1 Ngesikhatsi kaJuda kusabusa boJothamu, na-Ahazi, naHezekiya Simakadze watfuma Mikha waseMoreshethi. Simakadze wembulela Mikha nati tintfo ngeSamariya neJerusalema:
2 Lalelani naku, nine tive nonkhe: nilalele nani mhlaba wonkhe! INkhosi Simakadze iyakunilahla ngelicala. Lalelani! Ukhuluma asethempelini lakhe.
3 Simakadze usuka endzaweni yakhe lengcwele; utakwehla ahambe eticongweni tetintsaba.
4 Letintsaba titawuncibilika ngaphansi kwetinyawo takhe; yebo, tincibilike njengemafutsa nakafakwa emlilweni. Tiyawugeletela etigodzini nasetihosheni; yebo, tigelete njengemanti ahhuhluleka aphuma eticongweni temagcuma.
5 Konkhe loku kuyakwenteka, ngobe Israyeli onile wahlubuka kuNkulunkulu. Empeleni nje ngubani lekufanele asoleke ngenca yekuhlubuka kwa-Israyeli? Vele, yiSamariya. Ngubani lonelicala lekukhonta tithico kaJuda? Vele, yiJerusalema matfupha.
6 Ngako Simakadze utsi: “ISamariya ngitayenta ibe tindzala tesikhotsa, kube yindzawo yekuhlanyela umvini. Tindlu letitindzala ngiyakutitfulula tigeletele etigodzini, kutsi tisekelo telidolobha ngitihlubule tibesebaleni.
7 Tonkhe tithico talo letiligugu ngiyakutifohlota tibe ticucu, nako konkhe lokunikwe tingwadla telithempeli kubhujiswe ngemlilo, bese kutsi tonkhe tithico letibatiwe kube libibi lesiganga. Konkhe loku iSamariya ikucokelele ngemali leyitfole ngebugwadla bayo ethempelini, ngako titsa tayo titakwetfwala tikuyise lapho kuyawubhadala bugwadla khona.”
8 Mikha wase utsi: “Ngenca yaloko ngitawukhala ngilile kuze ngikhombise kudzabuka kwami, ngitawuhamba ngcunu ngingafaki ngisho neticatfulo, ngishaye umkhulungwane njengenja, ngikhale njengesahhukulu, ngikekele njengenshi.
9 Emanceba ekushaywa nguSimakadze, ashaya iSamariya, angeke elapheke; yebo, naJuda utakwehlelwa ngulawo manceba. Kubhujiswa sekusemasangweni eJerusalema, lapho kuhlala khona bantfu bami.”
10 Titsa tetfu taseGathi ungatitjeli ngekwehlulwa kwetfu, ungatikhombisi kukhala kwakho. Bantfu, baseBhethi Leyafra, khombisani kudzabuka kwenu ngekutsi nitigicite phansi elutfulini.
11 Nine takhamiti taseShafiri, tidzingiseni nihlazekile, ningcunu. Takhamiti taseSanani tesaba kuphuma edolobheni lato. Nawuva takhamiti taseBethi Eseli tilila, uyawuvele ubone kutsi kute siphephelo lapho.
12 Takhamiti taseMarothi timele kusitakala kwato ngekulangatelela lokukhulu, ngobe Simakadze usondzete sigemegeme emasangweni aseJerusalema.
13 Nine lenihlala eLakhishi, bophelani emahhashi enu etincoleni, ngobe ngini lenaholela iSiyoni esonweni, tono ta-Israyeli takhandzakala kini.
14 Ngako, nine takhamiti takaJuda, yehlukanani nelidoloba iMoreshethi Gathi. Kute lusito lolutawutfolwa ngemakhosi aka-Israyeli edolobheni lase-Akzibi.
15 Nine-ke takhamiti taseMaresha, Simakadze utaninikela etandleni tesitsa lesitawutfumba lelidolobha lenu. Baholi labahloniphekile baka-Israyeli bayawubhaca emihumeni yase-Adulamu.
16 Takhamiti takaJuda, hhulani tinwele tenu, nililele bantfwabenu lenibatsandzako. Singani tinhloko tenu tibe tincacadvu njengemphandla, ngobe bantfwabenu batawutfunjwa.
