1Ngomnyaka wesibili wenkosi uDariyu, ngosuku lokuqala lwenyanga yesithupha, ilizwi likaThixo* lafika ngomphrofethi uHagayi lisiya kuZerubhabheli, indodana kaSheyalithiyeli, umbusi wakoJuda, lakuJoshuwa, indodana kaJozadaki, umphristi omkhulu:
2Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo* uSomandla: “Abantu laba bathi, ‘Isikhathi sokwakha indlu kaThixo* kasikafiki.’ ”
3Ngakho ilizwi likaThixo* lafika ngomphrofethi uHagayi lisithi:
4“Kuyisikhathi senu lina ngokwenu ukuba lihlale ezindlini zenu ezinhle, kodwa indlu le ilokhu ilunxiwa na?”
5Khathesi nanku okutshiwo nguThixo* uSomandla: “Cabangani kuhle ngezindlela zenu.
6Lihlanyele okunengi kodwa livuna okulutshwana. Liyadla, kodwa kalisuthi. Liyanatha, kodwa kalikholwa. Liyagqoka izigqoko, kodwa kalifudumali. Lihola imiholo liyifake esikhwameni esivuzayo.”
7Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo* uSomandla: “Cabangani kuhle ngezindlela zenu.
8Khwelani ezintabeni lehlise izigodo lakhe indlu ukuze ngithokoze ngayo njalo ngidunyiswe,” kutsho uThixo*.
9“Kade lilindele okunengi, kodwa khangelani, kusuke kwaba yingcosana. Elikulethe ekhaya, mina ngikuphephulele khatshana. Kungani na?” kutsho uThixo* uSomandla. “Kungenxa yendlu yami elokhu ilunxiwa, ngesikhathi lina, omunye lomunye wenu, ebambeke ngendlu yakhe.
10Ngakho-ke, ngenxa yenu amazulu asegodle amazolo lomhlaba amabele.
11Ngilethe ukoma emasimini lasezintabeni, emabeleni, ewayinini elitsha, emafutheni lakukho konke okuvela emhlabathini, ebantwini lasenkomeni kanye lasemsebenzini wezandla zenu.”
12Lapho-ke uZerubhabheli, indodana kaSheyalithiyeli, loJoshuwa, indodana kaJozadaki, umphristi omkhulu lensalela yonke yabantu balilalela ilizwi likaThixo* uNkulunkulu wabo kanye lombiko kaHagayi umphrofethi ngoba wayethunywe nguThixo* uNkulunkulu wabo. Abantu bamesaba uThixo*.
13Emva kwalokho, uHagayi isithunywa sikaThixo*, wanika abantu ilizwi likaThixo* leli: “Ngilani,” kutsho uThixo*.
14Ngakho uThixo* waqubula umoya kaZerubhabheli indodana kaSheyalithiyeli, umbusi wakoJuda, lomoya kaJoshuwa indodana kaJozadaki, umphristi omkhulu, lomoya wensalela yabantu. Beza baqalisa ukusebenza endlini kaThixo* uSomandla uNkulunkulu wabo,