Uzakariya 5:4-11 Ibhayibhile (XHO96)

4. UNdikhoyo onamandla onke uthi: ‘Ndiza kusikhupha esi siqalekiso size singene emzini walowo ulisela, nakuwo umzi walowo ufunga igama lam exoka. Siya kuhlala apho emzini wakhe, siwutshabalalise kunye nezinti zawo namatye awo.’ ”

5. Siphinde sathi gqi isithunywa ebesithetha nam, sathi kum: “Khangela, kukho nenye into evelayo.”

6. Ndaza ndathi: “Yintoni na?”Siphendule sathi: “Yibhaskiti leya ivelayo.” Saza sathi: “Iqulethe isono sabantu ehlabathini lonke.”

7. Eso sivalo sayo selothe saphakama, kwathi kanti apho ngaphakathi kuhleli umfazi.

8. Isithunywa sathi: “Lo mfazi umele inkohlakalo.” Saza ke samtyhiliza sambuyisela ebhaskitini, savala.

9. Ndakukhangela ke ndabona apho phambi kwam abafazi ababini bephaphazela ngamaphiko abo emoyeni; ewe, babetsho ngamaphiko ngathi yingwamza. Bayichola loo bhaskiti, baphaphazela nayo esibhakabhakeni.

10. Ndabuza ke apho kweso sithunywa sasithetha nam, ndathi: “Ngaba bayisa phi ibhaskiti leyo?”

11. Saphendula sathi: “Bayisa ezweni laseShinare apho iza kwakhelwa indlu khona. Xa seyigqityiwe ukwakhiwa loo ndlu, le bhaskiti iya kubekwa apho kwisiza sayo.”

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