UMika 4:1 Kodwa ngezinsuku zokugcina kuyakuthi intaba ye indlu kaJehova iyakumiswa esiqongweni sezintaba, futhi iyakuphakanyiswa ngaphezu kwamagquma; futhi abantu bayogobhozela kuyo. 4:2 Futhi izizwe eziningi ziyofika, futhi bathi: Wozani, sikhuphukele entabeni entabeni kaJehova nasendlini kaNkulunkulu kaJakobe; futhi uzokwenza sifundise izindlela zakhe, khona siyakuhamba emikhondweni yakhe, ngokuba umthetho uyakukwenza phumani eSiyoni, nezwi likaJehova eJerusalema. 4:3 Futhi uyokwahlulela phakathi kwabantu abaningi, futhi akhuze izizwe ezinamandla kude icishiwe; bayakukhanda izinkemba zabo zibe ngamakhuba, nemikhonto yabo isizwe asiyikuphakamisela isizwe inkemba; futhi abasayikuyifunda impi. 4:4 Kodwa bayakuhlala, kube yilowo nalowo phansi komvini wakhe naphansi komkhiwane wakhe; futhi akakho oyakubasabisa, ngokuba umlomo kaJehova Sebawoti ulobolile wayikhuluma. 4:5 Ngoba bonke abantu bayohamba, kube yilowo nalowo ngegama likankulunkulu wakhe, futhi thina hambani ngegama likaJehova uNkulunkulu wethu kuze kube phakade naphakade. 4:6 “Ngalolo suku,” usho uJehova, “ngiyobutha lowo oqhugayo, futhi mina ngiyakubutha oxoshiweyo, naye engimhluphile; 4:7 Futhi ngiyokwenza ukuthi lowo oqhugayo abe insali, futhi lowo olahliwe kude isizwe esinamandla; uJehova uyakubusa phezu kwabo entabeni yaseSiyoni kusukela manje, yebo kuze kube phakade. 4:8 Nawe, Mbhoshongo womhlambi, nqaba yendodakazi yaseSiyoni, Kuyakufika kuwe, umbuso wokuqala; umbuso uyakufika endodakazini yaseJerusalema. 4:9 Manje kungani ukhala ngokuzwakalayo? Ayikho inkosi kuwe na? owakho ufile umeluleki? ngoba imihelo ikubambile njengobelethayo. 4:10 Yiba sezinhlungwini, futhi ukhandle ukuze uveze, O ndodakazi yaseSiyoni, njengowesifazane usezinhlungwini, ngokuba manje uyakuphuma emzini, futhi uyakuphuma hlala endle, uye eBabele; uzakuba lapho khululwe; lapho uJehova uyakukuhlenga esandleni sakho izitha. 4:11 Manje futhi izizwe eziningi zibuthana ngokumelene nawe, abathi: 'Myeke singcolile, amehlo ethu mawabuke iSiyoni. 4:12 Kodwa abayazi imicabango kaJehova, futhi abaqondi eyakhe isiluleko, ngokuba uyakubuthela njengezithungu esibuyeni. 4:13 Vuka ubhule, ndodakazi yaseSiyoni, ngokuba ngiyakwenza uphondo lwakho insimbi, ngiyakwenza izinselo zakho zibe yithusi, uchoboze abaningi abantu; ngiyakungcwelisa inzuzo yabo kuJehova nakuzo okuyigugu eNkosini yomhlaba wonke.