UMikha
1 Nanti ilizwi likaJehova elafika kuMikha*+ waseMoreshethi, umbono awubonayo mayelana leSamariya leJerusalema ezinsukwini zikaJothamu+ lo-Ahazi+ loHezekhiya,+ amakhosi akoJuda:+
2 “Zwanini lonke lina bantu!
Akuthi umhlaba lakho konke okukuwo kulalelisise,
INkosi Enkulu uJehova kayifakaze ilibeka icala.+
UJehova usethempelini lakhe elingcwele.
3 Khangelani! UJehova uyasuka endaweni yakhe,
Uzakwehlela phansi anyathele izindawo eziphakemeyo zomhlaba.
4 Izintaba zizancibilika ngaphansi kwakhe,+
Lezigodi ziqhekezeke phakathi
Njengengcino efakwe emlilweni,
Lanjengamanzi athululwa eliweni.
5 Konke lokhu kubangelwe yikuhlamuka kukaJakhobe,
Kungenxa yezono zendlu ka-Israyeli.+
Kuyini okwenze uJakhobe wahlamuka?
Akusiyo Samariya yini?+
Ngubani owenza indawo eziphakemeyo zakoJuda?+
AkusiJerusalema yini?
6 ISamariya ngizayidiliza isale ingamanxiwa,
Ibe yindawo yokuhlanyela izihlahla zamagilebisi,
Amatshe ayo ngizawajikela esigodini,
Ngitshiye izisekelo zayo zisegcekeni.
7 Zonke izithombe zayo ezibaziweyo ngizaziphahlaza zibe yizicucu,+
Zonke izipho eyazithola ngobufebe bayo ngizazitshisa ngomlilo.+
Zonke izithombe zayo ngizaziphahlaza.
Ngoba yazithola ngembadalo yobufebe,
Futhi lazo zizakuba yimbadalo yezinye izifebe.”
Ngizakhala njengamakhanka,
Ngikhale njengezintshe.
Isifo sesimemetheke saze sayafika egedini labantu bami eJerusalema.+
10 “Lingakukhulumi lokhu eGathi,
Lingaqali ukukhala.
Zibhuqeni ethulini eBhethi-afira.*
11 Dlulani linqunu njalo liyangekile lina zakhamizi zeShafiri.
Izakhamizi zeZawanani kaziphumanga.
Kuzahlatshwa umkhosi eBhethi-ezeli njalo kayisoze iphinde ikusekele.
12 Izakhamizi zeMarothi bezilokhu zimelele okuhle,
Kodwa okubi kwehlele egedini leJerusalema kuvela kuJehova.
13 Bophani inqola yamabhiza lina zakhamizi zeLakhishi.+
Yini elabangela ukuthi indodakazi yaseZiyoni yenze isono,
Ngoba ukuhlamuka kwabako-Israyeli kwatholakala kuwe.+
14 Ngakho uzanika iMoreshethi-gathi izipho zokuvalelisa.
Abantu base-Akhizibi+ bawabambise ilitshe amakhosi ako-Israyeli.
15 Umnqobi ngizamletha kini+ lina zakhamizi zeMaresha.+
Inkazimulo ka-Israyeli izafika lakhonale e-Adulamu.+
16 Phucani amakhanda enu lisale lingelanwele ngenxa yabantwabenu elibathandayo.