UMika
5:1 Manje buthana ngamaviyo, O ndodakazi yamabutho, uye wavimbezela
bayakumshaya umahluleli wakwa-Israyeli ngentonga phezu kwethu
isihlathi.
5:2 Kodwa wena, Betlehema Efratha, nakuba umncane phakathi kwezinkulungwane
kwaJuda, nokho kuwena oyakuba khona uyakuphuma eze kimi
umbusi kwa-Israyeli; okuphuma kwawo kwakusukela endulo, kusukela
okuphakade.
5:3 Ngakho-ke uyobanikela, kuze kufike isikhathi lapho lowo obelethayo
wazala; insali yabafowabo iyakubuyela kubo
abantwana bakwa-Israyeli.
5:4 Futhi uyokuma futhi ondle ngamandla kaJehova, ngobukhosi
lebizo leNKOSI uNkulunkulu wakhe; bahlale, ngokuba manje usezakwenza
ube mkhulu kuze kube semikhawulweni yomhlaba.
5:5 Futhi lo muntu kuyoba ukuthula, lapho umAsiriya efika kithi
izwe: lapho enyathela ezindlini zethu zobukhosi, siyakuvusa
ngokumelene naye abelusi abayisikhombisa nezikhulu eziyisishiyagalombili.
5:6 Futhi bayochitha izwe lase-Asiriya ngenkemba, futhi izwe
uNimrode ekungeneni kwalo; kanjalo uyakusikhulula esandleni
umAsiriya, lapho engena ezweni lakithi, nalapho enyathela phakathi kwethu
imingcele.
5:7 Futhi insali kaJakobe kuyoba phakathi kwezizwe eziningi njengamazolo
okuvela kuJehova njengezihlambi phezu kotshani, ezingalindele muntu;
futhi akalindeli amadodana abantu.
5:8 Futhi insali kaJakobe kuyoba phakathi kwabezizwe phakathi
abantu abaningi njengengonyama phakathi kwezilwane zehlathi, njengebhongo lengonyama
phakathi kwemihlambi yezimvu, okuthi uma idlula, izinyathele zombili;
futhi udwengula, futhi akekho ongakhulula.
5:9 Isandla sakho siyakuphakanyiswa phezu kwabamelene nawe, naphezu kwakho konke okwakho
izitha ziyakunqunywa.
5:10 Futhi kuyokwenzeka ngalolo suku, kusho uJehova, ukuthi mina ngiyonquma
emahhashini akho ngiyakukuchitha phakathi kwakho
izinqola:
5:11 Futhi ngiyonquma imizi yezwe lakho, futhi ngiyodiliza zonke izinqaba zakho
uphethe:
5:12 Futhi ngiyokuqeda ubuthakathi esandleni sakho; futhi awuyikuba nakho
ababhuli abaningi:
5:13 Ngiyakunquma izithombe zenu ezibaziweyo kanye nezithombe zenu ezimisiwe
phakathi kwakho; awusayikukhuleka emsebenzini wakho
izandla.
5:14 Ngiyakusiphula o-Ashera bakho phakathi kwakho;
chitha imizi yakho.
5:15 Futhi ngiyokwenza impindiselo ngentukuthelo nangokufutheka phezu kwabezizwe, ezifana
abezwanga.