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) |