UZakhariya 14

14 ¹Bheka, luyeza usuku lukaBaba wethu, lapho impango yenu iyakwabiwa phakathi kwenu. ²Ngiyakubuthela zonke izizwe ukuba zilwe neJerusalema. Umuzi uyakuthunjwa, izindlu ziphangwe, abesifazane badlwengulwe. Ingxenye yomuzi iyakuya ekudingisweni, kodwa insali yabantu ayiyikunqunywa emzini. ³Khona-ke uBaba wethu uyakuphuma alwe nalezo zizwe, njengokuba elwa ngosuku lwempi. ⁴Ngalolo suku izinyawo zakhe ziyakuma eNtabeni Yeminqumo engasempumalanga kweJerusalema, intaba iyakudabuka phakathi nendawo isuka empumalanga iye entshonalanga, kube yisigodi esikhulu; ingxenye yentaba isuduke iye enyakatho, enye iye eningizimu. ⁵Niyakubalekela esigodini sezintaba zami, ngokuba siyakufinyelela e-Azali. Niyakubaleka njengoba nabaleka ekuzamazameni komhlaba ezinsukwini zika-Uziya inkosi yakwaJuda. Khona-ke uBaba wami uyakuza, nabo bonke abangcwele kanye naye.

⁶Ngalolo suku akuyikuba khona ukukhanya, namakhaza nesithwathwa. ⁷Luyakuba usuku olulodwa oluyingqayizivele, olwaziwa nguBaba wethu kuphela—kungesiyo imini kungebona nobusuku; kodwa kuyakuthi kusihlwa kube khona ukukhanya.

⁸Ngalolo suku amanzi aphilayo ayakugeleza aphume eJerusalema, ingxenye iqonde olwandle lwasempumalanga, enye iqonde olwandle lwasentshonalanga, ehlobo nasebusika ngokufananayo. ⁹UBaba wethu uyakuba yinkosi phezu komhlaba wonke. Ngalolo suku uBaba wethu uyakuba munye, negama lakhe libe linye. ^a a v9 Isivumo esikhulu sika-Israyeli—sokuthi uBaba wethu munye—lapha siba yingoma yomhlaba wonke: usuku lapho wonke umuntu kuzo zonke izindawo azi khona uBaba munye njengenkosi.

¹⁰Lonke izwe liyakuphenduka libe yithafa, kusukela eGeba kuze kufike eRimoni eningizimu neJerusalema. Kodwa iJerusalema iyakuphakama ihlale endaweni yayo, kusukela eSangweni LakwaBhenjamini kuze kufike endaweni yeSango Lokuqala, kuye eSangweni Lasekhoneni, nakusukela eMbhoshongweni kaHananeli kuze kufike ezikhamweni zewayini zenkosi. ¹¹Abantu bayakuhlala kuyo, ingasayikumiselwa ukubhujiswa; iJerusalema iyakuhlala ilondekile.

¹²Yilesi isifo uBaba wethu ayakusehlisela phezu kwazo zonke izizwe ezalwa neJerusalema: inyama yazo iyakubola zimi, amehlo azo abole emigodini yawo, nezilimi zazo zibole emilonyeni yazo. ¹³Ngalolo suku ukwethuka okukhulu okuvela kuBaba wethu kuyakwehlela phezu kwabo; yilowo nalowo uyakubamba isandla somakhelwane wakhe, nesandla sakhe siyakuphakama simelane nesandla somakhelwane wakhe. ¹⁴NoJuda uyakulwa eJerusalema, nengcebo yazo zonke izizwe ezizungezile iyakuqoqwa—igolide, isiliva, nezingubo ngobuningi obukhulu. ¹⁵Sona leso sifo siyakuhlasela amahhashi, izimbongolo, amakamela, obabhemi, nazo zonke izilwane ezisemakamu lawo.

¹⁶Khona-ke bonke abasindayo bezizwe ezahlasela iJerusalema bayakwenyuka iminyaka ngeminyaka ukuze bakhonze iNkosi, uBaba wamabutho asezulwini, nokuze bagubhe uMkhosi Wamadokodo. ^b b v16 UMkhosi Wamadokodo (iSukkot) wawungumkhosi wokuvuna owawuthatha isonto lonke, lapho ama-Israyeli ayehlala khona emadokodweni esikhashana ukuze akhumbule ukunakekelwa nguNkulunkulu eminyakeni yasehlane. ¹⁷Noma yiluphi usapho lomhlaba olungenyukeli eJerusalema ukukhonza iNkosi, uBaba wamabutho asezulwini, ngeke lube nemvula. ¹⁸Uma usapho lwaseGibhithe lungenyuki luzethule, ngeke kunethe imvula phezu kwabo; kuyakufika isifo uBaba wethu asishaya ngaso izizwe ezingenyukeli ukugubha uMkhosi Wamadokodo. ¹⁹Lesi siyakuba yisijeziso saseGibhithe nesazo zonke izizwe ezingenyukeli ukugubha uMkhosi Wamadokodo.

²⁰Ngalolo suku kuyakulotshwa phezu kwezinsimbi zamahhashi ukuthi “Kungcwele kuBaba wethu,” nezimbiza ezisendlini kaBaba wethu ziyakuba njengemicengezi ephambi kwe-altare. ²¹Yonke imbiza eseJerusalema nakwaJuda iyakuba ngcwele kuBaba wamabutho asezulwini, ukuze bonke abanikela ngemihlatshelo beze, bathathe ezinye, bapheke kuzo. Ngalolo suku ngeke kusaba khona umthengisi endlini kaBaba wamabutho asezulwini.