Abakhi bayakhuthazwa
1Ngenyanga yesikhombisa ngolwamashumi amabili nanye lwenyanga izwi likaJehova lafika ngesandla sikaHagayi umprofethi, lathi:
2Ake ukhulume kuZerubabele indodana kaSheyalitiyeli, umbusi wakwaJuda, nakuJoshuwa indodana kaJehosadaki, umpristi omkhulu, nakuyo insali yabantu, uthi:
3Ngubani oseleyo phakathi kwenu owayibona lendlu ekukhazimuleni kwayo kokuqala? Niyayibona injani manje na? Ayinjengento yalutho emehlweni enu na?
4Kepha qina manje, Zerubabele, usho uJehova, ube-namandla, Joshuwa, ndodana kaJehosadaki, mpristi omkhulu, niqine nonke nina-bantu bezwe, usho uJehova, nisebenze ngokuba nginani, usho uJehova-Sebawoti;
5isithembiso enganinika sona ekuphumeni kwenu eGibithe noMoya wami kuyakuhlala phakathi kwenu; ningesabi.
6Ngokuba usho kanje uJehova-Sebawoti, uthi: Kusezakuba-yisikhashana nje ngizamazamisa amazulu nomhlaba, nolwandle, nomhlabathi owomileyo,
7ngizamazamise nabo bonke abezizwe, kufike okunxanelekayo kwabo bonke abezizwe, ngiyigcwalise lendlu ngenkazimulo, usho uJehova-Sebawoti.
8Ngelami isiliva, ngelami igolide, usho uJehova-Sebawoti.
9Inkazimulo yokugcina yalendlu iyakuba-nkulu kuneyokuqala, usho uJehova-Sebawoti, nginike ukuthula kulendawo, usho uJehova-Sebawoti.
10Ngolwamashumi amabili nane lwenyanga yesishiyagalolunye ngomnyaka wesibili kaDariyu izwi likaJehova lafika kuHagayi umprofethi, lathi:
11Usho kanje uJehova-Sebawoti, uthi: Ake ubabuze abapristi ngomthetho, uthi:
12Uma umuntu ephethe inyama engcwele emphethweni wengubo yakhe, ethinta ngomphetho wakhe isinkwa, noma ukudla, noma iwayini, noma amafutha, noma yikuphi ukudla, kuyakubangcwele na? Abapristi baphendula bathi: Qha.
13Wayesethi uHagayi: Uma ongcolile ngesidumbu ethinta noma yikuphi kulokhu, kuyakungcola na? Abapristi baphendula bathi: Kuyakungcola.
14Wayesethatha uHagayi, wathi: Banjalo lababantu, sinjalo lesisizwe ngaphambi kwami, usho uJehova; injalo futhi yonke imisebenzi yezandla zabo; nalokhu abakusondeza khona kungcolile.
15Ake nibeke ezinhliziyweni zenu manje, kusukela kulolusuku nangaphambili, ukuthi kungakabekwa itshe phezu kwetshe ethempelini likaJehova,
16kusukela kulezo, lapho kwayiwa enqwabeni yezilinganiso ezingamashumi amabili, kwakuyishumi nje, nalapho kwayiwa ezikhamweni zewayini ukukha izitsha ezingamashumi ayisihlanu, kwakungamashumi amabili nje.
17Nganishaya ngokuhamuka, nangesikhutha, nangesichotho kuyo yonke imisebenzi yezandla zenu, kepha nokho anibuyelanga kimi, usho uJehova.
18Ake nikubeke ezinhliziyweni zenu, kusukela kulolusuku nangaphambili, kwasosukwini lwamashumi amabili nane lwenyanga yesishiyagalolunye, kwasosukwini okwabekwa ngalo isisekelo sethempeli likaJehova, yebo, nikubeke ezinhliziyweni zenu.
19Imbewu isesesibuyeni na? Qha, imivini, nemikhiwane, namapomegranati*, neminqumo akuthelanga; kepha kusukela kulolusuku ngiyakukubusisa.
20Izwi likaJehova lafika ngokwesibili kuHagayi ngolwamashumi amabili nane lwenyanga, lathi:
21Yisho kuZerubabele umbusi wakwaJuda, uthi: Ngiyakuzamazamisa amazulu nomhlaba,
22ngigumbuqele isihlalo sobukhosi semibuso, ngichithe amandla emibuso yabezizwe, ngigumbuqele izinqola nabakhwela kuzo; namahashi ayakuwa nezinkweli zawo, kube-yileyo naleyo ngenkemba yomfowabo.
23Ngalolosuku, usho uJehova-Sebawoti, ngiyakukuthatha, Zerubabele, nceku yami, ndodana kaSheyalitiyeli, usho uJehova, ngikwenze indandatho, ngokuba ngikukhethile, usho uJehova-Sebawoti.
