Umbono ngesibani segolide
1Yeke isithunywa sakaSomnini sangivusa godu, njengomuntu ovuswa ebuthongweni. 2Sangibuza sathi: “Ubonani?”
Ngaphendula ngathi: “Ngibona ilithi leembani eliyigolide koke, phezukwalo kunomakupuru onamazikwana alikhomba, izikwana ngalinye linamathudze alikhomba. 3Begodu kunama-oliva amabili, elinye ngesidleni, elinye ngesinceleni sakamakupuru.”
4Ngabuza isithunywa sakaSomnini ngathi: “Kuyini-ke lokhu kosami?” 5Isithunywa sakaSomnini sangiphendula sathi: “Awazi bonyana kuyini lokhu?” Ngaphendula ngathi: “Awa, kosami.” 6Nje-ke sathi kimi: “Leli lilizwi lakaSomnini elinqotjhiswe kuZerubhabheli, lithi,
“ ‘Akuyi ngeenkhwepha nanyana ngamandla womuntu,
kodwana kuya ngoMoyami, kuzakufezeka’,
kutjho uSomnini uMninimandlawoke.
7‘Nanyana kungaba neenqabo ezikulu kangangani,
uZerubhabheli uzakuphumelela
ngombana uSomnini uzakwenza idwala leZiyoni
libe siqongolo seentaba.
Ubuhle balo angeze balinganiswa nalitho.’ ”
8Ilizwi lakaSomnini leza kimi ngesithunywa lathi:
9“Izandla zakaZerubhabheli
zithome ukuvuselela ithempeleleli
begodu izandla zakhe zizaliqedelela.”
Wena-ke Zakariya, uzakwazi bonyana uSomnini uMninimandlawoke ungithume kini. 10“Ngubani odelela ilanga lezinto ezincani? Abantu bazakujabula lokha nababona uZerubhabheli aphethe isinqophisamakho.
“Iimbani ezikhombezi, mamehlo kaSomnini athalaza ephasini loke.”
11Ngasibuza isithunywa sakaSomnini ngathi: “Atjho ukuthini ama-oliva angesidleni nangesinceleni sesibani la?” 12Ngasibuza godu ngathi: “Alo-ke iimpande ze-oliva ezimbilezi ezinemihlanga emibili yegolide ephazima hlanu kwazo zitjho ukuthini?”
13Sangiphendula sathi: “Awazi bonyana kutjho ukuthini lokhu?”
Ngaphendula ngathi: “Awa, kosami.”
14Nje-ke sathi kimi: “Lokhu kutjho ababili abajame phambi kwakaSomnini, umniniphasi loke begodu baphathiswe amafutha amatjha.”
