Micah 5

1Khathesi buthana ube ngamaviyo, wena ndodakazi yeviyo a; yena ubekile ukuvimbezela ngakithi b; ngenduku bazatshaya umahluleli wakoIsrayeli c esihlathini d. 2Kodwa wena e, Bhethelehema Efratha f, lanxa umncinyane phakathi kwezinkulungwane g zakoJuda h, uzaphuma kuwe eze kimi lowo ozakuba ngumbusi koIsrayeli i; okuphuma kwakhe j ngokwasendulo k, ezinsukwini zaphakade l. 3Ngakho uzabanikela, kuze kube yisikhathi sokuthi lowo ohelelwayo azale m; khona insali yabafowabo n izabuyela ebantwaneni bakoIsrayeli o. 4Njalo uzakuma p eluse emandleni eNkosi q, ekuphakameni kwebizo leNkosi uNkulunkulu wakhe; njalo bazahlala; ngoba khathesi uzakuba mkhulu r , s kuze kube semikhawulweni yomhlaba t. 5Njalo lumuntu uzakuba yikuthula u , v; lapho umAsiriya engena elizweni lakithi w, lalapho enyathela ezigodlweni zethu, kulapho sizamvusela x abelusi y abayisikhombisa z, leziphathamandla zabantu aa eziyisificaminwembili ab. 6Njalo bazalidla ilizwe leAsiriya ngenkemba, lelizwe likaNimrodi ac ezintubeni zalo. Ngalokho uzasophula kumAsiriya ad lapho engena elizweni lakithi ae, lalapho enyathela phakathi komngcele wethu af. 7Lensali kaJakobe izakuba phakathi kwezizwe ezinengi ag njengamazolo avela eNkosini ah , ai, njengemikhizo phezu kotshani aj , ak, okungalindeli muntu, lokungameleli bantwana babantu.

8Lensali kaJakobe izakuba phakathi kwezizwe, phakathi kwabezizwe abanengi al, njengesilwane phakathi kwezinyamazana zeganga am, njengebhongo lesilwane phakathi kwemihlambi yezimvu an; elithi lapho lisedlula, linyathelele phansi lidabudabule, kungekho ongophula ao. 9Isandla sakho sizaphakama phezu kwabamelana lawe, njalo zonke izitha zakho zizaqunywa ap.

10Kuzakuthi-ke ngalolosuku, itsho iNkosi aq, ngiqume amabhiza akho aphume phakathi kwakho ar, ngichithe izinqola zakho as. 11Njalo ngizaquma imizi yelizwe lakho at, ngidilizele phansi zonke izinqaba zakho au. 12Njalo ngizaquma ubuthakathi esandleni sakho av; kawusayikuba lezanuse aw. 13Njalo ngizaquma ax izithombe zakho ezibaziweyo lezinsika zakho eziyizithombe zisuke phakathi kwakho ay; kawusayikuphinda az ukhothamele umsebenzi wezandla zakho ba. 14Njalo ngizasiphuna izixuku zakho ziphume phakathi kwakho bb, ngichithe bc imizi yakho bd. 15Njalo ngizakwenza impindiselo ngentukuthelo langolaka kuzo izizwe ezingalalelanga be.

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