UMika
ISAHLUKO1
1IlizwilikaYehovaelafikakuMikawaseMoreshete, ngemihlakaYotam,ka-Ahazi,kaHezekiya,ookumkani bakwaYuda,awalibonayongokusingiselekwelakwaSamari neYerusalem.
2Yivani,nonkezizwe;bazaniindlebe,hlabathi nenzalisekoyalo;mayibelingqinaiNkosiuYehovangani, iNkosietempileniyayoengcwele.
3KubanankouYehovaephumaendaweniyakhe,eya kuhla,anyathelephezukwemimangoyehlabathi
4Ziyakunyibilikaiintabaphantsikwakhe,zicandeke izihlambo,njengomthwebebaphambikomlilo, njengamanziephalazweexandekeni
5KonkeokukungenxayesikreqosikaYakobi,singenxa yezonozendlukaSirayeliLuyintoninaukreqolukaYakobi? AyingokwaSamarina?ZiyintoninaizigangazakwaYuda? AsiyoYerusalemna?
6NgokokendolenzaelakwaSamarilibeyimfumba yamatyeesisimi,libeziindawozokutyalaimidiliya; ndiwaphoseamatyealoemfuleni,ndizityhileizisekozalo.
7Iyakuqotywayonkeimifanekisoyayoeqingqiweyo, utshiswengomlilowonkeutsheyisolwalo,ndiphanzise zonkeizithixozayoezingento; 8Ngakookondiyakumbambazela,ndibhomboloze;ndiya kuhambandihlunyulwe,ndishiywendize;ndiyakukhala njengempungutye,ndililenjengenciniba.
9Kubaamanxebaaloakanakunyangwa;ngokubalifike kwaYuda;ifikileesangwenilabantubameYerusalem 10MusaniukukuxelaeGati,musaniukulilanokulila; 11Dlulaninina,mmiwaseSafire,nizengenxayehlazo lakho;ukumakwakheuyakwamkelakuni.
12KubaabemibaseMarotibazibhijabhijangenxa yokulungileyo;kubakuhleububibuphumakuYehova, bezaesangwenileYerusalem.
13Bophaniezinqwelwenizokulwa,mmiwaseLakishe; 14NgakookouyakuyinikaiMoresheteyaseGatiinqakwe; izindluzaseAkezibhiziyakubangubuxokikookumkani bakwaSirayeli
15Ndisayakuyizisaindlalifakuni,bemibaseMaresha;iya kufikaeAdulamabazukileyobakwaSirayeli.
16Chebaimpandla,uziguyengenxayoonyanabakho abathandekayo;kwenzenibanziukuchebakwenu, njengexhalanga;ngokubabathinjiwekuwe.
ISAHLUKO2
1Athike,abobacingaubutshinga,basebenzeububi ezililinizabo!ekukhanyenikokusabayakwenza,ngokuba kusemandleniesandlasabo.
2Banqwenelaamasimi,bawahluthe;nezindlu, bazithabathe;bacudisaumfonendluyakhe,indodanelifa layo.
3Ngakooko,utshouYehovaukuthi,Yabonani,ndicinga ububingalemizalwane,eningayikuzirholaiintamozenu kubo;nizeningahambiniqhankqalaza,ngokubaelixesha libi
4Ngaloominikuyakwenziwaumzekelisongani,bameme isimema,kuthiwe,Kwenzekile;sibhuqiwesabhuqwa.
Isahlulosabantubakowethuusananisile;hayi,ukusisusa kwakhekum!ewe,uwahluleamasimiethu
5Ngakookoakuyikubanayeokuphoselaulutya kwiqashisoebandlenilikaYehova
6Bathi,Musaniukuwisaintetho,bewisaintetho;ukuba abathebawisaintethokuboabo,akayikubuyaumva amahlazo
7WenakuthiwauyindlukaYakobi,uyazekanekana uMoyakaYehova?zizenzozakhenaezi?Akalungisina amazwiamkohambangokuthetye?
8Izoloeliabantubambasukengokotshaba;nibahluba inguboendeyokwalekakwengaphantsi,abadlula bekholosile,bengathandikulwa
9Abafazibabantubamniyabagxothaezindlwinizeziyolo zabo;Niluthabathileuzukolwamkoonyanababo ngonaphakade
10Vuka,uhambe;ngokubaasiyiyoindawoyokuphumla kwenule;
11Ukubabekukhoumntuohambanomoya,exoka,esithi, Ndiyakuwisaintethokuwengokusingiselekwiwayini, nakwisiseloesinxilisayo;yenauyakubangumprofetiwaba bantu
12Ndiyakukuhlanganisaokunene,Yakobi,uphela; okunenendiyakuwabuthaamasalelaakwaSirayeli;ndiya kubenzababebanye,njengempahlaemfutshane yaseBhotsera,njengomhlambiophakathikwedlelolawo; bayakuxokozelangokubabaninzikwabantu.
