Zakariya 3:1-10
3 UZimu wangitjengisa uJotjhuwa+ umphristi ophakemeko, ajame phambi kwengilozi kaJehova begodu uSathana+ bekajame ngesandleni sakhe sokudla bona amphikise.
2 Ingilozi kaJehova yathi kuSathana: “Kwanga uJehova angakukhalima wena Sathana,+ uJehova okhethe iJerusalema+ kwanga angakukhalima! Kghani uJotjhuwa akasisigodo esikhutjhwe emlilweni?”
3 UJotjhuwa bekambethe izambatho ezisilapheleko begodu ajame phambi kwengilozi.
4 Ingilozi yathi kilabo ebebajame phambi kwakhe, “Mhlubuliseni izambatho ezisilaphelekwezi.” Yathi kuye, “Qala ngisuse umtjhaphwakho* begodu uzokumbathiswa izambatho ezisezingeni eliphezulu.”+
5 Nje-ke ngathi: “Mthweseni itjhila elithwalwa ehloko elihlwengileko.”+ Bamthwesa itjhila elithwalwa ehloko elihlwengileko begodu bambathisa izambatho ezitja, ingilozi kaJehova beyijame eduze.
6 Ingilozi kaJehova yathi kuJotjhuwa:
7 “Ngilokhu uJehova wamabutho akutjhoko, ‘Nawukhamba eendleleni zami bese wenze woke umsebenzakho phambi kwami, uzokuba ngumahluleli endlinami+ begodu uzokutlhogomela iinrhodlo zami, ngizokwenza ukghone ukungena phambi kwami njengeengilozi ezijame lapha.’
8 “‘Ngibawa ungilalele, wena Jotjhuwa Mphristi oPhakemeko, wena nabaphristi abahlala phambi kwakho ngombana amadoda la alitshwayo lalokho okuzokwenzeka esikhathini esizako. Qala! Ngiletha incekwami,+ igama layo nguHlumela.+
9 Qala! Ilitje engilibeke phambi kwakaJotjhuwa! Elitjenelo kunamehlo alikhomba begodu ngigobhodlha kilo amagama,’ kutjho uJehova wamabutho. ‘Ngizokususa umlandu wenarha leyo ngelanga elilodwa.’+
10 UJehova wamabutho uthi, “Mhlokho ngamunye uzokubiza umakhelwanakhe bona azokuhlala ngaphasi komuthakhe wamadiribe nangaphasi komuthakhe wamafeyi.’”+
Imitlolo Ephasi
^ Namkha “umlandwakho.”