1 Maye kulabo labacabanga imicabango lemibi, labo labatsi balele babe bangakalali bacabanga emasu ekwenta bubi! Kutsi kungasa bakwente loko bebakuhlosile, ngobe banemandla ekukwenta loko.
2 Nabafuna emasimi, bavele bawatsatse ngendlovuyangena; nabafuna tindlu, bavele batidle. Kute namunye lonemndeni lovikelekile, nome lonelutfo loluphephile.
3 Ngako Simakadze utsi: “Ngitanehlisela sehlakalo, futsi kuyawubate loyawuphepha kuso. Niyawutikhandza senisekhatsi elubishini, lapho ningaseyiwuhamba ngekutigabatisa lokungaka.
4 Mhlazana kufika leso sikhatsi, tive tiyawubekiselana ngalendzaba yenu yesehlakalo, tiyawuhlabela ingoma ngelusizi lwesehlakalo lesiyawube sinehlele, titsi: ‘Sibhujisiwe sacedvwa, Simakadze ulitsetse live letfu, walinika labo labasitfumbile.’ ”
5 Ngako-ke nasesifikile sikhatsi sekutsi live libuyiselwe esiveni saNkulunkulu, kute namunye wenu loyawuba nesabelo kulo.
6 Lesive saphrofetha kimi, satsi: “Ungasiphrofethi, ungasishumayeli ngaloko. Nkulunkulu angeke asihlazise.
7 Ucabanga kutsi sive saka-Israyeli singaphansi kwesicalekiso yini? Kungabe Nkulunkulu sewulahlekelwe kubeketela kwakhe yini? Angayenta kambe intfo lenje? “Akakhulumi kahle yini kulabo labenta lokuhle?”
8 Simakadze waphendvula watsi: “Itolo loku sive sami sisukume phansi njengesitsa. Nihlubula tembatfo letinhle tebunjinga kulabo labendlulako, banganaki njengemabutfo labuya emphini.
9 Nicosha bafati besive sami emakhaya abo labawatsandzako, nemuke nebantfwababo tibusiso tami taphakadze.
10 Sukumani nihambe, lena akusiyo indzawo lapho ningabalekela khona, ngobe ingcolile; lendzawo itawubhujiswa ngelulaka lolukhulu.
11 Lesive sifuna luhlobo lwebaphrofethi labaphrofetha emanga nenkhohliso, batsi: ‘Ngiphrofetha kutsi liwayini netjwala kuyawuba ngimifula yenu yekunatsa.’
12 “Kodvwa ngiyakunibutsela ndzawonye, nonkhe nine sive saka-Israyeli lenisasele. Ngiyawunibutsela nonkhe ndzawonye njengetimvu tibuyela esibayeni sato; nanjengelidlelo leligcwele timvu, live lenu lisetawubuye ligcwale bantfu labanyenti.”
13 Nkulunkulu uyawubavulela indlela yabo, abuye abahole abakhiphe ekutfunjweni kwabo. Bayawufohla, baphume emasangweni elidolobha bahambe bakhululekile. INkhosi yabo, Simakadze cobo lwakhe, uyawubahambela embili abakhiphe.
1 Lalelani, nine baholi baka-Israyeli! Bekufanele ngabe ninakekela kutsi esiveni sakini konkhe kwentiwe ngendlela lefanele;
2 kodvwa esikhundleni saloko nitondza kulunga, nitsandze lokubi. Nihlinza bantfu bami, nihlube inyama yabo ematsanjeni abo.
3 Nidla inyama yemitimba yesive sami, nihlube inyama yaso ematsanjeni aso nihlahlele ematsambo aso, nicobe inyama yemitimba yabo njengenyama icotjelwa kufakwa ebhodweni.
4 Siyeta sikhatsi lapho nitawukhala khona kuSimakadze, kodvwa angeke aniphendvule. Angeke ayilalele imithandazo yenu, ngobe nente lokubi kuye.
