Obadiah (1/1)    

1. Lo ngumbono kaObadiya. INkosi uJehova ithi ngoEdoma: Sizwile imibiko evela e Nkosi ni, kuthunywe isithunywa phakathi kwezizwe ukuze sithi: Vukani, simvukele silwe laye!
2. Khangela, ngizakwenza ube mncinyane phakathi kwezizwe, udeleleke kakhulu.
3. Ukuziqhenya kwenhliziyo yakho kukukhohlisile, wena ohlala ezimbalwini zamawa, olendawo ephakemeyo yokuhlala, othi enhliziyweni yakho: Ngubani ozangehlisela phansi?
4. Loba uqonga njengokhozi, loba isidleke sakho sakhiwe phakathi kwezinkanyezi, ngizakwethula khona, kutsho i Nkosi.
5. Uba amasela efika kuwe labaphangi ebusuku, kungakanani ukulahlekelwa kwakho, bebengayikuthatha yini lokho abakufunayo? Uba abavuna izithelo zevini befika kuwe, bebengayikutshiya ingcosana yini?
6. Yeka ukuphangwa kukaEsawu! Yeka ukudingisiswa kwamagugu akhe!
7. Bonke abangane bakho besivumelwano bakukhohlisile, bakuxotshela emngceleni; ababehlalisene lawe ngokuthula bakwehlule, labangane bakho abathembekileyo bakuthiyile; kakho okuqedisisayo lokhu.
8. I Nkosi ithi: Ngalolosuku ngizachitha abahlakaniphileyo eEdoma, ngiqede lokuhlakanipha entabeni yakoEsawu.
9. Amaqhawe akho, Themani, azatshaywa luvalo, ukuze lowo lalowo abulawe entabeni kaEsawu.
10. Ngenxa yesihluku esenziwa kumfowenu uJakobe uzabanjwa zinhloni, uchithwe uphele du.
11. Ngosuku owema ngalo khatshana, ngosuku abezizweni abathumba ngalo impahla yakhe, bangena emasangweni akhe, benza inkatho yokuphosa ngeJerusalema lawe wawunjengomunye wabo.
12. Kodwa wawungafanelanga intokozo ngomfowenu esukwini lokuhlupheka kwakhe; wawungafanelanga intokozo ngabantu bakoJuda esukwini lokuchitheka kwabo; wawungafanelanga ukukloloda esukwini losizi lwakhe.
13. Ngabe kawungenanga ngesango labantu bami esukwini lokuhlupheka kwabo; ngabe kawuthokozanga ngezinhlupheko zabo esukwini lokuhlupheka kwabo; ngabe kawuphanganga impahla yabo esukwini lokuhlupheka kwabo.
14. Wawungafanelanga ukuma emehlukanweni endlela ukumvimbela ekubalekeni kwakhe; wawungafanelanga ukunikela abaphunyukileyo bakhe esukwini losizi lwakhe.
15. Ngoba usuku lwe Nkosi lusondele ezizweni zonke. Njengokwenza kwakho kuzakwenziwa njalo lakuwe, Edoma, izenzo zakho zizakwehliselwa ekhanda lakho.
16. Njengoba lina linathile inkezo yolaka entabeni yami engcwele, zonke izizwe ezikhona inhlangothi zonke zizanatha kuyo kakhulu zinyamalale.
17. Kodwa entabeni yeZiyoni kuzakuba khona abaphunyukileyo, izakuba ngcwele; lendlu kaJakobe izakudla ilifa layo.
18. Indlu kaJakobe izakuba ngumlilo, lendlu kaJosefa ibe lilangabi, indlu kaEsawu ibe ngamabibi; bazawatshisa bawaqede; kakuyikuba khona oseleyo endlini kaEsawu; ngoba i Nkosi isikhulumile.
19. Abeningizimu bazathumba intaba kaEsawu, abeShefela bathumbe ilizwe lamaFilisti, kanye lelizwe lakoEfrayimi lelizwe iSamariya, loBhenjamini athumbe iGileyadi.
20. Abathunjiweyo bebutho lakoIsrayeli bazabuya bathumbe ilizwe lamaKhanani, kuze kufike eZarefathi; labathunjiweyo beJerusalema abaSerafadi bazabuya bathumbe imizi yeningizimu.
21. Abasilileyo bakhwele entabeni yeZiyoni ukubusa intaba kaEsawu; i Nkosi yiyo ezabusa.

      Obadiah (1/1)