Zechariah 2
1 and to lift: look eye my and to see: see and behold man and in/on/with hand his cord measure
Ngaphakamisa amehlo, phambi kwami kwakulomuntu ophethe intambo yokulinganisa!
2 and to say where? you(m. s.) to go: went and to say to(wards) me to/for to measure [obj] Jerusalem to/for to see: see like/as what? width her and like/as what? length her
Ngabuza ngathi, “Uya ngaphi na?” Wangiphendula wathi, “Ngiyalinganisa iJerusalema, ukubona ukuthi ibanzi njalo inde kanganani.”
3 and behold [the] messenger: angel [the] to speak: speak in/on/with me to come out: come and messenger: angel another to come out: come to/for to encounter: meet him
Ingilosi leyo eyayikhuluma lami yasisuka, kweza enye ingilosi iyihlangabeza
4 and to say (to(wards) him *Q(k)*) to run: run to speak: speak to(wards) [the] youth this to/for to say village to dwell Jerusalem from abundance man and animal in/on/with midst her
yathi kuyo: “Gijima utshele ijaha leliyana uthi, ‘IJerusalema izakuba lidolobho elingelamiduli ngenxa yobunengi babantu lezifuyo phakathi kwalo.
5 and I to be to/for her utterance LORD wall fire around and to/for glory to be in/on/with midst her
Mina ngokwami ngizakuba ngumduli womlilo olizungezileyo,’ kutsho uThixo, ‘njalo ngizakuba yinkazimulo ngaphakathi kwalo.’
6 woe! woe! and to flee from land: country/planet north utterance LORD for like/as four spirit: breath [the] heaven to spread [obj] you utterance LORD
Wozani! Wozani! Balekani kulelolizwe lasenyakatho,” kutsho uThixo, “ngoba ngilichithachithile kuyo yonke imimoya yomine yezulu,” kutsho uThixo.
7 woe! Zion to escape to dwell daughter Babylon
“Woza, yeyi wena Ziyoni! Balekani lina elihlala eNdodakazini yaseBhabhiloni!”
8 for thus to say LORD Hosts after glory to send: depart me to(wards) [the] nation [the] to loot [obj] you for [the] to touch in/on/with you to touch in/on/with apple eye his
Ngoba lokhu kutshiwo nguThixo uSomandla, uthi: “Ngemva kokuba Olodumo esengithumile ukumelana lezizwe eziliphangileyo ngoba loba ngubani oke alithinte lina uthinta igugu lakhe
9 for look! I to wave [obj] hand my upon them and to be spoil to/for servant/slave their and to know for LORD Hosts to send: depart me
ngempela ngizaphakamisela isandla sami kubo ukuze izigqili zabo zibaphange. Lapho-ke lizakwazi ukuthi uThixo uSomandla nguye ongithumileyo.
10 to sing and to rejoice daughter Zion for look! I to come (in): come and to dwell in/on/with midst your utterance LORD
Memeza ujabule, we Ndodakazi yaseZiyoni. Ngoba ngiyeza, njalo ngizahlala phakathi kwenu,” kutsho uThixo.
11 and to join nation many to(wards) LORD in/on/with day [the] he/she/it and to be to/for me to/for people and to dwell in/on/with midst your and to know for LORD Hosts to send: depart me to(wards) you
“Izizwe ezinengi zizahlanganiswa loThixo ngalelolanga njalo zizakuba ngabantu bami. Ngizahlala phakathi kwenu njalo lizakwazi ukuthi uThixo uSomandla ungithumile kini.
12 and to inherit LORD [obj] Judah portion his upon land: soil [the] holiness and to choose still in/on/with Jerusalem
UThixo uzamthatha uJuda njengelifa abe yisabelo sakhe elizweni elingcwele njalo uzaphinda ayikhethe iJerusalema.
13 to silence all flesh from face: before LORD for to rouse from habitation holiness his
Pholani lithule phambi kukaThixo, bantu lonke, ngoba uphakamile waphuma endaweni yakhe engcwele.”
