Ilizwi uBawo wethu Awalithumela kuMika
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1 1Ilizwi likaBawo wethu elafika kuMika waseMoreshete kwemihla kaYotam, noAhazi, noHezekiya, ookumkani bakwaYuda—oko wakubonayo ngeSamari neYerusalem. 2Yivani, nina zizwe zonke; phulaphula, wena hlabathi, nako konke okukuzalisayo—mayibe lingqina kuni iNkosi uBawo, iNkosi uBawo ivela etempileni yayo engcwele. 3Kaloku khangela—uBawo wethu uya kuphuma endaweni yakhe; uya kuhla, anyathele phezu kwemimango yehlabathi. 4Iintaba ziya kunyibilika ngaphantsi kwakhe, izihlambo zicandwe, njengomthwebeba phambi komlilo, njengamanzi athululwa ethambekeni. 5Konke oku kungenxa yokuba uYakobi wakreqa, nendlu kaSirayeli yona. Luyintoni na ukreqo lukaYakobi? Asiyiyo na iSamari? Sesiphi na isiganga sakwaYuda? Asiyiyo na iYerusalem? 6Ngoko ndiya kuyenza iSamari ibe yimfumba yamanxuwa endle, indawo yokutyala izidiliya. Ndiya kuwagalela amatye ayo esihlanjeni, ndityhile iziseko zayo. 7Yonke imifanekiso yayo eqingqiweyo iya kwaphulwa, yonke imivuzo yayo itshiswe ngomlilo; zonke izithixo zayo ndiya kuzitshabalalisa. Kuba yazihlanganisa ngomvuzo wehenyukazi, yaye iya kubuyela emvuzweni wehenyukazi.
8Ngenxa yoku ndiya kwenza isijwili ndibhomboloze; ndihambe ndihluthiwe, ze. Ndibhonge njengeempungutye, ndikhala njengeenciniba. 9Kuba inxeba layo alinakuphiliswa; lide lafika nakwaYuda. Lifika esangweni labantu bam, lada lafika eYerusalem. 10Ningakuxeli eGati; ningalili nakanye. EBhete-le-afra zibhuqe eluthulini. a a v10 Amagama ezixeko kule ndinyana aluka amazwi omprofeti njengemidlalo yamagama—iBhete-le-afra ivakala ngathi yisiHebhere esithetha "indlu yothuli," ngoko abantu bayo baxelelwa ukuba babhuqe eluthulini. 11Dlulani ngendlela yenu, nina bemi baseShafire, nihamba ze ninehlazo. Abemi baseTsahanan abaphumi; isijwili saseBhete-ezele sinishiya ningenandawo yokuma. 12Kuba abemi baseMaroti balindele okulungileyo ngexhala, kuba intlekele ihle ivela kuBawo wethu yada yafika esangweni leYerusalem. 13Bophelelani amahashe enqwelweni, nina bemi baseLakishe. Yona yaba sisiqalo sesono kwintombi yaseZiyon, kuba kuwe kwafunyanwa izikreqo zikaSirayeli. 14Ngoko uya kunika izipho zokuvalelisa iMoresheti-gati; izindlu zaseAkezibhi ziya kuba yinkohliso kookumkani bakwaSirayeli. 15Kwakhona ndiya kukuzisela umoyisi, wena mmi waseMaresha; uzuko lukaSirayeli luya kufika eAdulam. 16Cheba intloko yakho, unqumle iinwele zakho ngenxa yabantwana obathandayo; yenza impandla yakho ibe njengeyexhalanga, kuba baya kumka kuwe, baye ekuthinjweni. b b v16 Intaka eboniswayo apha mhlawumbi ngusilwangangubo, owaziwa ngentloko yakhe eze, engenazintsiba—lo mfanekiso ngowempandla epheleleyo nebonakalayo.
