UMalaki
ISAHLUKO1
1IsiprofethosezwilikaJehovaku-Israyelingesandla sikaMalaki.
2Nginithandile,”ushouJehovaNokhonithi:'Usithande ngakuphina?'U-Esawuwayengeyenayiniumfowabo kaJakobe?ushouJehova,kephangamthandauJakobe, 3Ngamzondau-Esawu,ngenzaizintabazakhezibe yincithakalo,nefalakhelabalabayizimpungushezasehlane.
4Njengobau-Edomiethi:“Simpofu,kephasiyakubuya, sakheizindawoeziyincithakalo;ushokanjeuJehova Sebawoti,uthi:‘Bayakwakha,kephaminangiyakudiliza; bayakubizwangokuthi,Umkhawulowobubi,Abantu uJehovaabathukuthelelekuzekubephakade
5Amehloenuayakukubona,nithi:‘UJehovauyakuba mkhuluemkhawulweniwakwa-Israyeli
6Indodanaihloniphauyise,nencekuinkosiyayo;uma-ke nginguyise,kuphiukudunyiswakwamina?futhiuma ngiyinkosi,kuphiukwesatshwakwami?ushouJehova Sebawotikini,ninabapristi,enidelelaigamalamiNithi: ‘Silidelelenganiigamalakhona?
7Ninikelangesinkwaesingcolileyoe-altarelami;nithi: ‘Sikungcolisenganina?Ngokuthikwenu:Itafula likaJehovalidelelekile.
8Umaninikelaokuyimpumputhekubengumhlatshelo, akukubina?umaninikelangeziqhuganezigulayo,akukubi na?nikelamanjekumbusiwakho;Iyakuthokozela,noma ikuthande,na?ushouJehovaSebawoti
9ManjeakenincengeuNkulunkuluukubaabenomusa kithi;lokhukwenziwengesandlasenu;uyakubhekaubuso benuna?ushouJehovaSebawoti
10Ngubaniphakathikwenuongavalaiminyangongeze? futhiningabasiumliloe-altarelamingeze.“Angithokozi ngani,”ushouJehovaSebawoti,“futhiangiyikwamukela umnikeloovelaesandlenisenu.
11Ngobakusukelaekuphumenikwelangakuzekube sekutshonenikwaloibizolamilizakubalikhuluphakathi kwezizwe;nasezindawenizonkeimpephoiyakushiswa egamenilaminomnikeloohlambulukileyo,ngokubaigama lamiliyakubalikhuluphakathikwezizwe,”ushouJehova Sebawoti.
12Kephaniyalihlambalazangokuthinithi:‘Itafula likaJehovalingcolile;futhiisithelosakho,ngishoukudla kwakhe,kudelelekile.
13“Nathifuthi:‘Bheka,kuyakhathazakangakanani! niyawuhogela,”ushouJehovaSebawoti;naletha ezidwenguliweyo,neziqhugayo,nezigulayo;naletha kanjaloumnikelo;ngiyakwamukelalokhuesandlenisenu na?ushouJehova
14Kephamakaqalekisweumkhohlisionedunaemhlambini wakhe,afunge,ahlabeleuJehovaokonakeleyo,ngokuba ngiyinkosienkulu,”ushouJehovaSebawoti,“negamalami liyesabekayophakathikwezizwe.
ISAHLUKO2
1Manje-ke,ninabapristi,lomyalouqondenenani
2Umaningalaleli,ningakubekienhliziyweniukunika igamalamiudumo,”ushouJehovaSebawoti,
“ngiyakuthumelaisiqalekisophezukwenu,ngiqalekise izibusisozenu,yebo,sengiziqalekisile,ngokubaanikubeki enhliziyweni.
3Bhekani,ngiyakuyonakalisainzaloyenu,ngithele umqubaebuswenibenu,umswanewemikhosiyenu emisiweyo;futhiomunyeuyakukuthathakanyenayo.
4Niyakwaziukuthingithumelelomyalokiniukuba isivumelwanosamisibenoLevi,”ushouJehovaSebawoti
5Isivumelwanosaminayesasingukuphilanokuthula; ngamnikazonangenxayokwesabaayengesabangakho, wesabangenxayegamalami
6Umthethoweqinisowawusemlonyeniwakhe,nobubi akufunyanwangaezindebenizakhe;wahambanami ngokuthulanangobuqotho,wabuyisaabaningiebubini
7Ngokubaizindebezompristikufanelezigcineukwazi, nomthethokufanelezifuneemlonyeniwakhe,ngokuba uyisithunywasikaJehovaSebawoti
8Kodwalinaliphambukileendleleni;nikhubekiseabaningi emthethweni;nisonakalisileisivumelwanosikaLevi,”usho uJehovaSebawoti
9Ngalokhonaminginenzanidelelwe,nibe ngabathobekileyophambikwabantubonke,njengokuba ningagcinangaizindlelazami,kephanibenokubandlulula emthethweni.
10Asinababamunyesonkena?AkasidalangauNkulunkulu oyedwana?Sikhohlisani,kubeyilowonalowokumfowabo, singcolisaisivumelwanosawobabana?
11UJudawenzengokukhohlisa,futhiisinengisosenziwe kwa-IsrayelinaseJerusalema;ngokubauJudaungcolisile ubungcwelebukaJehovaabuthandayo,uganweindodakazi kankulunkuluwabezizwe
12UJehovauyakumnqumaematabernakelekaJakobe umuntuowenzalokhu,isifundiswanesifundiswa,nonikela ngomnikelokuJehovaSebawoti
13Nalokhunikwenzilefuthi,nisibekelai-altarelikaJehova ngezinyembezi,ngokukhala,nangokukhala,kangangokuthi akabeesawunakaumnikelo,nomaangawemukeli ngesandlasenungokuzithandela.
