The people at the time of Zechariah witnessed idolatry and false prophets and saw the results of their sin.
Kwathi ngokukhamba kwesikhathi wasebenzisa umphorofidakhe uZakariya bona aveze ukuthi abantu bakhe nabangaphathwa kuhle uzwelana nabo, kuhlekuhle kubangathi nguye ongakaphathwa kuhle.