodvwa kute lofutfumalako. Loyo lotfola umholo ngemsebenti lawentile uwufaka esikhwameni lesigcwele timbobo.’”
7 “Naku lokushiwo nguJehova wemabutfo: ‘Cabangisisani ngaloko lenikwentako.’
8 “‘Khuphukelani entsabeni, nigawule khona tingodvo+ bese ningakhela indlu,+ kuze nami ngitewujabula ngayo futsi ngidvunyiswe,’+ kusho Jehova.”
9 “‘Benilindzele lokunyenti, kodvwa natfola lokuncane; futsi natsi nanikuletsa endlini, ngakuphuphutsa kwahamba.+ Leni? Ngenca yekutsi indlu yami itindzala, kodvwa nine niyehla niyenyuka ninakekela tindlu tenu,’ kusho Jehova wemabutfo.+ 10 ‘Ngako-ke, emazulu agodle ematolo awo, nemhlaba wagodla sivuno sawo. 11 Ngachubeka ngiletsa somiso emhlabatsini nasetintsabeni, lokwabangela kutsi lokutinhlavu, liwayini, emafutsa nalokumila emhlabatsini kube kuncane. Nyalo nine kanye nemfuyo niyahlupheka futsi konkhe kusebenta kwenu kamatima kulite.’”
12 Zerubhabheli+ indvodzana yaSheyaltiyeli,+ naJoshuwa umphristi lophakeme, loyindvodzana yaJehosadaki+ kanye nabo bonkhe bantfu balilalela livi laJehova Nkulunkulu wabo nemavi aHagayi umphrofethi, ngobe Jehova Nkulunkulu wabo bekamtfumile; futsi labantfu base bacala kwesaba Jehova.
13 Hagayi sitfunywa saJehova wabese uniketa labantfu nangu umlayeto ngekuvumelana nesabelo sakhe lesivela kuJehova, watsi: “‘Nginani,’+ kusho Jehova.”
14 Ngako Jehova wenta*+ Zerubhabheli umbusi wakaJuda+ loyindvodzana yaSheyaltiyeli, naJoshuwa+ umphristi lophakeme loyindvodzana yaJehosadaki kanye nabo bonkhe labantfu kutsi bacale lomsebenti wekuvusetela indlu yaJehova wemabutfo, longuNkulunkulu wabo.+ 15 Loku kwenteka ngelilanga lesi-24 lenyanga yesitfupha emnyakeni wesibili wekubusa kweNkhosi Dariyusi.+