UHagayi 2:10-19

Ngosuku lwama-24 enyangeni yesishiyagalolunye, ngonyaka wesibili wokubusa kukaDariyu, kwafika izwi likaSimakade kuHagayi umphrofethi, lathi: “Usho kanje uSimakade Wamabandla, uthi: ‘Ake ubuze abaphristi ngomthetho, uthi: Uma umuntu ephethe inyama engcwelisiweyo ingasemphethweni wengubo yakhe, bese ethinta ngomphetho wakhe isinkwa, noma ukudla okuphekiwe, noma iwayini noma amafutha noma ngabe yikuphi ukudla, sekuyakuba ngcwele yini na?’ ” Abaphristi baphendula bathi: “Cha.” Wayesethi uHagayi: “Uma umuntu engcoliswe yisidumbu bese ethinta noma yikuphi kwalokho, ngabe kuyakungcola yini na?” Abaphristi baphendula bathi: “Kuyakungcola.” Waqhubeka uHagayi wathi: “Banjalo-ke laba bantu, sinjalo lesi sizwe phambi kwami,” kusho uSimakade; “unjalo wonke umsebenzi wezandla zabo, nalokho abayakukwethula nakho kungcolile. “Ngakho-ke ake nibeke enhliziyweni yenu, kusukela ngalolu lusuku kuqhubeke, ukuthi kwakunjani kungakabekwa itshe phezu kwelinye ethempelini likaSimakade, ngaleso sikhathi lapho umuntu eya endundumeni yezilinganiso ezingama-20, kodwa kube lishumi nje, nalapho eya emiphongolweni yewayini lezilinganiso ezingama-50, kodwa athole elezingama-20 kuphela. Nganishaya ngokuhwamuka, ngesikhunta, nangesichotho kuyo yonke imisebenzi yezandla zenu, kodwa anibuyelanga kimi,” kusho uSimakade. “Ake nibeke enhliziyweni yenu, kusukela ngalolu lusuku kuqhubeke, kusukela ngosuku lwama-24 enyangeni yesishiyagalolunye, mhla kubekwa isisekelo sethempeli likaSimakade, nibeke enhliziyweni yenu ngalokho. Isekhona yini imbewu enqolobaneni na? Imivini, imikhiwane, amahananadi, iminqumo akuthelanga. Kodwa kusukela ngalolu lusuku ngiyakukubusisa.”