Zakariya 7:1-14
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.’”
Imitlolo Ephasi
^ Qala Isith. B15.
^ Ibizo lesiHebheru elisetjenziswe lapha lingaqalisela kudayimani namkha ilitje eliqinileko.
