Zakariya
9 Umlayezo ovela kuZimu:
“Ilizwi lakaJehova lijamelene nenarha yeHadraki,
Kodwana lijamelene khulu neDamaseku+
Ngombana uJehova uqale abantu+
Uqale nazo zoke iintjhaba zakwa-Israyeli
2 Nangokujamelene neRhamathi+ esemkhawulwenayo,
Nangokujamelene neTirosi+ neTsidoni,+ ngombana zihlakaniphe khulu.+
3 ITirosi lizakhele amaboda wokuzivikela.
Libuthelele isiliva laba linengi njengethuli
Negolide laba linengi njengedaka eendleleni.+
4 UJehova uzokuthatha izinto zeTirosi,
Uzokumadlha ibutho layo libe ngasuthi uliphosele ngelwandle;+
Begodu lizokutjhiswa ngomlilo.+
5 I-Atjhikheloni izokubona lokhu begodu izokuthukwa;
IGaza izokutshwenyeka khulu,
Ngokunjalo-ke ne-Ekroni ngombana inarha ebeyithembele kiyo ihlazisiwe.
Ikosi yeGaza itjhatjalalisiwe,
Begodu e-Atjhikheloni angeze kusahlala muntu.+
6 Indodana elivezandlebe izokuhlala e-Atjhidodi,
Begodu ngizokuphelisa ukuzikhakhazisa komFilista.+
7 Ngizokususa iingazi ezisemlonyenakhe
Ngisuse izinto ezinyenyisako ezisemazinywenakhe,
Oseleko uzokutjhiyelwa uZimu;
Uzokuba njengekosana kwaJuda,+
Abantu be-Ekroni, bazokuba njengamaJebusi.+
8 Ngizokuhloma itende phambi kwendlwami bona ngiyivikele,+
Bona kungabi nodlulako namkha obuyako;
Begodu akunamuntu ogandelela abanye ozokudlula lapho godu,+
Ngombana ngikubonile okwenzeke kibo.*
9 Thaba khulu, ndodakazi yeZiyoni.
Rhuwelela ngethabo, ndodakazi yeJerusalema.
Qala! Ikosakho iza kuwe.+
Ilungile, iletha isindiso,
Ithobekile+ begodu ikhwele udumbana,
10 Ngizokususa ikarana yepi kwa-Israyeli
Nenjomani eJerusalema.
Umsubela wepi uzokususwa.
Ikosakho izokumemezela ukuthula eentjhabeni;+
Izokubusa kusukela kwelinye ilwandle ukuya kwelinye
11 Kodwana wena Ziyoni, ngeengazi ezisivumelwano sakho,
Ngizokukhupha iimbotjhwa zakho ngemgodini onganamanzi.+
12 Buyelani endaweni yesiphephelo, nina mbotjhwa ezinethemba.+
Namhlanjesi ngiyakutjela wena Ziyoni,
‘Uzokufumana iimbusiso ezibuyelelweko.+
13 Ngombana ngizokugoba uJuda njengomsebami.
Ngizokwenza u-Efrayimu abe msubela womsebami,
Ngizokuvusa amadodanakho, Ziyoni,
Bona alwe namadodana weGirisi.
Ngizokwenza ube njengesabula yengorho.’
14 UJehova uzokutjengisa bona unabantu bakhe,
Umsubelakhe uzokuphuma njengombani.
IKosi ePhakemeko uJehova izokuvuthela iphondo,+
Begodu njengesiwuruwuru sangesewula, uzokutjhinga epini namanaba.
15 UJehova wamabutho uzokuvikela abantu bakhe,
Amanababo azobasahlela ngamatje wesarwayi kodwana angeze ahlule.+
Azokusela begodu atherezele kwanga asele iwayini;
Azokuba njengesitja esizele iwayini,
Njengamakhona we-aldara.+
16 UJehova uZimabo uzobasindisa ngelangelo
Njengomhlambi wabantu bakhe;+
Ngombana bazokuba njengamatje aligugu esihlohlweni esimanyazelako enarhenakhe.+
17 Qala bona ulunge+
Begodu uphazimula kangangani!
Ukudla newayini elitjha
Kuzokwenza amasokana nabantazana baqine.”+