h46:21, 50:27,31

Jeremiah 49:7-8

Ilizwi ngeEdoma

7Mayelana leEdoma, a itsho njalo iNkosi yamabandla: Kakuselanhlakanipho yini b eThemani? c Icebo liphelile yini kwabaqedisisayo? d Inhlakanipho yabo isinyamalele yini? 8Balekani, e buyelani emuva, hlalani endaweni ejulileyo, f bahlali beDedani; g ngoba ngizakwehlisela inhlupheko kaEsawu phezu kwakhe, isikhathi sokumhambela kwami. h

Joel 3:19

19IGibhithe izakuba lunxiwa i, leEdoma ibe j yinkangala elunxiwa k, ngenxa yodlakela olumelene labantwana bakoJuda, ngoba bachithe igazi elingelacala l elizweni labo.

Amos 1:11

11Itsho njalo iNkosi: Ngenxa yeziphambeko ezintathu m zeEdoma n , o, langenxa yezine, kangiyikukuphambula, ngoba yaxotshana p labafowabo q ngenkemba r, yonakalisa izihawu zayo, lolaka lwayo lwadabudabula njalonjalo s, yagcina intukuthelo yayo kokuphela.

Obadiah

Ukuthotshiswa kukaEdoma

1Umbono kaObhadiya. Itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova mayelana leEdoma t: Sizwile umbiko ovela eNkosini, njalo kuthunywe isithunywa phakathi kwezizwe u , v: Sukumani, kasimvukele empini! 2Khangela, ngikwenze waba mncinyane phakathi kwezizwe w, udelelwe kakhulu x.

3Ukuziqhenya kwenhliziyo yakho y kukukhohlisile, wena ohlala ezingoxweni zamadwala z, ondawo yakhe yokuhlala iphakeme aa, othi enhliziyweni yakhe: Ngubani ozangehlisela emhlabathini ab? 4Loba uphakeme njengokhozi ac , ad, njalo loba ubeka isidleke sakho phakathi kwezinkanyezi ae , af , ag, ngizakwethula khona, itsho iNkosi ah. 5Uba amasela efika kuwe, loba abaphangi ebusuku ai (uqunywe kangakanani! aj) bebengayikuntshontsha baze banele yini? Uba abavuni bezithelo zevini bebengafika kuwe ak, bebengayikutshiya umkhothozo yini al? 6Yeka ukuhlolwa kwezinto zikaEsawu am, ukudingisiswa kokuligugu kwakhe okufihliweyo! 7Wonke amadoda esivumelwano sakho akuthumele emngceleni; amadoda okuthula kwakho akukhohlisile, akwehlule an, adla isinkwa sakho abeke ao imbule ngaphansi kwakho ap; kakukho ukuqedisisa kuye aq. 8Kakuyikuba njalo yini ar ngalolosuku as, itsho iNkosi, ukuthi ngizachitha abahlakaniphileyo eEdoma lokuqedisisa at entabeni kaEsawu au. 9Lamaqhawe akho av azatshaywa luvalo, Themani aw , ax, ukuze ngulowo lalowo aqunywe entabeni kaEsawu ngokubulawa ay.

10Ngenxa az yodlakela lwakho umelene ba lomfowenu uJakobe bb inhloni zizakusibekela bc, uqunywe kuze kube phakade bd. 11Ngosuku owema ngalo uqondene labo, ngosuku abezizweni abathumba ngalo amabutho akhe, abezizwe abangena emasangweni akhe be, abenza inkatho yokuphosa ngeJerusalema bf, lawe wawunjengomunye wabo. 12Kodwa wawungafanelanga ukukhangela bg ngosuku lomfowenu bh ngosuku lwenhlupheko yakhe bi; njalo wawungafanelanga uthokoze ngabantwana bakoJuda ngosuku lokuchitheka kwabo bj; njalo wawungafanelanga ukhulume ngokuziqhenya ngosuku lokuhlupheka. 13Ngabe kawungenanga ngesango labantu bami osukwini lwenhlupheko yabo bk; ngabe kawukhangelanga, lawe, ebubini babo osukwini lwenhlupheko yabo bl; njalo ngabe bm kawelulelanga isandla sakho enothweni yabo osukwini lwenhlupheko yabo bn. 14Ngabe kawumanga emehlukanweni endlela ukuquma abaphunyukayo bakhe bo; njalo ngabe kawunikelanga abasalayo bakhe osukwini losizi bp. 15Ngoba usuku lweNkosi lusondele bq , br ezizweni zonke bs. Njengokwenza kwakho kuzakwenziwa kuwe bt; umvuzo wakho uzabuyela ekhanda lakho bu. 16Ngoba njengoba linathile bv entabeni yami engcwele bw, ngokunjalo zonke izizwe zizanatha njalonjalo bx, yebo, zizanatha, ziginye by, zibe kungathi kazizanga zibe khona bz.

Ukuphakanyiswa kukaIsrayeli

17Kodwa entabeni yeZiyoni ca kuzakuba khona ukuphunyuka, kube lobungcwele cb; lendlu kaJakobe izakudla ilifa lamafa ayo cc , cd. 18Lendlu kaJakobe izakuba ngumlilo ce, lendlu kaJosefa ibe lilangabi cf, lendlu kaEsawu ibe libibi cg; njalo bazazitshisa ch bazidle ci; njalo kakuyikuba khona oseleyo endlini kaEsawu cj; ngoba iNkosi ikhulumile.

19Labeningizimu ck bazakudla ilifa cl lentaba kaEsawu cm, lalabo cn abemagcekeni amaFilisti co, yebo bazakudla ilifa lensimu yakoEfrayimi lensimu yeSamariya cp, loBhenjamini iGileyadi. 20Labathunjiweyo bale inqaba yabantwana bakoIsrayeli bazakudla ilifa elalingelamaKhanani cq, kuze kufike eZarefathi cr; labathunjiweyo beJerusalema abaseSefaredi bazakudla ilifa lemizi yeningizimu cs. 21Labasindisi bakhwele ct entabeni yeZiyoni ukwahlulela cu intaba kaEsawu cv; lombuso uzakuba ngoweNkosi cw.

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