UHagayi 2

2 ¹Ngenyanga yesikhombisa, ngosuku lwamashumi amabili nanye, izwi likaBaba wethu lafika ngoHagayi umprofethi:

²“Khuluma manje kuZerubhabheli indodana kaSheyalitiyeli, umbusi wakwaJuda, nakuJoshuwa indodana kaJehozadaki, umpristi omkhulu, nakubo bonke abantu abaseleyo: ³Ubani kini oseleyo? Ubani lapha owabona le ndlu enkazimulweni yayo yangaphambili? Ibukeka kanjani manje? Ayibonakali ingathi ayilutho yini kini?’ ⁴Nokho manje qina, Zerubhabheli, kusho uBaba; qina, Joshuwa ndodana kaJehozadaki, mpristi omkhulu; niqine, nonke bantu baleli zwe, kusho uBaba, nisebenze, ngokuba nginani, kusho uBaba wamabutho asezulwini. ⁵Njengoba nje ngathembisa ngenkathi niphuma eGibhithe, uMoya wami uhlala phakathi kwenu; ningesabi. ⁶Nakhu okushiwo uBaba wamabutho asezulwini: Kanye futhi, emva kwesikhashana, ngiyakuzamazamisa amazulu, nomhlaba, nolwandle, nomhlabathi owomileyo. ⁷Ngiyakuzamazamisa zonke izizwe, kufike lokho izizwe zonke ezikufisa kakhulu, ngiyakuyigcwalisa le ndlu ngenkazimulo, kusho uBaba wamabutho asezulwini. ⁸Isiliva singesami negolide lingelami, kusho uBaba wamabutho asezulwini. ⁹Inkazimulo yokugcina yale ndlu iyakudlula eyokuqala, kusho uBaba wamabutho asezulwini; kulendawo ngiyakunika ukuthula, kusho uBaba wamabutho asezulwini.” ^a a v9 Isithembiso sikaBaba sokuthi inkazimulo yethempeli lesibili yayizakudlula eyikaSolomoni sagcwaliseka ngesikhathi uJesu ehamba kuleli thempeli uqobo — inkazimulo eyagcwalisa indlu kwakuyiNdodana uqobo, ukukhazimula kwenkazimulo kaBaba (KumaHeberu 1:3).

Ukungcola Nosuku Olusha

¹⁰Ngosuku lwamashumi amabili nane lwenyanga yesishiyagalolunye, ngonyaka wesibili kaDariyusi, izwi likaBaba wethu lafika kuHagayi umprofethi:

¹¹Nakhu okushiwo uBaba wamabutho asezulwini: Buza abapristi isinqumo: ¹²Uma umuntu ethwele inyama engcwele emphethweni wengubo yakhe, athinte ngayo isinkwa, noma isishebo, noma iwayini, noma amafutha, noma kuphi ukudla, kuyangcwala yini? Abapristi baphendula bathi, Cha.

¹³UHagayi wabuza, Uma umuntu ongcolile ngesidumbu ethinta okukodwa kwalokhu, kuyangcola yini? Yebo, kuyangcola, baphendula abapristi.

¹⁴UHagayi wabe esethi: Kunjalo nakulaba bantu nakulesi sizwe phambi kwami, kusho uBaba; kunjalo nakukho konke abakwenzayo, nalokho abakunikelayo lapho kungcolile. ¹⁵“Manje cabangisisani kusukela kulolu suku kuya phambili: ngaphambi kokuba itshe libekwe phezu kwetshe ethempelini likaBaba wethu. ¹⁶Kwakunjani kini? Umuntu eza enqwabeni yamabele efuna amashumi amabili, kwakukhona ishumi; eza esikhamweni sewayini ezokukha amashumi amahlanu, kwakukhona amashumi amabili. ¹⁷Nganishaya nina nemisebenzi yenu yonke ngesifo sokubuna, nangokukhunta, nangesichotho, kodwa anibuyelanga kimi, kusho uBaba. ¹⁸Cabangisisani kusukela kulolu suku kuya phambili—kusukela osukwini lwamashumi amabili nane lwenyanga yesishiyagalolunye, usuku isisekelo sethempeli likaBaba wethu esabekwa ngalo—cabangisisani: ¹⁹Imbewu isesekhona yini enqolobaneni? Umvini, nomkhiwane, nehalananda, nomnqumo akukatheli izithelo. Kodwa kusukela kulolu suku kuya phambili ngiyakunibusisa.”

Izwi Lesibili KuZerubhabheli

²⁰Izwi likaBaba wethu lafika kuHagayi okwesibili ngolwamashumi amabili nane lwenyanga:

²¹“Khuluma kuZerubhabheli, umbusi wakwaJuda: Sengizakuzamazamisa amazulu nomhlaba. ²²Ngiyakuzigumbuqela izihlalo zobukhosi zemibuso, ngichithe amandla emibuso yezizwe. Ngiyakuzigumbuqela izinqola nabagibeli bazo; amahhashi nabagibeli bawo ayakuwa, kube yilowo nalowo ngenkemba yomfowabo.’ ²³Ngalolo suku, kusho uBaba wamabutho asezulwini, ngiyakukuthatha wena, Zerubhabheli ndodana kaSheyalitiyeli, nceku yami, kusho uBaba, ngikwenze ube njengendandatho yophawu, ngokuba ngikukhethile, kusho uBaba wamabutho asezulwini.” ^b b v23 Umkhulu kaZerubhabheli, uJehoyakini, walahlwa njengendandatho yophawu (Jeremiya 22:24); lapha uBaba ubuyisela indandatho yophawu kuZerubhabheli, elondoloza usendo lukaDavida oludlula ngaye luze lufike kuJesu, iNdodana kaDavida yangempela (KuMathewu 1:12-13).