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.