UMikha 7

7 ¹Maye, ngihlupheke kangaka! Nginjengomuntu obutha izithelo zasehlobo, njengokhotha esivinini emva kokuvuna: alikho ihlukuzo lokudla, nokhiwane lokuqala engilulangazelelayo.

²Abathembekileyo sebenyamalele ezweni, akekho oqotho phakathi kwabantu; bonke bacathamela igazi, yilowo nalowo uzingela umfowabo ngenetha. ³Izandla zabo zinekhono ekwenzeni okubi: isikhulu sibiza isifumbathiso, umahluleli wamukela umvuzo wesikhohlakalo, nabanamandla bakhuluma lokho abakufunayo—kanjalo-ke bonke benzelana uzungu. ⁴Ongcono kunabo bonke unjengameva, oqotho kakhulu mubi kunothango lwameva. Usuku abalindi bakho abaxwayisa ngalo, usuku lokwahlulelwa kwakho, selufikile; manje ukudideka kwabo sekuseduze. ⁵Ungamethembi umakhelwane; ungabeki ithemba kumngane oseduze nawe; qaphela lokho okushoyo ngisho nakulowo olala ezingalweni zakho. ⁶Ngokuba indodana iyamedelela uyise ngokumeyisa, indodakazi ivukela unina, umakoti avukele uninazala; izitha zomuntu ngabantu bendlu yakhe. ^a a v6 UJesu wawucaphuna lo mbhalo lapho exwayisa ukuthi ukumlandela kwakuyohlukanisa ngisho nemindeni (Matewu 10:35-36).

⁷Kodwa mina, ngiyakulindela uBaba wethu; ngiyakulinda uBaba ongisindisayo; uBaba wami uyakungizwa. ⁸Ungangijabuleli, sitha sami! Noma ngiwile, ngiyakuvuka; noma ngihlezi ebumnyameni, uBaba wethu uyakuba ngukukhanya kwami.

⁹Ngiyakuthwala ulaka lukaBaba wethu, ngokuba ngonile kuye, kuze kube yilapho ethetha icala lami engenzela ubulungiswa. Uyakungikhiphela ekukhanyeni, ngiyakubona ukungilungisisa kwakhe. ¹⁰Khona isitha sami siyakukubona bese sembozwa ngamahloni, yena owathi kimi: “Uphi uSimakade uNkulunkulu wakho?” Amehlo ami ayakusibuka; manje siyakunyathelwa phansi njengodaka lwezitaladi.

¹¹Luyakufika usuku lokwakha kabusha izindonga zakho, usuku lapho imingcele yakho iyakwandiswa iye kude ibe banzi. ¹²Ngalolo suku bayakuza kuwe bevela e-Asiriya nasemizini yaseGibhithe, besuka eGibhithe baye eMfuleni, besuka olwandle baye olwandle, nasentabeni baye entabeni. ^b b v12 ‘UMfula’ usho i-Ewufrathe, umfula omkhulu waseMesophothamiya yasendulo. ¹³Kodwa umhlaba uyakuba yincithakalo ngenxa yalabo abahlala kuwo, njengesithelo sezenzo zabo.

Isihawu SikaBaba Wethu Sihlala Kuze Kube Phakade

¹⁴Alusa abantu bakho ngenduku yakho, umhlambi wefa lakho, ohlala wodwa ehlathini phakathi kwedlelo elivundile. Mawudle eBashani naseGileyadi njengasezinsukwini zasendulo.

¹⁵Njengasezinsukwini lapho waphuma khona ezweni laseGibhithe, ngiyakubakhombisa izimangaliso.

¹⁶Izizwe ziyakubona zibe namahloni ngawo wonke amandla azo; ziyakubeka izandla zazo emilonyeni yazo, nezindlebe zazo ziyakuba yizithulu. ¹⁷Ziyakukhotha uthuli njengenyoka, njengezilwanyana ezihuquzela emhlabathini. Ziyakuphuma zithuthumela ezinqabeni zazo; ziyakuphendukela kuBaba wethu zithuthumela, ziyakukwesaba.

¹⁸Ngubani onjengaye uBaba wethu, othethelela isono adlule phezu kokuhlubuka kwensali yefa lakhe? Akalugcini ulaka lwakhe kuze kube phakade, ngokuba inhliziyo yakhe ithokoza othandweni lwesivumelwano. ^c c v18 Igama elithi Mika lisho ukuthi “Ngubani onjengoSimakade?” — umprofethi uqeda incwadi yakhe ngokuphendula igama lakhe: akekho othethelelayo njengoBaba wethu. ¹⁹Uyakubuye abe nesihawu kithi; uyakunyathela ububi bethu phansi. Uyakuphonsa zonke izono zethu ekujuleni kolwandle. ²⁰Uyakuba qotho kuJakobe ubonise uthando lwesivumelwano ku-Abrahama, njengokufunga kwakho kobaba bethu endulo.