Micah 7

Usizi Luka-Israyeli

1Maye ngosizi lwami!
Nginjengomuntu obutha izithelo zehlobo
senginjengevini eselivunwe laphela;
akuselasixha samavini okudliwa,
kayisekho lemikhiwa yakuqala engiyikhanukayo.
2Abathembekileyo babhujisiwe elizweni,
kakho lamunye umuntu olungileyo oseleyo.
Abantu bonke bacathamela ukuchitha igazi;
lowo lalowo uzingela umfowabo ngombule.
3Izandla zombili zizingcitshi ekwenzeni okubi;
umbusi ufuna izipho ngamandla,
umahluleli wamukela isivalamlomo,
abalamandla babiza abakufisayo,
bonke baceba okubi bendawonye.
4Ongcono wabo unjengesihlahla sameva,
oqotho kakhulu mubi kulothango lwameva.
Usuku uNkulunkulu alethekelela ngalo selufikile,
usuku lokukhala kophondo lwabalindi.
Manje sekuyisikhathi sokuphumputheka kwabo.
5Ungamethembi umakhelwane;
ungagwabi ngomngane wakho.
Lalowo olala umgonile,
qaphela amazwi akho.
6Ngoba indodana idumaza uyise,
indodakazi ivukela unina,
umalukazana avukele uninazala,
izitha zomuntu ngamalunga endlu yakhe.

7Kodwa mina ngilindele uThixo ngethemba,
ngilindele uNkulunkulu uMsindisi wami;
uNkulunkulu wami uzangizwa.

U-Israyeli Uzavuka

8Ungaklolodi wena sitha sami!
Lanxa ngiwile, ngizavuka.
Lanxa ngihlezi emnyameni,
uThixo uzakuba yikukhanya kwami.
9Ngenxa yokuba ngonile kuye,
ngizalumela ulaka lukaThixo,
aze angincengele endabeni yami,
aveze ukungabi lacala kwami.
Uzangikhuphela phandle ekukhanyeni;
ngizabona ukulunga kwakhe.
10Lapho-ke isitha sami sizakubona,
njalo sibanjwe zinhloni,
lowo owathi kimi,
“Ungaphi uThixo uNkulunkulu wakho?”
Lakhathesi uzagxotshwa
ngezinyawo njengodaka emigwaqweni.

11Usuku lokwakhiwa kwemiduli yakho luzafika,
usuku lokuqhelisa imingcele yakho.
12Ngalolosuku abantu bazakuza kuwe
bevela e-Asiriya lasemadolobheni aseGibhithe,
njalo kusukela eGibhithe kusiya kuYufrathe,
kusukela olwandle kusiya olwandle,
lakusukela entabeni kusiya entabeni.
13Umhlaba uzachitheka ngenxa yabahlezi kuwo,
ngenxa yezenzo zabo.

Ukukhuleka Lokudumisa

14Beluse abantu bakho ngentonga yakho,
umhlambi welifa lakho,
ohlala wodwa ehlathini
emadlelweni avundileyo.
Kawudle eBhashani laseGiliyadi
njengasezinsukwini zokuphuma.

15“Njengasezinsukwini zokuphuma kwenu eGibhithe,
ngizabatshengisa izimangaliso zami.”

16Izizwe zizabona ziyangeke,
zemukwe wonke amandla azo.
Zizabamba imilomo yazo ngezandla,
lezindlebe zazo zingabe zisezwa.
17Zizakhotha uthuli njengenyoka,
njengezinanakazana ezihuquzela emhlabathini.
Zizakuza ziqhaqhazela ziphuma emihomeni yazo;
zizaphendukela kuThixo uNkulunkulu wethu ngokwesaba,
njalo lawe zizakwesaba.
18Ngubani onguNkulunkulu njengawe,
oxolela izono athethelele iziphambeko
zensalela zelifa lakhe na?
Kawuthukutheli kokuphela
kodwa uthokoza ngokutshengisa isihawu.
19Uzakuba lesihawu kithi futhi;
uzanyathela izono zethu ngezinyawo
uphosele bonke ububi bethu ezinzikini zolwandle.
20Uzakuba qotho kuJakhobe,
ubonakalise isihawu sakho ku-Abhrahama,
njengokuthembisa kwakho ngesifungo kubokhokho bethu
ensukwini zasendulo.