Zakariya

4 Ingilozi ebeyikhuluma nami yabuya yangivusa, bekungasuthi ngilele ubuthongo obukhulu. 2 Nje-ke yathi kimi: “Ubonani?”

Ngathi: “Ngibona ilithi lesibani elenziwe ngegolide,+ linesitja phezu kwalo. Kuneembani ezilikhomba phezulu+ begodu iimbanezi zinamaphayiphu alikhomba. 3 Hlanu kwalo kunemithi emibili yama-oliva,+ omunye ungesandleni sokudla sesitja, omunye ungesinceleni.”

4 Ngabuza ingilozi ebeyikhuluma nami ngathi: “Zitjho ukuthini izintwezi kosami?” 5 Ingilozi ebeyikhuluma nami yangibuza yathi: “Awazi bona izintwezi zitjho ukuthini?”

Ngaphendula ngathi: “Awa, kosami.”

6 Nje-ke yathi kimi: “Nakhu umlayezo kaJehova oya kuZerubhabheli: ‘“Lokhu kuzokwenzeka ingasi ngebutho lepi namkha ngamandla+ kodwana ngommoyami,”+ kutjho uJehova wamabutho. 7 Ngitjho nanyana kungaba nesiqabo esingangentaba phambi kwakaZerubhabheli,+ uzosigadanga sibe njengendawo ethabaleleko.+ Uzokuletha ilitje eliphezulu begodu abantu bazokurhuwelela bathi: “Qala bona kuhle kangangani!”’”

8 Ilizwi lakaJehova lafika kimi godu, lathi: 9 “Izandla zakaZerubhabheli zibeke isisekelo sendlu le+ begodu kufuze ziyiqede.+ Uzokwazi ukuthi uJehova wamabutho ungithume kuwe. 10 Ngubani owanyazako lokha nakusathonywa umsebenzi?+ Bathaba nababona uZerubhabheli aphethe intambo yokulinganisa. Lokhu okulikhomba kumamehlo kaJehova aqalaqala iphasi loke.”+

11 Nje-ke ngayibuza ngathi: “Itjho ukuthini imithi emibili yama-oliva engesidleni nesinceleni selithi lesibani?”+ 12 Ngayibuza kwesibili ngathi: “Zitjho ukuthini iimpande* ezimbili zemithi yama-oliva ekhupha amafutha wegolide ngamaphayiphu amabili wegolide?”

13 Yangibuza yathi: “Awazi bona izintwezi zitjho ukuthini?”

Ngaphendula ngathi: “Awa, kosami.”

14 Yathi: “Imithi le ijamele abazesiweko ababili abajame hlanu kweKosi yephasi loke.”+