UHagayi
ISAHLUKO 1
1 Ngomnyaka wesibili kaDariyusi ikosi, ngenyanga yesithandathu, ngelanga lokuthoma lenyanga, ilizwi lakaSomnini lafika ngoHagayi umphorofidi kuZerubhabheli indodana kaShelitiyeli, umbusi weJuda, nakuJoshuwa indodanakaJudaUJosedeki,umphristiomkhulu,wathi:
2 USomnini wamabandla uthi: Abantu laba bathi: Isikhathi sokwakhiwakwendlukaSomniniasikafiki.
3IlizwilakaSomninilafikangoHagayiumphorofidi,lathi:
4 Sekuyisikhathi sokuthi nihlale ezindlini zenu ezivalelweko, kodwanaindluleiyinxiwana?
5 Nje-ke, uSomnini wamabandla uthi: Cabanga ngeendlela zakho.
6Lihlwanyele okunengi,kodwana lingenisa kancani; niyadla, kodwana anikwali; niyanatha, kodwana anisuthi; niyanimbathisa, kodwana ayikho efuthumeleko; begodu loyo ohola umrholo uhola umrholo wokuwufaka esikhwameni esinemigodi.
7INkosiyamabandlaithi:Cabangangeendlelazakho.
8 Khuphukelani entabeni, nilethe iinkuni, nakhe indlu; ngizakuthokozangakho,ngidunyiswe,”kutjhouSomnini.
9 Belilindele okunengi, kodwana kwaba kuncani; begodu lokhananibuyisaekhaya,ngavuthelaphezukwayo.Kubayini? kutsho uJehova uSomandla. Ngenxa yendlu yami eyincithakalo, nokuthi omunye nomunye nigijimela emzini wakhe.
10Ngalokho izulu eliphezu kwenu lingabinamazolo, nephasi lingabineenthelozawo.
11 Ngabiza isomiso enarheni. phezu kweentaba, phezu kwamabele, phezu kwewayini elitjha, phezu kwamafutha, phezukwalokhookuvezwamhlabathi,phezukwabantu,phezu kweenkomo,phezukwawowokeumsebenziwezandla.
12 Khona-ke uZerubhabheli indodana kaShalithiyeli noJoshuwa indodana kaJosedeki, umpristi omkhulu. nabo boke abaseleko babantu, balalela ilizwi lakaSomnini uZimabo. namazwi kaHagayi umphorofidi, njengombana uSomniniuZimaboamthumile,begoduabantubesabaphambi kwakaSomnini.
13 Khona-ke uHagayi isithunywa sikaJehova wakhuluma ebantwini ngomyalezo kaJehova, wathi: Nginani, kusho uJehova.
14 UJehova wavusa umoya kaZerubhabheli indodana kaShalithiyeli, umbusi wakwaJuda. nomoya kaJoshuwa indodana kaJosedeki, umpristi omkhulu, nomoya wabo boke abantu abaseleko; beza basebenza endlini kaSomnini wamabandla,uZimuwabo;
15 Ngelanga lamatjhumi amabili nane lenyanga yesithandathu,ngomnyakawesibilikaDariyusiikosi.
ISAHLUKO 2
1 Ngenyanga yesikhombisa, ngelanga lamatjhumi amabili nanye yenyanga, ilizwi lakaSomnini lafika ngomphorofidi uHagayi,lathi:
2 Khuluma noZerubhabheli indodana kaShalithiyeli, umbusi wakwaJuda. nakuJoshuwa indodana kaJosedeki, umphristi omkhulu,nakubobokeabantu,bathi:
3 Ngubani oseleko phakathi kwenu owabona indlu le inobukhazikhazi bayo bokuthoma? begodu nikubona njani
nje? akusikho na emehlweni wakho nawumadanisa nakho njengokungasililitho?
4 Kodwana khathesi yiba namandla, Zerubabheli, kutjho uSomnini; begodu ube namandla, wena Joshuwa, indodana kaJosedeki, umpristi omkhulu; yibani namandla, nina bantu boke enarheni,” kutjho uSomnini, nisebenze, ngombana nginani,kutjhouSomniniwamabandla.
5 Umoya wami uhlala phakathi kwenu njengelizwi engangilenzananingesikhathiniphumaeGibhide.
6 Ngoba itsho njalo i Nkosi yamabandla; Kodwana kanye, kusesesikhatjhana, begodu ngizakuzamazama amazulu, nephasi,nelwandle,nephasielomileko;
7 Ngizazamazamisa zoke iintjhaba, begodu iinkanuko zazo zoke iintjhaba zizakufika. ngizazalisa indlu le ngephazimulo, kutjhouSomniniwamabandla.
8 Isiliva ngeyami, negolide ngeyami, kutsho uJehova uSomandla.
9 Inkazimulo yalendlu yokugcina izakuba nkulu kuneyokuqala, kutsho uJehova uSomandla, njalo kulendawo ngizakunikelaukuthula,kutshouJehovauSomandla.
10 Ngelanga lamatjhumi amabili nane lenyanga yesithoba, ngomnyaka wesibili kaDariyusi, kwafika ilizwi lakaSomnini ngoHagayiumphorofidi,lathi: 11INkosiyamabandlaithi:Buzaabapristingomthetho,uthi: 12 Nangabe umuntu athwala inyama ecwengileko emphethweni wesambatho sakhe. begodu uthinte isikwa, namkha isitja, namkha iwayini, amafutha, namkha nanyana ngikuphi ukudla, kuzakuba ngcwele na? Abaphristi baphendulabathi:“Awa.”
13 UHagayi wasesithi: “Uma umuntu ongcolile ngenxa yesidumbu engathinta loba yikuphi kwalokhu, kuzakuba kungcolile na?” Abaphristi baphendula bathi: “Kuzakuba kungcolile.”
14 UHagayi waphendula wathi: “Banjalo isizwe lesi phambi kwami,” kutjho uSomnini; kunjalo nayo yoke imisebenzi yezandlazabo;begodulokhoabakunikelalaphokungcolile.
15 Nje-ke, ngiyabawa nicabangisise kusukela namhlanjesi ukuya phezulu. ngaphambi kobana kubekwe ilitje phezu kwelitjeethempelinilakaSomnini;
16 Kusukela ngalezo zinsuku, lapho umuntu efika enqwabeni yezilinganiso ezingamatshumi amabili, kwakuyishumi kuphela.
17 Nganitshaya ngokutjhisa, ngesikhunta, nesiqhotho kiwo woke umsebenzi wezandla zenu; kodwana akhenge niphendukelekimi,kutjhouSomnini.
18 Cabanga nje kusukela namhlanjesi ukuya phambili, kusukela ngelanga lamatjhumi amabili nane lenyanga yesithoba. kusukela mhla isisekelo sethempeli lakaSomnini sabekwangalo,cabangangakho.
19 Imbewu isese esibayeni na? Iye, isivini, nomkhiwane, namapomegranati, nomnqumo, azange zithele; kusukela namhlanjesingizanibusisa.
20 Ilizwi lakaSomnini lafika kuHagayi ngelanga lamatjhumi amabilinanelenyanga,lathi:
21 Khuluma kuZerubhabheli, umbusi wakwaJuda, uthi: Ngizazamazamisaamazulunomhlaba;
22 Ngizabhidliza isihlalo sobukhosi semibuso, ngichithe amandla emibuso yabezizwe; ngizakubhidliza iinkoloyana nalabo abakhwele kizo; begodu amahhashi nabagibeli bawo bazokwehla,omunyenomunyengenkembayomfowabo.