Abantu Mababuyele KuSimakade
1Ngenyanga yesishiyagalombili, ngonyaka wesibili, wokubusa kukaDariyu, izwi likaSimakade lafika kuZakhariya indodana kaBherekhiya ka-Ido, umphrofethi, lathi:
2“Impela uSimakade wayebathukuthelele kakhulu okhokho bakho. 3Kepha wena batshele, uthi: Usho kanje uSimakade Wamabandla, uthi: ‘Buyelani kimi,’ kusho uSimakade Wamabandla, ‘nami ngizobuyela kini,’ kusho uSimakade Wamabandla.
4“Ningafani nokhokho benu okwathi lapho abaphrofethi bakuqala bememezela kubo, bethi: Usho kanje uSimakade Wamabandla, uthi: ‘Ake niphenduke ezindleleni zenu ezimbi nasezenzweni zenu zobubi,’ kodwa abalalelanga, futhi abazange banginake, kusho uSimakade.
5“Baphi okhokho benu na? Ngabe abaphrofethi basaphila yini kuze kube phakade na? 6Kanti amazwi ami nezimiso zami engayaleza ngakho izinceku zami abaphrofethi akufinyelelanga yini kokhokho benu na? Angithi baphenduka, bathi: ‘Njengoba uSimakade Wamabandla ebehlelile ukwenza lokhu kithi ngokwezindlela zethu nangemisebenzi yethu, wenze kanjalo-ke kithi.’ ”
Imibono KaZakhariya
UZak. 1:7 – 6:8
7Ngosuku lwama-24 ngenyanga ye-11 kaShebhati, ngonyaka wesibili wokubusa kukaDariyu, izwi likaSimakade lafika kuZakhariya indodana kaBherekhiya ka-Ido, umphrofethi, lathi: 8Ngabona umuntu ebusuku egibele ihhashi elibomvu, wama phakathi kwezihlahla zombomvana ezazisemhosheni, emva kwakhe kwakukhona amahhashi abomvu, amahwaqahwaqa, namhlophe. 9Ngase ngithi: “Bangobani laba na?”
Ingelosi eyayikhuluma nami yathi kimi: “Ngiyakukuchazela ukuthi bangobani laba.”
10Umuntu owayemi phakathi kwezihlahla zombomvana wathi: “Laba ngabathunywe nguSimakade ukuba bahambe emhlabeni.”
11Base beyibikela ingelosi kaSimakade eyayimi phakathi kwezihlahla zombomvana, bathi: “Sihambile emhlabeni; uyabona-ke, wonke umhlaba uhleli ngokuthula.”
12Yayisiphendula ingelosi kaSimakade, yathi: “Simakade Wamabandla, kuyoze kube nini ungalihawukeli iJerusalema nemizi yakwaJuda oyithukuthelele le minyaka engama-70 na?”
13USimakade wayiphendula ingelosi eyayikhuluma nami ngamazwi amahle, aduduzayo. 14Ingelosi eyayikhuluma nami yayisithi kimi: “Memezezela lokhu uthi: Usho kanje uSimakade Wamabandla, uthi: ‘Nginesikhwele ngokwedlulele ngeJerusalema neZiyoni. 15Ngizithukuthelele kakhulu izizwe ezinethezekileyo, ngokuba uma ngithukuthele kancane nje, zona ziyadlanga ngobubi.’
16“Ngalokho usho kanje uSimakade, uthi: ‘Ngiyakubuyela eJerusalema ngesihawu, indlu yami iyakwakhiwa kulo, kudonswe intambo yokulinganisa phezu kweJerusalema,’ kusho uSimakade Wamabandla.
17“Memezela lokhu futhi, uthi: Usho kanje uSimakade Wamabandla, uthi: ‘Imizi yami iyakugcwala ichichime okuhle, uSimakade abuye aliduduze iZiyoni, aphinde alikhethe neJerusalema.’ ”
18Ngase ngiphakamisa amehlo ami, ngabona kukhona izimpondo ezine. 19Ngayibuza ingelosi eyayikhuluma nami, ngathi: “Ziyini lezi?”
Yathi kimi: “Lezi yizimpondo ezihlakaze uJuda, u-Israyeli, neJerusalema.”
20USimakade wayesengikhombisa abakhandinsimbi abane bensimbi abane. 21Ngabuza ngathi: “Laba bazokwenzani na?”
Waphendula wathi: “Lezi yizimpondo ezahlakaza uJuda kangangoba akukho muntu ophakamisa ikhanda lakhe. Kepha laba bakhandinsimbi bensimbi bazobathuthumelisa, balahle phansi izimpondo zabezizwe ezaphakamisa uphondo zamelana nezwe lakwaJuda ukuba lihlakazwe.”
