1elangeni lamatjhumi amabili nanye, ngenyanga yekhomba, ilizwi lakaSomnini lafika ngomphorofidi uHagayi lathi: 2“Khuluma noZerubhabheli umsa kaTjheyaltiyeli, umbusi wakwaJuda, noJotjhuwa umsa kaJehozadaki, umphristi omkhulu kanye nebantwini boke abimisalela, uthi: 3‘Ngubani kinapha oseleko owabona indlu le isesekazimulwenayo yaphambilini? Naniyiqalako niyibona injani-ke kwanjesi? Ayinifaneli nelize lakolize na? 4Nje-ke qina amandla, Zerubhabheli,’ kutjho uSomnini. ‘Qina amandla nawe, Jotjhuwa, umsa kaJehozadaki umphristi omkhulu. Qinani amandla nani noke bantu benarha le,’ kutjho uSomnini. ‘Sebenzani ngombana nginani,’ kutjho uSomnini uMninimandlawoke. 5‘Ngikhokhu engakubopha nani lokha naniphuma eGibhide. UMoyami unani njalo, yeke ningesabi.’
6“Ngambala, lokhu ngokwatjhiwo nguSomnini uMninimandlawoke, ‘Kuzakuthi msinyazana ngisikinye amazulu nephasi, nelwandle kanye nenarha eyomileko. 7Ngizakusikinya zoke izizwe bese kuvela amagugu wezizwe zoke, yeke ngizalise indlu le ngephazimulo,’ kutjho uSomnini uMninimandlawoke. 8‘Isiliva ngelami, negolide ngelami,’ kutjho uSomnini uMninimandlawoke. 9‘Iphazimulo yendlu yagadesi le izakuba yikulu kuneyendlu yaphambilini,’ kutjho uSomnini uMninimandlawoke. ‘Begodu ngizanipha ukuthula endaweni le,’ kutjho uSomnini uMninimandlawoke.”
Iimbusiso zakaSomnini
10Ngelanga lamatjhumi amabili nane lenyanga yethoba, emnyakeni wesibili wakaDariyasi, ilizwi lakaSomnini lafika kumphorofidi uHagayi lathi: 11“Nakhu okwatjhiwo nguSomnini uMninimandlawoke, ‘Akhe ubuze abaphristi bonyana umyalwabo uthini: 12Nangabe umuntu utjhubelela inyama ecwengisiweko ngengubakhe bese ingubo leyo ikghwatha isikwa namkha isitjulu, iwayini, amafutha we-oliva nanyana okhunye nje ukudla, inyama leyo isacwengile nayinjalo na?’ ”
Abaphristi bamphendula bathi: “Awa”.
13Yeke uHagayi wathi: “Lokha umuntu osilaphazwe kuthintana nesidumbu, nathinta enye yezintwezi, nayo iyasilaphala na?”
Abaphristi bamphendula bathi: “Iye, iyasilaphala.”
14Yeke uHagayi waphetha ngokuthi: “ ‘Banjalo-ke nabantwaba, nesizwe esiphambi kwamesi,’ kutjho uSomnini. ‘Unjalo-ke nomsebenzi wezandla zabo, nalokho abanikela ngakho lapho kusilaphazekile.
15“ ‘Nje-ke, yelelani iindlela zenu kusukela namhlanje, ngomuso nanini, nizibuze bonyana izinto bezikhamba njani nakungakabi ukwakhiwa iboda lethempeleni lakaSomnini. 16Bekuthi nanyana ngubani ofika equbini lekoroyi, nakalindele ukufunyana imigodla ematjhumi amabili, afunyane elitjhumi kwaphela. Nanyana ngubani oya ebutlhodlhelweni athi uyokukha iinlinganiso ezimatjhumi amahlanu zewayini, afunyane ezimatjhumi amabili. 17Ngarhadla soke isivuno senu ngobori, ngokukghora nangesinanja, kodwana azange niphendukele kimi,’ kutjho uSomnini. 18‘Yelelani iindlela zenu kusuka namhlanjesi, ngomuso nanini, nizibuze bona izinto bezikhamba njani, kusukela elangeni lamatjhumi amabili nane enyangeni yethoba mhlana kukghenywa isisekelo sethempeli lakaSomnini. Yelelani: 19Kusese nembewu eseleko ngesilulwini na? Isidiribe, amakhiwani, amarharinada nanyana imithi ye-oliva ehlomileko. Kodwana kusukela namhlanje, ngizanibusisa.’ ”
Isithembiso sakaZimu kuZerubhabheli
20Ilizwi lakaSomnini lafika kuHagayi kwesibili elangeni lamatjhumi amabili nane lenyanga lathi: 21“Tjela uZerubhabheli, umbusi wakwaJuda: ngizokusikinya amazulu nephasi. 22Ngizokuketula iinhlalo zobukhosi bengibhidlize namandla weengodlo zezizwe. Ngizakuketula iinkarana nabatjhayeli bazo; iinjomani nabakhweli bazo bazakurhadleka phasi, omunye nomunye arhadlwe yisabula yomfowabo.
23“ ‘Mhlokho,’ kutjho uSomnini uMninimandlawoke, ‘ngizakuthatha wena Zerubhabheli, msa kaTjhelitiyeli, njengencekwami,’ kutjho uSomnini, ‘ngizakwenza ube njengedzilamnwanami, ngombana ngikukhethile,’ kutjho uSomnini uMninimandlawoke.”
