| ← 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) |