Zechariah 6
1 Ngabuye ngabheka, ngabona kuphuma izinqola ezine phakathi kwezintaba ezimbili; kwakuyizintaba zethusi.
2 Enqoleni yokuqala kwakukhona amahhashi abomvu, kweyesibili kunamnyama,
3 kweyesithathu kunamhlophe, bese kuthi enqoleni yesine kube ngamahwaqahwaqa.
4 Ngase ngiyibuza ingelosi eyayikhuluma nami, ngithi: “Kuyini lokhu mnumzane?”
5 Ingelosi yaphendula, yathi: “Lena yimimoya emine yezulu ephumile, ibime phambi koMnuzane womhlaba wonke.
6 Leyo enamahhashi amnyama ilibhekise enyakatho; amhlophe ayawalandela; amahwaqahwaqa aya eningizimu.”
7 Lawa anamandla aphumayo, afuna ukuhamba emhlabeni wonke. Yayisithi: “Hambani, nihambe emhlabeni wonke.” Ayesehamba kuwo wonke umhlaba.
8 Yayisibiza, yakhuluma nami, yathi: “Uyabona-ke, lawa alibhekise enyakatho, ayakuthulisa uMoya wami enyakatho.”
9 Kwase kufika kimi izwi likaSimakade, lathi,
10 “Thatha izipho kubathunjwa, kuHelidayi, kuThobiya, nakuJedaya, uhambe ngalo lolo lusuku, uye endlini kaJosiya indodana kaZefaniya, kulapho befikele khona bevela eBhabhele.
11 Uyakuthatha isiliva negolide, wenze ngakho umqhele, uwubeke ekhanda likaJoshuwa indodana kaJehosadakhi, umphristi omkhulu.
12 Uyakuthi kuye: ‘Usho kanje uSimakade Wamabandla, uthi: Bheka, kukhona indoda egama layo nguHlumela; uyakumila endaweni yakhe, akhe ithempeli likaSimakade.
13 Impela nguyena oyokwakha ithempeli likaSimakade, athwale ubukhosi, ahlale, abuse esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi, kube khona nomphristi esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi, kube nokululekana ngokuthula phakathi kwabo bobabili.’
14 Umqhele uyakuba ngokaHelemi, uThobiya, uJedaya, uHeni, indodana kaZefaniya, kube yisikhumbuzo ethempelini likaSimakade.
15 Labo abaphuma kude bayakufika, bakhe ithempeli likaSimakade, niyakukwazi ukuthi nguSimakade Wamabandla ongithumile kini. Lokhu kuyakwenzeka, uma impela nililalela izwi likaSimakade uNkulunkulu wenu.”