Ukuthunywa kukaHagayi
Abathunjwa sebebuyile kodwa bayishiya indlu kaBaba wethu iyincithakalo ngenkathi bebenza izindlu zabo zibe nezindonga zamapulangwe. UHagayi ubabiza ukuba bakhe kabusha—futhi isicelo sakhe sonke usisekela esithembisweni esisodwa esiphindaphindwayo: “Nginani.”
1 1Ngonyaka wesibili wenkosi uDariyu, ngenyanga yesithupha, ngosuku lokuqala, izwi likaBaba wethu lafika ngoHagayi umprofethi kuZerubabeli indodana kaSheyalitiyeli, umbusi wakwaJuda, nakuJoshuwa indodana kaJehozadaki, umpristi omkhulu:
2Nakhu akushoyo uBaba wamabutho asezulwini: “Laba bantu bathi akukabi yisikhathi sokwakha kabusha indlu kaBaba wethu.”
3Khona-ke izwi likaBaba wethu lafika ngoHagayi umprofethi:
4“Kufanele yini nihlale ezindlini zenu ezembeswe ngamapulangwe, kanti le ndlu ilele emanxiweni?” 5Ngakho-ke, nakhu akushoyo uBaba wamabutho asezulwini: “Cabangisisani ngendlela eniphile ngayo. 6Nitshale okuningi, kodwa navuna okuncane. Niyadla, kodwa anisuthi. Niyaphuza, kodwa anigcwali. Niyembatha, kodwa akekho ofudumalayo. Oholela iholo, uliholela nje ukuze alifake esikhwameni esinezimbobo.”
7Nakhu akushoyo uBaba wamabutho asezulwini: “Cabangisisani ngendlela eniphile ngayo.” 8“Khuphukelani ezintabeni, nehlise izingodo, niyakhe kabusha indlu, ukuze ngithokoze ngayo, ngidunyiswe,” kusho uBaba wethu. 9“Nalindela okuningi, kodwa kwaba yingcosana. Lokho enakuletha ekhaya, ngakuphephetha kude. Kungani?” kusho uBaba wamabutho asezulwini. “Ngenxa yendlu yami, esalokhu ilele emanxiweni, kanti yilowo nalowo kini umatasa ngendlu yakhe. 10Ngakho-ke, ngenxa yenu amazulu agodle amazolo awo, nomhlaba ugodle imikhiqizo yawo. 11Ngabiza isomiso phezu kwamasimu nezintaba, phezu kokusanhlamvu, iwayini elisha, namafutha omnqumo, phezu kwakho konke okukhiqizwa umhlaba, phezu kwabantu nemfuyo, naphezu kwawo wonke umsebenzi wezandla zenu.”
12Khona-ke uZerubabeli indodana kaSheyalitiyeli, noJoshuwa indodana kaJehozadaki umpristi omkhulu, nayo yonke insali yabantu balalela izwi likaBaba wethu namazwi kaHagayi umprofethi, ngokuba uBaba wethu wayemthumile uHagayi; abantu bamesaba uBaba wethu.
13Khona-ke uHagayi, isithunywa sikaBaba wethu, wanika abantu lo myalezo: “Nginani, kusho uBaba wethu.” a a v13 Lapho abantu bephendukela emsebenzini kaBaba, uphendula ngenhliziyo yabo bonke obaba — “Nginani.” Ukuba khona kwakhe kungumvuzo.
14Ngakho uBaba wethu wavusa umoya kaZerubabeli indodana kaSheyalitiyeli, umbusi wakwaJuda, nomoya kaJoshuwa indodana kaJehozadaki umpristi omkhulu, nomoya wayo yonke insali yabantu. Beza basebenza endlini kaBaba wamabutho asezulwini, 15ngosuku lwamashumi amabili nane lwenyanga yesithupha, ngonyaka wesibili wenkosi uDariyu.
