Zechariah 5
1 Ngabuye ngabheka, ngabona umqulu wencwadi ondizayo.
2 Yangibuza yathi: “Ubonani na?” Ngathi: “Ngibona umqulu wencwadi ondizayo, ubude bawo bungamakhubhithi angama-20, nobubanzi bawo bungamakhubhithi alishumi.”
3 Yayisithi kimi: “Lesi yisiqalekiso esizokwehlela phezu komhlaba wonke, ngokuba ngokusho kwaso kulolu hlangothi bonke abantshotshayo bayakudingiswa, bese kuthi ngakolunye uhlangothi lwaso luthi bonke abafunga amanga bayakudingiswa.
4 ‘Ngiyakusithumela, singene endlini yesela nasendlini yofunga amanga ngegama lami. Siyakuhlala phakathi endlini yakhe, siyishabalalise nezingodo zayo namatshe ayo.’ ”
5 Ingelosi eyayikhuluma yasondela kini, yathi: “Ake ubheke, ubone ukuthi kuyini lokhu okuphumayo?”
6 Ngathi: “Kuyini na?” Yaphendula yathi: “Lokhu okuphumayo yi-efa.” Yabuye yathi: “Lokhu kuyihlo labo emhlabeni wonke.”
7 Isivalo somthofu saphakanyiswa, kwakukhona owesifazane owayehleli phakathi kwe-efa.
8 Yathi: “Lokhu kungububi.” Wamphonsa phakathi kwe-efa, waphonsa netshe lomthofu emlonyeni walo.
9 Ngase ngiphakamisa amehlo ami, ngabona kuphuma abesifazane ababili, umoya usemaphikweni abo; babe namaphiko njengamaphiko kanogolantethe, baliphakamisa i-efa phakathi komhlaba nezulu.
10 Ngase ngiyibuza ingelosi eyayikhuluma nami, ngithi: “Balisaphi i-efa na?”
11 Yangiphendula yathi: “Bayakulakhela indlu eShineyari. Iyakulungiswa, bese libekwa khona endaweni yalo.”