Zakariya

8 Ilizwi lakaJehova wamabutho lafika kimi godu, lathi: 2 “Nakhu uJehova wamabutho akutjhoko, ‘Ngizimisele ukuvikela iZiyoni+ begodu ngizimisele ukulivikela ngelaka elikhulu.’”

3 “Nakhu uJehova akutjhoko, ‘Ngizokubuyela eZiyoni+ begodu ngizokuhlala eJerusalema,+ iJerusalema izokubizwa ngokuthi lidorobho elithembekileko+ begodu intaba kaJehova wamabutho izokubizwa ngokuthi yintaba ecwengileko.’”+

4 “Nakhu uJehova wamabutho akutjhoko, ‘Amaqhegu neenlukazi azokuhlala ematatawini weJerusalema godu, ngamunye wabo uzokuphatha idondolo ngebanga lokuluphala.+ 5 Amatatawu azokugcwala abesana nabantazana abadlalako.’”+

6 “Nakhu uJehova wamabutho akutjhoko, ‘Nanyana kungabonakala kungeze kwenzeka kilabo abaseleko emihleni leyo, inga-kghani kufuze kubonakale kungekhe kwenzeka nakimi?’ Kutjho uJehova wamabutho.”

7 “Nakhu uJehova wamabutho akutjhoko, ‘Ngizokusindisa abantu bami enarheni yangepumalanga nenarheni yangetjingalanga.+ 8 Ngizobaletha, bazokuhlala eJerusalema,+ bazokuba babantu bami begodu mina ngizokuba nguZimabo+ ngeqiniso* nangokulunga.’”

9 “Nakhu uJehova wamabutho akutjhoko, ‘Yibani nesibindi*+ nina enizwa amezwi akhulunywa baphorofidi,+ okumamezwi akhulunywa ngelanga kubekwa isisekelo sendlu kaJehova wamabutho nakuzokwakhiwa ithempeli. 10 Ngaphambi kwesikhatheso, abantu neenlwana bebasebenza kodwana bangabhadelwa,+ bekungakaphephi, nje-ke abantu bebangakghoni ukukhambakhamba ngebanga lenaba ngombana ngabenza bajikelana.’

11 “Kodwana nje angekhe ngisebenzelane nabantu abaselekwaba njengekadeni,’+ kutjho uJehova wamabutho. 12 ‘Ngombana kuzokutjalwa imbewu yokuthula, isimu yamadiribe izokuveza iinthelo zayo nephasi liveze elikukhiqizileko,+ izulu lizokuletha umbethalo. Ngizokwenza abaseleko babantwaba bazuze zoke izintwezi.+ 13 Njengombana iintjhaba bezinibona niqalekisiwe,+ wena sitjhaba sakwaJuda nawe sitjhaba sakwa-Israyeli, nje-ke ngizonisindisa, nizokuba sibusiso.+ Ningasabi!+ Yibani nesibindi.’*+

14 “Ngombana ngilokhu uJehova wamabutho akutjhoko, ‘“Njengombana bengizimisele ukunilethela ihlekelele ngebanga lokobana abokhokho benu bangisilinga,” kutjho uJehova wamabutho “akhenge ngizisole,+ 15 nje-ke ngizimisele ukwenza okuhle eJerusalema nesitjhabeni sakwaJuda.+ Ningasabi!”’+

16 “‘Nanzi izinto okufuze nizenze: Tjelanani iqiniso,+ nalokha nanahlulelako emasangwenenu, kufuze nikwenze ngokweqiniso bese nisize abantu babe nokuthula.+ 17 “Ningalukelani amano eenhliziyweni zenu,+ ningenzi iimfungo ezimamala+ ngombana ngiyazihloya zoke izintwezi,’+ kutjho uJehova.”

18 Ilizwi lakaJehova wamabutho labuya kimi, lathi: 19 “Nakhu uJehova wamabutho akutjhoko, ‘Isikhathi sokuzila ukudla senyanga yesine,+ senyanga yesihlanu,+ senyanga yekhomba+ nesenyanga yetjhumi+ kuzokuba ziinkhathi ezithabisako esitjhabeni sakwaJuda, kuzokuba minyanya yethabo.+ Nje-ke thandani iqiniso nokuthula.’

20 “Nakhu uJehova wamabutho akutjhoko, ‘Kusazokuza abantu nezakhamuzi zemadorobheni amanengi, 21 izakhamuzi zedorobho elinye zizokuya ezakhamuzini zakwelinye idorobho zithi: “Rhabani, asikhambeni siyokuncenga uJehova, silotjhe uJehova wamabutho. Nathi sizokuya.”+ 22 Abantu abanengi neentjhaba ezinamandla zizokufuna uJehova wamabutho eJerusalema+ begodu zincenge uJehova.’

23 “Nakhu uJehova wamabutho akutjhoko, ‘Emihleni leyo amadoda alitjhumi avela eentjhabeni ezihlukahlukeneko nakhuluma amalimi ahlukahlukeneko+ azokukakarela umphetho wesambatho somJuda,* athi: “Sifuna ukukhamba nawe+ ngombana sizwile ukuthi uZimu unani.”’”+