24 Kungoko ke owathi umsebenzi wendlu kaThixo, eyayiseYerusalem, wema; yaye waqhubeka umile de kwangunyaka wesibini wokulawula kukaDariyo+ ukumkani wasePersi.

1 Ngonyaka wesibini kaDariyo ukumkani,+ ngenyanga yesithandathu, ngomhla wokuqala enyangeni, lafika ilizwi likaYehova ngoHagayi+ umprofeti lisiza kuZerubhabheli+ unyana kaShelatiyeli,+ irhuluneli yakwaYuda,+ nakuYoshuwa+ unyana kaYehotsadaki+ umbingeleli omkhulu, lisithi:

10 Ngomhla wamashumi amabini anesine wenyanga yesithoba, ngonyaka wesibini kaDariyo, lafika ilizwi likaYehova kuHagayi+ umprofeti, lisithi: