UZakhariya
9 Nansi isimemezelo esivela kuNkulunkulu:
“Ilizwi likaJehova mayelana lokwahlulelwa kweHadirakhi.
3 IThire yazakhela umduli wokuzivikela,*
Yabuthelela isiliva saba sinengi angathi luthuli,
Legolide kwangathi yinhlabathi esendleleni.+
4 UJehova uzayithathela impahla yayo,
Abhubhise ibutho layo elwandle.+
Izatshabalaliswa ngomlilo.+
5 I-Ashikheloni izakubona lokhu yesabe,
LeGaza izathuthumela izwe ubuhlungu,
Kube yiso leso lase-Ekhroni ngoba ithemba layo selitshabalele.
IGaza yona izasala ingelankosi,
Le-Ashikheloni isale ingelamuntu.+
6 I-Ashidodi izahlalwa ngabantu bezinye izizwe,
Ngizakuqeda ukuzigqaja komFilisti.+
7 Ngizakhipha izinto ezigcwele igazi emlonyeni wakhe,
Ngikhiphe lezinto ezenyanyekayo emazinyweni akhe.
Abaseleyo bakhe bazakuba ngabakaNkulunkulu wethu,
Njalo uzakuba njengenduna koJuda,+
Abantu be-Ekhroni babe njengamaJebusi.+
8 Ngizamisa itende ngilinde indlu yami+
Ukuze kungabi khona odlulayo lophendukayo.
9 Thokoza kakhulu ndodakazi yeZiyoni.
Memeza ngentokozo ndodakazi yeJerusalema.
Khangela! Inkosi yakho iza kuwe.+
Ilungile njalo iletha insindiso.*
10 Ngizasusa inqola yempi ko-Efrayimi,
Ngikhiphe ibhiza eJerusalema.
Idandili* lempi lizathathwa.
Inkosi yakho izamemezela ukuthula ezizweni.+
11 Kodwa ngizakhipha izibotshwa zakho* emgodini ongelamanzi,+
Ngenxa yesivumelwano segazi esiphakathi kwami lawe.
12 Buyelani enqabeni lina zibotshwa ezilethemba.+
Lamuhla ngithi kuwe,
‘Ngizakubuyisela isabelo sakho sesiphindwe kabili.+
13 Ngizagobisa uJuda abe lidandili lami,
Ngifake u-Efrayimi kulo abe ngumtshoko.
Ngizavusa amadodana akho Ziyoni
Ukuze alwe lamadodana eGrisi,
Ngikwenze ube yinkemba yeqhawe.’
14 Kuzabonakala ukuthi uJehova ulabantu bakhe,
Umtshoko wakhe uzaphuma njengombane.
INkosi Enkulu uJehova izatshaya uphondo,+
Ihlasele izitha zayo njengesiphepho esivela eningizimu.
15 UJehova wamabutho uzabavikela,
Bazanqoba bachoboze amatshe ezavutha.+
Bazathokoza bamemeze angathi banathe iwayini,
Bagcwale intokozo njengezitsha zethempeli ezigcwele igazi,
Lanjengamakhona e-alithare acwile egazini.+
16 UJehova uNkulunkulu wabo uzabasindisa ngalolosuku
Njengomelusi esindisa izimvu zakhe,+
Ngoba bazakhazimula emhlabathini wakhe njengamatshe omqhele aligugu.+
17 Ubuhle bakhe buyamangalisa,+
Kuyamangalisa ukubukeka kwakhe!
Ukudla kuzakwenza amajaha aqine saka,
Lewayini elitsha lizakwenza izintombi zibe ledlabuzane.”+