Obadiah

1Umbono Ka-Obhadaya.

Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo Wobukhosi nge-Edomi:

Sesizwe ilizwi elivela kuThixo:
Kuthunywe isithunywa ezizweni ukuba sithi,
“Phakamani, asihambeni silwe laye impi”:

2“Khangela, ngizakwenza ube mncinyane phakathi kwezizwe;
uzakweyiswa kakhulu.
3Ukuzigqaja kwenhliziyo yakho sekukukhohlisile,
wena ohlala ezingoxweni zamadwala wakhe
umuzi wakho eziqongweni,
wena ozitshela uthi,
‘Ngubani ongangiwisela phansi enhlabathini na?’
4Lanxa uqonga njengengqungqulu
wakhe isidleke sakho phakathi kwezinkanyezi,
ngizakwethula khonale,”
kutsho uThixo.
5“Nxa amasela efike kuwe,
nxa abaphangi ebusuku,
Awu, yeka ubukhulu bomonakalo okulindeleyo,
kabayikuntshontsha kuphela lokho okwanele abakufunayo na?
Nxa abavuni bamavini befike kuwe,
kabangeke batshiye amalutshwana na?
6Kodwa yeka ukuphangwa okuzakwenziwa u-Esawu,
inotho yakhe efihliweyo izathunjwa!
7Bonke abamanyane lawe bazakuxotshela emngceleni;
abangane bakho bazakukhohlisa bakunqobe;
labo abadla ukudla kwakho bazakuthiya ngomjibila,
kodwa wena kawuyikuwubona.

8Ngalolosuku,” kutsho uThixo,
“kangiyikuwabhubhisa yini amadoda ahlakaniphileyo ase-Edomi,
amadoda aqedisisayo ezintabeni zako-Esawu na?
9Amabutho akho, wena Themani, azathuthumela,
njalo bonke abasezintabeni zako-Esawu
bazacakazelwa phansi ekubulaweni kwabanengi.
10Ngenxa yodlakela kumfowenu uJakhobe,
uzakwembeswa lihlazo;
uzachithwa nini lanini.
11Ngosuku owema ngalo khatshana
mhla izihambi zithumba inotho yakhe
labezizweni bengena emasangweni akhe
bephosa inkatho ngeJerusalema,
wawunjengomunye wabo.
12Akumelanga weyise umfowenu
ngosuku lokuhlupheka kwakhe,
loba uthokoze ngabantu bakoJuda
ngosuku lokubhujiswa kwabo,
loba uklamase kangaka
ngosuku lokuhlupheka kwabo.
13Akumelanga ungene ngamasango abantu bami
ngosuku lomonakalo wabo,
loba ubeyise osizini lwabo
ngosuku lomonakalo wabo,
loba uthumbe inotho yabo
ngosuku lomonakalo wabo.
14Akumelanga ume emahlukanandlela
ukuba ubulale ababalekayo babo,
loba unikele abaphephileyo babo
ngosuku lokuhlupheka kwabo.

15Usuku lukaThixo selusondele
ezizweni zonke.
Njengalokho okwenzileyo,
yikho okuzakwenziwa kuwe;
izenzo zakho zizaphendukela
phezu kwekhanda lakho.
16Njengokunatha elakwenzayo entabeni yami,
ngokunjalo izizwe zonke zizanatha njalonjalo;
zizanatha, zinathe kuze kube
angathi kazizange zivele zibe khona.
17Kodwa phezu kweNtaba iZiyoni kuzakuba lokusindiswa;
kuzakuba ngcwele,
lendlu kaJakhobe izazuza ilifa layo.
18Indlu kaJakhobe izakuba ngumlilo
lendlu kaJosefa ibe lilangabi;
indlu ka-Esawu izakuba libibi,
njalo bazayithungela ngomlilo ozayiqothula.
Akuyikuba khona abasilayo
endlini ka-Esawu.”
UThixo usekhulumile.

19Abantu abavela eNegebi
bazathumba izintaba zako-Esawu,
labantu abavela emawatheni ezintaba
bazathumba ilizwe lamaFilistiya.
Bazathumba amasimu ako-Efrayimi lawaseSamariya,
loBhenjamini uzathumba iGiliyadi.
20Lelibutho labako-Israyeli abathunjwayo abaseKhenani
lizalithatha ilizwe kusiyafika eZarefathi;
abathunjwa eJerusalema abaseSefaradi
bazathatha amadolobho aseNegebi.
21Abakhululi bazakhwela iNtaba iZiyoni
ukuba babuse izintaba zako-Esawu.
Njalo umbuso uzakuba ngokaThixo.