UMika
6:1 Zwana manje lokho uJehova akushoyo; Sukuma, ulwe phambi kukaJehova
zintaba, amagquma ezwe izwi lakho.
6:2 Lalelani, O zintaba, ukuphikisana kukaJehova, futhi nina izisekelo eziqinile
emhlabeni, ngokuba uJehova unokuphikisana nabantu bakhe, yena
uzomelana no-Israyeli.
6:3 O bantu bami, Ngenzeni kuwe? futhi ngikhathele yikho
wena? fakaza ngami.
6:4 Ngoba ngakukhuphula ezweni laseGibhithe, futhi ngakuhlenga kusukela
indlu yezinceku; ngathuma phambi kwakho oMose, no-Aroni, noMiriyamu.
6:5 O bantu bami, khumbulani manje lokho uBalaki, inkosi yakwaMowabi, futhi yini
UBileyamu indodana kaBeyori wamphendula kusukela eShithimi kwaze kwaba seGiligali; ukuthi wena
bazi ukulunga kukaJehova.
6:6 Ngizakuya ngakho phambi kukaJehova, futhi ngiyokhothama phambi kwaphezulu
UNkulunkulu? ngiyakuza phambi kwakhe neminikelo yokushiswa, namathole omnyaka
endala?
6:7 Ingabe uJehova uyojabula ngezinkulungwane zezinqama, noma izinkulungwane eziyishumi
emifuleni yamafutha? ngiyakunikela ngezibulo lami ngenxa yesiphambeko sami
isithelo somzimba wami ngenxa yesono somphefumulo wami?
6:8 Ukubonisile, O muntu, okuhle; nokuthi uJehova ufunani
kepha ukwenza ukulunga, nokuthanda umusa, nokuhamba nawe ngokuthobeka
uNkulunkulu wakho?
6:9 Izwi likaJehova limemeza emzini, futhi umuntu ohlakaniphile uyobona
igama lakho: yizwani induku noyimisile.
6:10 Isekhona yini ingcebo yobubi endlini yomubi,
nesilinganiso esincane esinengekayo na?
6:11 Ngiyobabala abahlanzekile kanye nezilinganiso ezimbi, kanye nesikhwama se
izisindo ezinenkohliso?
6:12 Ngoba izicebi zakhona zigcwele ubudlova, kanye nabakhileyo
bakhulume amanga, nolimi lwabo luyinkohliso emlonyeni wabo.
6:13 Ngakho futhi ngiyokwenza ugule ngokukushaya, ngokukwenza
yincithakalo ngenxa yezono zakho.
6:14 Uyakudla, kodwa ungasuthi; nokuwiswa kwakho kuyakuba phakathi
phakathi kwakho; uyakubamba, kepha awuyikukhulula; futhi
lokho oyakukhulula ngiyakukunikela enkembeni.
6:15 Uyakuhlwanyela, kodwa ngeke uvune; uyakunyathela iminqumo,
kodwa ungakugcobi ngamafutha; kanye newayini elimnandi, kodwa ngeke
phuza iwayini.
6:16 Ngoba izimiso zika-Omri zigcinwa, futhi yonke imisebenzi yendlu ka-Omri
Ahabi, nihamba ngamacebo abo; ukuthi ngikwenze a
incithakalo, nabakhileyo kuyo into encimfelwayo;
thwala ihlazo labantu bami.