Mikha
7 Maye mina!
Nginjengomuntu ofuna amadiribe angawadla,
Namkha amafeyi amnandi awakhanukelako
Kodwana angafumani litho
Ngombana amafeyi sekabuthelelwe nokuburujwa kwamadiribe sekudlulile.
2 Othembekileko utjhabalele ephasini;
Ebantwini akusanamuntu olungileko.+
Boke bayakhukhutha ngehloso yokubulala abanye.+
Omunye nomunye uzuma umfowabo ngenede.
3 Banekghono ekwenzeni okumbi;+
Ikosana ifuna izipho ngekani,
Umahluleli ufuna ukufunjathiswa,+
Umuntu ohlonitjhwako utjho lokho akufisako,+
Begodu baluka amano lawo ndawonye.
4 Ongcono kibo unjengameva,
Olungileko kibo mumbi ukudlula umuthi wameva.
Ilanga labalindi babo nelokwahlulela lizokufika.+
Nje bazokusaba.+
5 Ungamthembi umnganakho
Namkha umnganakho omkhulu.+
Tjheja okutjhoko kiloyo olala esifubeni sakho.
6 Ngombana indodana idelela uyise,
Indodakazi ivukela unina,+
Nomakoti uvukela unosokanakhe,+
Amanaba womuntu malunga womndenakhe.+
7 Kodwana mina ngizokuqala kuJehova.+
Ngizomlinda ngesineke uZimu wesindiswami.+
UZimami uzongizwa.+
8 Maye! Naba lami, ungathabi ngombana ngisemrarweni.
Nanyana ngiwile, ngizokuvuka;
Nanyana ngihlala ebumnyameni, uJehova uzokuba kukhanya kwami.
9 Ilaka lakaJehova ngizolibekezelela
Ngombana ngonile kuye+
Bekube kulapho angivikela begodu umlandwami wagwetjwa ngokulunga.
Uzongikhuphela ekukhanyeni;
Ngizokuqala ukulunga kwakhe.
10 Nenaba lami lizokubona,
Begodu uzokuhlaziseka loyo owathi kimi:
“Uphi uJehova uZimakho?”+
Ngizoliqala inaba lami.
Nje-ke lizokugadangwa njengedaka endleleni.
11 Kuzokuba lilanga lokwakha amabodakho ngamatje;
Ngelangelo inarhakho izokungezelelwa.
12 Ngelangelo bazokuza kuwe
Bavela e-Asiriya nemadorobheni weGibhide,
Basuka eGibhide bebayokufika emlanjeni,*
Kusukela elwandle ukuya kwelinye ilwandle, kusukela entabeni ukuya kwenye intaba.+
13 Inarha angeze isahlalwa ngebanga labantu abahlala kiyo,
Ngebanga lalokho abakwenzileko.
14 Yelusa abantu bakho, umhlambakho ngentonga,+
Ebewuhlala wodwa ehlathini, hlangana nesimu yemithi yeenthelo.
Bavumele badle eBhatjhani neGiliyadi+ njengekadeni.
15 “Njengemihleni owaphuma ngayo enarheni yeGibhide,
Ngizomtjengisa izinto ezibabazekako.+
16 Iintjhaba zizokubona begodu zibe neenhloni ngitjho nanyana zinamandla.+
Zizokuvala imilomazo,
Iindlebe zazo angekhe zisezwa.
17 Zizokukhotha ithuli njengeenyoka;+
Njengeenlwana ezirhurhubako zephasi zizokuphuma zihlengezela eendaweni zazo ezivikelekileko.
Zizokuza kuJehova uZimethu zithukiwe,
Begodu zizokwesaba.”+
19 Uzosirhawukela godu;+ uzokuhlula imitjhaphwethu.
Uzokulahlela zoke izono zabo elwandle.+