UZakariya

5 Ngaphinde ngaphakamisa amehlo ami ngabona umqulu ondizayo. 2 Yathi kimi: “Ubonani?”

Mina ngathi: “Ngibona umqulu ondizayo ongamamitha angaba ngu-9 ubude namamitha angaba ngu-4,5 ububanzi.”

3 Ngemva kwalokho yathi kimi: “Lesi yisiqalekiso esiya kuwo wonke umhlaba, ngoba wonke umuntu owebayo + akazange ajeziswe, njengoba kubhaliwe kolunye uhlangothi lomqulu; futhi wonke umuntu owenza isifungo + akazange ajeziswe, njengoba kubhaliwe kulolu olunye uhlangothi lwawo. 4 ‘Ngisikhiphile,’ kusho uJehova wamabutho, ‘sizongena endlini yesela nasendlini yowenza isifungo samanga egameni lami; sizohlala kuleyo ndlu siyiqothule kanye nezingodo zayo namatshe ayo.’ ”

5 Ingelosi eyayikhuluma nami yasondela yathi kimi: “Ngicela uphakamise amehlo akho ubone ukuthi kuyini lokhu okuphumayo.”

6 Ngathi: “Kuyini?”

Yaphendula yathi: “Yisitsha esiyi-efa* lesi esiphumayo.” Yaqhubeka yathi: “Lena yindlela ababukeka ngayo emhlabeni wonke.” 7 Ngabona ukuthi kwaphakanyiswa isivalo somthofu esiyindilinga, kwakunowesifazane owayehlezi phakathi esitsheni. 8 Ngakho yathi: “Lona wesifazane umelela ukuKhohlakala.” Yamphonsa yambuyisela esitsheni esiyi-efa, ngemva kwalokho yaphonsa isivalo somthofu emlonyeni waso.

9 Ngabe sengiphakamisa amehlo ngabona abesifazane ababili beya phambili, bendiza emoyeni. Babenamaphiko anjengakanogolantethe. Baphakamisela isitsha phakathi komhlaba nezulu. 10 Ngakho ngabuza ingelosi eyayikhuluma nami, ngathi: “Basiyisaphi isitsha esiyi-efa?”

11 Yaphendula yathi: “Basiyisa ezweni laseShinari *+ ukuze bamakhele indlu; lapho seyilungisiwe, uyobekwa lapho endaweni yakhe efanele.”