Zakariya
13 “Mhlokho kuzokwenjiwa umthombo wendlu kaDavida newabahlali beJerusalema bona bazihlanze esonweni.+
2 UJehova wamabutho uthi, “Mhlokho ngizokusula amagama weenthombe enarheni+ begodu angeze zisakhunjulwa. Ngizokususa abaphorofidi+ nommoya ongakahlwengeki. 3 Nange umuntu aphorofida godu, uyise nonina bazokuthi kuye, ‘Uzokufa ngombana ukhulume amala egameni lakaJehova.’ Uyise nonina bazomhlaba ngebanga lokuphorofida kwakhe.+
4 “Ngelangelo, umphorofidi ngamunye uzokuba neenhloni ngombonwakhe lokha nakaphorofidako begodu angeze ambathe isambatho* esenziwe ngoboya+ bona akhohlise. 5 Uzokuthi, ‘Angisimphorofidi. Ngiyazilimela kwaphela ngombana ngathengwa ngisesemncani.’ 6 Nange othileko ambuza athi, ‘Ngewani amanceba asemahlombakho* la?’ Uzokuthi, ‘Amanceba la ngawafumana endlini yomnganami.’”*
“Betha umalusi+ kuphadlhalale umhlambi.+
Ngizokuphakamisa isandla sami ngokujamelene nabangakaqakatheki.”
8 UJehova uthi, “Enarheni yoke,
Inengi lizokubulawa,
Kuzokusala abambalwa kwaphela.
9 Abambalwa ngizobadlulisa emlilweni,
Ngizobahlunga njengalokha kuhlungwa isiliva.
Ngizobahlolisisa njengalokha kuhlolisiswa igolide.+
Bazokubiza igama lami,
Ngizobaphendula.
Ngizokuthi, ‘Bababantu bami,’+
Bazokuthi, ‘UJehova nguZimethu.’”