Ukuzila Kwenyaniso, Ukuthembeka Kwenyaniso
IBhetele ithumela amadoda ukuba abuze enoba bamele baqhubeke bezila ukudla na. Umbuzo uyaguqulwa: iminyaka emashumi asixhenxe yokuzila yayiziselwa bona, ingengoBawo wethu. Oko wakubizayo ngabaprofeti bangaphambili yayisisigwebo senyaniso, inceba, nokungamcinezeli mhlolokazi, nkedama, wasemzini, nahlwempu.
7 1Ngomnyaka wesine kakumkani uDariyo, lafika ilizwi likaBawo wethu kuZekariya ngosuku lwesine lwenyanga yesithoba, enguKislev. 2Abantu baseBhetele bathumela uSharetsare noRegem-meleki namadoda abo ukuba baye kubongoza ubabalo lukaBawo wethu, 3nokuba babuza kubabingeleli bendlu kaBawo wemikhosi yasezulwini, nabaprofeti, besithi: “Ndifanele ndilile ndizile ukudla na ngenyanga yesihlanu, njengoko ndenjenjalo iminyaka emininzi le?”
4Lafika ke ilizwi likaBawo wemikhosi yasezulwini kum, lisithi:
5Yithi kubo bonke abantu belizwe nababingeleli: Xa nazila nenza isijwili ngenyanga yesihlanu neyesixhenxe le minyaka imashumi asixhenxe, naniyizilela mna na ngokwenene? a a v5 Ukuzila kwenyanga yesihlanu kwakukhumbula ukutshiswa kweBhabhiloni kwetempile kaSolomon; ukuzila kwenyanga yesixhenxe kwakukhumbula ukubulawa kukaGedaliya, irhuluneli yokugqibela yakwaYuda. 6Naxa nisidla nisela, aniziselela nina na ngokwenu?
7Asingawo na la mazwi kanye awawavakalisayo uBawo wethu ngabaprofeti bangaphambili, ngexa iYerusalem nemizi engqongileyo yayihleli inoxolo, iNegebha nommandla weenduli zasezantsi umiwe?
8Lafika ke ilizwi likaBawo wethu kuZekariya, lisithi:
9Utsho uBawo wemikhosi yasezulwini ukuthi: Yenzani isigwebo senyaniso; nenzelane inceba nemfesane, elowo kummelwane wakhe. 10Ningamcinezeli umhlolokazi, nenkedama, nowasemzini, nehlwempu; ningayili bubi omnye ngomnye ezintliziyweni zenu.
11Kodwa bala ukuphulaphula, banikela ikhosi ngenkani, bazivingca iindlebe zabo ukuze bangeva. 12Benza iintliziyo zabo zaba lukhuni njengentshengece, bengavumi ukuwuva umyalelo namazwi awawathumelayo uBawo wemikhosi yasezulwini ngoMoya wakhe ngabaprofeti bangaphambili. Ngenxa yoko kwafika umsindo omkhulu uvela kuBawo wemikhosi yasezulwini.
13“Njengoko ndabizayo ke, abaphulaphula, kwaba njalo nabo bakubiza andaphulaphula,” utsho uBawo wemikhosi yasezulwini. 14Ndabachithachitha ngomoya ovuthuzayo phakathi kweentlanga zonke ababengazazi. Lasala lisenkangala ilizwe emva kwabo, kungekho bani ulidabulayo, oza okanye omkayo. Kungoko bona balenza inkangala ilizwe elimnandi.
