UMowabi noJuda Babizelwa Ekhaya
Izahlulelo zizungeza zisuka kwaMowabi nakwaJuda zize zifike ku-Israyeli uqobo, futhi icala licacile: ukuthengisa olungileyo ngesiliva nompofu ngezimbadada, ukunyathela abampofu, ukuthulisa abaprofethi. UBaba wethu ubala lokho abanika khona, bese ethi uzobachoboza.
2 1Yilokhu uBaba wethu akushoyo: Ngenxa yezono ezintathu zakwaMowabi, nangenxa yezine, ngeke ngikuguqule—washisa amathambo enkosi yakwa-Edomi aze aba ngumcako. 2Ngakho ngiyakuthumela umlilo kwaMowabi, uyakuqeda izinqaba zaseKheriyoti; uMowabi uyakufa phakathi kwesiphithiphithi, kukhona ukumemeza nomsindo wophondo. 3Ngiyakunquma umbusi asuke phakathi kwayo, ngibulale zonke izikhulu zayo kanye naye, kusho uBaba wethu.
4Yilokhu uBaba wethu akushoyo: Ngenxa yezono ezintathu zakwaJuda, nangenxa yezine, ngeke ngikuguqule—balahla umyalo kaBaba wethu, abayigcina imithetho yakhe, amanga abo abadukisa, wona lawo manga okhokho babo ababewalandela. 5Ngakho ngiyakuthumela umlilo kwaJuda, uyakuqeda izinqaba zaseJerusalema.
Ukwahlulela kukaBaba wethu kuma-Israyeli
6Yilokhu uBaba wethu akushoyo: Ngenxa yezono ezintathu zakwa-Israyeli, nezine, ngeke ngibuye emuva—bathengisa olungileyo ngesiliva, nompofu ngepeya lezicathulo. 7Banyathela amakhanda abampofu bawafake othulini lomhlaba, baphushe abahluphekayo basuke endleleni. Umuntu noyise baya entombini eyodwa, bengcolisa igama lami elingcwele. 8Belula imizimba yabo eceleni kwawo onke ama-altare phezu kwezingubo ezathathwa njengesibambiso, nasendlini kaNkulunkulu wabo baphuza iwayini labo ababahlawulisile. 9Kodwa yimina engabhubhisa umAmori phambi kwabo, omude njengemisedari futhi oqine njengama-okhi; ngabhubhisa izithelo zakhe ngenhla nezimpande zakhe ngezansi. 10Futhi yimina enganikhuphula ezweni laseGibhithe nganihola iminyaka engamashumi amane ehlane, ukuze nidle ifa lezwe lomAmori. 11Ngavusa abanye bamadodana enu baba ngabaprofethi, nabanye bezinsizwa zenu baba ngabaNaziri. Akunjalo yini, bantu bakwa-Israyeli? kusho uBaba wethu. a a v11 AbaNaziri kwakungama-Israyeli ayenza isithembiso esikhethekile sokuzinikela kuNkulunkulu, ezila iwayini nokugunda izinwele zawo (bheka uNumeri 6). 12Kodwa naphuzisa abaNaziri iwayini, nayala abaprofethi, nathi: “Ningaprofethi.” 13Bhekani, ngiyakunicindezela endaweni yenu, njengenqola egcwele izithungu icindezela umhlaba ongaphansi kwayo. 14Noma onejubane akayikuphunyuka, onamandla akayikubambelela emandleni akhe, neqhawe aliyikusindisa ukuphila kwalo. 15Umcibisheli akayikuma aqine, onejubane akayikuphunyuka, nogibele ihhashi akayikusindisa ukuphila kwakhe. 16Ngisho neqhawe elinesibindi kunawo wonke amaqhawe liyakubaleka linqunu ngalolo suku, kusho uBaba wethu.
