UZAKARIYA 10

₁Nababawa izulu ngesikhathi sesilimela,

uSomnini uzakwenza amafu anzima,

awulule izulu,

lanele zoke iintjalo neemila enarheni.

₂Iinsithabuso zikhuluma ikohliso,

abaphenguli babona iinsese,

amabhudango akhohlisa abantu

begodu akaduduzi,

ngokunjalo abantu bakwa-Israyeli

baba njengezimvu ezinganamelusi,

badurha bebawurubajwe.

“Ubukhali bami buyavutha ngabelusi,

ngizakuhlunguphaza abarholi.”

Iye, uSomnini uMninimandlawoke

uzakwelusa umhlambakhe, indlu kaJuda;

uzabenza babe njengenjomani yepi ezitjhayako.

₄USomnini uzabanikela abarholi abanetlha,

iinkhonkhwani eziqinileko,

amajoni naye woke umuntu oya epini.

Boke njalo, ₅bazakuba njengosibindigidi.

Epini bazakugadangela izitha

ebhudwini leendledlana.

Bazakuhlula ngombana uSomnini unabo.

Izitha ezikhwele iinjomani zizakubhalelwa nya.

“Njengombana ngiqinise indlu kaJuda,

njalo-ke ngizakusindisa indlu kaJosefa.

Ngizakubuyisa indlu kaJosefa,

ngibe nezwelo kiyo.

Izakuba ngathi azange khengiyilahlele izandla.

Ngebanga lokobana nginguSomnini uZimabo,

ngizabaphendula.

₇U-Efrayimu naye uzakufana nosibindigidi,

neenhliziyo zabo zizakwenama

inga zifunyene ihleza.

Abantwababo bazakubona lokhu bajekezele;

iinhliziyo zabo zithabele uSomnini.

₈Ngizakuraga u-Israyeli angene esibayeni.

Ngambala ngizabahlenga

babe banengi njengaphambilini.

₉Nanyana ngibasabalalise

hlangana nezizwe eenarheni ezikude,

bazangikhumbula.

Bazakuphila nabantwababo bebabuye.

₁₀Ngizababuyisa eGibhide,

ngibarage kusuka e-Asiriya.

Ngizabaletha eGiliyadi neLibhanoni,

bazakuba banengi bebatlhoge nendawo yokuhlala.

₁₁Umlambo we-Asiriya uzakuthuthumela.

Ngizakumanya amagagasi welwandle

ukuze zoke iindawo zeNayili ezitjhingako zome.

Yoke into i-Asiriya ethembele kiyo izakwehliswa,

intonga yobukhosi yeGibhide inyelele.

₁₂Ngizakuqinisa u-Efrayimu

ukuze abe nobudlelwano obuhle nami.”

Kutjho uSomnini.