UZakariya 7

₁Kwathi ngomnyaka wesine wenkosi uDariyu izwi likaJehova lafika kuZakariya ngolwesine lwenyanga eyisishiyagalolunye, ekaKhisilevi. ₂IBethele lalithume oSareseri noRegemi Meleki namadoda abo ukunxusa kuJehova ₃nokukhuluma kubapristi abasendlini kaJehova Sebawoti nakubaprofethi ngokuthi: “Ngikhale ngenyanga yesihlanu, ngizile, njengalokho ngenzile le minyaka eminingi, na?”

₄Lase lifika izwi likaJehova Sebawoti kimi, lathi: ₅“Khuluma kubo bonke abantu bezwe nakubo abapristi, uthi: ‘Ekuzileni kwenu nasekulileni ngenyanga yesihlanu nangeyesikhombisa le minyaka engamashumi ayisikhombisa nangizilela nokungizilela mina na? ₆Lapho nidlayo nalapho niphuzayo, anizidleli, niziphuzela nina, na? ₇Akusiwo lawa mazwi uJehova awamemezayo ngesandla sabaprofethi bokuqala, lapho iJerusalema lalakhiwe lisabusa, nalapho imizi yalo nxazonke zalo nelaseningizimu nehlanze kwakwakhiwe, na?’ ”

₈Izwi likaJehova lafika kuZakariya, lathi: ₉“Washo kanje uJehova Sebawoti, wathi: ‘Yahlulelani izahlulelo eziqinisileyo, nenze umusa nobubele, kube yilowo nalowo kumfowabo, ₁₀ningacindezeli abafelokazi, nezintandane, nabafokazi, nabampofu, kungabi ngoceba okubi ngomfowabo enhliziyweni yakhe.’

₁₁“Kepha bala ukulalela, baphekula ihlombe, benza izindlebe zabo zaba buthuntu ukuba bangezwa. ₁₂Benza izinhliziyo zabo zaba yidayimani,* funa bezwe umthetho namazwi ayewathume uJehova Sebawoti ngoMoya wakhe ngesandla sabaprofethi bokuqala; ngalokho kwavela intukuthelo enkulu ivela kuJehova Sebawoti.

₁₃“ ‘Kwathi njengalokho wamemeza, bona bengezwanga, kanjalo,’ usho uJehova Sebawoti, ‘bayakumemeza bona, ngingezwa mina. ₁₄Ngiyakubahlakazela phakathi kwezizwe zonke abangazazanga. Izwe selichithekile emva kwabo, ukuze kungabikho muntu odlulayo nobuyayo, ngokuba benza izwe elihle laba yincithakalo.’ ”