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5Abaprofethi, oHagayi umprofethia loZekhariya indodana kaIdob, basebeprofetha kumaJuda ayekoJuda laseJerusalema, ebizweni likaNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli phezu kwawo. 2 Khonokho kwasuka oZerubhabheli indodana kaSalatiyelic loJeshuwa indodana kaJozadakid, baqala ukwakha indlu kaNkulunkulu eseJerusalema, njalo kanye labo abaprofethi bakaNkulunkulu bebasekela.
3 Ngalesosikhathi kwafika kibo oTathenayi umbusi nganeno komfula loShethari-Bozenayie, labangane babo, bakhuluma kanje kibo: Ngubani obeke umthetho kini wokwakha lindlu lokuqedisa lumdulif? 4 Sasesibatshela ngokunjalo: Ngobani amabizo abantu abakha lesisakhiwog? 5 Kodwa ilihlo likaNkulunkulu wabo laliphezu kwabadala bamaJuda, ukuthi kababenzanga beme, ize ifike leyondaba kuDariyusih, baze babuyisele-ke incwadi ngayoi.
6 Ikhophi yencwadi oTathenayi umbusi nganeno komfula loShethari-Bozenayi labangane bakhe amaAfarisathiki ayenganeno komfula abayithumela kuDariyusi inkosij; 7 bathumeza incwadi kuye, njalo kwabhalwa kanje kuyo:
KuDariyusi inkosi, ukuthula konke. 8 Kakwaziwe enkosini ukuthi saya esabelweni sakoJuda, endlini kaNkulunkulu omkhulu, eyakhiwe ngamatshe amakhulu, izigodo sezifakiwe emidulwini; njalo lumsebenzi uyenziwa ngokuphangisa, uphumelela esandleni sabo. 9 Sasesibabuza labobadala sakhuluma kanje kubo: Ngubani obeke umthetho kini wokwakha lindlu lokuqedisa lumdulik? 10 Njalo sababuza amabizo abo ukuze sikwazise, ukuze sibhale amabizo abantu abazinhloko zabo. 11 Langokunjalo babuyisela ilizwi kithi besithi: Thina siyizinceku zikaNkulunkulu wamazulu lomhlaba, sakha indlu eyayakhiwe iminyaka eminengi phambi kwalokhu, inkosi enkulu yakoIsrayeli eyayakha yayiqedal. 12 Kodwa emva kwalokho obaba bamthukuthelisa uNkulunkulu wamazulum, wabanikela esandleni sikaNebhukadinezari inkosi yeBhabhiloni, umKhaladiyan, owachitha lindlu, wathumbela abantu eBhabhiloni. 13 Kodwa ngomnyaka wokuqala kaKoresi inkosi yeBhabhiloni, uKoresi inkosi wamisa umthetho wokwakha lindlu kaNkulunkuluo. 14 Njalo lezitsha zendlu kaNkulunkulu ezingezegolide lesiliva uNebhukadinezari ayezithethe wazisusa ethempelini eliseJerusalema waziletha ethempelini leBhabhiloni, lezo uKoresi inkosi wazikhupha ethempelini leBhabhilonip, zanikwa olebizo elinguSheshibazari ayembeke ukuthi abe ngumbusiq. 15 Wasesithi kuye: Thatha lezizitsha, uyezibeka ethempelini eliseJerusalema, lendlu kaNkulunkulu kayakhiwe endaweni yayo. 16 Ngakho uSheshibazari lo wafika wabeka izisekelo zendlu kaNkulunkulu eseJerusalemar; njalo kusukela kulesosikhathi kuze kube khathesi ilokhu isakhiwa, kayikaphelis. 17 Ngakho-ke uba kulungile enkosini kakuhlolisiswe endlini yokuligugu kwenkosi ekhona eBhabhiloni ukuthi kungaba yikuthi umthetho wenziwa yini nguKoresi inkosi wokwakha lindlu kaNkulunkulu eJerusalema. Kayithumele-ke intando yenkosi kithi mayelana lalintot.
a Hag. 1.1.
b 6.14. Zek. 1.1. 2 Kho. 9.2.
c 5.14. Neh. 12.7.
d 5.14. Neh. 12.7.
e 5.6. 6.6,13.
f 5.9. 4.19.
g 4.8.
h 7.6. Hlab. 33.18.
i 6.6.
j 4.9.
k 5.3,4.
l 1 Kho. 6.1.
m 2 Lan. 36.16,17.
n 2 Kho. 24.2. 25.8,9,11.
o 1.1.
p 1.7,8. 6.5.
q 2.2. 3.2,8. 5.2. 1.8. 5.16. Hag. 1.14. 2.2,21. Zek. 4.9.
r 3.8,10.
s 6.15.
t 6.1,2.