3 Noko ke, uZerubhabheli noYeshuwa+ nezinye iintloko+ zezindlu zooyise bakwaSirayeli bathi kuzo: “Aninanto yakwenza nathi ekwakheni indlu yoThixo wethu,+ kuba siya kumakhela ngokwethu uYehova uTHIXO kaSirayeli, kanye njengoko uKumkani uKoreshi+ ukumkani wasePersi esiyalele.”

2 Kungoko awathi uZerubhabheli+ unyana kaShelatiyeli+ noYeshuwa+ unyana kaYehotsadaki basuka ukuze baqalise ukuyakha kwakhona indlu kaThixo, eyayiseYerusalem; yaye kwakukho abaprofeti bakaThixo+ ababekunye nabo bebanceda.

32 Khangela! Ukumkani+ uya kulawula ngobulungisa;+ zona iinkosana,+ ziya kulawula njengeenkosana zokusesikweni.

16 Kwaye ndiya kuwabeka amazwi am emlonyeni wakho,+ ndikugubungele ngokuqinisekileyo ngesithunzi sesandla sam,+ ukuze ndityale amazulu+ ndize ndibeke isiseko somhlaba+ nakwiZiyon ndithi, ‘Ningabantu bam.’+

32 “Musani ukoyika,+ mhlambi mncinane,+ ngenxa yokuba kukholekile kuYihlo ukuninika ubukumkani.+

20 Kuba indalo yalulanyiselwa kokuphuthileyo,+ kungengakuthanda kwayo kodwa ngalowo wayilulamisayo, ngethemba+

14 Yaye khangela! ndabona iMvana+ imi phezu kweNtaba yeZiyon,+ kumi nayo ikhulu elinamashumi amane anesine lamawaka+ linalo igama layo negama loYise+ libhaliwe emabunzini alo.