To The Word – Day 208

₁Ndiphindile ke kwakhona ndakhangela ndabona iinqwelo ezine zokulwa ziphuma phakathi kweentaba ezimbini, ntaba ezo zizezobhedu. ₂Le yokuqala yayitsalwa ngamahashe abomvu, eyesibini itsalwa ngamahashe amnyama, ₃eyesithathu ke ingamahashe amhlophe, kanti ke le yesine yayitsalwa ngamahashe amvubo-mazimba. ₄Ndabuza apho kweso sithunywa sasithetha nam ndathi: “Nkosi yam, ngaba zithetha ntoni ezi zinto?”

₅Isithunywa siphendule sathi kum: “Le yimimoya emine esuka phambi kweNkosi yehlabathi liphela. ₆Laa nqwelo itsalwa ngamahashe amnyama iya kwelasentla, le yamahashe amhlophe ibheka ngasentshona, ize le yamahashe amvubo iye kwelasezantsi.”

₇La amvubo wona ayengasaziva selengxamele ukutyhutyha ihlabathi lonke. Isithunywa ke sathi kuwo: “Hambani nilityhutyhe ihlabathi lonke.” Aza ke alihamba lonke ihlabathi.

₈Ke kaloku sabhekisa kum sathi: “Laa mahashe aye kwelasentla asa uMoya wam khona.”

₉Ilizwi *likaNdikhoyo lafika kum lathi: ₁₀“Thatha ezaa zipho zivela kubathinjwa ababuye eBhabheli, uHeledayi, uTobhiya, noYedaya, uye nazo kwangaloo mini kwindlu kaYosiya unyana kaZefaniya. ₁₁Ngaloo golide nesiliva bayinikeleyo yenza isithsaba, uthwese umbingeleli omkhulu uYoshuwa unyana kaYozadaki. ₁₂Mxelele ukuba uNdikhoyo onamandla onke uthi: ‘Umfo ekuthiwa lihlumelo uya kuhluma kule ndawo, ayivuse indlu kaNdikhoyo. ₁₃Ewe, nguye oya kuyakha indlu kaNdikhoyo, aze avathiswe ngobuhandiba, ahlale esihlalweni, alawule, abe ngumbingeleli apho esihlalweni sakhe. Ke kobakho imvisiswano phakathi kwesi sibini.’ ₁₄Ke isithsaba siya kunikezelwa kuHeledayi, noTobhiya, noYedaya, kunye noHelem unyana kaZefaniya, ibe sisikhumbuzo endlwini kaNdikhoyo. ₁₅Abantu abahlala kwelikude baya kuza baze bancedise ekwakheni indlu kaNdikhoyo. Kwakuba njalo ke uya kuqonda ukuba ngenene uNdikhoyo onamandla onke undithumile kuwe. Le nto ke iya kwenzeka ukuba ulithobele ngenyameko izwi likaNdikhoyo uThixo wakho.”

₁Ke kaloku ilizwi *likaNdikhoyo lafikela uZakariya ngomhla wesine kwinyanga yethoba uKislevu, kunyaka wesine wolawulo lukakumkani uDariyo. ₂Abantu baseBhetele bathumela uSherezere noRegem-meleki namanye amadoda ukuba baye endlwini kaNdikhoyo, bathandazele intsikelelo kaNdikhoyo, ₃babuze kubabingeleli bendlu kaNdikhoyo onamandla onke *nakubashumayeli, bathi: “Ngaba kusafuneka siqhubele phambili silile, sizile nokutya na, nangale yesihlanu inyanga, njengoko siqhele ukwenza iminyaka ngeminyaka?”

₄Ilizwi likaNdikhoyo onamandla onke lafika kum lisithi: ₅“Baxelele bonke abantu beli lizwe, ngokunjalo nababingeleli, uthi: ‘Ngokuya benizila ukutya nilila kwinyanga yesihlanu neyesixhenxe, kule minyaka imashumi asixhenxe idlulileyo, ngaba benizila ukutya nizilela mna ngqo? ₆Xa benisitya nisela beningenzeli ezenu iziqu isidlo? ₇Asingawo la amazwi kaNdikhoyo awabhengezwa ngabashumayeli bamandulo, xenikweni iJerusalem needolophu eziyingqongileyo bezimiwe ngabantu zinenkqubela, nditsho zona kunye nelasezantsi namathambeka asentshonalanga?’ ”

₈Ilizwi *likaNdikhoyo liphinde lafika kuZakariya lisithi: ₉“Utsho uNdikhoyo onamandla onke ukuthi: ‘Wisani izigwebo ezinyanisekileyo, nenzelane ububele nenceba omnye nomnye. ₁₀Musani ukubacinezela abahlolokazi neenkedama, ngokunjalo nabangeneleli kunye namahlwempu, ningayili ububi ezintliziyweni zenu omnye komnye.’

₁₁“Kodwa zange bavume ukundiphulaphula, suka baneenkani, bandifulathela, neendlebe zabo bazivingca. ₁₂Ewe, iintliziyo zabo zasuka zaba lukhuni okwenyengane, abavuma ukuwaphulaphula amazwi kaNdikhoyo onamandla onke, lawo wayewathumele ngoMoya wakhe *kubashumayeli bamandulo. Ngoko ke uNdikhoyo onamandla onke waba nomsindo.

