UMalaki 1:1 Isiprofetho sezwi likaJehova ku-Israyeli ngesandla sikaMalaki. 1:2 Nginithandile, kusho uJehova. Nokho nithi: ‘Uthande ngokuthini thina? U-Esawu wayengeyena yini umfowabo kaJakobe? usho uJehova, kepha ngamthanda uJakobe, 1:3 Ngamzonda u-Esawu, futhi ngenza izintaba zakhe nefa lakhe laba yincithakalo ngenxa kaJehova amadragoni ehlane. 1:4 Nakuba u-Edomi ethi: "Simpofu, kodwa sizobuya sakhe izindawo ezingenalutho; usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uthi: Bayakwakha, kepha ngiyakuwisa; bayakubizwa ngokuthi, Umkhawulo wobubi; nokuthi: Abantu uJehova abathukuthelele kuze kube phakade. 1:5 Amehlo enu azobona, futhi niyothi: 'UJehova uyakuba mkhulu kusukela emkhawulweni wakwa-Israyeli. 1:6 Indodana ihlonipha uyise, nenceku inkosi yayo; baba, kuphi ukudunyiswa kwami? futhi uma ngiyinkosi, kuphi ukwesatshwa kwami? usho uJehova Sebawoti kini, nina bapristi, enidelela igama lami. Futhi nithi: Silidelele ngani igama lakho na? 1:7 Ninikela ngesinkwa esingcolileyo e-altare lami; nithi: 'Sithathephi.' ukungcolisile? Ngokuthi kwenu: Itafula likaJehova lidelelekile. 1:8 Futhi uma ninikela okuyimpumputhe kube umhlatshelo, akukubi na? futhi uma unikela izinyonga nezigulayo akukubi na? nikela manje kumbusi wakho; intando ethokozile ngawe, noma amukele ubuso bakho na? usho uJehova Sebawoti. 1:9 Manje, Ngiyakuncenga, ncengani uNkulunkulu ukuba abe nomusa kithi: lokhu Iyakunaka yini ubuso benu na? kusho uJehova ababungazi. 1:10 Ngubani phakathi kwenu ongavala iminyango ngeze? futhi ningabasi umlilo e-altare lami ngeze. Anginayo intokozo kini,” usho uJehova Sebawoti, “futhi angiyikwamukela umnikelo isandla sakho. 1:11 Ngoba kusukela ekuphumeni kwelanga kuze kube sekushoneni kwalo my igama liyakuba likhulu phakathi kwabezizwe; nasezindaweni zonke impepho iyakushiswa kunikelwa egameni lami nomnikelo ohlanzekile, ngokuba igama lami likhulu phakathi kwezizwe,” usho uJehova Sebawoti. 1:12 Kodwa niye niyingcolisile ngokuthi, 'Itafula leNkosi kungcolile; futhi isithelo sakho, ngisho ukudla kwakhe, kudelelekile. 1:13 Nathi futhi: 'Bheka, kukhathaza kangakanani! futhi niyihogele. usho uJehova Sebawoti; naletha okudatshuliwe, nen izinyonga, nabagulayo; nilethe kanjalo umnikelo; uma ngikwamukela lokho isandla sakho? usho uJehova. 1:14 Kepha makaqalekiswe umkhohlisi oneduna emhlambini wakhe, afunge; ngihlabele uJehova okonakeleyo, ngokuba ngiyinkosi enkulu; usho uJehova Sebawoti, negama lami liyesabeka phakathi kwezizwe.