14Nokhonithi:Nganina?NgokubauJehovaungufakazi phakathikwakhonomfaziwobushabakhoomkhohlisileyo, kephaungumnganewakho,nomfaziwesivumelwanosakho. 15Futhiakenzangaeyodwana?Nokhowayenensalela yomoyaFuthikunganieyodwa?Ukuzeafuneinzalo kaNkulunkulu.Ngakho-keqaphelaniumoyawenu,futhi ningabinamuntuokhohlisaemfaziniwobushabakhe
16NgokubauyakuzondaukwalauJehova,uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli,ngokubaumuntuosibekelaubudlovangengubo yakhe,ushouJehovaSebawoti;
17NimkhathazileuJehovangamazwienuNokhonithi: 'Simkhathazenganina?'Laphonithi:“Bonkeabenzaokubi bahleemehlwenikaJehova,uyajabulangabo;noma:“Uphi uNkulunkuluwokwahlulelana?
ISAHLUKO3
1Bheka,ngiyakuthumaisithunywasami,silungiseindlela phambikwami; 2Kodwangubaniongemangosukulokufikakwakhe? ngubanioyakumalaphoebonakalana?ngokuba unjengomlilowomcwengi,nanjengensiphoyabahlanzi; 3Uyohlalanjengomcwenginomcwengiwesiliva,ahlanze amadodanakaLevi,awahlanzenjengegolidenesiliva, ukuzeanikelekuJehovaumnikelongokulunga
4KhonaumnikelowakwaJudanowaseJerusalemauyakuba mnandikuJehovanjengasezinsukwinizasendulo naseminyakeniyasendulo
5Ngiyakusondelakininaekwahluleleni;+futhingiyoba ufakaziosheshayongokumelenenabathakathi,+neziphingi, +nabafungaamanga,+nabacindezelaisiqashwa ngenkokheloyakhe,+umfelokazi,nentandane,+ nabahlubulaumfokaziesandlenisakhesokunene,+futhi bangangesabimina,”+kushouJehovawamabutho
6NgokubanginguJehova,angiguquki;ngalokhonina madodanakaJakobeaniqedwa
7Kusukelaezinsukwinizawoyihlonizishiyileizimisozami, anizigcinanga.Buyelanikimi,ngiyakubuyelakini,”usho uJehovaSebawoti“Kephanithi:‘Siyakubuyelangakuphi na?
8UmuntuangaphangauNkulunkuluna?Nokho ningiphangile“Kephanithi:'Sikuphangenganina?' Kweshumineminikelo
9Niqalekisiwengesiqalekiso,ngokubaningiphangile,yebo lesisizwesonke
10Lethanikonkeokweshumiendliniyengcebo,ukuze kubenokudlaendliniyami,ningivivinyengakhomanje,” ushouJehovaSebawoti,‘ukuthiangiyikunivulelayini amafasiteleasezulwini,nginithululeleisibusiso,ukuze kungabikhoindawoeyaneleukusemukela.
11Ngiyakumkhuzaoshwabadelayongenxayenu, angachithiizithelozomhlabathiwenu;nomviniwenu awuyikuvuthululaizithelozawongaphambikwesikhathi ensimini,”ushouJehovaSebawoti
12Zonkeizizweziyakuthinibusisiwe,ngokubaniyakuba yizweelithokozisayo,”ushouJehovaSebawoti.
13Amazwienuayeaqathakimi,”ushouJehova“Kepha nithi:'Sikhulumenikangakangawena?'
14Ninanithe:“KuyizeukukhonzauNkulunkulu;
15Manjesithibabusisiweabazidlayo;yebo,laboabenza ububibayamiswa;yebo,laboabalingauNkulunkulu bayakhululwa.
16AbamesabayouJehovabakhulumabodwaomunye komunye,uJehovawalalela,wezwa,kulotshwaphambi kwakheincwadiyesikhumbuzoyabamesabayouJehova, abazindlangegamalakhe
17Bayakubangabami,ushouJehovaSebawoti,ngalolo sukuengiyokwenzangaloamatsheamiayigugu; ngiyakubahawukela,njengomuntuehawukelaeyakhe indodanaemkhonzayo
18Khonaniyakubuya,nahlukaniseolungileyonomubi, phakathikokhonzauNkulunkulunongamkhonziyo
ISAHLUKO4
1Ngokubabhekani,luyezausukuoluvuthanjengeziko; bonkeabaziqhenyayo,yebo,nabobonkeabenzaokubi bayakubangamabibi,usukuoluzayoluyakubashisa,”usho uJehovaSebawoti,lungabashiyelimpandenagatsha
2Kephakininaenesabaigamalamikuyakuphumailanga lokulunga,linokuphilisaemaphikwenialo;niyakuphuma, nikhulenjengamankonyaneesibaya.
3Niyakunyathelaphansiababi;ngokubabayakuba ngumlothaphansikwamatheezinyawozenungosuku engiyakwenzangalolokhu,”ushouJehovaSebawoti.
4KhumbulaniumthethokaMoseincekuyamiengamyala ngawoeHorebengoIsrayeliwonke,izimisonezahlulelo
5Bhekani,ngiyakuthumakiniu-Eliyaumprofethi, lungakafikiusukulukaJehovaolukhulunolwesabekayo; 6Iyakuphendulelaizinhliziyozawoyisekubantwana, nezinhliziyozabantwanakoyise,funangifikengishaye umhlabangesiqalekiso.