UMikha
Intaba yendlu kaJehova+
Izamiswa iqine phezu kweziqongo zezintaba,
Izaphakanyiswa yedlule amaqaqa,
Abantu bazathululeka besiya kuyo.+
2 Izizwe ezinengi zizahamba zithi:
“Wozani siqanse entabeni kaJehova,
Siye endlini kaNkulunkulu kaJakhobe.+
Uzasifundisa izindlela zakhe,
Njalo sizahamba ezindleleni zakhe.”
Umthetho* uzavela eZiyoni,
Lelizwi likaJehova liphume eJerusalema.
3 Uzakwahlulela phakathi kwezizwe ezinengi+
Alungise izinto* ukuze ancede izizwe ezilamandla ezikhatshana kakhulu.
Zizakhanda izinkemba zazo zibe yizikali zamakhuba okulima,
Lemikhonto yazo ibe zingqamu zokuthena izihlahla.+
Akulasizwe esizaphakamisela esinye inkemba,
Njalo azisoze ziphinde zifundele ukulwa impi.+
4 Wonke umuntu uzahlala ngaphansi kwesihlahla sakhe samagilebisi+ langaphansi kwesihlahla sakhe somkhiwa,
Kakho ngitsho loyedwa ozabenza besabe,+
Ngoba uJehova wamabutho usekhulumile.*
5 Isizwe ngasinye sizahamba ngebizo likankulunkulu waso,
Kodwa thina sizahamba ngebizo likaJehova uNkulunkulu wethu+ kuze kube nini lanini.
6 “Ngalolosuku,” kutsho uJehova,
“Ngizaqoqa bonke abaqhulayo,
Ngibuthanise ndawonye bonke abahlakazekileyo,+
Kanye lalabo engabehlisela usizi.
7 Ngizakwenza kube leqembu labaseleyo phakathi kwabaqhulayo,+
Labaxotshelwe khatshana ngizabenza babe yisizwe esilamandla,+
UJehova uzakuba yinkosi yabo entabeni iZiyoni,
Kusukela khathesi kuze kube nini lanini.
8 Kodwa kuwe nqaba yokuvikela umhlambi,
Wena ntaba yendodakazi yaseZiyoni,+
Ubukhosi basekuqaleni buyeza kuwe,+
Umbuso wendodakazi yaseJerusalema.+
9 Kungani uhlaba umkhosi?
Kawulayo yini inkosi?
Umeluleki wakho usetshabalele yini
Uze ube sebuhlungwini obungaka njengowesifazana obelethayo?+
10 Awu ndodakazi yaseZiyoni, janquka ububule
Njengowesifazana obelethayo,
Ngoba khathesi uzasuka edolobheni uyehlala egangeni.
Uzahamba uze uyefika eBhabhiloni,+
Njalo kulapho ozahlengwa khona,+
Yikho lapho uJehova azakuthenga khona akususe esandleni sezitha zakho.+
11 Izizwe ezinengi zizabuthana zikuhlasele,
Zizakuthi, ‘Kangcoliswe,
Lamehlo ethu kawakubone lokho kusenzakala eZiyoni.’
12 Kodwa kaziyazi imicabango kaJehova,
Azikuzwisisi lokho akuhlosileyo,
Uzazibuthanisa njengenqumbi yamabele asanda kufakwa esizeni.*
13 Sukuma ubhule amabele wena ndodakazi yaseZiyoni,+
Ngoba ngizatshintsha impondo zakho zibe yinsimbi,
Lamasondo akho abe yikhopha,
Njalo uzachoboza abantu abanengi.+
Inzuzo yabo abayithole ngokungathembeki uzayinikela kuJehova,
Lenotho yabo uzayinika iNkosi yomhlaba wonke.”+