1Kwathi ngomnyaka wesine kaDariyo ukumkani, kwafika ilizwi likaYehova kuZekariya ngosuku lwesine lwenyanga yesithoba, enguKisilevu.2IBheteli ke yathuma ooSharetsere noRegem-meleki nabantu bakhe, ukuba bambongoze uYehova,3bathethe kubabingeleli ababesendlwini kaYehova wemikhosi, nakubaprofeti, bathi, Ndilile na, ndizile na ngenyanga yesihlanu, njengoko ndisendenze ngako le minyaka ingaka?4Kwafika ilizwi likaYehova wemikhosi kum, lisithi,5Thetha kubantu bonke belizwe eli, nakubabingeleli, uthi, Oko benizila ukudla, nilila, ngenyanga yesihlanu nangeyesixhenxe, iminyaka ke engamashumi asixhenxe, ukuzila oko benizilela mna na?6Xa benisidla naxa benisela, bekungadli nina na, bekungaseli nina na?7Beningafanele kuwenza yini na amazwi, abewamemeza uYehova ngabaprofeti bamandulo, oko ibimiwe ichulumachile iYerusalem, kwanemizi yayo engeenxa zonke kuyo, naoko belimiwe elasezantsi nelasesithabazi?8Kwafika ilizwi likaYehova kuZekariya, lisithi,9Utshilo uYehova wemikhosi ukuthi, Gwebani ngesigwebo senyaniso, nenze inceba nemfesane elowo kumzalwana wakhe.10Musani ukubacudisa abahlolokazi, neenkedama, nabasemzini, namahlwempu; musani ukucinga bubi entliziyweni yenu ngendoda engumzalwana wenu.11Abavumanga ke ukubaza indlebe; balirhola igxalaba elinjubaqa, bazithi nkqi iindlebe zabo, abeva.12Intliziyo yabo bayenza idayiman, ukuba bangawuvi umyalelo namazwi, abewathumela uYehova wemikhosi ngomoya wakhe, ngabaprofeti bamandulo; kwabakho ke uburhalarhume obukhulu obuvela kuYehova wemikhosi.13Kuya kuthi ke, njengoko ebememeza bengeva, benjenjalo ukumemeza, utsho uYehova wemikhosi, ndingevi.14Ndiya kubachithachithela ezintlangeni zonke ababengazazi; kube senkangala elizweni emva kwabo, kungacandi mntu, kungabuyi mntu; balenze ke ilizwe elinqwenelekayo kube senkangala kulo.