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\par }\ChapOne{1}{\SH Inkuthazo Yokuba Kwakhiwe Indlu
{\ND{KaThixo}}
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{\PP \VerseOne{1}Ngomnyaka wesibili wenkosi uDariyu, ngosuku lokuqala lwenyanga yesithupha, ilizwi
{\ND{likaThixo}} lafika ngomphrofethi uHagayi lisiya kuZerubhabheli, indodana kaSheyalithiyeli, umbusi wakoJuda, lakuJoshuwa, indodana kaJozadaki, umphristi omkhulu:


\par }{\PP \VS{2}Nanku okutshiwo
{\ND{nguThixo}} uSomandla: “Abantu laba bathi, ‘Isikhathi sokwakha indlu
{\ND{kaThixo}} kasikafiki.’ ”


\par }{\PP \VS{3}Ngakho ilizwi
{\ND{likaThixo}} lafika ngomphrofethi uHagayi lisithi:

\VS{4}“Kuyisikhathi senu lina ngokwenu ukuba lihlale ezindlini zenu ezinhle, kodwa indlu le ilokhu ilunxiwa na?”


\par }{\PP \VS{5}Khathesi nanku okutshiwo
{\ND{nguThixo}} uSomandla: “Cabangani kuhle ngezindlela zenu.

\VS{6}Lihlanyele okunengi kodwa livuna okulutshwana. Liyadla, kodwa kalisuthi. Liyanatha, kodwa kalikholwa. Liyagqoka izigqoko, kodwa kalifudumali. Lihola imiholo liyifake esikhwameni esivuzayo.”


\par }{\PP \VS{7}Nanku okutshiwo
{\ND{nguThixo}} uSomandla: “Cabangani kuhle ngezindlela zenu.

\VS{8}Khwelani ezintabeni lehlise izigodo lakhe indlu ukuze ngithokoze ngayo njalo ngidunyiswe,” kutsho
{\ND{uThixo}}.

\VS{9}“Kade lilindele okunengi, kodwa khangelani, kusuke kwaba yingcosana. Elikulethe ekhaya, mina ngikuphephulele khatshana. Kungani na?” kutsho
{\ND{uThixo}} uSomandla. “Kungenxa yendlu yami elokhu ilunxiwa, ngesikhathi lina, omunye lomunye wenu, ebambeke ngendlu yakhe.

\VS{10}Ngakho-ke, ngenxa yenu amazulu asegodle amazolo lomhlaba amabele.

\VS{11}Ngilethe ukoma emasimini lasezintabeni, emabeleni, ewayinini elitsha, emafutheni lakukho konke okuvela emhlabathini, ebantwini lasenkomeni kanye lasemsebenzini wezandla zenu.”


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{\PP \VS{12}Lapho-ke uZerubhabheli, indodana kaSheyalithiyeli, loJoshuwa, indodana kaJozadaki, umphristi omkhulu lensalela yonke yabantu balilalela ilizwi
{\ND{likaThixo}} uNkulunkulu wabo kanye lombiko kaHagayi umphrofethi ngoba wayethunywe
{\ND{nguThixo}} uNkulunkulu wabo. Abantu bamesaba
{\ND{uThixo}}.


\par }{\PP \VS{13}Emva kwalokho, uHagayi isithunywa
{\ND{sikaThixo}}, wanika abantu ilizwi
{\ND{likaThixo}} leli: “Ngilani,” kutsho
{\ND{uThixo}}.

\VS{14}Ngakho
{\ND{uThixo}} waqubula umoya kaZerubhabheli indodana kaSheyalithiyeli, umbusi wakoJuda, lomoya kaJoshuwa indodana kaJozadaki, umphristi omkhulu, lomoya wensalela yabantu. Beza baqalisa ukusebenza endlini
{\ND{kaThixo}} uSomandla uNkulunkulu wabo,

\VS{15}ngosuku lwamatshumi amabili lane lwenyanga yesithupha ngomnyaka wesibili wenkosi uDariyu.




\par }\Chap{2}{\SH Inkazimulo Eyathenjiswayo Ngendlu Entsha
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{\PP \VerseOne{1}Ngosuku lwamatshumi amabili lanye lwenyanga yesikhombisa ilizwi
{\ND{likaThixo}} lafika ngoHagayi umphrofethi lisithi:

\VS{2}“Khuluma loZerubhabheli indodana kaSheyalithiyeli, umbusi wakoJuda, loJoshuwa indodana kaJozadaki, umphristi omkhulu kanye lensalela yabantu. Babuze uthi,

\VS{3}‘Ngubani kini owasalayo owabona indlu le enkazimulweni yayo yakuqala na? Khathesi ikhangeleka injani kini na? Kayikhangeleki njengeze na?

\VS{4}Kodwa khathesi qina wena Zerubhabheli,’ kutsho
{\ND{uThixo}}. ‘Qina wena Joshuwa ndodana kaJozadaki, umphristi omkhulu. Qinani, lonke lina bantu belizwe,’ kutsho
{\ND{uThixo}}. ‘Lisebenze, ngoba ngilani,’ kutsho
{\ND{uThixo}} uSomandla.

