Hagayi 1:1-15
1 Ngomnyaka wesibili weKosi uDariyasi, ngenyanga yesithandathu ngelanga lokuthoma lenyanga, ilizwi lakaJehova lafika kuZerubhabheli+ indodana kaTjheyalitiyeli umbusi wakwaJuda, nakuJotjhuwa indodana kaJehozadaki umphristi ophakemeko, ngomphorofidi uHagayi*+ lathi:
2 “Ngilokhu uJehova wamabutho akutjhoko, ‘Abantwaba bathi, “Isikhathi sokwakha* indlu kaJehova asikafiki.”’”+
3 Ilizwi lakaJehova lafika godu ngoHagayi+ umphorofidi, lathi:
4 “Kghani lesi sikhathi sokobana nihlale ngeendlini ezakhiwe ngeengodo ezihle, kukulapho indlu le imarubhi?+
5 Nje-ke ngilokhu uJehova wamabutho akutjhoko, ‘Cabangisisani ngeendlela zenu.
6 Nitjale imbewu enengi, kodwana nivuna kancani.+ Niyadla, kodwana anisuthi. Niyasela, kodwana ananeliseki. Niyambatha, kodwana anifuthumali. Loyo orholako ngebanga lomsebenzakhe ufaka umrholwakhe esikhwameni esivuzako.’”
7 “Ngilokhu uJehova wamabutho akutjhoko, ‘Cabangisisani ngeendlela zenu.’
8 “‘Khuphukelani entabeni nize neengodo.+ Nakhe indlu+ bona ngithabe ngayo begodu ngiphazinyuliswe,’+ kutjho uJehova.”
9 “‘Benilindele okunengi nafumana okuncani; begodu nanikungenisa ngendlini, ngakuphephula.+ Ngebanga lani? Kutjho uJehova wamabutho. ‘Ngombana indlwami imarubhi, kukulapho ngamunye wenu aya phasi phezulu atjheja indlwakhe.+
10 Yeke izulu akhenge linivezele umbethalo, nephasi akhenge linivezele umkhiqizwalo.
11 Bengisolo ngenza inarhenu neentaba zome, okwabangela bona kutlhayele iinthoro, iwayini elitjha, amafutha neentjalo, kokubili nina nefuyweni niyatlhaga begodu woke umsebenzenu obudisi ulilize.’”
12 UZerubhabheli+ indodana kaTjheyalitiyeli+ noJotjhuwa indodana kaJehozadaki+ umphristi ophakemeko, nabo boke abantu balalela ilizwi lakaJehova uZimabo namezwi kaHagayi umphorofidi, ngombana uJehova uZimabo bekamthumile; begodu abantu bathoma ukusaba ngebanga lakaJehova.
13 Ngemva kwalokho uHagayi isithunywa sakaJehova, wanikela abantu umlayezo lo ngokuvumelana nomyalo ovela kuJehova wathi: “‘Nginani,’+ kutjho uJehova.”
14 Yeke uJehova wakhuthaza*+ uZerubhabheli indodana kaTjheyalitiyeli umbusi wakwaJuda,+ noJotjhuwa+ indodana kaJehozadaki umphristi ophakemeko, nabo boke abantu; yeke beza bathoma ukwakha indlu kaJehova wamabutho, uZimabo.+
15 Bathoma umsebenzi lo ngelanga lama-24 lenyanga yesithandathu ngomnyaka wesibili weKosi uDariyasi.+
Imitlolo Ephasi
^ Kutjho ukuthi “Wabelethwa ngelanga lomNyanya.”
^ Namkha “sokuvuselela.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “wavusa ummoya.”
