Zakariya
2 Ndzi ya emahlweni ndzi tlakusa mahlo ndzi languta; kutani waswivo, a ku ri ni munhu, a khome pindza ro pima.+ 2 Hiloko ndzi ku: “U ya kwihi?”
Yena a ku eka mina: “Ndzi ya pima Yerusalema, ndzi vona laha ku anama ka wona ku fikaka kona ni laha ku leha ka wona ku fikaka kona.”+
3 Kutani waswivo, ntsumi leyi a yi vulavula na mina a yi famba, naswona a ku ri ni ntsumi yin’wana leyi a yi famba yi ya yi hlanganisa. 4 Yi ku eka yona: “Tsutsuma, vulavula ni jaha leriya, u ku, ‘“Yerusalema wu ta va ni vaaki+ ku fana ni tiko-xikaya, hikwalaho ka vunyingi bya vanhu ni swifuwo leswi nga exikarhi ka wona.+ 5 Kutani mina, eka wona,” ku vula Yehovha, “ndzi ta va rirhangu ra ndzilo matlhelo hinkwawo,+ naswona ndzi ta va ku vangama exikarhi ka wona.”’”+
6 “He n’wina! He n’wina! Balekani etikweni ra le n’walungwini,”+ ku vula Yehovha.
“Hikuva ndzi mi hangalasele hinkwako-nkwako ematlhelweni ya timheho ta mune ta matilo,”+ ku vula Yehovha.
7 “He wena, Siyoni!+ Baleka, wena la tshamaka ni nhwanyana wa Babilona.+ 8 Hikuva Yehovha wa mavuthu u te, ‘Endzhaku ka ku vangamisiwa+ u ndzi rhume ematikweni lawa a ma mi phanga;+ hikuva loyi a mi khumbaka+ u khumba ndzololo ya tihlo ranga.+ 9 Hikuva maswivo, ndzi ndziwita voko ra mina ehenhla ka wona,+ kutani ma ta phangiwa hi mahlonga ya wona.’+ Kunene n’wina mi ta swi tiva leswaku Yehovha wa mavuthu hi yena loyi a ndzi rhumeke.+
10 “Huwelela hi matimba, u tsaka, Wena nhwanyana wa Siyoni;+ hikuva waswivo, ndza ta,+ ndzi ta tshama exikarhi ka wena,”+ ku vula Yehovha. 11 “Kunene matiko yo tala ma ta tihlanganisa na Yehovha esikwini rero,+ ma ta va vanhu va mina;+ kutani mina ndzi ta tshama exikarhi ka n’wina.” Mi ta swi tiva leswaku Yehovha wa mavuthu hi yena loyi a ndzi rhumeke eka n’wina.+ 12 Kunene Yehovha u ta teka Yuda ri va xiphemu xakwe ehenhla ka misava yo kwetsima,+ naswona wa ha ta hlawula Yerusalema.+ 13 Miyelani emahlweni ka Yehovha,+ n’wina nyama hinkwayo,+ hikuva u pfukile evutshan’weni byakwe byo kwetsima.+