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Ubuhle bethempeli elitsha
2Ngenyanga yesikhombisaa, ngolwamatshumi amabili lanye lwenyangab, kwafika ilizwi leNkosi ngesandla sikaHagayi umprofethi, lisithi: 2 Khuluma khathesi kuZerubhabheli indodana kaSheyalithiyelic, umbusi wakoJudad, lakuJoshuwa indodana kaJehozadaki, umpristi omkhulue, lakunsali yabantuf, usithi: 3 Ngubani oseleyo phakathi kwenu owabona lindlug enkazimulweni yayo yakuqalah? Liyibona njani khathesi? Kayinjengento engekho yini emehlweni enu nxa ilinganiswa layoi? 4 Kanti khathesi qinaj, Zerubhabheli, itsho iNkosik; uqinel, Joshuwa, ndodana kaJehozadaki, mpristi omkhulum; liqine, lani lonke bantu belizwe, itsho iNkosin, lisebenzeo: ngoba ngilani, itsho iNkosi yamabandlap, 5 njengokwelizwiqr engavumelana ngalo lani ekuphumeni kwenu eGibhithes, ngokunjalo umoya wami uhlala phakathi kwenut; lingesabiu.
6 Ngoba itsho njalo iNkosi yamabandla: Kusekanyev, kuyisikhatshanaw, ngizazamazamisa amazulu, lomhlaba, lolwandle, lomhlabathi owomileyo; 7 ngizamazamisex izizwe zonkey, lesiloyiso sezizwe zonkez sizafikaa; ngigcwalise lindlu ngenkazimulobc, itsho iNkosi yamabandla. 8 Isiliva ngesami, legolide ngelamid, itsho iNkosi yamabandla. 9 Inkazimuloef yalindlu yokucina izakuba nkulug kuleyokuqalah, itsho iNkosi yamabandla; lakulindawo ngizanika ukuthulaij, itsho iNkosi yamabandla.
Abantu bakhuzwa ngokungathembeki kwabo
10 Ngolwamatshumi amabili lane lwenyanga yesificamunwemunyek, ngomnyaka wesibili kaDariyusil, lafika ilizwi leNkosi ngesandla sikaHagayi umprofethim, lisithi: 11 Itsho njalo iNkosi yamabandla: Buza khathesi abapristi ngomthethon, usithi: 12 Uba umuntu ethwala inyama engcwele emphethweni wesembatho sakheo, athinte isinkwa ngomphetho wakhe, kumbe ukudla okuphekiweyo, kumbe iwayini, kumbe amafutha, kumbe loba yikuphi ukudla, kuzakuba ngcwele yini? Abapristi basebephendula bathi: Hatship. 13 Wasesithi uHagayi: Uba ongcoliswe yisidumbuq ethinta loba yiziphi zalezi, kuzangcola yinir? Abapristi basebephendula bathi: Kuzangcolas. 14 Khona uHagayi waphendula wathi: Banjalo lababantu, futhi sinjalo lesisizwe phambi kwamitu, itsho iNkosi, futhi unjalo wonke umsebenzi wezandla zabov, lalokho abakunikelayo lapho kungcolile. 15 Khathesi-ke, ake libeke inhliziyo yenu kukho, kusukela kulolusuku kusiya phambiliwx, kungakabekwa ilitshe phezu kwelitshe ethempelini leNkosi; 16 kusukela laphoy umuntu efika enqwabeni yezilinganiso ezingamatshumi amabili, kwakuletshumi kuphelaz; esiya esikhamelweni sewayini ukukha imbiza ezingamatshumi amahlanu esikhamelweni, kwakulamatshumi amabili kuphelaa. 17 Ngalitshaya ngokuhanguka langengumanebc langesiqhothod, wonke umsebenzi wezandla zenue; kanti kaliphendukelanga kimif, itsho iNkosi. 18 Ake libeke inhliziyo yenu kukho kusukela kulolusuku kusiya phambiligh, kusukela osukwini lwamatshumi amabili lane lwenyanga yesificamunwemunyei, ngitsho kusukela osukwini isisekelo sethempeli leNkosi sibekwaj, libeke inhliziyo yenuk kukho. 19 Inhlanyelol isesesiphaleni yinim? Yebo, ivini, lomkhiwa, lepomegranati*, lesihlahla somhlwathi kakukatheli. Kusukela kulolusukun ngizalibusisao.
