Zakariya 6:1-15
6 Ngaqala phezulu godu ngabona iinkarana ezine zivela hlangana neentaba ezimbili begodu iintabezo bekungezekhopha.
2 Ikarana yokuthoma beyineenjomani ezibomvu, ikarana yesibili ineenjomani ezinzima.+
3 Ikarana yesithathu beyineenjomani ezimhlophe, ikarana yesine beyineenjomani ezimabalabala nezimabhadubhadu.+
4 Ngabuza ingilozi ebeyikhuluma nami ngathi: “Khuyini lokhu kosami?”
5 Ingilozi yangiphendula yathi: “Lezi ziimbunjwa ezine zommoya,+ eziphumako ngemva kokuvela phambi kweKosi yephasi loke.+
6 Ikarana ebeyidoswa ziinjomani ezinzima itjhinga enarheni engetlhagwini;+ ebeyidoswa ziinjomani ezimhlophe itjhinga ngaphetjheya kwelwandle; begodu ebeyidoswa ziinjomani ezimabalabala itjhinga enarheni engesewula.
7 Iinjomani ezimabhadubhadu bezizimisele ukuqala ephasini.” Nje-ke ingilozi yathi: “Khambani niyokuqala ephasini.” Zathoma ukukhambakhamba ephasini.
8 Yangirhuwelela yathi kimi: “Qala, iinjomani eziphuma zitjhinga enarheni yetlhagwini zibangele ummoya kaJehova bona uhlale enarheni yetlhagwini.”
9 Ilizwi lakaJehova lafika kimi godu, lathi:
10 “Thatha umnikelo kuRhelidayi, uThobiya noJedaya ovela ebantwini abasekudingisweni; begodu ngelangelo kufuze ukhambe uye endlini kaJosiya, indodana kaZefaniya ukhambe nalaba abavela eBhabhiloni.
11 Thatha isiliva negolide wenze isihlohlo, usithwese uJotjhuwa+ indodana kaJehozadaki, umphristi ophakemeko.
12 Kufuze uthi kuye,“‘Nakhu uJehova wamabutho akutjhoko: “Nasi indoda igama layo nguHlumela.+ Uzokuhluma endawenakhe begodu uzokwakha ithempeli lakaJehova.+
13 Nguye ozokwakha ithempeli lakaJehova, nguye ozokufumana iphazimulo. Uzokuhlala phasi esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi abuse begodu uzokuba mphristi esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi,+ imisebenzi emibili* le uzoyenza ngokuthula.
14 Isihlohlwesi kufuze sibekwe ethempelini lakaJehova, sizokuba sikhumbuzo salokho okwenziwa nguHelemu, uThobiya, uJedaya+ noRheni indodana kaZefaniya.
15 Nabakude bazokuza bazokufaka isandla nakwakhiwa ithempeli lakaJehova.” Nizokwazi ukuthi uJehova wamabutho ungithume kini. Koke lokhu kuzokwenzeka nange nilalela ilizwi lakaJehova uZimenu.’”
Imitlolo Ephasi
^ Kutjho indimakhe yokuba mbusi nomphristi.