13Unyukephambikwaboumgqobhozi;bayagqobhoza, bayangenaesangweni,baphumekwangalo;ukumkani wabouhambaphambikwabo,uYehovaesentlokokubo
ISAHLUKO3
1Ndathi,Khanive,zintlokozakwaYakobi,nanibaphathi bendlukaSirayeli;Asikokwenunaukwaziokusesikweni? 2abathiyibokulungileyo,bathandeokubi;nina baluhlisileyoulusulwabo,nenyamayaboemathanjeniabo; 3nina,bayidlileyoinyamayabantubam,baluhlubaulusu lwabo;bawaqhekezeamathamboabo,bawanqunqe njengeembiza,nanjengenyamaengxawumbeni
4BayakwandulabakhalekuYehova,angabaphenduli; asukeabusitheliseubusobakhekubongeloxesha, njengokobazenzezambiiintlondizabo
5UtshouYehovangokusingiselekubaprofeti ababandwendwisayoabantubam,abalumangamazinyo abo,badanduluke,besithi,Luxolo;ukantiongafakisandla emlonyeniwabo,bamngcwaliseleimfazwe.
6Ngakookokuyakubabubusukukuni,ningabinambono; kubemnyamakuni,ningabavumi;litshoneilanga kubaprofeti,ibemnyamaiminikubo.
7Ziyakudanaiimboni,babeneentloniabavumisi, bazigqubutheleiindevubonkebephela;kubaakukho mpendulokaThixo.
8KemnandizelengamandlangomoyakaYehova,ndizele kokusesikweninobugorha,ukuzendimxeleleuYakobi ukreqolwakhe,uSirayeliisonosakhe.
9Khaniveoku,ninazintlokozendlukaYakobi,nani baphathibendlukaSirayeli,abakwenyamelayo okusesikweni,bakujikajikakonkeokuthetye.
10eyakhaiZiyonngamagazi,neYerusalemngobugqwetha 11Iintlokozayozigwebangenxayesicengo,nababingeleli bayobayayalangenxayomvuzo,nabaprofetibayo bavumisangenxayemali;bazebayamengoYehova,besithi,
UYehovaakaphakathikwethu,yinina?akukhobubi unokusifikela.
12NgakookoiyakulinywaiZiyonnjengentsimi,ngenxa yenu,iYerusalemibeyimiwewe,intabayayoindluibe yimimangoyehlathi.
ISAHLUKO4
1Kekaloku,ekuphelenikwemihla,intabayendlu kaYehovaiyakuzinzaencotsheniyazoiintaba,yona iziphakameleiinduli;abantubayakugxalathelanaukuya kuyo
2Ziyakuhambaiintlangaezininzi,zithi,Yizani,sinyuke siyeentabenikaYehova,endlwiniyoThixokaYakobi; asiyaleleiindlelazakhe,sihambengomendowakhe;kuba kuyakuphumaumyaleloeZiyon,nelizwilikaYehova eYerusalem
3Uyakugwebaphakathikwezizweezininzi,ohlwaye iintlangaezinamandla,adeasekude;ziwakhandeamakrele azoabengamakhuba,nezikhalizazozibezizitshetshe zeediliya;uhlangalungaphakamiseliuhlangaikrele, nezizwezingaphindizifundeukulwa.
4Bayakuhlalaelowophantsikomdiliyawakhe,naphantsi komkhiwanewakhe;kungabikhoubothusayo,ngokuba umlomokaYehovawemikhosiuthethile.
5Ngokubazonkeizizwezihamba,elowoegamenilothixo waso,thinasihambeegamenilikaYehovauThixowethu, kuseemaphakadeniasemaphakadeni.
