UZakhariya

3 Wasengitshengisa uJoshuwa+ umphristi omkhulu emi duze lengilosi kaJehova. USathane+ ubemi esandleni sakhe sokudla ukuze amvimbe. 2 Ingilosi kaJehova yasisithi kuSathane: “Kwangathi uJehova angakukhuza Sathane.+ Kakukhuze sibili uJehova, lowo oyikhethileyo iJerusalema.+ Phela uJoshuwa lo yisikhuni esikhitshwe emlilweni sibhebha.”

3 UJoshuwa ubegqoke izigqoko ezingcolileyo, emi eceleni kwengilosi. 4 Ingilosi ikhulume lalabo abakade bemi khonapho yathi, “Mkhipheni izigqoko lezo ezingcolileyo.” Yasisithi kuye, “Khangela sengisisusile isiphambeko sakho, uzagqokiswa izigqoko ezinhle.”+

5 Mina ngathi: “Mfakeni iqhiye ehlanzekileyo.”+ Basebemfaka iqhiye ehlanzekileyo ekhanda bamgqokisa lezigqoko. Ingilosi kaJehova ibimile eduze khonapho. 6 Ngakho ingilosi kaJehova ithe kuJoshuwa: 7 “Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova wamabutho, ‘Nxa ungahamba ezindleleni zami wenze konke engifuna ukwenze, uzakuba ngumahluleli endlini yami+ njalo uzagcina* amaguma ayo. Ngizakupha imvumo yokuba phakathi kwalaba abamileyo lapha.’

8 “‘O Mphristi Omkhulu Joshuwa kanye labaphristi abahlala phambi kwakho, lalelani ngoba lina liyisibonakaliso salokho okuzayo. Ngiletha inceku yami+ uHlumela.+ 9 Khangelani ilitshe engilibeke phambi kukaJoshuwa. Elitsheni leli kulamehlo* ayisikhombisa futhi ngizabhala amazwi phezu kwalo,’ kutsho uJehova wamabutho, ‘njalo icala labantu balelolizwe ngizalicitsha ngelanga elilodwa.’+

10 “UJehova wamabutho uthi, ‘Ngalelolanga omunye lomunye wenu uzanxusa umakhelwane wakhe ukuthi azohlala laye ngaphansi kwesihlahla sakhe samagilebisi langaphansi kwesihlahla sakhe somkhiwa.’”+