¹ Uma Inkhosi Dariyusi seyibuse iminyaka lemine, ngelilanga lesine le Kisilevi (lobe kuyinyanga yemfica), libito la Simakadze lefika ku Zakhariya. ² Bantfu base Bhetheli bebatfumele Sharezeri kanye na Regem-Melekhi kanye nemadvodza abo kucenga phambi kwebuso ba Simakadze. ³ Bakhuluma kuba phristi labebasendlini ya Simakadze wemikhosi futsi nakuba Profethi; batsi, ''Kumele ngilile yini kulenyanga yesihlanu ngetaba tekutila, njengobe ngentile yonkhe leminyaka?'' ⁴ Ngako livi la Simakadze wemikhosi lefika kimi, litsi, ⁵ ''Khuluma kubo bonkhe bantfu balelive nakuba pristi utsi, 'Uma utila futsi ulila enyangeni yesihlanu neyesikhombisa iminyaka lengemashumi lasikhombisa, bewutilela mine yini? ⁶ Ngesikhatsi udla futsi unatsa, awudlanga na futsi watinatsela? ⁷ Lawa bekungesiwo yini emagama lashiwo ngu Simakadze ngesandla sebaprofethi labebangibo, Ngesikhatsi Jerusalema futsi nemacentselo emadolobha atsatfwa futsi ne Prosperous, futsi ne Negevi netindzawo kuya enshonalanga tatsatfwa?''' ⁸ Libito laSimakadze lefika ku Zakhariya, litsi, ⁹ '''Simakadze wemikhosi usha naku, ' Yehlulela ngekwehlulela kweliciniso, sivumelwano sekwetsembeka, futsi nemusa. Yekela indvodza ngayinye yentele loku umnakabo. ¹⁰ Ngebafelokati nalaba titsandzane, sihambi, futsi nemuntfu lomphofu-ungabacindzeteli, futsi makubebete namunye kini lohlela bubi kumelana etinhlitinyweni tenu.' ¹¹ Kodvwa bala kulalelisisa futsi bente emahlombe aba nengcondvo lelikhuni. Bavala tindlebe tabo kuze bangatova. ¹² Benta tinhlitiyo tabo tacina njengelitje kute bangatowuva umyalo nobe emavi aSimakadze wemikhosi. Utfumele lena milayeto kubantfu ngemoya wakhe ngetikhatsi takucala, ngemilomo yebaprofethi. Kodvwa labantfu bala kulalela, ngako Simakadze wemikhosi watfukutsela kakhulu ngabo. ¹³ Kwenteka lapho nakabita, abalalelanga. Ngendlela lefanako,'' kwasho Simakadze wemikhosi, ''batawumemeta kimi, kepha angeke ngilalele. ¹⁴ Ngobe ngitabasakata ngemoya wesivunguvungu kuto tonkhe tive labangakatiboni, futsi lelive litawubagucukela emva kwabo. Kute lotawendlula kulelo live nobe babuyele kulo kusuka labantfu bente live labo lekujabula ekubeni yindzawo yemonakalo,''