Obadiya 1:1 Umbono ka-Obadiya. Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova ngo-Edomi; Sine wezwa umbiko ovela kuJehova, kwathunywa inxusa phakathi kwezizwe sukani, sivukele ukulwa nalo. 1:2 Bheka, Ngikwenze waba mncane phakathi kwabezizwe, umkhulu kakhulu edelelekile. 1:3 Ukuzidla kwenhliziyo yakho kukukhohlisile, wena ohlala ezweni. imifantu yamadwala, indawo yawo yokuhlala iphakeme; othi enhliziyweni yakhe: Ngubani oyakungehlisela phansi na? 1:4 Noma uziphakamisa njengokhozi, noma ubeka isidleke sakho phakathi kwezinkanyezi ngiyakukwehlisa lapho,” usho uJehova. 1:5 Uma amasela efika kuwe, uma abaphangi ebusuku, (yeka wena ukunqunywa!) ngabe bebengebe baze banele na? uma abavuni bamagilebhisi Beza kuwe, bebengayikushiya izithelo zomvini na? 1:6 Yeka ukuthi izinto zika-Esawu zihlolisiswa kanjani! zinjani izinto zakhe ezifihliwe kufunwa! 1:7 Onke amadoda esivumelwano sakho akusondeze emngceleni abantu ababenokuthula nawe bakukhohlisile, banqoba ngokumelene nawe; abadla isinkwa sakho babeke inxeba phansi kwakho. akukho ukuqonda kuye. 1:8 Angiyikuthi ngalolo suku, usho uJehova, ngibhubhise abahlakaniphileyo kwa-Edomi, nokuqonda entabeni yakwa-Esawu na? 1:9 Futhi amadoda akho anamandla, O Themani, bayokwethuka, kuze kube sekupheleni enye yezintaba zakwa-Esawu inganqunywa ngokuhlatshwa. 1:10 Ngenxa yobudlwangudlwangu bakho kumfowenu uJakobe, ihlazo liyakusibekela, futhi uyakunqunywa kuze kube phakade. 1:11 Ngosuku owama ngakolunye uhlangothi, ngosuku lapho ithempeli izihambi bathumba amabutho akhe, futhi abezizwe bangena amasango akhe, benza inkatho ngeJerusalema, nawe wawunjengomunye wabo. 1:12 Kodwa bekungafanele ubheke usuku lomfowenu emini ukuthi waba umfokazi; futhi bekungafanele ujabule ngawe abantwana bakwaJuda ngosuku lokuchithwa kwabo; futhi akufanele ukhulume ngokuzidla ngosuku losizi. 1:13 Bekungafanele ungene esangweni labantu bami ngosuku luka inhlekelele yabo; yebo, ubungafanele ukubheka ukuhlupheka kwabo ngosuku lwesigemegeme sabo, kababekanga isandla empahleni yabo usuku lwenhlekelele yabo; 1:14 Futhi bekungafanele ume empambana-mgwaqo, ukuze unqume labo of owakhe owaphunyuka; futhi ubungafanele unikele ezazo owasalayo ngosuku lokuhlupheka. 1:15 Ngokuba usuku lukaJehova luseduze phezu kwazo zonke izizwe. kuyakwenzeka kuwe; umvuzo wakho uyakuba phezu kwekhanda lakho. 1:16 Ngoba njengoba niphuzile entabeni yami engcwele, kanjalo bonke abezizwe Bayakuphuza njalo, yebo, bayakuphuza, bagwinye; futhi bayoba sengathi abazange babe khona. 1:17 Kodwa entabeni yaseSiyoni kuyoba ukukhululwa, futhi kuyoba ngcwele; indlu kaJakobe iyakudla ifa layo. 1:18 Indlu kaJakobe iyakuba ngumlilo, nendlu kaJosefa ibe yilangabi. indlu ka-Esawu ibe ngamabibi, futhi bayovutha phakathi kwabo, futhi zishwabadele; akuyikubakho noyedwa owasala endlini ka-Esawu; ngoba uJehova ukukhulumile. 1:19 Abaseningizimu bayakudla ifa lentaba yakwa-Esawu; futhi aba amaFilisti, adle ifa lezwe lakwa-Efrayimi Amasimu aseSamariya, uBenjamini adle ifa lakwaGileyadi. 1:20 Futhi ukuthunjwa kwaleli butho labantwana bakwa-Israyeli bayodla ifa eyamaKhanani kwaze kwaba seSarefati; kanye nokuthunjwa kwe IJerusalema eliseSefaradi liyodla ifa lemizi yaseningizimu. 1:21 Futhi abasindisi bayokhuphukela entabeni yaseSiyoni, ukuze bahlulele intaba ka-Esawu; futhi umbuso uyakuba ngokaJehova.