6Ngaloomini,utshouYehova,ndiyakubahlanganisa abaqhwalelayo,ndibabutheabagxothiweyo, nabendibaphethekakubi;
7Isiqhwalandiyakusenzaamasalela,nabagxothiweyo babeluhlangaolunamandla,uYehovaabengukumkani kuboentabeniyeZiyon,kususelangokukudekuse ephakadeni
8Wenake,nqabaendeyomhlambi,nduliyentombi enguZiyon,luyakuzalufikelelekuweolwangaphambili ulawulo;ubukumkanibuyakufikaentombini enguYerusalem
9Ngokunjeukhalelaninangokukukhala?Akukho kumkaninakuwe?Utshabalelenaumcebisiwakho? ngokubaubanjweunenimba,njengozalayo 10Zibhijabhije,ubhangiswenjengozalayo,ntombi inguZiyon;ngokubangokuuyakuphumaphakathikomzi, uhlaleendle,udeuyeeBhabheli;uyakuhlangulwakhona; uyakukukhululakhonauYehovaesandleniseentshaba zakho
11Ngokukekuhlanganiseneiintlangaezininzingawe, zisithi,Mayihlanjelwe,ayiboneamehloethuiZiyon 12KezonaeziazizaziiingcingazikaYehova,aziliqondi icebolakhe;kubauzibuthilenjengezithunguzesanda 13Suk’ume,ubhule,ntombiinguZiyon,kubauphondo lwakhondilwenzaisinyithi,neempuphuzakhondizenza ubhedu,utyumzeizizweezininzi,ndilungcwalise kuYehovainzuzoyazo,nobutyebibazoeNkosini yehlabathilonke
ISAHLUKO5
Kalokungungelanani,ntombiyongungelwano; bayasingqinga,babethangentongaesidleleninakumgwebi wakwaSirayeli
2Kewena,Bhetelehem-efrata,umncinanenjeemawakeni akwaYuda,ndiyakuphumakuwe,ezengenxayam,oya kubangumlawulikwaSirayeli;okuphumakwakhekususela kwamandulo,kwasephakadeni.
3Ngakookouyakubanikelakudekubelixeshalokuzala kozalayo,adeabuyeamasalelaabazalwanabakhe,kunye noonyanabakaSirayeli;
4uyakuma,aluseenamandlakaYehova, enobungangamshabegamalikaYehovauThixowakhe; bahlale;ngokubangokuuyakubamkhulu,eseeziphelweni zehlabathi
5XauAsiriyaazileyoezwenilakowethu,xaanyathela ezingxandenizethuezinde,siyakumiselaabalusi abasixhenxe,neenkosizabantuezisibhozo,zimelanenaye
6BayakulalusailizwelaseAsiriyangekrele,nelizwe lakwaNimrodiemasangwenialo;asihlangulekuma-Asiriya, xaazileyoezwenilakowethu,xaanyathelayoemideni yethu
7AmasalelaakwaYakobiayakubaphakathikwezizwe ezininzi,njengombetheophumakuYehova, njengamathontsiemvulaebutyanini;
8AmasalelaakwaYakobiayakubaphakathikweentlanga phakathikwezizweezininzinjengengonyamaphakathi kwezilwanyanazehlathi,njengengonyamaentshaphakathi komhlambiwezimvu;
9Masiphakameisandlasakho,sibephezukwababandezeli bakho,zinqunyulwezonkeiintshabazakho
10Kuyakuthingaloomini,utshouYehova,ndiwanqumle amahasheakho,angabikhophakathikwakho, ndizitshabalaliseiinqwelozakhozokulwa;
11Ndoyinqumlaimiziyelizwelakowenu,ndizigungxule zonkeiinqabazakho;
12ndibanqamleabakhafuli,bangabikhoesandlenisakho; ungabisabanamatola;
13Ndoyinqumlaimifanekisoyakhoeqingqiweyo, nezimisozakhozamatye,zingabikhophakathikwakho; akusayikubasaqubudakumsebenziwezandlazakho.
14NdobanyothulaooAsherabakho,bangabikhophakathi kwakho,ndiyitshabalaliseimiziyakho
15Ndiyakuphindezelandinomsindo,ndinobushushu ezintlangeniezingevayo;
ISAHLUKO6
1KhaniveakuthethayouYehova;Suk'ume,ubambane neentaba,iinduliziliveilizwilakho.
2Yivani,zintaba,ukubambanakukaYehova,nani zimakade,zisekozehlabathi;ngokubauYehovaubambene nabantubakhe,uyakuphikisananamaSirayeli
3Bantubam,ndenzentoninakuni?Ndikudinisengantoni na?ngqinaningam
4NgokubandaninyusaezwenilaseYiputa,ndanikhulula ngentlawuleloendlwiniyamakhoboka;ndathumaphambi kwenuooMoses,noAron,noMiriyam
5Bantubam,khanikhumbuleukucebisakukaBhalaki ukumkaniwakwaMowabhi,nokuphendulakukaBhileham unyanakaBhehore,ethabathelaeShitim,wesaeGiligali; ukuzenibaziubulungisabukaYehova
6NdiyakumkhawulelauYehovandinantonina,ndiqubude kuThixoophezulu?Ndiyakumkhawulelandinamadini anyukayona,ndinamatholeamnyakamnyena?
7WokholiswanauYehovangamawakaeenkunzizeegusha, ngamawakaalishumiemilamboyeoli?Ndonikelaowam owamazibulonangenxayokreqolwam,isiqhamo somzimbawamnangenxayesonosomphefumlowam?
8Uxelelwe,mntundini,okulungileyo;akubizayouYehova kuwe,kukuthiwenzeokusesikweni,uthandeinceba, uhambenoThixowakhongokuthozamileyo?
