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7Kwasekusithi ngomnyaka wesine kaDariyusi inkosi, ilizwi leNkosi lafika kuZekhariya ngolwesine lwenyanga yesificamunwemunyea, kuKisilevib. 2 Sebethume endlini kaNkulunkulu oSharezeri loRegem-Meleki lamadoda akhec, ukuyacela ubuso beNkosi, 3 ukukhuluma kubapristid ababesendlini yeNkosi yamabandlae, lakubaprofethi, besithi: Ngikhale inyembezi yinif ngenyanga yesihlanug h, ngokuzehlukanisa, njengoba ngenzilei okweminyaka le engakaj?

4 Laselifika kimi ilizwi leNkosi yamabandla, lisithi: 5 Khuluma ebantwini bonke belizwe, lakubapristi, usithi: Lapho lazila ukudla lalilak ngenyanga yesihlanul m leyesikhombisan o, ngitsho leyominyaka engamatshumi ayisikhombisa, lazila lokuzilap kimi, ngitsho kimi yiniq? 6 Lalapho lisidla, lalapho linatha, bekungayisini yini elidlayor, lina-ke elinathayos? 7 Kakusiwo amazwi iNkosi eyawamemeza ngesandla sabaprofethi bokuqala yini, lapho iJerusalema yahlalwa iphumelelat, lemizi yayo inhlangothi zonke zayo, lapho ihlalwau iningizimuv legcekew?

8 Ilizwi leNkosi laselifika kuZekhariya, lisithi: 9 Itsho njalo iNkosi yamabandla, isithi: Yahlulelani isahlulelo esiqothox y, lenze umusa lezihawu, ngulowo lalowo kumfowaboz. 10 Lingacindezeli umfelokazia, lentandaneb, owemzinic, lomyangad; linganakani okubi enhliziyweni yenu ngulowo emelene lomfowaboe. 11 Kodwa bala ukulalelaf, banika ihlombe elenkani, benza indlebe zabo zaba nzima, ukuze bangezwa. 12 Yebo, benza inhliziyo yabog yaba njengelitshe elilukhuni, ukuze bangawuzwa umlayoh, lamazwi iNkosi yamabandla eyayiwathumeze ngomoya wayoi ngesandla sabaprofethi bokuqalaj. Ngakho kwaba khona intukuthelo enkulu ivela eNkosini yamabandlak. 13 Ngakho sekwenzakele, njengoba yamemeza, kabaze bezwal; ngokunjalo bamemeza, kangaze ngezwa, itsho iNkosi yamabandlam. 14 Kodwa ngabahlakaza ngesivunguzanen phakathi kwezizwe zonkeo ababengazazip. Ngakho ilizwe lachithakalaq emva kwabor, ukuze kungabi khona odlulayo lophendukayos; ngoba benza ilizwe eliloyisekayo laba yincithakalot.

a 1.1,7.

b Neh. 1.1.

c 7.3; Hlu. 20.31.

d Mal. 2.7; 2 Lan. 35.3.

e 7.3; Hlu. 20.31.

f Ezra 5.1,2; Zek. 6.14; Zek. 8.9.

g 8.19.

h 2 Kho. 25.8; Jer. 52.12.

i 12.12.

j 1.12; Zek. 7.3.

k Isa. 58.5.

l 8.19.

m 2 Kho. 25.8; Jer. 52.12.

n 8.19.

o 2 Kho. 25.25; Jer. 41.1,2.

p 1.12; Zek. 7.3.

q Isa. 58.5.

r Jer. 7.21; Roma 14.6.

s Jer. 7.21; Roma 14.6.

t 1 Lan. 4.40; Dan. 8.25.

u Jer. 17.26.

v Jer. 17.26.

w Jer. 17.26.

x Jer. 21.12; Isa. 1.17.

y Mika 6.8; Mat. 23.23.

z Mika 6.8; Mat. 23.23.

a Eks. 22.21,22; Isa. 1.17,23; Jer. 5.28.

b Eks. 22.21,22; Isa. 1.17,23; Jer. 5.28.

c Eks. 22.21,22; Isa. 1.17,23; Jer. 5.28.

d Zaga 22.22.

e 8.27; Mika 2.1.

f 1.4.

g Hez. 11.19; 36.26.

h Neh. 9.30.

i Neh. 9.30.

j Neh. 9.30.

k 2 Lan. 36.16.

l Zaga 1.28.

m Zaga 1.28.

n Hab. 3.14.

o Levi 26.33; Zek. 2.6.

p Dute. 28.33.

q Levi 26.22; Hez. 12.19.

r Jow. 2.3.

s 9.8; Zef. 3.6.

t Jer. 3.19; Hez. 20.6.