Zekariya

NguYehova owenza amafu esiphango,

Nobanika imvula,+

Aze anike bonke abantu utyani emhlabeni.

 2 Kuba izithixo zekhaya ziqhathile;*

Nabavumisi bavumise ubuxoki.

Babalisa ngamaphupha angancedi nganto,

Akuncedi nganto nokuthuthuzela kwabo.

 3 Bandicaphukisile abalusi,

Neenkokheli ezicinezelayo* ndiza kuziphendulisa;

Kuba uYehova wemikhosi uwukhumbule umhlambi wakhe,+ indlu kaYuda,

Uwenze wanjengehashe lakhe elinesidima edabini.

 4 Indoda eyintloko* iphuma kuye,

Umlawuli oxhasayo* uphuma kuye,

Isaphetha sedabi siphuma kuye;

Bonke abaphathi baphuma kuye,* xa bebonke.

 5 Baza kuba njengamakroti,

Begxampuza eludakeni kwizitrato zedabi.

Baza kuqala imfazwe, kuba uYehova uyabaxhasa;+

Nabakhweli bamahashe baza kuhlazeka.+

 6 Ndiza kuyenza ibe namandla indlu kaYuda,

Nendlu kaYosefu ndiza kuyisindisa.+

Ndiza kubabuyisela,

Kuba ndiza kubenzela inceba;+

Kuza kuba ngathi andizange ndibalahle;+

Kuba ndinguYehova uThixo wabo, ibe ndiza kubaphendula.

 7 Abo bakwaEfrayim baza kuba njengekroti,

Nentliziyo yabo ibe nemihlali ngokungathi basele iwayini.+

Oonyana babo baza kuyibona loo nto, bavuye;

Ivuyiswe nguYehova intliziyo yabo.+

 8 ‘Ndiza kuhlaba ikhwelo ndize ndibaqokelele;

Kuba ndiza kubakhulula,+ ibe baza kuba baninzi,

Bahlale beyinyambalala.

 9 Nangona ndibasasaza njengembewu phakathi kwezizwana,

Baza kundikhumbula bekwiindawo ezikude;

Baza kuphinda babe namandla kunye noonyana babo baze babuye.

10 Ndiza kubathatha elizweni laseYiputa

Ndibaqokelele eAsiriya;+

Ndiza kubazisa elizweni laseGiliyadi+ nakwelaseLebhanon,

Ibe ayikho indawo eza kubanela.+

11 Ndiza kudlula elwandle ndilundlandlathekise;

Ndiza kubetha amaza olwandle;+

Zonke iinzulu zomNayile ziza koma.

Ikratshi leAsiriya liza kuhliswa,

Nentonga yobukhosi yaseYiputa iza kumka.+

12 Mna, Yehova, ndiza kubenza babe namandla,+

Ibe baza kuhamba-hamba egameni lam,’+ utsho uYehova.”