UZakhariya
2 Ngikhangele phezulu ngasengibona indoda ithwele intambo yokulinganisa,+ 2 ngasengiyibuza ngathi: “Uya ngaphi?”
Yaphendula yathi: “Ngiyalinganisa iJerusalema ukuze ngibone ububanzi bayo lobude bayo.”+
3 Ingilosi ebikhuluma lami iphumile kwasekuthutsha enye ingilosi iyihlangabeza. 4 Yasisithi kuyo: “Gijima uyetshela ijaha leliyana uthi, ‘“IJerusalema izakuba njengedolobho elingelamduli ngoba izakuba labantu abanengi+ lezifuyo ezinengi.+ 5 Ngizakuba ngumduli womlilo oyigombolozeleyo+ njalo inkazimulo yami izakuba phakathi kwayo,”’+ kutsho uJehova.”
6 “Wozani! Wozani! Balekani elizweni lasenyakatho,”+ kutsho uJehova.
“Ngoba lina sengilichithachithile emimoyeni yomine yamazulu,”+ kutsho uJehova.
7 “Wozani bantu beZiyoni! Balekani lina elihlala lendodakazi yeBhabhiloni+ 8 ngoba uJehova wamabutho, owathi esekhazinyulisiwe wangithuma ezizweni ezilithwalise nzima+ uthi: ‘Loba ngubani othinta lina uthinta inhlamvu yelihlo lami.+ 9 Khathesi ngizaphakamisa isandla sami ngilwe labo njalo izigqili zabo zizathatha impahla yabo.’+ Lapho-ke lizakwazi mhlophe ukuthi uJehova wamabutho ungithumile.
10 “Memeza ngentokozo ndodakazi yeZiyoni+ ngoba ngiyeza+ futhi ngizahlala phakathi kwakho,”+ kutsho uJehova. 11 “Ngalolosuku izizwe ezinengi zizazihlanganisa loJehova+ zibe ngabantu bami. Ngizahlala phakathi kwenu.” Lizakwazi ukuthi uJehova wamabutho ungithumile kini. 12 UJehova uzathatha uJuda amenze ilifa lakhe endaweni engcwele njalo uzayikhetha kutsha iJerusalema.+ 13 Lonke thulani phambi kukaJehova ngoba usethatha inyathelo esendaweni yakhe engcwele.