Isiphorofido ngeGibhide
1Isimemezelo sakaZimu ngeGibhide:
Qala, uSomnini ukhwele ilifu eligijimako,
wehlela eGibhide.
Abosingazimu beGibhide
bazakuthuthumela phambi kwakhe,
abantu beGibhide baphele amandla.
2“Ngizakuvusa umGibhide ajamelane nomGibhide,
umuntu alwe nomfowabo
umngani alwe nomnganakhe,
idorobho lilwe nedorobho,
isifunda silwe nesifunda.
3Ummoya wamaGibhide uzakutjharagana
ngombana ngizakuphambanisa amaqhingawo.
Azakuphengula kibozinyana nebezimini,
ezangomeni nakilabo abanemimoya.
4Ngizakunikela amaGibhide
esandleni somphathi onesihluku,
azakubuswa yikosi enelunya.”
Watjho njalo uSomandla onguSomnini uMninimandlawoke.
5Amanzi weNayili azakutjha,
iye, umlambo wome kere;
6imilanjanawo izakuba nesivunda,
imisele yeGibhide inciphe beyome,
yoke imihlobohlobo yemigaba ayizukubuna.
7Isiminyaminya somhlanga magegana neNayili
nebungenweni bayo elwandle sizakoma;
iye, zoke iimila hlanu kweNayili zizakutjhwaba,
ziphephuke, zingasaba khona.
8Ababambi beenhlambi bazakulila;
boke abaphosa iinkghopholahlambi ngeNayili
bazakuthwala imikhono ehloko
nalabo abaphosela amanedabo ngemanzini bakhene.
9Abasebenza ngeflaksi bazakukakamala;
abafazi abayihlengako
nabayelukako baphaphatheke;
10iye, abeluki beGibhide baqobeke,
boke abaqatjhiweko babe lisizi.
11Mbala, iinkhulu zeTsowani ziindlhadlha,
abeluleki abahlakaniphileko bakaFaro
banikela izeluleko zobudlhadlha.
Ningatjho njani kuFaro nithi,
“Sisizukulwana sabahlakaniphileko,
iye, samakhosi wekadeni” na?
12Gibhide, ziphi-ke iinhlakaniphi zakho?
Azikutjele bezikwazise,
lokho uSomnini uMninimandlawoke akuhlele ngawe.
13Iinkhulu zeTsowani ziphenduke iinrithirithi,
nezeMemfisi zithembela elizeni;
labo abasisekelo seenkoro
baphambukise amaGibhide.
14USomnini udidiyele phakathi kwabo
ummoya wokuhlangahlangana;
baphambukisa amaGibhide
kikho koke akwenzako
ukuze atherezele njengesidakwa
esibhadazela emahlanzwenaso.
15Akunanjinga nesichaka,
omncani nomdala,
ongasiza iGibhide.
16Mhlokho amaGibhide azakufana nabafazi: Azakuthuthumeliswa kukwesaba isandla sakaSomnini uMninimandlawoke lokha nasiphakamako kobana sijamelane nawo. 17Inarha yakwaJuda izakuba sisiga esesabekako kumaGibhide. Woke umuntu ozwa ngayo uzakwesaba ngebanga lalokho uSomnini uMninimandlawoke akuhlele ngokujamelana nabo.
AmaGibhide, ama-Asiriya nama-Israyeli azakulotjha uSomnini
18Mhlokho kuzakuba namadorobho amahlanu enarheni yeGibhide akhuluma isiKanana abe azimanyanise noSomnini uMninimandlawoke. Elinye lamadorobho lawo lizakubizwa bonyana liDorobho leLanga.
19Ngelangelo kuzakuba ne-aldari lakaSomnini ekabeni yenarha yeGibhide nelitje lakhe lesikhumbuzo emikhawulwenayo. 20Lokho kuzakuba njengetshwayo nobufakazi kuSomnini uMninimandlawoke enarheni yeGibhide. Lokha nabalila kiyo ngebanga lomgandeleli, uzabathumelela umsindisi abenyele abe abatjhaphulule. 21USomnini uzazazisa kumaGibhide, namaGibhide azakwazi uSomnini mhlokho. Azamlotjha ngemihlabelo nangeminikelo, enze iimfungo kuye. 22USomnini uzakumadlha amaGibhide, kodwana ngokuwamadlha abe awapholise azakuphendukela kuye. Yena uzakulalela ukuncenga kwawo bese awapholise.
23Mhlokho kuzakuba nendlela ekulu evela eGibhide iya e-Asiriya, lapha kuzakhamba khona ama-Asiriya naya eGibhide namaGibhide naya e-Asiriya. AmaGibhide azakulotjha uSomnini ahlangene nama-Asiriya. 24Mhlokho, ama-Israyeli azakuba ngewesithathu ekuzimanyaniseni namaGibhide nama-Asiriya, babe sibusiso ekabeni yephasi 25ngombana uSomnini uMninimandlawoke uzababusisa athi:
“Akabusiswe amaGibhide abantu bami,
ama-Asiriya amsebenzi wezandla zami
nama-Israyeli alilifa lami.”
