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1Umbonoka-Obadiya.INkosiuJehovaithinge-Edomi;SizwileilizwielivelakuSomnini,begodu isithunywasithunyelweeenarheni:Sukumanisivukeleepini.
2Khangela,ngikwenzileomncanihlangananeentjhaba,udelelwakhulu.
3Ukuzikhakhazisakwehliziywakhokukukhohlisile,wenaohlalaemifantwiniyedwala,indawo yokuhlalaiphakeme;othienhliziyweniyakhe:“Ngubaniozongiwisaphasina?”
4Lanxaungaziphakamiselanjengokhozi,lobaungabekaisidlekesakhophakathikwenkanyezi, ngizakwehlisalapho,”kutshouJehova.
5Umaamaselaezakuwe,ubaamaselaebusuku,(ubhujiswanjani!)ngabeangezebantshontshabeze bananena?Alubaabavunibamadiribebezakuwe,bangezebatjhiyaamanyeamadiribena?
6Izintozaka-Esawuzihlolisiswenjani!izintozakheezifihlekilekozifunwanjani!
7Wonkeamadodaahlangananaweakuletheemngceleni,amadodaayenokuthulanaweakukhohlisile, akuhlula;laboabadlaisinkwasakhobafakeisilondangaphasikwakho;
8Ngalolosuku,kutshouJehova,kangiyikubhubhisayiniabahlakaniphileyoe-Edomi,lokuqedisisa entabenika-Esawu?
9Njaloamaqhaweakho,wenaTemani,azakwethuka,ukuzewonkeumuntuwaseNtabenika-Esawu abulawe.
10NgenxayobudlovabakhokumfowenuuJakobeihlazolizakusibekela,ukhutjhweunomphela.
11Ngelangaowawumingalongaphetjheya,ngelangaabafokazibathumbangaloamabuthowakhe, nabafokazibangenaemasangweniwakhe,benzainkathongeJerusalema,wenabewunjengomunyewabo.
12Kodwanawenabekungakafanelibonauqaleilangalomfowenumhlaabamfokazi;begodu bewungafanelibonauthokozeleabantwanabakwaJudangelangalokubhujiswakwabo;Bekungakafaneli bonaukhulumengokuzikhakhazisangelangalokutlhaga.
13Bekungakafanelibonaungeneesangwenilabantubamingelangalenhlekeleleyabo;iye,bewungeze waqalaukutshwenyekakwabongelangalokuhluphekakwabo,namkhaubekeizandlaphezukwepahla yabongelangalokuhluphekakwabo;
14Bekungakafanelibonaumeephambukeni,ukuqedalaboabaphunyukilekobakhe;begodubewungeze wanikelalaboabaselekongelangalokutlhaga.
15NgobausukulukaJehovaluseduzephezukwazozonkeizizwe:njengobawenze,kuzakwenziwa kuwe;umvuzowakhouzabuyelaphezukwekhandalakho.
16Njengombanalinathaentabeniyamiecwengileko,ngokunjalozokeiintjhabazizakunathaqobe,iye, zizanatha,ziginye,zibenjengokungathibezingakabikhona.
17KodwanaeNtabeniyeZiyonikuzakubanokukhululwa,kubenobungcwele;nendlukaJakopoizakudla ilifalayo.
18IndlukaJakobeizakubangumlilo,lendlukaJosefaibelilangabi,lendluka-Esawuibeyikhoba, bavuthephakathikwayo,baqede;begoduangezekwabanokusalaendlinika-Esawu;ngombana uSomniniukhulumile.
19Abaseningizimubazakuthathaintabaka-Esawu;namaFilistiwethafa,bazakuthathaamasimukaEfrayiminamasimuweSamariya,noBhenjaminiuzakuthathaiGileyadi
20Ukuthunjwakwalelibutholabantwanabakwa-IsrayelibazakuthathailizwelamaKhananiukuya eZarefathi;begoduabathunjiwekobeJerusalema,eseSefaradi,bazakuthathaimiziyeSewula.
21NjaloabasindisibazakwenyukelaentabeniiZiyoniukwahlulelaintabaka-Esawu;umbusouzakuba ngekaSomnini.