UZakhariya
6 Ngiphinde ngakhangela phezulu ngabona inqola ezine zithutsha phakathi kwezintaba ezimbili. Izintaba lezi bezenziwe ngekhopha.* 2 Inqola yokuqala ibidonswa ngamabhiza abomvu, eyesibili idonswa ngamabhiza amnyama.+ 3 Eyesithathu yona ibidonswa ngamabhiza amhlophe, eyesine idonswa ngamabhiza alamatshathatshatha lalemibalabala.+
4 Ngibuze ingilosi ebikhuluma lami ngathi: “Zimelani inqola lezi nkosi yami?”
5 Ingilosi yasingiphendula yathi: “Lezi yizidalwa ezine+ zasezulwini ezisuka lapho ebezimi khona phambi kweNkosi yomhlaba wonke.+ 6 Inqola elamabhiza amnyama iya elizweni elisenyakatho,+ elamhlophe iya elizweni elisentshonalanga,* elamabhiza alamatshathatshatha yona iya elizweni eliseningizimu. 7 Amabhiza alamabalabala azimisele ukuwubhoda wonke umhlaba.” Ingilosi yasisithi kuwo: “Phumani libhodabhode kuwo wonke umhlaba.” Ngakho aqalisa ukuwubhoda wonke umhlaba.
8 Ingilosi yasiphakamisa ilizwi yathi kimi: “Khangela, amabhiza aya elizweni elisenyakatho asebangele ukuthi umoya kaJehova uhlale elizweni lasenyakatho.”
9 Ilizwi likaJehova liphinde lafika kimi lathi: 10 “Hamba kuHelidayi loThobhija loJedaya ufike uthathe lokho ababuye lakho bevela kwabathunjiweyo. Ngalelolanga kumele uye endlini kaJosiya indodana kaZefaniya, uhambe lalaba abavela eBhabhiloni. 11 Kumele uthathe isiliva legolide wenze umqhele uwufake ekhanda likaJoshuwa+ indodana kaJehozadakhi umphristi omkhulu, 12 uthi kuye:
“‘Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova wamabutho: “Nansi indoda okuthiwa nguHlumela.+ Izahluma endaweni yayo njalo izakwakhela uJehova ithempeli.+ 13 Yiyo ezakwakha ithempeli likaJehova njalo izathola udumo. Izahlala esihlalweni sayo sobukhosi ibuse futhi izakuba ngumphristi isesihlalweni sayo sobukhosi.+ Izaphatha izikhundla lezi ezimbili ngendlela ezakwenza kube lokuthula.* 14 Umqhele kumele ufakwe ethempelini likaJehova ukuze kukhunjulwe uHelemu, loThobhija, loJedaya,+ loHeni indodana kaZefaniya. 15 Labo abakhatshana bazabuya bezoncedisa ukwakha ithempeli likaJehova.” Lizakwazi ukuthi uJehova wamabutho ungithumile njalo izinto lezi zizakwenzakala nxa lingalilalela ilizwi likaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu.’”