Malaki
1 Isimemezelo:
Ilizwi uJehova alikhulume ngoMalaki* malungana nama-Israyeli:
2 “Nginitjengisile bona ngiyanithanda,”+ kutjho uJehova.
Kodwana nina nithi: “Usitjengise njani ukuthi uyasithanda?”
Kghani u-Esewu bekangasimnakwabo kaJakopo na?”+ Kutjho uJehova. “Nokho bengimthanda uJakopo, 3 kodwana ngamhloya u-Esewu+ bese ngatjhabalalisa iintaba zakhe+ nelifa lakhe laba yindawo yokuhlala iimpungutjha.”+
4 “Nanyana u-Edomu athi, ‘Sitjhatjalalisiwe kodwana sizokubuya sizokuvuselela amarubhi,’ ngilokhu uJehova wamabutho akutjhoko, ‘Bazokwakha kodwana mina ngizokugiriza, bazokubizwa ngokuthi “yindawo yobukhohlakali” nangokuthi “babantu uJehova abalahle unomphela.”+ 5 Amehlwenu azokubona lokhu begodu nizokuthi: “Kwanga uJehova angaphakanyiswa phezu kwendawo yakwa-Israyeli.”’”
6 “‘Indodana ihlonipha uyise+ nesisebenzi sihlonipha umphathaso. Nje-ke nangabe ngingubaba,+ kuphi ukuhlonitjhwa okungifaneleko?+ Nangabe ngimphathi, kuphi ukusatjwa* okungifaneleko?’ UJehova wamabutho utjho lokhu kini nina baphristi abadelela igama lami.+
“‘Kodwana nina nithi: “Silidelele njani igama lakho?”’
7 “‘Nilidelele ngokuletha ukudla okusilapheleko* e-aldareni lami.’
“‘Begodu nathi: “Sikusilaphaze njani?”’
“‘Nikusilaphaze ngokuthi nithi: “Itafula lakaJehova+ liyinto engakaqakatheki.” 8 Naniletha isilwana esiphopheleko bona nenze ngaso umhlatjelo, nithi: “Akusikumbi lokho.” Nalokha naniletha isilwana esirholopheleko namkha esigulako, nithi: “Akusikumbi lokho.”’”+
“Khenilinge ukwenza njalo kumbusenu. Uzonithabela na namkha anamukele?” Kutjho uJehova wamabutho.
9 “Nje-ke ngibawa nincenge uZimu bona abe nomusa kithi. Ngokwenza kwenu iminikelo enjalo, uzokuba nomusa na kini?” Kutjho uJehova wamabutho.
10 “Ngubani hlangana nani ozokuvala iminyango?*+ Ngombana angekhe nitjhise i-aldara lami ngesihle.+ Aningithabisi,” kutjho uJehova wamabutho “begodu ayingithabisi neminikelo evela kini.”+
11 “Ngombana igama lami lizokuba likhulu hlangana neentjhaba,+ kusukela ekuphumeni kwelanga ukuya ekutjhingeni kwalo. Kizo zoke iindawo igama lami lizokuthunyiselwa imihlatjelo neminikelo ibe sisipho esicwengileko; ngombana igama lami lizokuba likhulu hlangana neentjhaba,”+ kutjho uJehova wamabutho.
12 “Nina nilinyaza*+ ngokuthi, ‘Itafula lakaJehova lisilaphele neminikelo eyenziwa kilo nokudla kwalo kufuze kudelelwe.’+ 13 Godu nithi, ‘Lisidina! Begodu niyalikhwinyisela,” kutjho uJehova wamabutho. “Niletha iinlwana ezetjiweko, ezirholopheleko nezigulako. Niletha izinto ezinjalo bona zibe sisipho. Kufuze ngizamukele na?”+ Kutjho uJehova wamabutho.
14 “Uqalekisiwe umuntu okhohlisako othi anesilwana esiphile kuhle esiduna emhlambinakhe, afunge ukuthi uzokunikela ngaso kuJehova kodwana anikele ngesirholopheleko. Ngombana ngiyiKosi ekulu,”+ kutjho uJehova wamabutho “begodu igama lami lizokusatjwa eentjhabeni.”+