U-OBADIYA 1
1
Iimphorofido zaphambilini ezijamelene no-Edomu
1Isambulo saka-Obadiya Watjho nje uSomnini uZimami kumphorofidi ngo-Edomu:
“Sizwe ilizwi elibuya kuSomnini
ngombana isigijimi sathunywa ezizweni sathi,
‘Nambani sikhambeni siyokusahlela umuzi.’ ”
2Godu uSomnini wathi ngomphorofidi ku-Edomu:
“Yelela, ngizakukwehlisa isithunzi
unyazeke ezizweni.
3Ukuzazi kwakho kukurhwalile,
wena ohlala emipharwini yedwala,
wakhe umuzi wakho esiqongolweni,
wena ozitjela uthi,
‘Ngubani ongangihlakazela phasi?’
4Nanyana indlwanakho ingaba phezulu njengeyedlanga,
namkha ibe phezulu hlangana neenkwekwezi,
ngizakuhlakaza khonapho.
5“Lokha nakufika amasela ngendlini
nabagongodi ebusuku,
bathatha abakufunako kwaphela;
kodwana wena uzakuhlangulwa.
Lokha abavuni nabavuna esidiribeni
batjhiya ambalwa;
kodwana abantu bakwa-Esewu bazakukhuthuzwa koke;
6amafa wabo afihliweko azakubhenyegululwa.
7Boke abakhozi bakho bazakukghurumejela emkhawulweni;
onokuthula nabo bakurhwale bebakubinde;
onghwatha nabo bazakubekela isifu
esihlakeni sakho.”
Godu uSomnini wathi ngomphorofidi ku-Edomu:
“Akukasi kuye!
8Mhlokho mina Somnini ngizokutjhabalalisa
iinhlakaniphi kwa-Edomu
nokwazi entabeni yakwa-Esewu.”
Kutjho uSomnini.
9Temana, iintsitsirimba zakho zizakusatjiswa
kuthi woke umuntu arhayilwe
entabeni yakwa-Esewu.
Amabanga wokuhlunguphazwa kuka-Edomu
USomnini wathi: “Ngebanga lokubulala
10nelokobana ube nerawurawu
phezu komfowenu uJakopo,
uzokuba namatlhuwiso bewutjhabalaliswe isiphelani.
11Wajamela ncanye wabukela
mhlana abaqhamuki bathumba ibutho lakaJakopo,
namhlana abatjhili bafahla emasangwenakhe;
namhlana baphosa ifumbe babelana ngeJerusalema.
Wena-ke bewufana poro nabo.
12Bewungakameli ukarwe kubukela umfowenu
mhlana asematjhweni,
namkha uthabe
mhlana kurhayilwa amaJuda,
nanyana ube nomlomo omude
mhlana kunamahlungu.
13Bewungakameli ufahle emasangweni wabantu bami
mhlana bavelelwe lilitjhwa,
nanyana ukarwe kubukela ingozi kaJakopo
mhlana avelelwe lilitjhwa,
nanyana uhlangule ilifa lakhe
mhlana avelelwe lilitjhwa.
14Bewungakameli ukuqamulela abaphunyurhileko
nababaleka ngeendlela zamakhondlo ubatjhabalalise,
nanyana ubakhaphele ezitheni mhlana basemahlungwini.
15“Ngambala, ilanga lakaSomnini selitjhidele ezizweni zoke.
Lokho okwenzileko kuzakwenziwa nakuwe,
uzakubethwa ngezakho.”
Ukubuyiselwa kombuso ka-Israyeli
16“Njengombana nina bantu bakaJakopo
nirhamule ikapho yomhlonyani entabenami
ecwengileko nje;
yeke nezizwezi zoke nje zizayirhamula mndundu.
Zizakurhamula zirhubule kube ngathi
azange khezibe khona phambilini.
17“Kodwana entabeni yeZiyoni
kuzakuba nerholo lokuphephela;
intaba le izakuba ngecwengileko,
kuthi indlu kaJakopo
izuze inarha eyayilobako.
18“Indlu kaJakopo izakuba mlilo,
kuthi yakaJosefa ibe lilangabu,
kodwana yaka-Esewu yona izakuba mawunguwungu;
yeke bazayithungela ngomlilo itjhe thokgho.
Akuzokuba khona ophunyurhako
endlini ka-Esewu.”
Ngambala watjho njalo uSomnini.
19“Abantu besewula yakwaJuda
bazazithumbela iintaba zakwa-Esewu,
kuthi abasemibundwini engeTjingalanga
bazithumbele inarha yamaFilista.
Abantu bakwaJuda bona
bazazithumbela amasimu wakwa-Efrayimu
neweSamariya ngeTlhagwini.
UBhenjamini yena
azithumbele iGiliyadi ngePumalanga.
20Isiqhema sabathunjwa bakwa-Israyeli
sizokuthumba inarha yamaKanana
bekube seSerafadi ngeTlhagwini.
Abathunjwa beJerusalema baseSefaradi
bazakuthumba amadorobho angesewula.
21Abahlengi bazakukhuphukela entabeni yeZiyoni
ukuze babuse iintaba zakwa-Esewu.
Umbuso uzokuba ngowakaSomnini.”
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