Obadiya 1
1
Simakadze uyawujezisa Edomu
1 Umbono wa-Obadiya: Loku ngulokwakhulunywa yiNkhosi Simakadze ngesive saka-Edomu:
Sivile livi leliphuma kuSimakadze.
Utfumele lincusa lakhe etiveni, watsi:
“Sukumani, sambe siyekulwa na-Edomu.”
2Simakadze ukhuluma ku-Edomu, utsi:
“Ngitakwenta ube ngulomncane emkhatsini wetive,
ngikwente wedzeleleke kakhulu.
3Kutigcabha kwenhlitiyo yakho kukwedukisile,
wena uhlala endlunkhulu yakho
lesemifantwini yemadvwala.
Umuti wakho usetulu etintsabeni.
Wena utitjela utsi:
‘Ngubani nje longangehlisela phansi?’
4 Nome likhaya lakho ungalakha etulu, njengelusweti,
nome ungalakha emkhatsini wetinkhanyeti,
mine ngiyawukudzilitela phansi.
5 “Kube bewungagcekezelwa ngemasela
nome-ke ungenelwe tigelekece ebusuku,
betingeke tatitapela ngekufuna kwato yini?
Kube bavuni bemagelebisi bebete kuwe
bebangete bawachulula kusale abe mbalwa yini?
Kodvwa titsa tiyakunicitsa
niphele nya.
6 Nine titukulwane ta-Esawu,
umcebo wenu lebewufihliwe sewuphangiwe.
7Bonkhe labo bewubambisene nabo bakukhohlisile,
batakuhlehlisela emnyeleni welive lakho.
Bantfu benihletisene nabo ngekuthula
nyalo sebakwehlulile.
Bangani bakho bewudla nabo
sebakwetsiyele lugibe,
badzimate bakhuluma bodvwa ngawe, batsi:
‘Kuphi-ke lokuhlakanipha kwakhe?’ ”
8Simakadze ukhuluma utsi:
“Mhlazana ngijezisa Edomu
ngiyewubhubhisa netati takhe
ngicedze konkhe kuhlakanipha kwakhe
etintsabeni taka-Esawu.
9Emabutfo akho, Themani, ayakutfutfumela,
bonkhe bantfu labaseveni letintsaba,
lekulive laka-Edomu, bayakubulawa.”
Sizatfu sekujeziswa kwa-Edomu
10 “Ngenca yebudlova bakho lobente kubomnakenu,
titukulwane taJakobe,
uyakwembeswa ngelihlazo,
ubhujiswe ingunaphakadze.
11 Mhlazane ume untontomele
ngesikhatsi bafokati batfumba umcebo wakhe,
nebetive bangena emasangweni akhe,
benta inkatho ngeJerusalema,
nawe kwakungatsi umdvumo munye nabo.
12 Bekungakafaneli umbukele phansi umnakenu,
nakavelelwe ngulokubi.
Bewungakafaneli utsakase
nangabe bakaJuda behlelwa yimbhubhiso.
Yebo, bewungakafaneli kubacoloshela
namzukwane behlelwa yinhlupheko.
13 Bewungakafaneli kungena emasangweni ebantfu bami
ngesikhatsi behlelwa sigemegeme.
Bewungakafaneli kubabukela phansi bantfu bami
ngelilanga lekuhlupheka kwabo.
Bewungakafaneli kuwuphanga umcebo webantfu bami.
14Bewungakafaneli kuma emahlanganweni emigwaco
khona utebabamba labo labaphunyulile.
Bewungakafaneli kunikela ngensali yabo
ngelilanga lekuhlupheka kwabo.”
Nkulunkulu uyakutehlulela tive
15 “Lilanga laSimakadze lekwehlulela
tonkhe tive selisondzele.
Njengobe wentile nawe Edomu
kuyakwentiwa njalo nakuwe;
tento takho tiyawuphindziselwa kuwe.
16 Njengobe nawe wanatsa indzebe yekujezisa kwami
entsabeni yami lengcwele,
netive tonkhe tiyawuyinatsa khona siphelane;
tiyawunatsa, tinatse kuze kube shangatsi
atizange setibe khona.”
Kuncoba kwa-Israyeli
17 “Kodvwa eNtsabeni iSiyoni kuyawuba nenkhululeko;
kuyawuba yindzawo lengcwele.
Umndeni wakaJakobe uyawulidla lelive lekulifa lawo.
18 Umndeni wakaJakobe uyawuba ngumlilo,
umndeni wakaJosefa ube lilangabi.
Umndeni waka-Esawu uyawuba tibi,
bayakuwokhela ngemlilo bawushise uze uphele.
Kuyawubate insali emndenini waka-Esawu.
Mine, Simakadze, sengishito.”
19Sive lesichamuka eNegevu siyawuhlala
eveni letintsaba lekungela-Edomu.
Sive lesisuka emaceleni etintsaba
siyawulitfumba live lemaFilisti.
Yebo, ema-Israyeli ayawulitsatsa
live laka-Efrayimu nelaseSamariya.
BakaBhenjamini bona bayawutsatsa lakaGileyadi.
20 Lama-Israyeli ladzingisiwe, laseKhenani,
ayawulidla lelo live,
lize liyekuma ngeSarefathi.
Labadzingisiwe bekusuka eJerusalema,
labaseSefaradi kwanyalo,
bayakuwadla emadolobha aseNegevu.
21 Emachawe aseJerusalema ayawuyincoba iNtsaba iSiyoni
alibuse lelive laka-Edomu.
Lowo mbuso uyakwenganyelwa nguSimakadze.
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