Zakariya

7 Ngomnyaka wesine weKosi uDariyasi, ilizwi lakaJehova lafika kuZakariya+ elangeni lesine, enyangeni yethoba, okuyinyanga kaKhisilevu.* 2 Abantu beBhetheli bathumela uSaretseri noRerhemeleki nabantu bakhe bona bayosincengela uJehova, 3 bathi ebaphristini bendlu kaJehova wamabutho nakubaphorofidi: “Kghani kufuze ngilile na ngenyanga yesihlanu,+ ngizile nokudla njengombana bengenza eminyakeni eminengi?”

4 Ilizwi lakaJehova wamabutho labuya kimi, lathi: 5 “Nakhu okufuze ukutjho ebantwini benarheni nebaphristini, ‘Lokha nanizila ukudla begodu nilila ngenyanga yesihlanu nangenyanga yekhomba,+ iminyaka ema-70 yoke,+ benizila ukudla ngebanga lami na? 6 Lokha nanidlako nalokha naniselako beningazidleli nina begodu niziselela nina? 7 Akukafuzi na nilalele amezwi kaJehova awatjho asebenzisa abaphorofidi baphambilini,+ lokha eJerusalema nemadorobheni ayibhodileko kusahlala abantu begodu kunokuthula nalokha iNegebhi neTjhefela kusahlala abantu?’”

8 Ilizwi lakaJehova lafika godu kuZakariya, lathi: 9 “UJehova wamabutho uthi, ‘Yahlulelani ngobulungiswa nangendlela elungileko+ begodu niphathane ngethando+ nangomusa. 10 Ningadlelezeli umhlolokazi, intandani,+ umuntu ovela kwenye inarha+ namkha umuntu otlhagileko,+ ningahleli eenhliziyweni zenu ukwenza okumbi komunye nomunye.’+ 11 Bebasolo bangafuni ukungilalela,+ bangifulathela+ begodu bavala iindlebe zabo bona bangangizwa.+ 12 Baqinisa iinhliziyo zabo njengelitje,*+ akhenge balalele umthetho namezwi kaJehova wamabutho awuthumele ngommoyakhe asebenzisa abaphorofidi bekadeni.+ Nje-ke uJehova wasilingeka khulu.”+

13 “‘Njengombana bangazange balalele lokha nangikhuluma nabo,+ nami angeze ngibalalele nabatlhoga isizo,’+ kutjho uJehova wamabutho. 14 ‘Ngibenze barhatjhekela eentjhabeni abangazaziko+ ngomoya omkhulu, ngebangelo inarha yasala ingasanabantu, akhenge kube nomuntu odlulako namkha obuyako;+ indawo ebeyiyihle bayenze yaba yinto ethusako.’”