UMika
ISAHLUKO1
1IzwilikaJehovaelafikakuMikawaseMoreshetiemihleni kaJothamu,no-Ahazi,noHezekiya,amakhosiakwaJuda, alibonangeSamariyaneJerusalema
2Yizwanininanonkezizwe;zwana,mhlabanakhokonke okukuwo,iNkosiuJehovaibengufakazingani,iNkosi isethempelinilayoelingcwele
3Ngokubabhekani,uJehovauyaphumaendaweniyakhe, ehle,anyatheleezindawenieziphakemeyozomhlaba
4Izintabaziyakuncibilikaphansikwakhe,nezigodi ziqhekezwenjengengcinaphambikomlilo,nanjengamanzi athululwaemaweni
5KonkelokhukungenxayesiphambekosikaJakobe, nangenxayezonozendluka-Israyeli.Siyiniisiphambeko sikaJakobena?akusiyoiSamariyana?Ziyiniizindawo eziphakemeyozakwaJudana?alilonaiJerusalemana?
6NgiyakwenzaiSamariyalibeyinqumbiyasendle nanjengezitshalozesivini,ngithululeleamatshealo esigodini,ngembuleizisekelozalo
7Zonkeizithombezaloezibaziweyoziyakuchotshozwa zibeyizicucu,nayoyonkeinkokheloyaloiyakushiswa ngomlilo,futhizonkeizithombezaloezibaziweyongizenze incithakalo,ngokubalikubuthileenkokhelweniyesifebe, ziyakubuyelaenkokhelweniyesifebe
8Ngalokhongiyakukhala,ngihhewule,ngihambe nginqunu,nginqunu,ngililenjengezimpungushe,ngilile njengezikhova
9Ngokubaisilondasaloasinakuphulukiswa;ngoba selifikilekuJuda;usefikileesangwenilabantubami eJerusalema
10NingakumemezelieGati,ningakhalinakanye;endlini ka-Afirazigingqeothulini.
11DlulanininaenakhileyoeSafiri,ninqununjengehlazo; uyakwamukelakiniukumakwakhe.
12NgokubaowakhileyoeMarotiwalindelaokuhle,kepha okubikwehlakuvelakuJehovakwafikaesangweni laseJerusalema
13Bophelainqolaesilwaneniesinejubane,wena owakhileyoeLakishi,ngokubaiyisiqalosesono endodakaziniyaseSiyoni,ngokubaiziphambekozikaIsrayelizifunyenwekuwe
14NgakhouyakunikaiMoresheti-Gatiizipho;izindluzaseAkizibiziyakubangamangaemakhosiniakwa-Israyeli.
15Ngiyakulethaindlalifakuwewenaowakhileyo eMaresha;iyakufikae-Adulamuinkazimuloka-Israyeli
16Wenzeimpandla,uphuculeabantwanabakhootetemayo; khulisaimpandlayakhonjengokhozi;ngobabathunjiwe kuwe
ISAHLUKO2
1Mayekwabacebaokubi,basebenzeokubiemibhedeni yabo!ekukhanyenikokusabayakwenza,ngokuba kusemandleniesandlasabo
2Bafisaamasimu,bawadle;nezindlu,bazithathe; bacindezelaumuntunendluyakhe,umuntunefalakhe
3NgalokhoushokanjeuJehova;Bhekani,ngicebaokubi ngalomndeni,eningayikukhiphakukhoizintamozenu; futhianiyikuhambangokuzidla,ngokubalesisikhathisibi. 4Ngalolosukukuyakuphakanyiswaumfanekisongani, balileisililo,bathi:“Sichithiwenokuchithwa;isabelo sabantubamiusishintshile;yekaukuthiusisusekimi! ephambukilewahlukaniseleamasimuethu
5Ngakhoawuyikubanayeophonsaintambongenkatho ebandlenilikaJehova.
6“Ningaprofethi,bashokwabaprofethayo; 7WenaobizwangokuthiuyindlukaJakobe,umoya kaJehovaunciphilena?yizenzozakhelezi?Amazwiami awabenziyiniokuhlekohambangobuqothona?
8“Kamuvaabantubamibavukenjengesitha; 9Abesifazanebabantubaminibaxoshileezindlinizabo ezithandekayo;kubantwanababoniyisusileinkazimulo yamikuzekubephakade
10Sukumaninihambe;ngobalokhuakusikhoukuphumula kwenu,lokhukungcolisiwekuyakunichitha,yebo, ngokubhujiswaokukhulu
11Umaumuntuohambaemoyeninamanga,eqamba amanga,ethi:‘Ngiyakuprofethakuwengewayini nangophuzoolunamandla;uzakubangumprofethi walababantu.
