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.