UZakariya 6

₁Ngabuye ngaphakamisa amehlo ami, ngabona; bheka, kwaphuma izinqola ezine phakathi kwezintaba ezimbili; izintaba zaziyizintaba zethusi. ₂Enqoleni yokuqala kwakukhona amahhashi abomvu, nasenqoleni yesibili amahhashi amnyama, ₃nasenqoleni yesithathu amahhashi amhlophe, nasenqoleni yesine amahhashi anala alufipha. ₄Ngase ngithatha, ngithi kuyo ingelosi eyayikhuluma nami: “Ayini lana, nkosi?”

₅Ingelosi yaphendula, yathi kimi: “Lana ayimimoya yomine yezulu ephuma ekumeni phambi kweNkosi yomhlaba wonke. ₆Enamahhashi amnyama iphumela ezweni lasenyakatho; amhlophe ayawalandela; anala aphumela ezweni laseningizimu.”

₇Alufipha aphuma, afuna ukuhambahamba emhlabeni; yathi: “Hambani, nihambahambe emhlabeni.” Ayesehambahamba emhlabeni.

₈Yayisimemeza kimi, yakhuluma kimi, yathi: “Bheka, aphumela ezweni lasenyakatho, ayakuthulisa uMoya wami ezweni lasenyakatho.”

₉Lase lifika izwi likaJehova, lathi; ₁₀“Yamukela kubathunjwa, kuHelidayi, nakuThobiya, nakuJedaya izipho, uhambe wena ngalona lolo suku, ungene endlini kaJosiya indodana kaZefaniya, lapho befike khona bevela eBabele. ₁₁Lapho wamukele isiliva negolide, yenza umqhele, uwubeke ekhanda likaJoshuwa indodana kaJehosadaki, umpristi omkhulu, ₁₂usho kuye, uthi: ‘Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uthi: Bheka, kukhona indoda egama layo linguHlumela; uyakumila endaweni yakhe, akhe ithempeli likaJehova. ₁₃Yebo, yena uyakulakha ithempeli likaJehova, athwale ubukhosi, ahlale, abuse esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi, kube khona nompristi esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi, kube khona ukululekana ngokuthula phakathi kwabo bobabili.’ ₁₄Imiqhele iyakuba yisikhumbuzo sikaHelemi, nesikaThobiya, nesikaJedaya, nesikaHeni, indodana kaZefaniya, ethempelini likaJehova. ₁₅Abakude bayakufika, bakhe ithempeli likaJehova, nazi ukuthi nguJehova Sebawoti ongithumile kini. Kuyakwenzeka, uma nilalela nokulalela izwi likaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu.”