9IzwilikaYehovalibhekisakuwoumziukubiza,igama lakholiyakulibonaigamalakho;yivaniintonga,nalowo uyiyalelayo
10Busekhonaubuncwanebokungendawoendlwini yongendawo,ne-efaedlekileyo,elisikizi?
11Ndobaqaqambisana,ndinesikalisokungendawo, ndinengxowayamatyeenkohliso?
12Kubaizityebizakhonazizelelugonyamelo,nabemi bakhonabathetheubuxoki,nolwimilwabolunenkohliso emlonyeniwabo
13Namkendikuxabelengokubulalayo,ndikuphanzise ngenxayezonozakho.
14Uyakudla,ungahluthi;nokuwakwakhokuyakuba esazulwinisakho;uyakubambelela,ungahlanguli;oko ukunikeleyondikunikeleekreleni.
15Wenauyakuhlwayela,ungavuni;uyakuxovula iminquma,ungazithambisingeoli;newayinienencasa, kodwaungaseliwayini.
16BazigcinaimimiselokaOmri,nezenzozonkezendlukaAhabhi,nihambengamaceboabo;ukuzendinenzenibe senkangala,nabemibayobabengumsondlo;niyakuthwala keisingcikivosabantubam
ISAHLUKO7
Athikemna!Kubandisukendabanjengokuhlanganiswa kweziqhamozasehlotyeni,njengokubhikicwakweediliya; akukhosihlokosakudliwa;akukhosihlokosakudliwa;
2Umntuolungileyoutshabaleleemhlabeni,akukhouthe tyephakathikwabantu;bonkebephelabalalelaigazi;elowo uzingelaumzalwanawakhengomnatha
3Izandlazabozozibinizisentweniembiukubaziyifeze; uthiumthetheliacelengegunya,umgwebienzeleumvuzo; omkhuluyenauthethaububibakhe;
4Olungileyokubounjengomtholo,othetyeugqithisele nakuthangolweminga;iyezaiminiyababoniselibakho, yokuvelelwakwakho!ngokukuyakubakhoukudideka kwabo
5Musaniukukholosangomhlobo,musaniukukholosa ngendoda;
6Ngokubaunyanaumenzaisidengeuyise,intombiisukela phezulukunina,umolokazanakuninazala;iintshaba zomntungabantubendluyakhe
7MnakendiyakuqwalaselakuYehova;ndiyakulindela kuThixowokusindiswakwam;uyakundivauThixowam.
8Musaukundivuyelela,lutshabalwam;kuba,ndihleli emnyameninje,uYehovauyakubakukukhanyakum
9UkujalakukaYehovandiyakukuthwala,kubandonile kuye,adeandithetheleleetyalenilam,andilungisele;uya kundikhuphelaekukhanyeni;ndiyakububonaubulungisa bakhe
10Keutshabalwamluyakubona,lugutyungelwe kukudana,obelusithikum,UphinauYehova,uThixo wakho?Amehloamayakuyibona;kungokuiya kunyathelwanjengodakalwezitrato
11Ngeminiyokwakhiwakweendongazakho,ngaloomini uyakubakudeummiselo.
12Ngaloominibozakuwe,bevelaeAsiriyanasemizini enqatyisiweyo,bethabathelaeYiputa,badebasekuwo uMlambo,bethabathelaelwandle,baseelwandle; bethabathelaentabenibaseentabeni
13Kuyakubasenkangalaelizweni,ngenxayabemibalo, ngenxayeziqhamozeentlondizabo.
14Yalusaabantubakhongentongayakho,umhlambi welifalakho,ezizihlalelaentshinyeleniyehlathiphakathi kweKarmele;
15NgokweeminizokuphumakwakhoezwenilaseYiputa, ndiyakubabonisaimisebenziebalulekileyo.
16Iintlangaziyakubona,zibudaneleubugorhabazobonke; ziyakubekaisandlaemlonyeni,iindlebezazoziyakuba zizithulu.
17Ziyakukhothauthulinjengeenyoka,njengeempethu zomhlabaziyakuphumaziphumaemingxunyeniyazo;ziya kunkwantyakuYehovauThixowethu,zoyikephambi kwakho
18NgubaninaonguThixoonjengawe,oxolelaubugwenxa, adluleesikreqwenisamasalelaelifalakhe?Akawugcini umsindowakhengonaphakade,Ngokubaethandainceba 19Wobuyaabenemfesanekuthi;uyakubunyathela ubugwenxabethu;uyakuziphosaezinzulwinizolwandle zonkeizonozabo
20UyakumnikauYakobiinyaniso,umnikeuAbraham inceba,owabafungelayonaoobawokususelakwimihla yamandulo