Zakhariya
4 Lengilosi lebeyikhuluma nami yabuya, futsi yafike yangivusa kuhle kwemuntfu nakavuswa ebutfongweni. 2 Yabese itsi kimi: “Ubonani?”
Mine ngatsi: “Ngibona lutsi lwesibane lolwakhiwe ngeligolide+ futsi ngetulu kwalo kunesitja. Kulolutsi kunetibane letingu-7,+ yebo letingu-7, futsi letibane letisetikwalo tinemaphayiphi langu-7. 3 Kunetihlahla letimbili temncumo,+ lesinye singesekudla salesitja kantsi lesinye singesencele.”
4 Ngabese ngibuta lengilosi lebeyikhuluma nami ngatsi: “Tisho kutsini letintfo nkhosi?” 5 Ngako yangibuta yatsi: “Kantsi awati yini kutsi tisho kutsini letintfo?”
Ngaphendvula ngatsi: “Cha angati nkhosi yami.”
6 Yabese itsi kimi: “Nangu umlayeto waJehova loya kuZerubhabheli: ‘“Letintfo angeke tentiwe libutfo lemphi nobe tenteke ngemandla emuntfu,+ kodvwa titawenteka ngemoya wami,”+ kusho Jehova wemabutfo. 7 Manje uyini-ke wena ntsaba lephakeme? Utawuba yindzawo lebekile+ embikwaZerubhabheli.+ Yena utawuletsa litje leliba setulu futsi bantfu batawube bamemeta batsi: “Maye lihle! Maye lihle bo!”’”
8 Jehova waphindze wakhuluma nami watsi: 9 “Zerubhabheli sewusibekile sisekelo salendlu,+ futsi utayicedza+ ngetandla takhe.” Nitawubese niyati kutsi nguJehova wemabutfo longitfume kini. 10 “Ukhona yini lobukele phansi lilanga lokwacala kwenteka ngalo tintfo letincane?+ Ngobe bantfu batawujabula nababona Zerubhabheli aphetse intsambo yekucondzisa.* Lamehlo langu-7 amelela emehlo aJehova lacalata kuwo wonkhe umhlaba.”+
11 Ngemuva kwaloko, ngabuta lengilosi ngatsi: “Timelelani letihlahla temncumo letimbili lengitibonile, njengobe lesinye besingesekudla kantsi lesinye besingesencele salolutsi lwesibane?”+ 12 Ngaphindze ngayibuta ngatsi: “Amelelani lamagala* lamabili etihlahla temincumo latfulula emafutsa eligolide ngemashubhu lamabili eligolide?”
13 Lengilosi yangibuta yatsi: “Awati yini kutsi timelelani letintfo?”
Ngaphendvula ngatsi: “Cha angati nkhosi yami.”
14 Ngako yatsi: “Letintfo timelela labagcotjiwe lababili labeme eceleni kweNkhosi yemhlaba wonkhe.”+