UHAGAYI

Abantu bakhuthazwa ukwakha ithempeli

1Ngomnyaka wesibili kaDariyusi inkosia, ngenyanga yesithupha, ngosuku lokuqala lwenyanga, kwafika ilizwi leNkosi ngesandla sikaHagayi umprofethi kuZerubhabhelib indodana kaSheyalithiyelic, umbusi wakoJudad, lakuJoshuwa indodanae kaJehozadakifg, umpristi omkhulu, lisithih:

2 Itsho njalo iNkosi yamabandla, isithi: Lababantu bathi: Isikhathi kasikafiki, isikhathi sokuthi indlu yeNkosi yakhiwe.

3 Laselifika ilizwi leNkosi ngesandla sikaHagayi umprofethi, lisithii:

4 Kuyisikhathi senu lina ngokwenu yini, sokuthi lihlalej ezindlini zenu ezembeswe ngaphakathi ngamapulankak, kanti le indlu ilunxiwal?

5 Ngakho khathesi itsho njalo iNkosi yamabandla: Bekani inhliziyo yenu ezindleleni zenum.

6 Lihlanyele okunengin, langenisa okulutshwanao; liyadla, kodwap kalisuthiq; liyanatha, kodwar kalikholwas; liyagqoka, kodwa kakho okhudumalayo, lohola umholo uholela umholo esikhwameni esibhobokileyot.

7 Itsho njalo iNkosi yamabandla: Bekani inhliziyo yenu ezindleleni zenuu.

8 Yenyukelani entabeni, lilethe izigodo, lakhe indlu; njalo ngizathokoza ngayo, ngidunyiswe, itsho iNkosiv.

9 Belikhangele okunengi, kodwa khangelani, kube kulutshwanaw; lapho likuletha ekhaya, ngikuphephethilex. Kungani? itsho iNkosi yamabandla. Ngenxa yendlu yami elunxiway, kanti lina liyagijima ngulowo lalowo esiya endlini yakhe.

10 Ngakho-ke amazulu phezu kwenuz ayagodla ukuze kungabi lamazolo, lomhlabathi uyagodlaa izithelo zawob.

11 Ngasengibiza imbalela phezu kwelizwe, laphezu kwezintabac, laphezu kwamabeled, laphezu kwewayini elitshae, laphezu kwamafuthaf, laphezu kwalokho umhlabathi okuvezayo, laphezu kwabantu, laphezu kwezinkomo, laphezu kwawo wonke umsebenzi wezandlag.

12 Khonah uZerubhabheli indodanai kaSheyalithiyelij, loJoshuwa indodanak kaJehozadaki, umpristi omkhululm, layo yonke insali yabantu, balilalela ilizwi leNkosi uNkulunkulu wabon, lamazwi kaHagayi umprofethi, njengoba iNkosi uNkulunkulu wabo wayemthumile; njalo abantu besaba phambi kweNkosi.

13 Wasekhuluma uHagayi isithunywa seNkosi ngelizwi leNkosi ebantwinio, esithi: Ngilani, itsho iNkosip.

14 INkosi yasivusa umoyaq kaZerubhabheli indodana kaSheyalithiyelir, umbusi wakoJudas, lomoya kaJoshuwa indodana kaJehozadaki, umpristi omkhulu, lomoya wensali yonke yabantut; basebesiza, benza umsebenzi endlini yeNkosi yamabandla, uNkulunkulu wabou,

15 ngosuku lwamatshumi amabili lane lwenyanga, ngeyesithupha, ngomnyaka wesibili kaDariyusi inkosiv.

Ubuhle bethempeli elitsha

2Ngenyanga yesikhombisaa, ngolwamatshumi amabili lanye lwenyangab, kwafika ilizwi leNkosi ngesandla sikaHagayi umprofethi, lisithi:

2 Khuluma khathesi kuZerubhabheli indodana kaSheyalithiyelic, umbusi wakoJudad, lakuJoshuwa indodana kaJehozadaki, umpristi omkhulue, lakunsali yabantuf, usithi:

3 Ngubani oseleyo phakathi kwenu owabona lindlug enkazimulweni yayo yakuqalah? Liyibona njani khathesi? Kayinjengento engekho yini emehlweni enu nxa ilinganiswa layoi?

