UZAKARIYA 2

₁Ndaphinda ndathi ndakukhangela ndabona nanko umfo phambi kwam ephethe esandleni sakhe intambo yokulinganisa. ₂Ndaza ndathi: “Uya phi?”

Ke yena wathi kum: “Ndiza kulinganisa iJerusalem, ndifumanise ububanzi nobude bayo.”

₃Semka ke eso sithunywa sasithetha nam, saza sahlangatyezwa sesinye, ₄sathi kuso: “Sukelisa, uthethe nalaa mfana, uthi: ‘IJerusalem iza kuba sisixeko esingabiyelwanga, kuba yoba nabantu abaninzi gqitha ndawonye nempahla yabo. ₅Ndim ngokwam oya kuba ludonga lwayo lomlilo ndiyijikeleze, ubungangamsha bam bube ngaphakathi kwayo.’ Nguwo lowo umlomo kaNdikhoyo.”

₆“Hoyinaa! Sabani ezweni langasentla,” utsho uNdikhoyo. “Kaloku ndinichitha-chithele kumacala omane ehlabathi,” utsho uNdikhoyo.

₇“Ewe, yiza, Ziyon! Balekani, nina enihlala eBhabheli.” ₈Kaloku uNdikhoyo onamandla onke ondigunyazise wandithuma kwizizwe ezanixhaphazayo, uthethe wathi: “Nabani na onichukumisayo uchukumisa ukhozo lweliso lwam. ₉Ndosuka ndiziheshe ezo zizwe ngesandla sam, ibe zizo ezixhatshazwa ngamakhoboka azo. Ke kaloku notsho niqonde ukuba nguNdikhoyo onamandla onke ondithumileyo.”

₁₀“Memeza ugcobe, ntombi eyiZiyon, kuba ndiyeza, ndaye ndiza kuhlala apho kuwe,” utsho uNdikhoyo. ₁₁“Ngaloo mini izizwe ezininzi ziya kubandakanywa noNdikhoyo, zibe ngabantu bam. Ndiya kuhlala phakathi kwenu, nani nitsho niqonde ukuba nguNdikhoyo onamandla onke ondithumileyo. ₁₂UJuda uya kuba lilifa nesabelo sikaNdikhoyo apha kulo mhlaba ungcwele, aze abuye ayichonge iJerusalem. ₁₃Yithini cwaka phambi koNdikhoyo, nonke bantu behlabathi; kaloku yena ngoku uvukile ekhayeni lakhe elingcwele.”