UZakhariya 4

4 ¹Ingelosi eyayikhuluma nami yabuya, yangivusa, njengomuntu ovuswa ebuthongweni. ²Yabuza yathi: “Ubonani?” Ngathi: “Uthi lwezibani lwegolide, nesitsha ngaphezulu kwalo, nezibani eziyisikhombisa, nemibhobho eyisikhombisa kuleso naleso sibani esiphezulu.

³Izihlahla ezimbili zomnqumo zimi eceleni kwalo, esinye ngakwesokudla sesitsha, esinye ngakwesokunxele saso.”

⁴Ngase ngithi kuyo ingelosi eyayikhuluma nami: “Yini lokhu, nkosi yami?”

⁵Ingelosi eyayikhuluma nami yaphendula yathi: “Awazi yini ukuthi kuyini lokhu?” Ngathi: “Cha, nkosi yami.”

⁶Yathi kimi: “Yileli izwi likaBaba wethu kuZerubabeli: Akungamandla, akungempi, kodwa ngoMoya wami, kusho uBaba wamabutho asezulwini. ⁷Ungubani wena, ntaba enkulu? Phambi kukaZerubabeli uyoba yithafa elilingene. Uyokhipha itshe eliyinhloko ememeza, ethi: ‘Umusa, umusa kulo!’

⁸Izwi likaBaba wethu lafika kimi, lathi:

⁹Izandla zikaZerubabeli zabeka isisekelo salé ndlu; izandla zakhe ziyoyiqeda. Khona-ke niyokwazi ukuthi uBaba wamabutho asezulwini ungithume kini. ¹⁰Ngubani odelele usuku lwezinto ezincane? Bayojabula, bebona intambo yokulinganisa esandleni sikaZerubabeli. Lezi eziyisikhombisa angamehlo kaBaba wethu, ahamba ewuhlola wonke umhlaba.”

¹¹Ngase ngimbuza ngithi: “Ziyini lezi zihlahla ezimbili zomnqumo ezingakwesokudla nangakwesokunxele kothi lwezibani?” ¹²Ngaphinda ngabuza ngathi: “Ayini la magatsha amabili omnqumo aseceleni kwemibhobho emibili yegolide ethulula amafutha egolide?”

¹³Yathi kimi: “Awazi yini ukuthi kuyini lokhu?” Ngathi: “Cha, nkosi yami.”

¹⁴Yathi: “Laba ngabagcotshiweyo ababili abami phambi kweNkosi yomhlaba wonke.”