₁₃“UNdikhoyo onamandla onke uthi: ‘Ndathi ndakuthetha abaphulaphula; ngoko ke nabo bathi bakukhala andasabela. ₁₄Ndasuka ndabachitha-chitha ngesaqhwithi, bathi saa ezizweni, baba ziimbacu. Ilizwe labo lasala libharhile, kungekho nomntu lo ongenayo nophumayo. Kwaba njalo ke ukulibharhisa kwabo ilizwe elihle.’ ”

₁Laphinda lafika ilizwi *likaNdikhoyo onamandla onke lisithi: ₂“Utsho uNdikhoyo onamandla onke ukuthi: Ndinekhwele elikhulu ngeZiyon; ewe, ikhwele lam lishushu ngakuyo.”

₃Utsho uNdikhoyo ukuthi: “Ndiza kubuyela eZiyon, ndime eJerusalem. IJerusalem kothiwa sisixeko senyaniso, ke yona intaba kaNdikhoyo onamandla onke kothiwa yintaba engcwele.”

₄Utsho uNdikhoyo onamandla onke ukuthi: “Ezitalatweni kuya kubakho amaxhego namaxhegokazi atotobayo, elowo ephethe umsimelelo esandleni sakhe, ₅kananjalo izitalato zizale ngamakhwenkwe namantombazana adlala kuzo.”

₆Utsho uNdikhoyo onamandla onke ukuthi: “Inokubonakala ingummangaliso kumasalela abantu ngelo xesha, kodwa ingaba ingummangaliso na kum, mna Ndikhoyo onamandla onke?” Ewe, utsho uNdikhoyo onamandla onke ukuthi: ₇“Abantu bam ndiya kubahlangula kuloo mazwe asempuma nasentshona. ₈Ewe, ndobabuyisa beze kuma eJerusalem. Bona baya kuba ngabantu bam, mna ndibe nguThixo wabo, ndinyaniseke kubo, ndibaphathe ngobulungisa.”

₉Utsho uNdikhoyo onamandla onke ukuthi: “Maziqine iingalo zenu, niyakhe indlu yonqulo, nina eniwevayo la mazwi athethwayo ngabashumayeli ababekho xa kwakubekwa isiseko sendlu kaNdikhoyo onamandla onke. ₁₀Ngaphambi kwelo xesha bekungekho mali yakuqesha mntu okanye silwanyana. Wonke umntu ohambayo ebesemngciphekweni weentshaba. Kaloku ndabenza abantu bonke elowo achasane nommelwane wakhe. ₁₁Kambe ke ngoku amasalela abantu bam andiyi kuwaphatha njengoko ndênjenjalo mandulo,” utsho uNdikhoyo onamandla onke. ₁₂“Imbewu iya kukhula kakuhle, izidiliya zivelise iziqhamo, umhlaba unike isivuno, izulu lihlise umbethe. Zonke ke ezi zinto ndiya kuzinika zibe lilifa kumasalela aba bantu. ₁₃Bantu bakwaJuda nakwaSirayeli, benisoloko nisisigculelo seentlanga, kodwa ke ngoku ndiza kunihlangula nitsho nibe yintsikelelo. Ngoko ke yomelelani, izandla zenu zingawi.”

₁₄Kaloku utsho uNdikhoyo onamandla onke ukuthi: “Ngokuya babendicaphukisile ooyihlo ndazimisela ukubazisela isithwakumbe. Ewe, zange ndiyijike loo nto ndada ndabe ndiyenzile,” utsho uNdikhoyo onamandla onke. ₁₅“Kambe ke ngoku ndizimisele ukuyenzela okulungileyo iJerusalem nendlu kaJuda. Ngoko ke musani ukoyika. ₁₆Nazi ke izinto emanizenze: Thethani inyaniso omnye komnye. Gwebani ngobulungisa ezinkundleni zenu, nditsho ubulungisa obuzala uxolo. ₁₇Sanukuceba amayelenqe ngabamelwane benu, ningakuthandi ukufunga ubuxoki. Kaloku mna ndizithiyile zonke ezi zinto,” utsho uNdikhoyo.

₁₈Lafika kum ilizwi likaNdikhoyo onamandla onke lisithi: ₁₉“Utsho uNdikhoyo onamandla onke ukuthi: Inzila yokudla yenyanga yesine, eyesihlanu, eyesixhenxe, neyeshumi, ziya kuba ngamatheko ovuyo nemincili kwaJuda. Ngoko ke yithandeni inyaniso noxolo.”

₂₀UNdikhoyo onamandla onke uthi: “Kuya kuza izizwe nabemi bezixeko ezininzi, ₂₁bathi abemi besinye isixeko baye kwesinye besithi: ‘Masihambe kwangoku siye kumbongoza uNdikhoyo, simnqule uNdikhoyo onamandla onke; nam ngokwam ndiya kuhamba.’ ₂₂Izizwe ezininzi neentlanga ezinamandla ziya kuza eJerusalem, khon' ukuze zimnqule zimbongoze uNdikhoyo onamandla onke.”

₂₃Utsho uNdikhoyo onamandla onke ukuthi: “Ngaloo mihla ke ishumi lamadoda kwiilwimi zonke zeentlanga zoqokelelana kumJuda omnye, zibambelele esondweni lengubo yakhe, zithi: ‘Sifuna ukuhamba nani, kuba sivile ukuba uThixo unani.’ ”