5 Sive sami sedukiswa baphrofethi labetsembisa kuthula kulabo lababapha imali, kantsi labo labangabadizeli babetsembisa babasongele ngemphi. Kulabo baphrofethi Simakadze utsi:
6 “Baphrofethi, sekusele kancane kuniphelele; yebo, selinishonele lilanga. Njengobe naku nedukisa sive sami, ningeke niphindze nibe netiphrofetho temibono, futsi ningeke nikwati kukubona lokutako kusengakefiki.”
7 Labo lababona lokutako kusengakefiki bayawuhlazeka bative badliwa ngemahloni ngenca yekwehluleka kwabo. Bayawujabha, ngobe Nkulunkulu angasabaphendvuli.
8 Kepha mine, Simakadze ungigcwalisa ngaMoya nangemandla akhe, anginike luvelo lwekwenta tintfo ngekulunga, anginike nesibindzi sekutjela Israyeli lapho one khona nekutsi tono takhe ngutiphi.
9 Lalelani la kimi, nine babusi baka-Israyeli, nine lenitondza kuvikela lokulungile bese niguculela lokuhle kube kubi.
10 Nine nakha iJerusalema, likhaya laNkulunkulu, etikwesisekelo sekubulala kanye nekwenta tintfo ngekungalungi.
11 Babusi balamadolobha bawabusa ngekudizelwa, kanjalo nebaphristi bayatsengwa kuze bachaze bahumushe nemtsetfo, nebaphrofethi imibono netembulo tabo batichaza ngekudizelwa; noko basajinge bachoshe ngekutsi Simakadze unabo, batsi: “Kute lokutasehlela, ngobe Simakadze unatsi.”
12 Ngako-ke ngenca yenu, iSiyoni iyawulinywa njengensimi, iJerusalema iyakuba yincumbi yencitsakalo, intsaba yelithempeli ibe lihlatsi.
1 Ngemalanga ekugcina intsaba yelithempeli laSimakadze iyawucina, ibe ngulephakeme kwendlula tonkhe tintsaba; iyawuphakanyiswa ibe ngetulu kwemagcuma, tive letinyenti tiyawubekelela tiye kuyo tingasakhawuli.
2 Tive letinyenti tiyawufika titsi: “Wotani, senyukele entsabeni yaSimakadze, endlini yaNkulunkulu waJakobe. Utasifundzisa tindlela takhe, khona sitewuhamba emikhondvweni yakhe. Ngobe umtsetfo uyawuphuma eSiyoni, livi laSimakadze liphume eJerusalema.”
3 Uyakwehlulela emkhatsini wetive, acatulule imibango yetive letinemandla, edvute nakhashane. Tona-ke tiyawukhandza tinkemba tato, titente tibe ngemakhuba, tikhali tato tibe tikelo tekutsena tihlala. Sive singeke sihlasele lesinye ngenkemba, futsi tive tingeke tisaceceshelwa kulwa imphi.
4 Bonkhe bantfu bayawuhlala ngekuthula ngulowo nalowo esivinini sakhe nasemikhiweni yakhe, kubete lobesabisako. Loku kwetsenjiswe nguSimakadze, longuSomandla.
5 Tonkhe tive tikhonta tihloniphe bonkulunkulu bato, kodvwa tsine siyawukhonta Simakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu phakadze naphakadze.
6 Simakadze utsi: “Sikhatsi siyeta, mhlazane ngiyawubutsela ndzawonye sive lengasijezisa, bona labo lababuva buhlungu ekutfunjweni.
7 Bantfu balesive batishosha kantsi bakhashane nemakhaya abo, kodvwa ngiyawukwenta sicalo lesisha ngensali yabo, babe sive lesinemandla. Ngiyawuba yiNkhosi yabo eSiyoni kuze kube phakadze naphakadze.”
8 Nawe Jerusalema, njengobe bewuyinqaba yekulondvolota umhlambi wakho, wena ntsaba yaseSiyoni uyawuphindza futsi ube yinhlokodolobha yalowo mbuso, lowawuvele ungiyo.
9 Nikhalelani kakhulu kangaka? Yini nikhale nijilajile njengemfati aphetfwe ngumhelo? Kungobe anisenayo yini inkhosi, nebaholi benu sebafile yini?
