16. (a) I yini leswi Zakariya a swi voneke swi endleka hi xibya xa efa? (Vona xifaniso xa vunharhu eku sunguleni ka xihloko lexi.) (b) Xana vavasati lava a va ri ni timpapa va xi yise kwihi xibya xa efa?

¹⁶ Zakariya u tlhele a vona vavasati vambirhi lava a va ri ni timpapa letikulu to fana ni ta gumba. (Hlaya Zakariya 5:9-11.) Vavasati lava a va hambanile ni wansati loyi a ri endzeni ka xibya! Vavasati volavo va tirhise timpapa ta vona letikulu leswaku va tlakula xibya lexi “Vuhomboloki” a ri endzeni ka xona. Va n’wi yise kwihi? Vuhomboloki u lahleriwe “etikweni ra Xinara” kumbe Babilona. Ha yini va teke xibya xexo va xi yisa eBabilona?

17, 18. (a) Ha yini a swi fanerile leswaku “Vuhomboloki” a lahleriwa eXinara? (b) Hi fanele hi byi languta njhani vuhomboloki?

¹⁷ Eka Vaisrayele va le nkarhini wa Zakariya, Xinara a ku ri ndhawu leyi faneleke leswaku Vuhomboloki a lahleriwa eka yona. Zakariya ni Vayudakulobye a va swi tiva leswaku vuhomboloki a byi tele eBabilona hi nkarhi wa vona. Leswi va kuleleke edorobeni rero leri a ri tele hi manyala, a va fanele va lwisana ni mahanyelo ya vuhedeni lawa a ma ri kona hi nkarhi wolowo. Xivono xexo xi fanele xi va tiyisile tanihi leswi a xi va tiyisekisa leswaku Yehovha a nge pfumeli vugandzeri bya ntiyiso byi thyakisiwa!

¹⁸ Xivono xexo, xi tlhele xi va tsundzuxa hi nkoka wa vutihlamuleri byo endla leswaku vugandzeri bya vona byi tshama byi tengile. Yehovha a nge byi pfumeleli vuhomboloki leswaku byi va kona exikarhi ka vanhu vakwe. Leswi Yehovha a hi rhandzaka naswona a hi kokeleke enhlengeletanweni yakwe, hi ni vutihlamuleri byo endla leswaku yi tshama yi tengile. Xana hi tiyimiserile ku endla leswaku nhlengeletano ya Yehovha yi tshama yi basile? Vuhomboloki a byi amukeleki nikatsongo enhlengeletanweni ya Yehovha.