Mikha

5 “Kwanjesi uyazisika,

Wena ndodakazi esahlelwako,

Sivinjezelwe.+

 2 Wena Bhetlehema Efrata,+

Umncani khulu bona ungaba hlangana neenkoro zakwaJuda,

Kuwe kuzokuphuma ozokuba mbusi wami kwa-Israyeli,+

Loyo isithomo sakhe sisukela eenkhathini zekadeni.

 3 Nje-ke uZimu uzobalahla

Bekube kulapho umfazi obelethako abeletha.

 4 Uzokusikima begodu aluse abantu bakhe ngamandla kaJehova,+

Ngobukhulu begama lakaJehova uZimakhe.

Begodu bazokuhlala bavikelekile,+

Ngombana nje ubukhulu bakhe buzokufika emikhawulweni yephasi.+

 6 Bazokwalusa inarha ye-Asiriya ngesabula,+

Nenarha kaNimrodi+ ebungenweni bayo.

Uzosisindisa kumAsiriya,+

Lokha nakasahlela inarhethu.

 7 Abaseleko bakaJakopo bazokuba hlangana nabantu abanengi

Njengombethe ovela kuJehova,

Njengezulu elinela iintjalo

Elingathembeli emuntwini

Namkha lilinde amadodana wabantu.

 8 Abaseleko bakaJakopo bazokuba hlangana neentjhaba,

Hlangana nabantu abanengi,

Njengebhubezi hlangana neembandana,

Njengebhubezi elincani hlangana nemihlambi yezimvu,

Lizokudlula, lizigadange, lizirathule zibe ziintokana

Akakho namunye ozozisindisa.

 9 Uzokuhlula amanabakho,

Begodu woke amanabakho azokutjhatjalaliswa.

10 UJehova uthi, “Mhlokho,

Ngizokubulala iinjomani zakho ngitjhabalalise neenkarana zakho.

11 Ngizokutjhabalalisa amadorobho wenarhenakho

Ngigirize zoke iindawo zakho ezivikelekileko.

12 Ngizokuqeda ubuloyi bakho,

Begodu akunamuntu owenza imilingo ozokuhlala hlangana nawe.+

13 Ngizokutjhabalalisa iinthombe zakho ezibaziweko neensika zakho,

Begodu angeze usakhothamela izinto ozenzileko.+

14 Uneengodo ezicwengileko,* ngizoziruthula+

Begodu ngitjhabalalise amadorobhakho.

15 Ngizozibuyiselela ngisilingekile

Eentjhabeni ezingakhenge zingilalele.”