Zakariya 7:1-14
7 Ngaphezu kwalokho, kwathi ngonyaka wesine kaDariyu+ inkosi, izwi likaJehova lafika kuZakariya, ngosuku lwesine lwenyanga yesishiyagalolunye, okungukuthi, ngoKhisilevi.+
2 IBhethele lathuma uSharezeri noRegemi-meleki namadoda angaphansi kwakhe ukuba banxuse+ uJehova,
3 bethi kubapristi+ ababengabendlu kaJehova wamabutho, nakubaprofethi, yebo bethi: “Ngikhale yini ngenyanga yesihlanu,+ ngizile, ngendlela engenze ngayo kule minyaka eminingi kangaka?”+
4 Izwi likaJehova wamabutho lafika kimi, lathi:
5 “Yisho kubo bonke abantu bezwe nakubapristi, uthi, ‘Lapho nanizila ukudla+ futhi kukhona ukubangalasa ngenyanga yesihlanu nangenyanga yesikhombisa,+ lokhu nikwenza iminyaka engamashumi ayisikhombisa,+ ingabe ngempela nanizilela mina ukudla, yebo mina?+
6 Nalapho nanidla nalapho naniphuza, kwakungadli nina yini, futhi kwakungaphuzi nina yini?
7 Akufanele yini nilalele amazwi+ uJehova awamemezela ngabaprofethi bangaphambili,+ lapho iJerusalema lalakhiwe, likhululekile, lizungezwe imizi yalo nxazonke, nalapho iNegebhi+ neShefela+ kwakwakhiwe?’”
8 Izwi likaJehova laqhubeka lifika kuZakariya, lithi:
9 “Yilokhu uJehova wamabutho akushilo, ‘Yahlulelani ngobulungisa beqiniso;+ niqhube umusa wothando+ nesihe+ komunye nomunye;
10 ningaphambi mfelokazi+ noma intandane,+ umfokazi+ noma ohluphekile,+ futhi ningacebelani lutho olubi ezinhliziyweni zenu.’+
11 Kodwa babelokhu benqaba ukulalela,+ baphekula ihlombe,+ izindlebe zabo bazenza zangasabela nhlobo ukuba zizwe.+
12 Inhliziyo yabo+ bayimisa yaba njengetshe le-emeri ukuba bangawulaleli umthetho+ namazwi uJehova wamabutho awathumela ngomoya wakhe,+ ngabaprofethi bangaphambili;+ kangangokuba kwaba khona intukuthelo enkulu kuJehova wamabutho.”+
13 “‘Ngakho njengoba ayebiza kodwa bengalaleli,+ ngakho babebiza kodwa ngingalaleli,’+ kusho uJehova wamabutho.
14 ‘Ngabajikijela ngokungathi ngesiphepho kuzo zonke izizwe+ ababengazazi;+ izwe lishiywé liyincithakalo ngemva kwabo, akukho muntu odabulayo futhi akukho muntu obuyayo;+ benza izwe elifiselekayo+ laba yinto eshaqisayo.’”