12Ngiyakukubutha,Jakobe,wonke;ngiyakubutha nokubuthainsaliyakwa-Israyeli;ngiyakubabekandawonye njengezimvuzaseBosira,njengomhlambiphakathi kwesibayasawo,babangaumsindongenxayobuningi babantu
13Umfohliukhuphukelephambikwabo;bayafohla, badabulaisango,baphumangalo;inkosiyaboiyakudlula phambikwabo,noJehovaesekhandalabo.
ISAHLUKO3
1Ngathi:“AkenizweninazinhlokozikaJakobenani zikhuluzendluka-Israyeli;Akukhonayiniokwenuukwazi ukwahlulela?
2abazondaokuhle,bathandeokubi;enihlwithaisikhumba sabokubo,nenyamayaboemathanjeniabo;
3enidlainyamayabantubami,nihlubulekuboisikhumba; bawaphulaamathamboabo,bawaqobanjengasekhanzi nanjengenyamaphakathikwembiza
4KhonabayakukhalakuJehova,kephaakayikubaphendula; 5UshokanjeuJehovamayelananabaprofethiabenza abantubamibaduke,abalumangamazinyoabo,bamemeze, bathi:‘Ukuthula!futhilowoongafakiemilonyeniyazo, bamlungiselaimpi
6Ngakhoubusukubuyakubakini,ukuzeningabinambono; futhikuyakubamnyamakini,ukuzeningabhuli;ilanga liyoshonakubaprofethi,usukulubemnyamaphezukwabo 7Khonaababonibayakubanamahloni,nababhulibabe namahloni,bavaleizindebezabobonke;ngobakakukho impendulokaNkulunkulu
8KephaimpelangigcweleamandlangomoyakaJehova, nokwahlulela,namandla,ukuzengimemezelekuJakobe isiphambekosakhe,no-Israyeliisonosakhe
9AkenizwelokhuninazinhlokozendlukaJakobe nezikhuluzendluyakwa-Israyelieninengwayoukwahlulela, niphendukezelakonkeukulunga
10BakhaiSiyoningegazi,neJerusalemangobubi 11Izinhlokozayozahlulelangenjongoyokutholaumvuzo, nabapristibayobafundisangenjongoyenkokhelo,
nabaprofethibayobabhulangemali;akukhookubi okungasehlela.
12NgalokhongenxayenuiSiyoniliyakulinywa njengensimu,iJerusalemalibeyizinqwaba,nentabayendlu ibenjengezindawoeziphakemeyozehlathi.
ISAHLUKO4
1Kephangezinsukuzokugcinakuyokwenzekaintaba yendlukaJehovaiqinisweesiqongwenisezintaba, iphakamekunamagquma;futhiabantubayogobhozela kuyo
2Izizweeziningiziyofika,zithi:Wozanisikhuphukele entabenikaJehovanasendlinikaNkulunkulukaJakobe; uyakusifundisaizindlelazakhe,sihambeemikhondweni yakhe,ngokubaumthethouyakuphumaeSiyoni,nezwi likaJehovaeJerusalema
3Uyakwahlulelaphakathikwezizweeziningi,asoleizizwe ezinamandlaezikude;bayakukhandaizinkembazabozibe ngamakhuba,nemikhontoyaboibengocelemba;isizwe asiyikuphakamiselaisizweinkemba,zingabezisafunda ukulwa.
4Bayakuhlala,kubeyilowonalowophansikomviniwakhe naphansikomkhiwanewakhe;akakhooyakubasabisa, ngokubaumlomokaJehovaSebawotiukukhulumile.
5Ngokubabonkeabantubayakuhamba,kubeyilowo nalowongegamalikankulunkuluwakhe,thinasihambe ngegamalikaJehovauNkulunkuluwethukuzekube phakadenaphakade
6Ngalolosuku,”ushouJehova,“ngiyobuthaabaqhugayo, ngibutheoxoshiweyo,nayeengangimhluphile;
7Abaqhugayongiyakubenzainsali,abadediselwekude babeyisizweesinamandla;uJehovauyakubayinkosiphezu kwaboentabeniyaseSiyonikusukelamanjekuzekube phakade
8Nawe,mbhoshongowomhlambi,nqabayendodakazi yaseSiyoni,kuyakufikakuwe,ukubusakokuqala;umbuso uyakufikaendodakaziniyaseJerusalema 9Manjeukhalelaningokuzwakalayo?Ayikhoinkosikuwe na?Ubhubhileumelulekiwakhona?ngobaimihelo ikubambilenjengobelethayo
10Yibasezinhlungwini,ukhandlekeukuzeubelethe, ndodakaziyaseSiyoni,njengobelethayo,ngokubamanje usuyakuphumaemzini,uhlaleendle,uyeeBabele;lapho uyakukhululwa;laphouJehovauyakukuhlengaesandleni sezithazakho.