10 Shumpani nibubule, bantfu baseJerusalema, nilingise umfati aphetfwe ngumhelo nasatawubeleka, ngobe nyalo senitawuphuma ekhaya niyewuhlala etigangeni. Nitakuya eBhabhulona; noko lapho niyawusindziswa, Simakadze uyakunephula etitseni tenu.
11 Tive letinyenti setibutsanele kuhlasela nine. Titsi: “IJerusalema imelwe kutsi ibhujiswe. Sitawubona tibondza taseSiyoni setibhidlitiwe!”
12 Kodvwa letive atati kutsi yini lesengcondvweni yaSimakadze. Atiwacondzi emasu akhe, futsi atiboni nekutsi tibutselwe ndzawonye, khona titewujeziswa kahle, tibhujiswe njengekubhulwa kwemabele labutselwe ndzawonye, abutsaniselwa kubhulwa.
13 Simakadze utsi: “Sive saseJerusalema, hambani nijezise titsa tenu, nitibhule njengemabele! Ngiyakunenta nibe nemandla njengenkunzi lenetimphondvo letiyinsimbi ibe nemasondvo elitfusi. Niyawucotfula tive letinyenti, bese kutsi umcebo letatiwutfole ngendluzula niwuletse kimi, mine Simakadze, iNkhosi yemhlaba wonkhe.”
1 Bantfu baseJerusalema, butsanani ndzawonye! Sesivinjetelwe! Sebahlasela umholi waka-Israyeli!
2 Simakadze utsi: “Betlehema Efratha, nome ungulomunye wemiti lemincane yakaJuda, kodvwa ngiyawuveta kuwe umbusi loyawubusa sive saka-Israyeli. Lusendvo lwakhe luyawusukela kulolo lwaluvele lukhona kwasekucaleni.”
3 Ngako Simakadze lesive sakhe uyawusiyekelela etitseni taso, kuze kufike sikhatsi sekutalwa kwendvodzana. Kuyawutsi bonkhe bakubo, labayawube basakatekile batfumbeka, bahlanganiselwe ndzawonye babe sive sinye.
4 Nakefika lowo mbusi, uyawubelusa ngemandla aSimakadze, yebo, uyawubaphatsa ngebukhosi baSimakadze longuNkulunkulu wakhe. Sive sakhe siyawuphila ngekuphepha, ngobe bantfu bemhlaba bayawumatisa badvumise bukhulu bakhe.
5 Uyawuba kuthula kwaso. Ngesikhatsi ema-Asiriya avimbetela live letfu afohla tinqaba tetfu, tsine, ma-Israyeli, siyawutfumela baholi betfu labanemandla kakhulu bayekulwa nawo.
6 Bayakuyehlula bayincobe i-Asiriya, lekulive laNimrodi; yebo, bayakuyibusa ngemkhonto. Ngalendlela siyakuphephiswa kuma-Asiriya, nakahlasela live letfu.
7 Ema-Israyeli layawusindza ayawufanana nematolo lahlumelelisako latfunyelwe nguSimakadze etiveni letinyenti, afanane nemvula lenetsa lokumilako. Ayawuncika kuNkulunkulu, hhayi kumuntfu.
8 Insali yema-Israyeli iyakubasemkhatsini wetive letinyenti, ifanane nelibhubesi lelitingela ehlatsini noma edlelweni: Lisuka lingene emkhatsini wetimvu, litisukele litidzabudzabule ticucwana, litsemba lato lekusindza lingabikho.
9 Israyeli, titsa takho uyakutiphakamisela sandla utincobe, bonkhe labakutondzako bayawubhujiswa.
10 Simakadze utsi: “Ngaleso sikhatsi ngiyakubulala emahhashi akho, ngibhubhise tincola nemahhashi ato.
11 Ngiyawubhubhisa emadolobha elive lakho, ngidzilite tonkhe tinqaba takho.
12 Ngiyakuyicitsa yonkhe imilingo yakho loyisebentisako, ngikushiye ute netangoma.
13 Ngiyawubhidlita tithico takho kanye netinsika tato tematje langcwele. Ungeke uphindze utikhonte letintfo letibatwe nguwe matfupha.