4 Kanti khathesi qinaj, Zerubhabheli, itsho iNkosik; uqinel, Joshuwa, ndodana kaJehozadaki, mpristi omkhulum; liqine, lani lonke bantu belizwe, itsho iNkosin, lisebenzeo: ngoba ngilani, itsho iNkosi yamabandlap,

5 njengokwelizwiqr engavumelana ngalo lani ekuphumeni kwenu eGibhithes, ngokunjalo umoya wami uhlala phakathi kwenut; lingesabiu.

6 Ngoba itsho njalo iNkosi yamabandla: Kusekanyev, kuyisikhatshanaw, ngizazamazamisa amazulu, lomhlaba, lolwandle, lomhlabathi owomileyo;

7 ngizamazamisex izizwe zonkey, lesiloyiso sezizwe zonkez sizafikaa; ngigcwalise lindlu ngenkazimulobc, itsho iNkosi yamabandla.

8 Isiliva ngesami, legolide ngelamid, itsho iNkosi yamabandla.

9 Inkazimuloef yalindlu yokucina izakuba nkulug kuleyokuqalah, itsho iNkosi yamabandla; lakulindawo ngizanika ukuthulaij, itsho iNkosi yamabandla.

Abantu bakhuzwa ngokungathembeki kwabo

10 Ngolwamatshumi amabili lane lwenyanga yesificamunwemunyek, ngomnyaka wesibili kaDariyusil, lafika ilizwi leNkosi ngesandla sikaHagayi umprofethim, lisithi:

11 Itsho njalo iNkosi yamabandla: Buza khathesi abapristi ngomthethon, usithi:

12 Uba umuntu ethwala inyama engcwele emphethweni wesembatho sakheo, athinte isinkwa ngomphetho wakhe, kumbe ukudla okuphekiweyo, kumbe iwayini, kumbe amafutha, kumbe loba yikuphi ukudla, kuzakuba ngcwele yini? Abapristi basebephendula bathi: Hatship.

13 Wasesithi uHagayi: Uba ongcoliswe yisidumbuq ethinta loba yiziphi zalezi, kuzangcola yinir? Abapristi basebephendula bathi: Kuzangcolas.

14 Khona uHagayi waphendula wathi: Banjalo lababantu, futhi sinjalo lesisizwe phambi kwamitu, itsho iNkosi, futhi unjalo wonke umsebenzi wezandla zabov, lalokho abakunikelayo lapho kungcolile.

15 Khathesi-ke, ake libeke inhliziyo yenu kukho, kusukela kulolusuku kusiya phambiliwx, kungakabekwa ilitshe phezu kwelitshe ethempelini leNkosi;

16 kusukela laphoy umuntu efika enqwabeni yezilinganiso ezingamatshumi amabili, kwakuletshumi kuphelaz; esiya esikhamelweni sewayini ukukha imbiza ezingamatshumi amahlanu esikhamelweni, kwakulamatshumi amabili kuphelaa.

17 Ngalitshaya ngokuhanguka langengumanebc langesiqhothod, wonke umsebenzi wezandla zenue; kanti kaliphendukelanga kimif, itsho iNkosi.

18 Ake libeke inhliziyo yenu kukho kusukela kulolusuku kusiya phezulugh, kusukela osukwini lwamatshumi amabili lane lwenyanga yesificamunwemunyei, ngitsho kusukela osukwini isisekelo sethempeli leNkosi sibekwaj, libeke inhliziyo yenuk.

19 Inhlanyelol isesesiphaleni yinim? Yebo, ivini, lomkhiwa, lepomegranati*, lesihlahla somhlwathi kakukatheli. Kusukela kulolusukun ngizalibusisao.

Isithembiso seNkosi kuZerubhabheli

20 Ilizwi leNkosi lafika ngokwesibili kuHagayi ngolwamatshumi amabili lane lwenyangap, lisithi:

21 Khuluma kuZerubhabheliq, umbusi wakoJudar, usithi: Ngizazamazamisa amazulu lomhlabas.

22 Ngigenqule isihlalo sobukhosi semibusot, ngichithe amandla emibuso yezizweu, ngigenqule inqola labagadi bayov; lamabhiza labagadi bawo bazakwehla, ngulowo ngenkemba yomfowabow.

23 Ngalolosuku, itsho iNkosi yamabandla, ngizakuthatha, wena Zerubhabhelix, ndodana kaSheyalithiyeli, nceku yamiy, itsho iNkosi, ngikwenze ube njengendandatho elophawuz; ngoba ngikukhethileab, itsho iNkosi yamabandla.