\VS{5}‘Lokhu yikho engakuvumelana lani ekuphumeni kwenu eGibhithe. UMoya wami uhlala phakathi kwenu. Lingesabi.’


\par }{\PP \VS{6}Nanku okutshiwo
{\ND{nguThixo}} uSomandla: ‘Ngesikhatshana nje ngizaphinda nginyikinye amazulu lomhlaba, ulwandle lelizwe elomileyo.

\VS{7}Ngizanyikinya izizwe zonke, abathandwayo kuzozonke izizwe bazakuza, njalo indlu le ngizayigcwalisa ngenkazimulo,’ kutsho
{\ND{uThixo}} uSomandla,

\VS{8}‘Isiliva ngesami legolide ngelami,’ kutsho
{\ND{uThixo}} uSomandla.

\VS{9}‘Inkazimulo yale indlu yakhathesi izakuba nkulu kuleyendlu yakuqala,’ kutsho
{\ND{uThixo}} uSomandla. ‘Njalo indawo le ngizayipha ukuthula,’ kutsho
{\ND{uThixo}} uSomandla.”


\par }{\SH Izibusiso Zabantu Abangcolisiweyo
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{\PP \VS{10}Ngosuku lwamatshumi amabili lane lwenyanga yesificamunwemunye, ngomnyaka wesibili kaDariyu, ilizwi
{\ND{likaThixo}} lafika kuHagayi umphrofethi lisithi:

\VS{11}“Nanku okutshiwo
{\ND{nguThixo}} uSomandla uthi: ‘Buza abaphristi ukuthi umthetho uthini:

\VS{12}Nxa umuntu ethwele inyama engcwele ngomphetho wesigqoko sakhe, umphetho lowo uthinte isinkwa loba inyama ephekiweyo, iwayini, amafutha loba okunye ukudla, kuba ngcwele na?’ ”

\par }{\PP Abaphristi baphendula bathi, “Hatshi.”


\par }{\PP \VS{13}UHagayi wasesithi, “Nxa umuntu ongcoliswe yikuthinta isidumbu ethinta okunye kwalezizinto, kuyangcola na?”

\par }{\PP “Ye,” kwaphendula abaphristi, “kuyangcola.”


\par }{\PP \VS{14}UHagayi wasesithi, “ ‘Kunjalo-ke emehlweni ami ngabantu laba langesizwe lesi,’ kutsho
{\ND{uThixo}}. ‘Lokho abakwenzayo loba abakunikelayo lapho kungcolile.


\par }{\PP \VS{15}Khathesi cabangani kuhle ngalokhu kusukela ngalolusuku kusiya phambili, khumbulani ukuthi izinto zazinjani kungakabekwa elinye ilitshe phezu kwelinye ethempelini
{\ND{likaThixo}}.

\VS{16}Kwakusithi lapho umuntu efika enqunjini yezilinganiso ezingamatshumi amabili, kwakulezilitshumi kuphela. Kuthi lapho umuntu eye efatshini lewayini ukuba akhe izilinganiso ezingamatshumi amahlanu, kwakulezingamatshumi amabili kuphela.

\VS{17}Wonke umsebenzi wezandla zenu ngawutshaya ngomkhuhlane, ngesikhwekhwe langesiqhotho, kodwa kaliphendukelanga kimi,’ kutsho
{\ND{uThixo}}.

\VS{18}‘Kusukela lamhla kusiya phambili, kusukela ngalolusuku lwamatshumi amabili lane lwenyanga yesificamunwemunye, cabangani kuhle ngosuku okwabekwa ngalo isisekelo sethempeli
{\ND{likaThixo}}. Cabangani kuhle:

\VS{19}Kuselenhlanyelo eseleyo esiphaleni na? Kuze kube khathesi, ivini lomkhiwa, iphomegranathi lesihlahla se-Oliva asikatheli izithelo.

\par }{\PP Kusukela ngalolusuku kusiya phambili ngizalibusisa.’ ”


\par }{\SH UZerubhabheli Lisongo Eliluphawu
{\ND{LukaThixo}}
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{\PP \VS{20}Ilizwi
{\ND{likaThixo}} lafika ngokwesibili kuHagayi ngosuku lwamatshumi amabili lane lwenyanga lisithi:

\VS{21}“Tshela uZerubhabheli umbusi wakoJuda ukuthi ngizanyikinya amazulu lomhlaba.

\VS{22}Ngizagenqula izihlalo zobukhosi ngichithe amandla emibuso yezizweni. Ngizagenqula izinqola zempi labagadi bazo; amabhiza labagadi bawo bazakuwa, ngamunye ngenkemba yomfowabo.


\par }{\PP \VS{23}‘Ngalolosuku,’ kutsho
{\ND{uThixo}} uSomandla, ‘ngizakuthatha wena nceku yami Zerubhabheli ndodana kaSheyalithiyeli,’ kutsho
{\ND{uThixo}}, ‘njalo ngizakwenza ube njengesongo eliluphawu lwami, ngoba sengikukhethile,’ kutsho
{\ND{uThixo}} uSomandla.”

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