UZakhariya
13 “Ngalolosuku kuzagejwa umthombo ukuze kuhlanjululwe izono lokungcola kwendlu kaDavida lezakhamizi zeJerusalema.+
2 “Ngalolosuku,” kutsho uJehova wamabutho, “ngizasusa zonke izithombe elizweni+ zingaphindi zikhunjulwe futhi. Ngizakhipha abaphrofethi+ lomoya wokungcola elizweni. 3 Nxa kungaba lomuntu ozaphinda aphrofethe, uyise lonina abamzalayo bazakuthi kuye, ‘Uzakufa ngenxa yokuthi ukhulume amanga usebenzisa ibizo likaJehova.’ Uyise lonina bazamgwaza ngenxa yokuthi uyaphrofetha.+
4 “Ngalolosuku umphrofethi ngamunye uzakuba lenhloni ngombono wakhe nxa ephrofetha futhi kasoze agqoke isembatho somphrofethi esenziwe ngoboya+ efuna ukuqila abantu. 5 Uzakuthi, ‘Angisuye mphrofethi mina, ngingumlimi. Ngathengwa ngenye indoda ngisesemncane.’ 6 Nxa omunye umuntu angambuza athi, ‘Manje amanxeba la asemzimbeni ngawani?’ Uzaphendula athi, ‘Ngalimala ngisendlini yabangane bami.’”*
7 “Vuka we nkemba uhlasele umelusi wami,+
Uhlasele lendoda engumngane wami,” kutsho uJehova wamabutho.
8 “Elizweni lonke,” kutsho uJehova,
“Kuzaqunywa ingxenye ezimbili zitshabalale,*
Ingxenye yesithathu isale kulo.
9 Ingxenye yesithathu ngizayifaka emlilweni.
Ngizabacenga angathi ngicenga isiliva,
Ngibahlole angathi ngihlola igolide.+
Bazabiza ibizo lami,
Mina ngibaphendule.
Ngizakuthi, ‘Bangabantu bami,’+
Bona bathi, ‘UJehova nguNkulunkulu wethu.’”