14 Ngiyawudzephuna tonkhe tinsika tesithicokati lesingu-Ashera eveni lakho, ngibhidlite emadolobha akho.
15 Ngekutfukutsela kwami lokukhulu ngiyakutenanela etiveni tonkhe letingazange tingilalele.”
1 Lalelani kutsi Simakadze umbeka cala lini Israyeli: “Sukuma, Simakadze, usho licala lombeka lona Israyeli. Tintsaba nemagcuma akakuve kutsi utsini, akabe bofakazi.
2 Nine tintsaba, nani tisekelo taphakadze temhlaba lalelani licala lelibekwa nguSimakadze! Simakadze ubeka sive sakhe licala. Utsi sive sakhe, lesingu-Israyeli, sinelicala.”
3 Simakadze utsi: “Sive sami, ngenteni kini? Nginetfwese mtfwalo muni? Ngiphendvuleni.
4 Nganikhipha eGibhithe; nganikhipha ebugcilini, ngatfumela boMosi na-Aroni, naMiriyamu kutsi banihole.
5 Sive sami, khumbulani inkhosi Bhalaki waseMowabi kutsi abefuna kwentani kini; nikhumbule nekutsi Bhalamu, umsa waBheyori, wamphendvula kanjani. Khumbulani konkhe lokwanehlela endleleni nisuka emathendeni aseShithimu niya eGilgali. Khumbulani yonkhe imisebenti yaSimakadze, khona-ke nitabe seniyabona kutsi ngatihlupha kanganani kuze nginisindzise.”
6 Ngiyawuletsani mine kuSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wemazulu, nangitemkhonta? Ngiyawuletsa emazinyane lamnyaka munye abe ngumnikelo wekushiswa kuye yini?
7 Kungabe Simakadze uyawujabula yini, nangimletsela tinkhulungwane tetimvu nome imifula lengancamuki yemafutsa emncumo? Ngifanele yini kunikela kuye ngelitubulo lami, lekusitselo semtimba wami, kutsi libe yinhlawulo yetono tami?
8 Cha, Simakadze usitjelile lokungukona kukuhle. Lakufunako kitsi ngunaku: Ufuna sente kulunga, siphatsane ngemusa, siphilele Nkulunkulu ngentfobeko.
9 Kuhlakanipha kumesaba Simakadze. Uyamemeta edolobheni utsi: “Lalelani nine bantfu lenibutsana edolobheni!
10 Etindlini talababi kugcwele umcebo labawutfola ngebubi. Basebentisa tikali ngebucili, lekunguyonantfo lengiyitondzako.
11 “Ngingabatsetselela kanjani bantfu labasebentisa tikali ngebucili netisindvo letiphambene nemtsetfo?
12 “Bantfu bakini labatinjinga baphanga laba labamphofu, nani nonkhe ningulabacalemanga nalabakhohlisanako.
13 Manje sengicalile kunigulisa nginibhubhise ngenca yekona kwenu.
14 Niyawudla kudla, kodvwa ningesutsi; empeleni, niyawuchubeka nilambe. Niyawutibekela tivuno, kodvwa aniyiwukhona konga. Konkhe lenikongako ngiyawukucedza ngemphi.
15 “Niyawuhlanyela, kodvwa aniyiwuvuna. Niyawuhluta emafutsa etitselweni tawo, kodvwa aniyikuwasebentisa. Niyawuphisa liwayini, kodvwa ningalinatsi.
16 Loko kuyakwenteka, ngobe nilandzele imikhuba lemibi yenkhosi Omri nendvodzana yakhe Ahabi. Nichubeke nalandzela imitsetfo yabo, ngaloko-ke ngiyawunibhubhisa; bonkhe bantfu bayawunibukela phansi. Bantfu yonkhe indzawo bayawunedzelela ngendzelelo.”
1 Kute litsemba! Mine ngifanana nemuntfu lolambile lotfole tihlahla tite titselo nemagelebisi kute emvinini. Onkhe emagelebisi kanye nemakhiwa lamnandzi bawakhe bawacedza.
2 Kute nome munye umuntfu lowetsembekile losasele eveni, kute losetsembekile kuNkulunkulu. Wonkhe umuntfu ufunana nematfuba ekubulala. Wonkhe umuntfu utingelana newakubo.
