UZakhariya

4 Ingilosi ebikhuluma lami iphendukile yafika yangivusa angathi ivusa umuntu osebuthongweni, 2 yathi kimi: “Ubonani?”

Ngasengisithi: “Ngibona uluthi lwesibane olwenziwe ngegolide+ kuphela njalo kulomganu phezu kwalo. Uluthi lolu lulezibane eziyisikhombisa,+ ziyisikhombisa sibili futhi zilamaphayiphi ayisikhombisa. 3 Eceleni koluthi kulezihlahla zama-oliva ezimbili+ eziphahle umganu, esinye sisesandleni sokudla esinye kwesenxele.”

4 Ngasengibuza ingilosi ebikhuluma lami ngathi: “Kutshoni lokhu nkosi yami?” 5 Ingilosi yangibuza yathi: “Awukwazi ukuthi izinto lezi zitshoni?”

Ngaphendula ngathi: “Angikwazi nkosi yami.”

6 Yasisithi kimi: “Nanku uJehova akutshoyo kuZerubhabheli: ‘“Lokhu akusoze kwenzakale ngebutho lempi kumbe ngamandla abantu,+ kodwa kuzakwenzakala ngomoya wami,”+ kutsho uJehova wamabutho. 7 Kambe uyini wena ntaba enkulu? Phambi kukaZerubhabheli+ uzakuba ngumhlabathi owendlalekileyo+ njalo yena uzathi eletha ilitshe lokucina lethempeli abantu bababaze bathi: “Asibuhle balo! Asibuhle balo!”’”

8 Ilizwi likaJehova liphinde lafika kimi lathi: 9 “Izandla zikaZerubhabheli yizo ezibeke isisekelo sendlu le,+ futhi nguye ozayiqedisa ngezandla zakhe.+ Lizakwazi ukuthi uJehova wamabutho ungithumile kini. 10 Lingeyisi usuku lwezinto ezincane*+ ngoba bazathokoza nxa sebebona uZerubhabheli ephethe intambo yokuqondisa.* Izibane lezi eziyisikhombisa* ngamehlo kaJehova ahlola okwenzakala emhlabeni wonke.”+

11 Ngasengiyibuza ingilosi ngathi: “Izihlahla zama-oliva ezimbili eziphahle uluthi lwesibane zona zimelani?”+ 12 Ngaphinda ngayibuza okwesibili ngathi: “Zimelani ingatsha zezihlahla* zama-oliva ezimbili ezithulula amafutha egolide ngamaphayiphi amabili egolide?”

13 Yasingibuza yathi: “Awukwazi ukuthi izinto lezi zitshoni?”

Ngaphendula ngathi: “Angikwazi nkosi yami.”

14 Yasisithi: “Izinto lezi zimela abagcotshiweyo ababili abemi leNkosi yomhlaba wonke.”+