UMika 1:1 Ilizwi likaYehova elafika kuMika waseMoreshete, ngemihla kaMika UYotam, noAhazi, noHezekiya, ookumkani bakwaYuda, awakubonayo oko eSamariya neYerusalem. 1:2 Yivani, nonke zizwe; bazani indlebe, hlabathi nenzaliseko yalo; ingqina iNkosi uYehova ngani, uYehova etempileni yayo engcwele. 1:3 Kuba, yabona, uYehova uyaphuma endaweni yakhe, eya kuhla; unyathele phezu kwemimango yehlabathi. 1:4 Iintaba ziya kunyibilika phantsi kwakhe, nezihlambo ziya kunyibilika yacandeka, njengomthwebeba phambi komlilo, nanjengamanzi aphalazwayo; indawo engumnqantsa. 1:5 Konke oko kungenxa yesikreqo sikaYakobi, nangenxa yezono zikaYehova indlu kaSirayeli. Luyintoni na ukreqo lukaYakobi? AyingokwaSamari na? Ziyintoni na iziganga zakwaYuda? AsiyoYerusalem na? 1:6 Ngoko ke ndolenza elakwaSamari libe yimfumba yamatye esisimi, libe yimfumba yezityalo; owesidiliya, ndiwaphose amatye awo emfuleni; ndizityhile iziseko zayo. 1:7 Yonke imifanekiso yayo eqingqiweyo iya kutyunyuzwa, nezinto zayo zonke iqeshelo layo lotshiswa ngomlilo, nezigodo zayo zonke Ndiya kuphanzisa; ngokuba wayibutha elutsheqweni lwehenyukazi, wathi ziya kubuyela elutsheqweni lwehenyukazi. 1:8 Ngako oko ndiya kumbambazela, ndibhomboloze; ndiya kuhamba ndihlunyulwe, ndishiywe ndize; yenza isijwili njengeempungutye, ulile njengenciniba. 1:9 Kuba amanxeba alo akanakunyangwa; ngokuba lifike kwaYuda; ufikile ke isango labantu bam, ukuya eYerusalem. 1:10 Musani ukukuxela eGati, musani ukulila nokulila; endlwini ka-Afra. Ziqengqeleke eluthulini. 1:11 Dlula, mmi waseSafire, uneentloni, uzé; abemi baseTsahanan abaphumanga baphume basile, ngesijwili saseBhetetsele; yena ukuma kwakhe uya kwamkela kuni. 1:12 Kuba abemi baseMaroti bathembela kokulungileyo, kweza ububi Wehla uvela kuYehova, wesa esangweni leYerusalem. 1:13 Bophani inqwelo yokulwa, bemi baseLakishe; kukuqala kwesono kwintombi enguZiyon; zifunyenwe kuwe izikreqo zakwaSirayeli. 1:14 Ngako oko uya kuyinika iMoreshete yaseGati inqakwe: izindlu ze UAkezibhi uya kuba ngumxoki kookumkani bakwaSirayeli. 1:15 Ndisaya kuyizisa indlalifa kuni, bemi baseMaresha; yizani eAdulam abazukileyo bakwaSirayeli. 1:16 Cheba impandla, uziguye ngenxa yoonyana bakho abathandekayo; khulisa eyakho ukucheba njengenkozi; ngokuba bathinjiwe kuwe.