3 Bonkhe batingcweti ekwenteni lokubi. Tiphatsimandla nebehluleli bacela kudizelwa. Umuntfu lomkhulu uvele atjele labantfu loko lakufunako, bese babopha lisu.
4 Ngisho labancono babo nalabetsembeke kakhulu kunabo bonkhe abanamsebenti, bafana nelukhula. Selifikile lilanga lapho Nkulunkulu ayakujezisa bantfu, njengobe vele abebacwayisile ngebalindzi bakhe lababaphrofethi. Kwamanje sebadzidzekile.
5 Ungamkholwa makhelwane wakho, nome-ke ungametsembi umnganakho. Uwabale emavi akho lowakhulumako, ngisho nakumkakho lomtsandzako imbala.
6 Kuletikhatsi emadvodzana aphatsa boyise njengetilima, nemadvodzakati aphindzilitana nabonina, bese kutsi bomakoti baphambane naboninatala; yebo, titsa temuntfu bantfu bemndeni wakhe.
7 Kodvwa mine ngitakwetsembela kuSimakadze, ngilindzele Nkulunkulu ngesibindzi, ngobe nguye lotangiphephisa. Nkulunkulu wami utangiva.
8 Titsa tetfu kute letingasicoloshela ngako. Nome sesiwile, sitawuvuka futsi. Nome sesisebumnyameni kwanyalo, kodvwa Simakadze utawuba kukhanya kwetfu.
9 Sonile kuSimakadze, ngako nyalo kufanele kutfukutsela kwakhe sikubeketelele kwesikhashana. Kodvwa ekugcineni uyawusivikela, acondzise loko lokubi lokwentiwe kitsi. Uyawusiletsa asifake ekukhanyeni; yebo, siyawuphila, simbone asisindzisa.
10 Titsa tetfu tiyawutsi tingakubona loko tidliwe ngemahloni; tona leto titsa letake taba liphela endlebeni ngekusibuta titsi: “Uphi loSimakadze longuNkulunkulu wenu?” Siyawutibona setehluliwe tapitjitwa phansi, sincane seludzaka lwendlela.
11 Nine bantfu baseJerusalema siyeta sikhatsi sekwakha kabusha tibondza telidolobha. Ngaleso sikhatsi live lakini liyawukwandziswa.
12 Bantfu bakini bayawubuya, baphuma yonkhe indzawo; e-Asiriya emphumalanga, eGibhithe eningizimu, etifundzeni teYufrathe, nasetilwandle letikhashane, nasetintsabeni letikhashane.
13 Umhlaba uyawuba lugwadvule ngenca yebubi balabo bantfu labahlala kuwo.
14 Simakadze, bani ngumelusi wesive sakho losikhetsile. Nome bantfu bakho bahlala babodvwa ehlane, kodvwa batungeletwe live lelivundzile. Abasukume batondle emadlelweni laneluhlata lolunyenti, eBhashani nakaGileyadi, njengobe babenta kadzenidzeni.
15 Sentele timangaliso, Simakadze, njengobe wenta emalangeni ekusikhipha kwakho eGibhithe.
16 Tive tiyawukubona loku, bese tiyagongonyeka, ngobe beticabanga kutsi tinemandla onkhe. Tiyawuvala imilomo yato, timbonye netindlebe tato ngenca yekujabha.
17 Tiyawuhuma phansi elutfulini njengetinyoka; tiyawuphuma etinqabeni tato titfutfumela ngenca yekwesaba. Ngekwesaba tiyawugucukela kuSimakadze longuNkulunkulu wetfu.
18 Kute nkulunkulu lofana nawe, Simakadze; wena utsetselela tono tensali yakho lesele ekubhujisweni. Awuhlali utfukutsele siphelane, kodvwa ujabulela kusikhombisa umusa wakho.
19 Uyawuphindze ube nemusa futsi kitsi. Tono tetfu utatigcobagcoba ngetinyawo utigcumukisele tishone ekujuleni kwelwandle!
20 Kwetsembeka nemusa wakho utakukhombisa sive sakho lekutitukulwane ta-Abrahama naJakobe, njengobe wetsembisa ngekufunga kubokhokho betfu endvulo.