Ukuthunywa kukaHagayi
Abathinjwa babuyile kodwa bayishiya indlu kaBawo wethu iyinxuwa ngexa befulela ezabo. UHagayi ubabizela ukuba bayakhe kwakhona—asekele sonke esi sibongozo kwidinga elinye eliphindaphindiweyo: “Ndinani.”
1 1Ngomnyaka wesibini kakumkani uDariyo, ngenyanga yesithandathu, ngosuku lokuqala, lafika ilizwi likaBawo wethu ngoHagayi umprofeti kuZerubhabheli unyana kaSalatiyeli, irhuluneli yakwaYuda, nakuYoshuwa unyana kaYehotsadaki, umbingeleli omkhulu, lisithi:
2Utsho uBawo wemikhosi yasezulwini ukuthi: “Aba bantu bathi alikafiki ixesha lokwakha indlu kaBawo wethu.”
3Laza lafika ilizwi likaBawo wethu ngoHagayi umprofeti, lisithi:
4“Kulungile na ukuba nihlale ezindlwini zenu ezifulelweyo, le ndlu isayinxuwa nje?” 5Ngoko ke, utsho uBawo wemikhosi yasezulwini ukuthi: “Yigqaleni kakuhle indlela yokuhamba kwenu. 6Nihlwayele okuninzi, kodwa navuna okuncinci. Niyadla, kodwa anihluthi. Niyasela, kodwa aniganeliswa. Niyambatha, kodwa akukho ofudumalayo. Nalowo ufumana umvuzo, ukuwufaka engxoweni enemingxunya.”
7Utsho uBawo wemikhosi yasezulwini ukuthi: “Yigqaleni kakuhle indlela yokuhamba kwenu. 8Nyukani niye ezintabeni, nehlise imithi, niyakhe indlu, ukuze ndikholiswe yiyo, ndizukiseke,” utsho uBawo wethu. 9“Benilindele okuninzi, kodwa kwavela okuncinci kangaka. Oko nanikuzise ekhaya, ndakuphephetha. Kungani na?” utsho uBawo wemikhosi yasezulwini. “Kungenxa yendlu yam, esasayinxuwa, ngexa ngamnye kuni exakeke ngendlu yakhe. 10Ngenxa yoko, ngenxa yenu amazulu awuvimbile umbethe wawo, umhlaba wona wasivimba isivuno sawo. 11Ndabizela imbalela phezu kwamasimi neentaba, phezu kwengqolowa, newayini entsha, neoli yeminquma, phezu kwako konke okuveliswa ngumhlaba, phezu kwabantu nemfuyo, naphezu kwayo yonke imisebenzi yezandla zenu.”
12Baza ke uZerubhabheli unyana kaSalatiyeli, noYoshuwa unyana kaYehotsadaki umbingeleli omkhulu, namasalela onke abantu, baliphulaphula izwi likaBawo wethu, namazwi kaHagayi umprofeti, njengoko uBawo wethu wayemthumile; abantu boyika phambi koBawo wethu.
13Waza ke uHagayi, umthunywa kaBawo wethu, wabaxelela abantu lo myalelo, esithi: “Ndinani, utsho uBawo wethu.” a a v13 Xa abantu bebuyela emsebenzini kaBawo wethu, uphendula ngentliziyo kabawo ngamnye — “Ndinani.” Ubukho bakhe bungumvuzo.
14Waza uBawo wethu wawuvuselela umoya kaZerubhabheli unyana kaSalatiyeli, irhuluneli yakwaYuda, nomoya kaYoshuwa unyana kaYehotsadaki umbingeleli omkhulu, nomoya wawo onke amasalela abantu. Beza basebenza endlwini kaBawo wemikhosi yasezulwini, 15ngosuku lwamashumi amabini anesine lwenyanga yesithandathu, ngomnyaka wesibini kakumkani uDariyo.
