UBawo wethu uthumela uMalusi evela eBhetelehem
Umlawuli uvela eBhetelehem, encinane phakathi kwezizwe zakwaYuda, omvelaphi wakhe usuka kumandulo; uya kualusa umhlambi ngamandla kaYise, aze ngokwakhe abe luxolo lwabo. Okuseleyo kukucocwa, apho amahashe, iinqwelo zokulwa, iinqaba, imilingo, nemifanekiso eqingqiweyo konke kunqunyulwa.
5 1Hlanganisa imikhosi yakho, ntombi yemikhosi! Kumiswe ungqingo nxamnye nathi. Bambetha ngentonga umgwebi wakwaSirayeli esidleleni. a a v1 'Intombi yemikhosi' yindlela yobungcwele yesiHebhere yokubiza abantu abangamagorha — apha, mhlawumbi yiYerusalem okanye uYuda. 2Kodwa wena, Bhetelehem Efrata, nangona umncinane phakathi kwezizwe zakwaYuda, kuwe kuya kuphuma lowo woba ngumlawuli kwaSirayeli, omvelaphi wakhe usuka kumandulo, kususela kwemihla engunaphakade. b b v2 Ababingeleli abaziintloko bakhankanya le ndinyana kuHerode njengendawo yokuzalelwa koMesiya; ibhekisa kuYesu, owazalelwa eBhetelehem, uMlawuli omvelaphi wakhe ufinyelela emva kunaphakade. 3Ngenxa yoko uya kubayekela de kufike ixesha apho umfazi onenimba abe ezele; wandule ke abaseleyo kubazalwana bakhe babuyele ebantwini bakwaSirayeli. 4Woma ke aluse umhlambi wakhe ngamandla kaBawo wethu, ngobungangamsha begama likaYise. Baya kuhlala bekholosile, kuba ngoku woba mkhulu ukuya ekupheleni komhlaba. 5Yena ngokwakhe woba luxolo lwethu. Xa uAsiriya engena ezweni lethu, anyathele iinqaba zethu, soyivusela khona abalusi abasixhenxe neenkokeli zabantu ezisibhozo. 6Baya kwalusa ngekrele ilizwe laseAsiriya, nelizwe likaNimrodi emasangweni alo. Umlawuli ke woyihlangula kuAsiriya xa ingena ezweni lethu, inyathele emideni yethu.
Amasalela abuyiselwa ahlanjululwe
7Aya kuthi ke amasalela akwaYakobi phakathi kwezizwe ezininzi abe njengombethe ovela kuBawo wethu, njengemikhumezelo phezu kotyani, engalindi mntu, engazila-zila ngenxa yabantwana babantu. 8Aya kuhlala ke amasalela akwaYakobi phakathi kweentlanga, erhawulwe zizizwe ezininzi—njengengonyama phakathi kweenyamakazi zehlathi, njengengonyama entsha ehamba phakathi kwemihlambi yezimvu, ethi, xa igqitha, inyathele idlavule, kungabikho namnye unokuhlangula. 9Sophakanyiswa isandla sakho phezu kwababandezeli bakho, ziphele zonke iintshaba zakho.
10Kuya kuthi ngaloo mini, utsho uBawo wethu, ndiwanqumle amahashe akho phakathi kwakho, ndizitshabalalise iinqwelo zakho zokulwa. 11Ndiya kuyinqumla imizi yelizwe lakho, ndizidilize zonke iinqaba zakho. 12Ndiya kubunqumla ubugqwirha esandleni sakho, ungabi saba namatola. 13Ndiya kuyinqumla imifanekiso yakho eqingqiweyo nezimiso zakho zamatye phakathi kwakho, ungabi sabuqubuda emsebenzini wezandla zakho. 14Ndiya kubanyothula ooAshera bakho phakathi kwakho, ndiyidilize imizi yakho. c c v14 OoAshera yayizinto zomthi ezazimiswa ukunqula uthixokazi wamaKanan; uBawo wethu uyazisusa ukuze abantu bakhe bamnqule yedwa. 15Ndithi ke ngomsindo nangobushushu ndiwohlwaye amazwe angathobelanga.
