Hagayi 2:1-23

Ngenyanga yesikhombisa, ngosuku lwamashumi amabili nanye lwenyanga, kwafika izwi likaJehova ngomprofethi uHagayi, lathi: Khuluma manje kuZerubabele indodana kaSheyalitiyeli, umbusi wakwaJuda, nakuJoshuwa, indodana kaJehosadeki, umpristi omkhulu, nakubo bonke abanye abantu, uthi: Ngubani osele phakathi kwenu owabona le ndlu isenkazimulweni yayo yokuqala? futhi ubona kanjani manje? emehlweni enu alifani nalo njengento engelutho na? Kepha manje qina, Zerubabele, usho uJehova; futhi qina, Joshuwa, ndodana kaJosefa, mpristi omkhulu; niqine nina nonke bantu bezwe,” usho uJehova, “nisebenze; ngokuba nginani,” usho uJehova Sebawoti. Njengezwi engalenza nani ekuphumeni kwenu eGibithe, umoya wami uphakathi kwenu; Ungesabi. Ngokuba usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uthi: “Sekuyisikhashana nje, ngizamazamise izulu nomhlaba, nolwandle, nomhlabathi owomileyo; Ngiyozamazamisa zonke izizwe, futhi okufiselekayo kuzo zonke izizwe kuyofika; ngiyakuyigcwalisa le ndlu ngenkazimulo,” usho uJehova Sebawoti. Ngelami isiliva negolide ngelami,” usho uJehova Sebawoti. Inkazimulo yale ndlu yokugcina iyakuba nkulu kuneyokuqala,” usho uJehova Sebawoti; kulendawo ngizanika ukuthula,” kutsho uJehova uSomandla. Ngosuku lwamashumi amabili nane lwenyanga yesishiyagalolunye, ngomnyaka wesibili kaDariyu, izwi likaJehova lafika ngoHagayi umprofethi, lathi: Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uthi: “Buza manje kubapristi ngomthetho, uthi: Uma umuntu ephethe inyama engcwele esiqeshini sengubo yakhe, athinte isinkwa noma okuphuzwayo noma iwayini noma amafutha nanoma iyiphi enye inyama, ingabe kufanele kube ngcwele? Abapristi baphendula bathi: Hatshi. Wayesethi uHagayi: “Uma ongcoliswe isidumbu ethinta enye yalezi zinto, iyakungcoliswa na?” Abapristi basebephendula bathi: Kuzakuba ngokungcolileyo. Wayesephendula uHagayi, wathi: “Kunjalo ngalaba bantu, kanjalo lesi sizwe siphambi kwami,” usho uJehova; unjalo wonke umsebenzi wezandla zabo; nabanikela ngakho lapho kungcolile. Manje qaphelani kusukela kulolu suku kuqhubeke, ngaphambi kokuba kubekwe itshe phezu kwetshe ethempelini likaJehova. Kusukela kulezo zinsuku lapho umuntu efika enqwabeni yezilinganiso ezingamashumi amabili, kwakukhona eziyishumi kuphela; lapho kufika amanoni esikhamo ukuba akhiphe izitsha ezingamashumi ayisihlanu emshinini, zazingamashumi amabili kuphela. Nganishaya ngamabele ahandlekayo, nangamazolo, nangesichotho, kuyo yonke imisebenzi yezandla zenu; nokho aniphendukela kimi,” usho uJehova. Manje qaphelani, kusukela kulolu suku kuya phambili, kusukela osukwini lwamashumi amabili nane lwenyanga yesishiyagalolunye, yebo, kusukela osukwini okwabekwa ngalo isisekelo sethempeli likaJehova, qaphelani. Imbewu isekhona yini esiphaleni na? yebo, umvini, nomkhiwane, nomhalananda, nomnqumo, akukatheli; kusukela namuhla ngizokubusisa. Izwi likaJehova lafika kuHagayi ngosuku lwamashumi amabili nane lwenyanga, lathi: Khuluma kuZerubabele, umbusi wakoJuda, uthi: Ngizazamazamisa izulu lomhlaba; Ngiyakugumbuqela isihlalo sobukhosi semibuso, ngichithe amandla emibuso yezizwe; ngiyakugumbuqela izinqola nabagibele kuzo; amahhashi nabagibeli bawo bayokwehla, kube yilowo nalowo ngenkemba yomfowabo. Ngalolosuku, itsho iN kosi yamabandla, ngizakuthatha, Zerubabele, nceku yami, ndodana kaSheyalitiyeli, itsho iNkosi, ngikwenze ube yindandatho, ngoba ngikukhethile, itsho iN kosi yezizwe ababungazi.