Swati - The Book of the Prophet Obadiah

Obadiya SEHLUKO 1 1 Umbono wa-Obadiya. Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze mayelana ne-Edomu. Sivile umlayeto lophuma kuSimakadze, nelitfunywa litfunyelwe etiveni, litsi: “Sukumani, asiyewulwa nalo.” 2 Buka la, ngikwente waba mncane emkhatsini wetive, wedzeleleke kakhulu. 3 Kutigcabha kwenhlitiyo yakho kukudukisile, Wena lohlala emifantfwini yemadvwala, indzawo yakho lephakeme; lotsi enhlitiyweni yakhe utsi: “Ngubani lotangihlisela phansi emhlabatsini?” 4 Nome ungatiphakamisa njengelusweti, nome ungakha sidleke sakho emkhatsini wetinkhanyeti, ngitakwehlisa lapho,” kusho Simakadze. 5 Kube emasela eta kuwe, nebaphangi ebusuku, (wena ucotfulwe kanjani!) Bebangeke yini bebe baze besutse? nangabe bavuni bemagelebisi bebeta lapha kuwe, bebangeke yini bashiye lamanye emagelebisi?” 6 Tintfo ta-Esawu tiphenyiswe kanjani! tintfo takhe letifihlekile tifunwa njani! 7 Onkhe emadvodza elicembu lakho akuyise kwaze kwaba ngumncele, emadvodza labenekuthula nawe akukhohlisile, akuncobile; labo labadla kudla kwakho babeke silondza ngephansi kwakho, kute kucondza kuye. 8 Simakadze utsi: “Ngalelo langa ngingeke yini ngibabhubhise bantfu labahlakaniphile baka-Edomu, nebantfu labahlakaniphile basetintsabeni taka-Esawu? 9 Emachawe akho, wena Themani, ayawutfutfumela, kuze kube ngulapho wonkhe umuntfu wasetintsabeni taka-Esawu abhujiswa. 10 Ngenca yebudlova lobente kuJakobe umnakenu, lihlazo liyakusibekela, ucotfulwe phakadze naphakadze. 11 Ngelilanga lapho wema ngakulolunye luhlangotsi, ngelilanga bantfu bekuhamba batfumba emabutfo akhe, nebantfu bekuhamba bangena emasangweni ayo, benta inkatho ngeJerusalema, wena waba njengalomunye wabo. 12 Kodvwa wena bekungakafaneli ulibuke lilanga lemnakenu ngelilanga laba sihambi ngalo; futsi bekungakafaneli kutsi ujabule ngebantfu bakaJuda ngelilanga lekubhujiswa kwabo; futsi bekungakafaneli kutsi ukhulume ngekutigcabha ngelilanga lekuhlupheka. 13 Bewungakafaneli kutsi ungene esangweni lebantfu bami ngelilanga lenhlekelele yabo; yebo, bekungakafaneli kutsi ubuke kuhlupheka kwabo ngelilanga lenhlekelele yabo, nome ubeke tandla etimphahleni tabo ngelilanga lenhlekelele yabo; 14 Futsi bekungakafaneli kutsi ume esiphambanweni semigwaco, ubulale labo labaphunyulile bakhe; futsi bekungakafaneli kutsi ubanikele labo bakhe labasele ngelilanga lekuhlupheka. 15 Ngobe lilanga laSimakadze selisondzele etikwato tonkhe tive, njengobe wena wenta, kuyakwentiwa nakuwe, umvuzo wakho uyawubuyela etikwenhloko yakho. 16 Ngobe njengobe nanatsa entsabeni yami lengcwele, kanjalo-ke tonkhe tive tiyawuhlale tinatsa, yebo, tiyawunatsa tigwinye, tibe shengatsi atizange tibe khona. 17 Kodvwa eNtsabeni iSiyoni kuyawuba khona labasindzisiwe, Kuyawuba nebungcwele; indlu yaJakobe iyawutsatsa timphahla tayo. 18 Indlu yaJakobe iyawuba ngumlilo, indlu yaJosefa ibe lilangabi, indlu ya-Esawu ibe ngetinhlanga, futsi tiyawuvutsa kuto tibacedze. kute ngisho namunye loyawusala endlini yaka-Esawu; ngobe Simakadze ukhulumile.” 19 Bantfu baseningizimu bayawudla live letintsaba taka-Esawu; emaFilisti asetsafeni ayawudla emave aka-Efrayimu newakaSamariya, bese kutsi bakaBhenjamini badle iGileyadi. 20 Lelibutfo lema-Israyeli lelitfunjiwe litawutsatsa live lemaKhenani kuze kuyewufika eSarefathi. + futsi bantfu baseJerusalema labatfunjiwe labaseSefaradi batawudla emadolobha langaseningizimu. 21 Basindzisi bayawukhuphukela eNtsabeni iSiyoni kute behlulele bantfu labahlala entsabeni yakaEsawu. umbuso uyawuba waSimakadze.