ZAKARIA 2
Bono ḽa vhuraru: Munna o faraho muelo
1Nda dovha nda lavhelesa, nda vhona munna o fara muelo nga tshanḓa! 2Nda mu vhudzisa nda ri, “Vha khou ya ngafhi?”
Ene a fhindula a ri, “Ndi khou ya u ela Jerusalema, ndi ṱoḓa u wana vhunavha hawo na vhuphara hawo.”
3Ndi hone muruṅwa we a vha a tshi khou amba na nṋe a tshi bvelela, ha ḓa muṅwe muruṅwa u mu ṱanganedza. 4Uḽa wa u ranga a vhudza wa vhuvhili a ri, “Gidima u yo vhudza uyo muṱhannga o faraho muelo u ri, ‘Jerusalema u ḓo vha muḓi u si na mitsheṱo, nga u anda ha vhathu na thakha ngomu hawo. 5Nṋe muṋe ndi ḓo vha mutsheṱo wa mulilo wo monaho nawo, nda vha lupenyo lwawo ngomu hawo.’ ”
Mathubwa a tshi pfi a vhuye hayani
6Muṋe washu u ri, “Iḓani! Iḓani! Shavhani ni ṱuwe shangoni ḽa devhula, na khuḓani nṋa dza shango he nda ni balanganyela hone! Hu amba Nṋe Yahavee. 7Vhuya! Ponyoka u shavhele Tsioni, iwe u dzulaho Babele!” 8Muṋe washu Mulangazwoṱhe we a nthuma uri ndi thube vhugala ha dzitshakha u ri, “Ane a vhuya a ni kwama o nndonga munwe iṱoni.” A tshi amba tshakha dze dza ni ṱangula, u ri, 9“Vhukuma ndi ḓo angaladza tshanḓa tshanga nda vha rwa, vha vhuya vha ṱangulwa na nga phuli dzavho.” Ndi hone ni tshi ḓo ḓivha uri ndi muruṅwa wa Muṋe washu Mulangazwoṱhe.
10Muṋe washu u ri, “Iwe Ṅwananyana Tsioni, ṱavha mukosi u takale. Nṋe ndi khou ḓa, ndi ḓo dzula na inwi. 11Tshakha nnzhi musi wonoyo dzi ḓo ḓibaḓekanya na Nṋe, dza vha vhathu vhanga. Ndi ḓo dzula na inwi.”
Ndi hone ni tshi ḓo zwi ḓivha uri Muṋe washu Mulangazwoṱhe o nthuma ha inwi. 12Muṋe washu u ḓo dzhia Juda wa vha mukovhe wawe shangoni ḽikhethwa, Jerusalema wa dovha wa vha muḓi une a u funesa. 13Fhumulani phanḓa ha Muṋe washu inwi vhathu noṱhe vha ḽifhasi, ngauri u khou ḓa a tshi bva vhudzuloni hawe vhukhethwa.
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