Zakhariya 10

₁Celani imvula kuSimakadze nakungusentfwasahlobo;

nguSimakadze lowenta emafu lanemvula,

nguye lowehlisela tihlambi temvula

kubantfwana bebantfu,

aphe netitselo tesiganga kubo bonkhe bantfu.

₂Tithico tikhuluma lokuyinkhohliso,

labaphengulako babona imibono yemanga,

bakhuluma emaphupho langesilo liciniso.

Badvudvutana mahhala nje ngelite.

Ngako-ke bantfu bazulazula njengetimvu,

bacindzetelekile ngekweswela umelusi.

“Intfukutselo yami ivutsela belusi,

futsi ngitabajezisa baholi;

ngobe Simakadze longuSomandla

uyawutinakekela timvu takhe,

indlu yakaJuda, abente bafanane

nelihhashi lelilichalachala emphini.

₄KaJuda kuyawuvela litje lesisekelo,

kuye kuyawuphuma sikhonkhwane

sekusimisa lithende,

nebutjoki basemphini,

kuvele kuye bonkhe babusi.

₅Nasebahlangene bayawuba njengemadvodza

lanemandla lamakhulu,

abhocota ludzaka etitaladini nakuliwa imphi.

Bayawukulwa bancobe,

ngobe Simakadze unabo,

bayawuncoba bagibeli bemahhashi.

₆“Ngiyakuyicinisa indlu yakaJuda,

ngiyisindzise indlu yakaJosefa.

Ngiyakubabuyisela,

ngobe nginesihawu ngabo.

Bayakuba shangatsi angizange sengibalahle,

ngobe mine nginguSimakadze Nkulunkulu wabo,

futsi ngiyawubaphendvula.

₇Baka-Efrayimu bayawuba njengemadvodza

lanemandla kakhulu,

tinhlitiyo tabo tiyawutfokota

kube shangatsi ngungeliwayini.

Bantfwababo bayawukubona bajabule.

Tinhlitiyo tabo tiyawujabula ngaSimakadze.

₈“Ngiyawubakhweba ngibabutse bangene.

Ngempela ngiyawubahlenga;

bayawuba banyenti njengakucala.

₉Noko ngibasakatela kuletinye tive,

kodvwa kuwo lawo mave lakhashane bayakungikhumbula.

Bona kanye nebantfwababo

bayawuphila, baphindze babuye.

₁₀Ngiyawubabuyisa besuke kulaseGibhithe,

ngibabutse kulase-Asiriya.

Ngiyawubayisa kaGileyadi naseLebanoni,

lapho bayakweswela nendzawo yekuhlala.

₁₁Bayakwendlula elwandle lwetinhlupheko,

lwandle loludlondlobele luyawubindziswa,

nako konkhe kujula kweNayili kuyawukoma.

Kutigcabha kwase-Asiriya kuyawudzilitwa,

nendvuku yebukhosi yaseGibhithe iyawunyamalala.

₁₂Baka-Israyeli ngiyawubacinisa kuSimakadze,

nabo bayawuhamba kulo Libito lakhe,”

kusho Simakadze.