UMikha
2 “Maye kulabo ababumba amacebo ayingozi,
Ababumba amacebo amabi besemibhedeni yabo.
Nxa kungasa bayakwenza lokho akade bekucabanga,
Ngoba kusemandleni abo.+
2 Bahawukela amasimu bawathathe;+
Bahawukele lezindlu bazithathe,
Baqila umuntu bamthathele indlu yakhe,+
Bathathe lelifa lakhe.
3 Ngakho nanku okutshiwo nguJehova:
‘Ngicabanga ukulilethela* uhlupho+ elingasoze liphunyuke kulo.+
Lizakucina ukuhamba lizikhukhumeza+ ngoba leso kuzabe kuyisikhathi sokuhlupheka.+
4 Ngalelolanga abantu bazahaya inkondlo ngani,
Njalo bazalikhalela kabuhlungu.+
Bazakuthi: “Kuphelile ngathi!+
Ilifa labantu bakithi usulithethe walinika abanye.+
Wanika ongathembekanga amasimu ethu.”
5 Alisoze limthole ngitsho loyedwa odonsa intambo yokulinganisa,
Ukuze abele ibandla likaJehova umhlabathi.
6 Bayamemeza bathi, “Yekelani ukutshumayela,”
“Izinto lezi akumelanga zitshunyayelwe,
Ihlazo kalisoze lifike kithi!”
7 Wena ndlu kaJakhobe yikho yini lokhu okukhulunywayo ukuthi:
“Umoya kaJehova usuphelelwe yisineke?
Yizenzo zakhe yini lezi?”
Amazwi ami awabaletheli okuhle yini labo abathembekileyo?*
8 Kodwa khathesi abantu bami sebehlamukile baba yisitha.
Likhipha umceciso omuhle esigqokweni emini libalele
Kulabo abahamba bechelesile njengabantu abavela empini.
9 Lixotsha abesifazana babantu bami ezindlini zabo ezinhle,
Inkazimulo yami liyayisusa kokuphela kubantwababo.
10 Sukumani lihambe ngoba indawo le kayisiyo yokuphumula.
Izabhidlizwa, ibhuqwe kabuhlungu+ ngoba ingcolile.+
11 Nxa umuntu esenza izinto ezingelancedo, eliqili futhi ekhuluma amanga esithi:
“Ngizakutshumayeza ngewayini kanye lotshwala,”
Intshumayelo yakhe iyabe ingeyokuthabisa abantu laba kuphela.+
12 Loba sekutheni ngizababuthanisa bonke abendlu yakho Jakhobe,
Ngeqiniso ngizaqoqela ndawonye bonke abako-Israyeli abaseleyo.+
Ngizabenza bamanyane njengezimvu ezisesibayeni,
Njengomhlambi osemadlelweni,+
Kuzakuba lomsindo wabantu kuleyondawo.’+
13 Lowo ohamba phambi kwabo uzavula isikhala emdulini,
Bazasenza sibe sikhulu, bazaqonda egedini baphume ngalo.+
Inkosi yabo izahamba phambi kwabo,
UJehova uzabakhokhela.”+