Mikha
Umehluleli waka-Israyeli ushaywa ngendvuku esihlatsini.+
Wena dolobha lelincane kakhulu kunawo onkhe emadolobha* akaJuda,
Kuwe kutawuvela umbusi lotawenta intsandvo yami ka-Israyeli,+
Futsi lobekavele akhona kusukela kadzeni, kusukela emalangeni asendvulo.
3 Nkulunkulu utawunikela bantfu bakhe etitseni tabo
Kuze kube ngulapho umfati lotetfwele abeleka.
Futsi bonkhe lalabanye banakabolombusi batawubuyela ku-Israyeli.
4 Lombusi utawusukuma eluse umhlambi ngemandla aJehova,+
Aweluse ngebukhulu belibito laJehova Nkulunkulu wakhe.
Sive sakhe sitawuhlala siphephile,+
Ngobe kubusa kwakhe kutawufika ngisho nasemikhawulweni yemhlaba.+
5 Lombusi utawuletsa kuthula.+
Nakungenteka i-Asiriya ihlasele live letfu futsi ibhidlite imibhoshongo yetfu levikelekile,+
Sitawubeka belusi labangu-7, yebo sibeke tikhulu* letingu-8 emkhatsini webantfu kuze balwe nayo.
Lombusi utasikhulula kulelive lase-Asiriya+
Nalihlasela live letfu futsi ligcobagcoba indzawo yetfu.
7 Bantfwana baJakobe labasele batawuba semkhatsini webantfu labanyenti,
Batawuba njengematolo lavela kuJehova,
Babe njengemvula lenetsa tintfo letimilako,
Yona lengetsembeli kumuntfu
Nobe ilawulwe ngumuntfu.
8 Bantfwana baJakobe labasele batawuba semkhatsini wetive,
Batawuba semkhatsini webantfu labanyenti.
Batawuba njengelibhubesi emkhatsini wetilwane tesiganga,
Babe njengelibhubesi lelisakhula lelisemkhatsini wemhlambi wetimvu,
Lelo lelivele lingene emkhatsini wato, litihlasele futsi litidzabudzabule tibe ticucu;
Kube kute nalongatisindzisa.
9 Nine bantfwana baJakobe labasele, nitatincoba titsa tenu,
Futsi tonkhe titsa tenu titawubhujiswa.”
10 Jehova utsi: “Ngalelolanga,
Ngitawubulala emahhashi enu, ngibhubhise netinkalishi tenu.
11 Ngitawubhidlita emadolobha laseveni lenu
Futsi ngidzilite tonkhe tindzawo tenu letivikelekile.
12 Ngitabucedza bonkhe lobutsakatsi lenibentako,*
Futsi kute ngisho namunye lowenta umlingo lotawusala emkhatsini wenu.+
13 Ngitawuphihlita tithico tenu letibatiwe kanye netinsika tenu letingcwele,
Futsi angeke niphindze nikhotsamele tintfo lenitakhe ngetandla tenu.+
15 Ngitawube ngitfukutsele futsi nginelulaka lolukhulu nangitiphindziselela
Etiveni letingakangilaleli.”