uObhadiya
1:1 Umbono kaObhadiya. Itsho iNkosi uYehova ngokusingisele kuEdom; Si
Weva udaba oluvela kuYehova, kwathunyelwa umthunywa phakathi kwenu
sukani nime, sisukele phezulu kuyo, silwe.
1:2 Yabonani, ndikwenze wamncinane ezintlangeni, umkhulu
kudeliwe.
1:3 Ukukhukhumala kwentliziyo yakho kukulukuhlile, wena uhleli ezweni.
ezimfanteni zengxondorha, indawo yokuhlala iphezulu; Lowo uthi entliziyweni yakhe,
Ngubani na oya kundihlisela emhlabeni?
1:4 Ukuba uthe wakhela phezulu njengexhalanga, Wayimisa indlu yakho;
phakathi kweenkwenkwezi, ndokuhlisa nalapho; utsho uYehova.
1:5 Ukuba amasela ebethe eza kuwe, ukuba amanyangaza ebethe eza ebusuku, hayi, ukunqunyulwa kwam!
ngebengeba bade banele? ukuba ngabavuni beediliya
Beza kuwe, babengayi kushiya zidiliya na?
1:6 Hayi, ukuphengululeka kwezinto zakwaEsawu! zinjani izinto zakhe ezifihliweyo
kukhangelwe!
1:7 Onke amadoda anqophisene nawe akufikise emdeni;
abantu ababenoxolo nawe bakukhohlisile, bakweyisile
ngakuwe; abadla isonka sakho babeke inxeba phantsi kwakho;
akukho ukuqonda kuye.
1:8 Andiyi kuthi na ngaloo mini, utsho uYehova, ndizitshabalalise izilumko?
kwaEdom, neengqondo eziphuma ezintabeni zakwaEsawu?
1:9 Aya kuqhiphuka umbilini amagorha akho, Teman, kude kube yimini yonke
enye yeentaba zakwaEsawu iya kunqunyulwa ngokubulawa.
1:10 Ngenxa yokumgonyamela kwakho umninawa wakho uYakobi, kuya kukugubungela ukudana, udane
uya kunqunyulwa ngonaphakade.
1:11 Ngemini owabumi ngayo kwelinye icala, ngemini yokumisa kwakho
abasemzini bathimba imikhosi yakhe, nabasemzini bangena
amasango akhe, bayenzela amaqashiso iYerusalem: nawe wawunjengomnye wawo.
1:12 Akufanelanga uyikhangele imini yomzalwana wakho;
ukuba waba ngowasemzini; ubungafanelanga ukuba uvuye ngawe
oonyana bakaYuda ngemini yentshabalalo yabo; kwaye akufanelekanga
Uthethe ngekratshi ngemini yembandezelo.
1:13 Bekungafanelanga ungene esangweni labantu bam ngemini
intlekele yabo; ewe, ubungafanelanga ukhangele iintsizi zabo
ngemini yeshwangusha labo, abazibekanga isandla ebutyebini babo
imini yeshwangusha labo;
1:14 Musa ukuma ekwahlukaneni kweendlela, ukuze unqumle abo bakubo
owabasindileyo; ubungafanelanga unikele ngabo
owabaseleyo ngemini yembandezelo.
1:15 Ngokuba isondele imini kaYehova kuzo zonke iintlanga, njengoko wenze ngako.
kuya kwenzeka kuwe oko; okwenzileyo kuya kubuyela entlokweni yakho.
1:16 Njengoko nisele ngako entabeni yam engcwele, ziya kwenjenjalo zonke iintlanga
Baya kuhlala besela, baya kusela, baginye;
baya kuba njengabangabangakho.
1:17 Ke, entabeni yeZiyon kuya kubakho okusindileyo, kube yingcwele;
indlu kaYakobi izihluthe iindawo eyazihluthwayo.
1:18 Indlu kaYakobi iya kuba ngumlilo, nendlu kaYosefu ibe lilangatye.
indlu kaEsawu ibe ziindiza, batshise phakathi kwabo, batshise
ziqwenge; akuyi kubakho masalela endlu kaEsawu;
ngokuba uYehova uthethile.
1:19 Abakwelasezantsi bozithimba iintaba zakwaEsawu; kunye nabo
bawahlube amaFilisti, bawahluthe amasimi akwaEfrayim
Amasimi akwaSamari; uBhenjamin wohlutha eGiliyadi.
1:20 Ke abathinjwa balo mkhosi woonyana bakaSirayeli baya kubahlutha
eyamaKanan, yesa eTsarefathi; kunye nokuthinjwa kwe
IYerusalem eseSefaradi yohlutha imizi yelasezantsi.
1:21 Konyuka abasindisi entabeni yeZiyon, ukuze bazigwebe iintaba zakwaEsawu; kwaye
ubukumkani buya kuba bobukaYehova.