Isithembiso seNkosi kuZerubhabheli
20 Ilizwi leNkosi lafika ngokwesibili kuHagayi ngolwamatshumi amabili lane lwenyangap, lisithi: 21 Khuluma kuZerubhabheliq, umbusi wakoJudar, usithi: Ngizazamazamisa amazulu lomhlabas. 22 Ngigenqule isihlalo sobukhosi semibusot, ngichithe amandla emibuso yezizweu, ngigenqule inqola labagadi bayov; lamabhiza labagadi bawo bazakwehla, ngulowo ngenkemba yomfowabow. 23 Ngalolosuku, itsho iNkosi yamabandla, ngizakuthatha, wena Zerubhabhelix, ndodana kaSheyalithiyeli, nceku yamiy, itsho iNkosi, ngikwenze ube njengendandatho elophawuz; ngoba ngikukhethileab, itsho iNkosi yamabandla.
a Levi 23.34,36.
b Levi 23.34,36.
c 1.1.
d 1.1.
e 1.1.
f 1.12.
g Ezra 3.12.
h 2.9.
i Zek. 4.10.
j 1.1.
k 1.1.
l Zek. 4.7; 8.9.
m 1.1.
n Zek. 4.7; 8.9.
o 1.14.
p 1.13.
q Eks. 29.45,46.
r Hlab. 105.8,9.
s Hlab. 105.8,9.
t Neh. 9.20; Isa. 63.11; Zek. 4.6.
u Zek. 8.13,15; Zef. 3.16.
v Heb. 12.26.
w Hos. 8.10.
x 2.7,21; Hez. 31.16; Isa. 13.13; Hez. 38.19; Jow. 2.10.
y 2.22.
z Dan. 11.37; 1 Sam. 9.20; 2 Lan. 21.20; 1 Pet. 1.10.
a Gen. 49.10; Mal. 3.1; Hab. 2.3; Heb. 10.37.
b Isa. 60.1; Hlab. 24.7-10.
c Hlab. 85.8,9.
d 1 Lan. 29.14,16; Hag. 2.3.
e Zek. 2.5; Joha. 1.14; Mat. 12.6.
f Hlab. 85.8,9.
g 1.8.
h 2.3; Ezra 3.12.
i Hlab. 85.8,9.
j Efe. 2.14.
k 2.18,20; Zek. 1.1,7.
l 1.1.
m 1.1.
n Levi 10.10,11; 2 Lan. 35.3.
o Jer. 11.15; Levi 6.27.
p 2.14.
q Levi 22.4.
r Nani 19.22; Nani 19.11.
s Nani 19.22; Nani 19.11.
t Tit. 1.15.
u 2.14.
v 2.14; 1.11; Hlab. 90.17.
w 1.5.
x 2.18; Dan. 1.8.
y Zek. 8.10.
z 1.6.
a Isa. 5.2.
b 1.6.
c Amos 4.9; Dute. 28.22; Hag. 1.9; Mal. 2.3.
d Eks. 9.25.
e 2.14; 1.11; Hlab. 90.17.
f Jer. 5.3; Amos 4.6.
g 1.5.
h 2.18; Dan. 1.8.
i 2.10,19,20.
j Zek. 8.9; Ezra 3.10.
k 1.5.
l 2.10,19,20.
m Jow. 1.17.
n 2.10,19,20.
o Jow. 2.14.
p 2.10,19,20.
q 1.1; Zek. 4.6.
r 1.1; Zek. 4.6.
s 2.6.
t 2.7; Dan. 2.44; Zek. 12.9; Mat. 24.7.
u 2.7; Dan. 2.44; Zek. 12.9; Mat. 24.7.
v Mika 5.10.
w Zek. 14.13.
x 1.1; Zek. 4.6.
y Isa. 43.10.
z Jer. 22.24.
a Isa. 43.10.
b Isa. 42.1.