UZakhariya 10

UThixo Uzamnakekela UJuda

1Celani kuThixo izulu ngesikhathi sentwasahlobo;

nguye uThixo owenza amayezi aleziphepho.

Unika imikhizo yezulu ebantwini,

lezihlahla zeganga ebantwini bonke.

2Izithombe zikhuluma inkohliso,

izangoma zibona imibono yamanga;

zikhuluma amaphupho amanga;

ziphe induduzo engesulutho.

Kungakho abantu bephumputheka njengezimvu

bahlupheke ngoba bengelamelusi.

3“Ulaka lwami luyavutha kubelusi,

njalo ngizabajezisa abaholi;

ngoba uThixo uSomandla uzawunakekela

umhlambi wezimvu zakhe, indlu kaJuda,

abenze babe njengebhiza elilesithunzi empini.

4Ilitshe lekhoneni lizavela kuJuda,

kuye kuzavela isikhonkwane sethente,

kuye kuzavela idandili lokulwa impi,

kuye kuzavela bonke ababusi.

5Ndawonye bazakuba njengamaqhawe alamandla empini

enyathelela izitha zawo odakeni lwemigwaqo.

Bazakulwa ngoba uThixo ephakathi kwabo,

babanqobe abagadi bamabhiza.

6Ngizayiqinisa indlu kaJuda,

ngisindise indlu kaJosefa.

Ngizababuyisa ngoba ngilesihawu kubo.

Bazakuba sengathi kangizange ngibakhalale,

ngoba nginguThixo uNkulunkulu wabo

njalo ngizabaphendula.

7Abako-Efrayimi bazakuba njengamaqhawe,

lezinhliziyo zabo zizajabula kungathi banathe iwayini.

Abantwababo bazakubona lokho bathokoze;

inhliziyo zabo zizathokoza kuThixo.

8Ngizabamema

ngibabuthe ndawonye.

Ngempela ngizabahlenga;

bazakuba banengi njengakuqala.

9Lanxa ngibahlakazile phakathi kwezizwe,

kodwa bazangikhumbula khonale emazweni akude.

Bona kanye labantwababo bazaphila,

njalo bazabuya.

10Ngizababuyisa basuke eGibhithe

ngibaqoqe e-Asiriya.

Ngizabaletha eGiliyadi leLebhanoni,

kuze kungasabi lendawo ebaneleyo.

11Bazadabula phakathi kolwandle lokuhlupheka;

ulwandle oluphuphumayo luzadediswa

lezinziki zonke zeNayili zizakoma qha.

Ukuzikhukhumeza kwe-Asiriya kuzakwehliswa

lentonga yobukhosi yaseGibhithe izaphela.

12Ngizabaqinisa kuThixo,

bona bazahamba ngebizo lakhe,”

kutsho uThixo.