OBADIYA
1 Umbono ka-Obadiya:*
Nakhu iKosi ePhakemeko uJehova ekutjhoko malungana nabakwa-Edomu:+
“Sizwe umbiko ovela kuJehova,
Kuthunyelwe isithunywa hlangana neentjhaba sathi:
‘Asizilungiseleleni ipi ngokujamelene nebakwa-Edomu.’”+
2 “Qala! Ngikwenze wanyazeka hlangana neentjhaba;
Uyanyenywa.+
3 Ukuzikhukhumeza kwehliziywakho kukukhohlisile,+
Wena ohlala edwaleni elisithekileko,
Uhlala esiqongolweni, uthi ehliziywenakho,
‘Ngubani ongangiphosela phasi?’
4 Ngitjho nanyana indawakho ingaba phezulu njengekhozi,*
Namkha indawakho ibe hlangana neenkwekwezi,
Ngizokuhlisa khonapho,” kutjho uJehova.
5 “Nakufika amasela kuwe, kufika abadlelezeli ebusuku,
Bebangekhe na bathathe kwaphela abakufunako?
Namkha thana kufike ababutheleli bamadiribe,
Bebangekhe na batjhiye amanye bona aburujwe?+
Kodwana wena uzokutjhatjalaliswa manabakho!*
6 Athethe koke okungekwaka-Esewu.
Akhenge atjhiye litho emabulungelwenakhe wamagugu!
7 Akuqothe enarhenawo.
Boke abenze isivumelwano nawe bakukhohlisile.
Abantu abanokuthula nawe bakuhlulile.
Abantu abadla uburotho nawe bazokuthiya ngenede,
Kodwana angekhe uyibone.”
8 UJehova uthi, “Ngelangelo,
Ngizokutjhabalalisa abahlakaniphileko kwa-Edomu+
Ngizokutjhabalalisa nabanelemuko esifundeni seentaba saka-Esewu.
9 Iingorho zakho zizokusaba+ Temani,+
Ngombana omunye nomunye wazo esifundeni seentaba saka-Esewu uzokutjhatjalaliswa.+
10 Ngebanga lenturhu eyenzeke kumfowenu uJakopo,+
Uzokuhlaziseka khulu,+
Uzokutjhabalala ngokungapheliko.+
11 Ngelanga owajamela ngalo eqadi,
Ngelanga abantu abangaziwako abathumba ngalo ibutho lakhe,+
Lokha abantu abavela kwenye inarha nabangena esangweni lakhe benza ifumbe+ eJerusalema,
Wenza njengabo.
12 Bekungakafuzi ubukele okwehlela umfowenu ngelanga lehlekelele aqalana nayo,+
Bekungakafuzi uthabe nawubona abantu bakwaJuda ngelanga abatjhabalala ngalo,+
Bekungakafuzi ukhulume ngokuzikhukhumeza ngelanga lamatshwenyekwabo.
13 Bekungakafuzi uze esangweni labantu bami ngelanga lamatshwenyekwabo,+
Bekungakafuzi ubukele ihlekelelakhe ngelanga lamatshwenyekwakhe,
Bekungakafuzi uthathe umnothwakhe ngelanga lamatshwenyekwakhe.+
14 Bekungakafuzi ujame eendleleni bona urhayile abaphunyurhileko bakamfowenu,+
Bekungakafuzi unikele abasindileko bakamfowenu emanabeni.+
15 Ngombana ilanga lakaJehova elizokujamelana nazo zoke iintjhaba liseduze.+
Njengombana wenza, kuzokwenziwa okufanako nakuwe.+
Ngendlela ophathe ngayo abanye nawe uzokuphathwa njalo.
16 Ngendlela osele ngayo entabenami ecwengileko,
Zoke iintjhaba zizokuhlala zisela kiyo.+
Zizokusela ziminye ikapho yelaka lakaZimu,
Kuzokuba ngasuthi akhenge zibe khona.
18 Iinzukulwana zakaJakopo zizokuba mlilo,
Iinzukulwana zakaJosefa zibe malangabi,
Iinzukulwana zaka-Esewu zizokuba njengeengojwana;
Bazozitjhisa baziqede,
Akekho ozokusinda eenzukulwaneni zaka-Esewu,+
Ngombana uJehova ukhulumile.
Bazokuhlala esimini yakwa-Efrayimu nesimini yeSamariya,+
UBhenjamini uzokuhlala eGiliyadi.
20 Malungana nabantu abadingiselwe endaweni evikelekileko,+
Abantu bakwa-Israyeli bazokuhlala enarheni yamaKanana ukuyokufika eTsarifathi.+
Abadingisiweko beJerusalema ebebaseSerafadi bazokuhlala emadorobheni weNegebhi.+
21 Abasindileko bazokukhuphukela eNtabeni yeZiyoni
Kutjho ukuthi “iNceku kaJehova.”
Namkha kungenzeka “uphaphela phezulu.”
Namkha kungenzeka “Kunengi kangangani ebebazokutjhabalalisa?”
NgesiHebheru, “Indlu kaJakopo.”