11Manjefuthiizizweeziningizikubuthanele,zithi: ‘Malingcoliswe,futhiamehloethumawaboneiSiyoni.
12KephaabayaziimicabangokaJehova,abaqondiicebo lakhe,ngokubauyakubuthelanjengezithunguesibuyeni 13Sukumaubhule,ndodakaziyaseSiyoni,ngokuba ngiyakwenzauphondolwakholubeyinsimbi,nezinselo zakhongizenzeithusi,uchobozeizizweeziningi, engcweliseinzuzoyazokuJehova,nempahlayazoeNkosini yomhlabawonke
ISAHLUKO5
1Khathesizibutheningamaviyo,ndodakaziyamaviyo; usivimbezele,bazamtshayaumahluleliwakoIsrayeli ngentongaesihlathini
2Kephawena,BetlehemaEfratha,umncanephakathi kwezinkulungwanezakwaJuda,nokhokuwena kuyakungiphumelaoyakubangumbusikwa-Israyeli; okuphumakwawokusukelaendulo,kusukelaphakade.
3Ngalokhoiyakubanikelakuzekubeyisikhathi sokubelethakohelo,insaliyabafowaboiyakubuyela kubantwanabakwa-Israyeli
4Uyakuma,alusengamandlakaJehova,ngobukhosi begamalikaJehovauNkulunkuluwakhe;bahlale,ngokuba manjeuyakubamkhulukuzekubesemikhawulweni yomhlaba
5Lomuntuuyakubangukuthula,laphoumAsiriyaengena ezwenilakithi,nalaphoenyathelaezindlinizethu zamakhosi,siyakumvuselaabelusiabayisikhombisa nezikhulueziyisishiyagalombili
6Bayochithaizwelase-Asiriyangenkemba,nezwe likaNimrodeezintubenizalo,asophulekumAsiriya,lapho efikaezwenilakithi,nalaphoenyathelaemikhawulweni yethu.
7InsalikaJakobeiyakubaphakathikwezizweeziningi njengamazoloavelakuJehova,njengezihlambietshanini, engalindelemuntu,engalindeliamadodanaabantu.
8InsalikaJakobeiyakubaphakathikwezizwephakathi kwezizweezininginjengengonyamaphakathikwezilwane zehlathi,njengebhongolengonyamaphakathi kwemihlambiyezimvu,okuthiumalidabula,linyathele phansi,liklebhule,kungekhookhululayo
9Isandlasakhosiyakuphakamaphezukwezithazakho, futhizonkeizithazakhoziyakunqunywa
10“Kuyakuthingalolosuku,”ushouJehova,“nginqume amahhashiakhophakathikwakho,ngichitheizinqola zakho;
11Ngiyakunqumaimiziyezwelakho,ngiwisezonke izinqabazakho;
12Ngiyakunqumaubuthakathiesandlenisakho;futhi awusayikubanaboabahlolaimihlola
13Ngiyakunqumaizithombezakhoezibaziweyo nezithombezakhoezimisiwephakathikwakho; awusayikukhothamelaumsebenziwezandlazakho
14Ngiyakusiphulao-Asherabakhophakathikwakho, ngichitheimiziyakho
15Ngiyakwenzaimpindiselongentukuthelo nangokufuthekaphezukwezizweezingezwanga.
ISAHLUKO6
1ZwaninimanjelokhouJehovaakushoyo;Sukaulwe phambikwezintaba,amagqumaezweizwilakho.
2Zwaninininazintaba,ukuphikisanakukaJehova,nani zisekelozomhlabaeziqinile,ngokubauJehova unokuphikisananabantubakhe,uyakumelanano-Israyeli
3Obantubami,ngenzenikinina?ngikudinisenganina? fakazangami
4NgokubangakukhuphulaezwenilaseGibithe, nganihlengaendliniyezigqila;ngathumaphambikwakho oMose,no-Aroni,noMiriyamu
5Obantubami,khumbulanimanjelokhouBalakiinkosi yakwaMowabiakucebisangakho,nalokhouBileyamu indodanakaBeyoriamphendulangakhokusukelaeShithimi kuzekufikeeGiligali;ukuzenaziukulungakukaJehova. 6NgiyakuzanganiphambikukaJehova,ngikhothame phambikukaNkulunkuluophakeme?Ngiyakufikaphambi
kwakhengineminikeloyokushiswa,namatholeanomnyaka munyena?
7UJehovauyakuthokozelaizinkulungwanezezinqama nezinkulungwaneeziyishumizemifulayamafuthana?
Ngiyakunikelangezibulolamingenxayesiphambekosami, isithelosomzimbawamingenxayesonosomphefumulo wamina?
8Ukutshengisile,muntu,okuhle;+futhiuJehovaufunani kuwengaphandlekokubawenzeukulunga+nokuthanda umusa+nokuhambanoNkulunkuluwakhongokuthobeka +na?
