Micah (7/7)    

1. Maye mina! ngoba senginjengokuvunwa kwezithelo zasehlobo, njengevini eselivunwe laphela; kakuselahlukuzo lokudliwa, lemikhiwa yokuqala engiyithandayo.
2. Abalungileyo babhubhile emhlabeni. kakusekho oqotho phakathi kwabantu; bonke bacathamela ukuchitha igazi, lowo lalowo uzingela umfowabo ngembule.
3. Izandla zabo zikhuthalele ukwenza okubi, isiphathamandla lomahluleli bathengwa ngemali, loyisiphathamandla wahlulela ngokuthanda kwakhe, kuhlanekelwe ukulunga.
4. Omuhle wabo unjengameva, lolungileyo wabo unjengothango lwameva. Usuku lwempindiselo yabo, abatshumayela ngalo abalindi babo, selufikile, lokudideka kwabo sekusondele.
5. Ungamthembi umakhelwane, ungamkholwa umngane; umvalele umlomo umkakho olala lawe.
6. Indodana iyadelela uyise, lendodakazi ivukela unina, umalokazana uvukela uninazala, lezitha zomuntu zingamadoda endlu yakhe.
7. Kodwa mina ngizalindela i Nkosi, ngilindele uNkulunkulu wosindiso lwami; uNkulunkulu wami uzangizwa.
8. Ungathokozi ngami, sitha sami, ngoba lapho ngisiwa, ngizavuka; lapho ngihlezi emnyameni, i Nkosi izakuba yikukhanya kimi.
9. Ngizathwala intukuthelo ye Nkosi, ngoba ngonile kuyo, ize imele indaba yami, ingenzele ukwahlulela. Izangikhuphela ekukhanyeni, ngizabona ukulunga kwayo.
10. Isitha sami sizakukubona, zimbambe inhloni yena owathi kimi: Ingaphi iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho? Ngizathokoza nxa ngimbona esenyathelwe phansi njengodaka lwendlela.
11. Kuzakufika usuku lokwakhiwa kwemiduli yakho; ngalolosuku imingcele yakho izadediselwa khatshana.
12. Ngalolosuku bazafika kuwe bevela eAsiriya laseGibhithe, kusukela eGibhithe kuze kube semfuleni iYufrathi, bevela kuzo zonke inlwandle lezintaba.
13. Kodwa ilizwe lizachitheka ngenxa yobubi babakhileyo kilo.
14. Yelusa abantu bakho ngentonga yakho, umhlambi ongowakho impela ohlala wodwa ehlathini lasezihotsheni; kawalukele eBashani leGileyadi njengasendulo.
15. Sitshengise izimangaliso njengensukwini zokuphuma kwakho eGibhithe.
16. Izizwe zizabona, zibe lenhloni lanxa zilamandla, zibambe imilomo yazo, lendlebe zazo zibe yizacuthe,
17. Zizahuba ngesisu othulini njengenyoka, lanjengezinto ezihahabayo zomhlaba; zizaphuma enqabeni zazo zithuthumela, ziphendukele eNkosini unkulunkulu wethu ngokwesaba, zitshaywe luvalo ngenxa yakho.
18. Ngubani uNkulunkulu onjengawe, othethelela isono sabantu bakhe abaseleyo ayekele isiphambeko sabo? Kathukutheli kokuphela, ngoba uthokoza ngothando olungapheliyo.
19. Uzasihawukela futhi, anyathele phansi ububi bethu. Wena uzaphosela enzikini yolwandle izono zethu zonke;
20. uzanika uJakobe ukuthembeka, lenzalo kaAbrahama uthando olungapheliyo, njengokufunga kwakho kubo endulo.

  Micah (7/7)