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.