9IzwilikaJehovalimemezaemzini,indoda ehlakaniphileyoiyakulibonaigamalakho;yizwaniinduku noyimisile
10Isekhonayiniingceboyobubiendliniyomubi, nesilinganisoesincaneesinengekayona?
11Ngingababalangimsulwangezilinganisoezimbi,kanye lesakalezilinganisozenkohliso?
12Ngokubaabacebilebakhonabagcweleubudlova, nabakhileyokhonabakhulumaamanga,nolimilwabo luyinkohlisoemlonyeniwabo
13Ngalokhonamingiyakukwenzaugulengokukushaya, ngikwenzeincithakalongenxayezonozakho
14Uyakudla,kephaungasuthi;nokuwiswakwakho kuyakubaphakathikwakho;uyakubamba,kepha awuyikukhulula;futhilokhoozokunikelangiyokunikela enkembeni
15Uyakuhlwanyela,kephaawuyikuvuna;uyakunyathela iminqumo,ungazigcobingamafutha;newayinielimnandi, kodwaungaliphuziiwayini
16Izimisozika-Omriziyagcinwa,nazozonkeizenzo zendluka-Ahabi,nihambangamasuabo;ukuzenginenze incithakalonabakhileyokulointoencimfelwayo;ngalokho niyakuthwalaihlazolabantubami.
ISAHLUKO7
1Mayekimi!ngokubanginjengokubuthaizithelo zasehlobo,njengokukhothozakomvini;akukhohlukuzo lokudliwa;umphefumulowamiunxanelaulibo.
2Umuntuomuhleubhubhileemhlabeni,akakhooqotho phakathikwabantu;bonkebaqamekelaigazi;bazingela, kubeyilowonalowoumfowabongenetha.
3Ukuzebenzeokubingezandlazombilingobuqotho, isikhulusiyacela,nomahluleliucelaumvuzo;nomkhulu uyakhulumaisifisosakheesibi;
4Ongconokunabobonkeunjengokhula,oqothoubukhali kunothangolwameva;manjekuyakubakhonaukudideka kwabo
5Ningathembelikumngane,ningathembiumholi;gcina iminyangoyomlomowakhokolalaesifubenisakho
6Ngokubaindodanaidelelauyise,indodakaziivukela unina,umalokazanakuninazala;izithazomuntu ngamadodaendluyakhe
7NgakhongiyakubhekakuJehova;ngiyakulindela uNkulunkuluwokusindiswakwami;uNkulunkuluwami uyakungizwa.
8Ungathokozingamisithasami;laphongiwa, ngiyakuvuka;laphongihleziebumnyameni,uJehova uyakubangukukhanyakimi.
9NgiyakuthwalaukufuthekakukaJehova,ngokubangonile kuye,azeangikhulumeleindabayami,angahlulele, angikhipheleekukhanyeni,ngiboneukulungakwakhe
10Isithasamisiyakubona,sigutyungelwengamahloni ebesisithikimi:‘UphiuJehovauNkulunkuluwakho? amehloamiayakuyibona;manjeiyakunyathelwaphansi njengodakalwezitaladi
11Ngosukuokwakhiwangaloizingangezakho,ngalolo sukuisimisosiyakususwa
12Ngalolosukubayakufikakuwebevelae-Asiriya nasemiziniebiyelweyo,kusukelaenqabenikuzekufike emfuleni,kusukelaolwandlekuzekubeselwandle, kusukelaentabenikuzekufikeentabeni.
13Nokhoizweliyakubayincithakalongenxayabakhileyo kulo,ngenxayesithelosezenzozabo
14Yalusaabantubakhongentongayakho,izimvuzefa lakho,ezihlezizodwaemahlathiniphakathikweKarmeli, ziklabeeBashaninakwaGileyadinjengasezinsukwini zasendulo.
15NjengezinsukuzokuphumakwakhoezwenilaseGibithe ngiyakumbonisaizimangaliso
16Izizweziyakubona,zibenamahloningawowonke amandlaazo;
17Bayakukhothauthulinjengenyoka,baphumeemigodini yabonjengezimpethuzomhlaba,besabeuJehova uNkulunkuluwethu,besabengenxayakho
18NgubanionguNkulunkuluonjengawe,othethelelaububi, odlulaisiphambekosensaliyefalakhe,na?akagcini intukutheloyakhekuzekubephakade,ngokubaujabulela umusa
19Uyobuyeaphenduke,abenesihekithi;uyakuthobisa ububibethu;futhiuyoziphonsazonkeizonozaboekujuleni kolwandle
20UyakumnikauJakobeiqiniso,nomusaku-Abrahama, owafungakokhokhobethukusukelaezinsukwinizasendulo