UZakhariya 11

11 ¹Vula iminyango yakho, Lebhanoni— umlilo mawuqede imisedari yakho! ²Lila, msayipuresi, ngokuba umsedari uwile, imithi emihle icekelwe phansi! Lilani, mi-oki yaseBashani, ngokuba ihlathi elishinyene seliwile! ³Lalela—ukulila kwabelusi, ngokuba inkazimulo yabo icekelwe phansi! Lalela—ukubhonga kwamabhongo ezingonyama, ngokuba amahlathi aseJordani acekelwe phansi!

⁴Nakhu okushiwo nguBaba wami: Yalusa umhlambi omiselwe ukuhlatshwa.

⁵Abathengi bawo bayawuhlaba bengajeziswa; abathengisi bawo bathi: “Makadunyiswe uNkulunkulu, senginothile!”—kodwa abelusi bawo uqobo abawuhawukeli. ⁶Ngokuba angisayikubahawukela abantu baleli zwe, kusho uBaba wethu. Nginikela wonke umuntu—ngamunye esandleni somakhelwane wakhe nesenkosi yakhe; bayolicekela phansi izwe, kodwa angiyikukhulula muntu esandleni sabo.

⁷Ngakho ngawelusa umhlambi omiselwe ukuhlatshwa, ikakhulukazi abacindezelekile bomhlambi. Ngathatha izinduku ezimbili, enye ngayiqamba ngokuthi uMusa, enye ngokuthi ubuNye, ngase ngiwelusa umhlambi. ⁸Ngenyanga eyodwa ngasusa abelusi abathathu. Ngacika ngabo, nabo bangizonda. ^a a v8 Akwaziwa ukuthi 'abelusi abathathu' babengobani; akukho mbono wezazi osuvunyelwene ngawo. ⁹Ngase ngithi: “Angiyikunelusa. Ofayo makafe, obhujiswayo makabhujiswe, abaseleyo badle inyama yomunye nomunye.”

¹⁰Ngathatha induku yami uMusa ngayephula, ngaphula isivumelwano engangisenze nazo zonke izizwe. ¹¹Saphulwa ngalolo suku, abampofu bomhlambi ababengibhekile base beyazi ukuthi kwakuyizwi likaBaba wethu. ¹²Ngathi kubo: “Uma kubonakala kukuhle, nginikeni inkokhelo yami; uma kungenjalo, yigcineni.” Ngalokho balinganisa inkokhelo yami—izinhlamvu zesiliva ezingamashumi amathathu. ^b b v12 Lezi zinhlamvu zesiliva ezingamashumi amathathu ziyiyona kanye intengo iTestamente eLisha elibiza ngayo imali eyakhokhelwa ukukhaphela uJesu (Mathewu 27:9-10).

¹³Wayesethi uBaba wethu kimi: “Liphonse kumbumbi”—intengo enkulu abangilinganisela ngayo! Ngase ngithatha izinhlamvu zesiliva ezingamashumi amathathu ngaziphonsa endlini kaBaba wethu, kumbumbi.

¹⁴Ngase ngephula induku yami yesibili, ubuNye, ngichitha ubuzalwane phakathi kukaJuda no-Israyeli.

¹⁵Wayesethi uBaba wethu kimi: “Phinda uthathe impahla yomelusi oyisiwula. ¹⁶Ngokuba ngivusa umelusi ezweni ongeke abanakekele ababhubhayo, angabafuni abahlakazekile, angabelaphi abalimele, angabondli abaphilile—kodwa oyodla inyama yezinonileyo adabule namasondo azo. ¹⁷Maye kumelusi wami ongelusizo, oshiya umhlambi! Inkemba mayiwele engalweni yakhe nasesweni lakhe lokunene! Ingalo yakhe mayibune iphele nya, iso lakhe lokunene liphuphuthekiswe nya!”