UMika
6:1 Khanive akuthethayo uYehova; Suk' ume, ubambene phambi koYehova
zintaba, iinduli zilive ilizwi lakho.
6:2 Yivani, zintaba, ukubambana kukaYehova, nani ziseko zomeleleyo
ngokuba uYehova ubambene nabantu bakhe, yena ke
uya kubambana noSirayeli.
6:3 Bantu bam, ndenze ntoni na kuni? ndidiniwe yintoni?
wena? ngqinani ngam.
6:4 Ngokuba ndaninyusa ezweni laseYiputa, ndanikhulula ngentlawulelo;
indlu yabakhonzi; ndathuma phambi kwenu ooMoses, noAron, noMiriyam.
6:5 Bantu bam, khanikhumbule ukucebisa kukaBhalaki ukumkani wakwaMowabhi, nento ayithethayo
Wamphendula uBhileham unyana kaBhehore, ethabathela eShitim, wesa eGiligali; ukuba wena
mababazi ubulungisa bukaYehova.
6:6 Ndiya kumkhawulela uYehova ndinantoni, ndiqubude elunyangweni;
UThixo? Ndiya kumkhawulela ndinamadini anyukayo, namathole amnyaka mnye
indala?
6:7 UYehova uya kukholiswa na ngamawaka eenkunzi zeegusha, nangamawaka alishumi?
yemilambo yeoli? ndiya kunikela owam owamazibulo ngenxa yokunxaxha kwam, o
Isiqhamo somzimba wam ngenxa yesono somphefumlo wam?
6:8 Uxelelwe, mntundini, okulungileyo; abize ntoni na uYehova
kodwa ukwenza okusesikweni, nokuthanda inceba, nokuhamba nawe ngokuthozamileyo
uThixo wakho?
6:9 Izwi likaYehova libhekisa kuwo umzi ukukhala, obona ubulumko
yivani intonga, noyiyalelayo.
6:10 Busekho na ubuncwane bokungendawo endlwini yongendawo?
nomlinganiselo omncinane, ulizothe?
6:11 Ndiya kuthi bahlambulukile, kunye nezikali zokungendawo, kunye nengxowa yemali?
iintsimbi ezinenkohliso?
6:12 Ngokuba izityebi zakhona zizele lugonyamelo, nabemi bakhona
Bathethé ubuxoki, nolwimi lwabo lunenkohliso emlonyeni wabo.
6:13 nam ke ndiya kukwenza ube buhlungu ngokukubetha kwakho, ndikwenze ube buhlungu
uphanzisiwe ngenxa yezono zakho.
6:14 Uya kudla, ungahluthi; nokuwiswa kwakho kuya kuba phakathi
phakathi kwakho; uya kubambelela, ungahlanguli; kwaye
oko ukunikeleyo ndiya kukunikela ekreleni.
6:15 Wena uya kuhlwayela, ungavuni; uya kuxovula iminquma;
kodwa akuyi kukuthambisa ngeoli; newayini enencasa, kodwa aniyi kuyenza
sela iwayini.
6:16 Bagcinwa imimiselo kaOmri, nayo yonke imisebenzi yendlu kaOmri
Ahabhi, nihambe ngamacebo abo; ukuba ndikwenze a
yinkangala, nabemi bayo benze umsondlo;
kuthwala ukungcikiveka kwabantu bam.