Umphorofidi ubizela abantu bakwaJuda ekuphendukeni
1Zibuthelele wena sizwe esingananhloni ndina,
2ngaphambi kobana isikhathi sequnto lakaSomnini sizaliseke,
iye, isikhatheso siza ngokurhabileko!
Zikhalimele
ngaphambi kobana ilaka lakaSomnini elivuthako
lehlele phezu kwakho!
3Funani uSomnini,
nina noke bantu benarha enizithobileko,
nina enilalela imiyalwayo.
Yenzani okulungileko, nifune ukuthobeka;
mhlamunye nizakuvikeleka ngelanga lelaka lakaSomnini.
Ukubhujiswa kwabantu abazombeleze uJuda
4Ngambala iGaza izakutjhiywa
bese i-Atjhikheloni isukelwa imarubhi.
Ama-Atjhidodi azakuqotjhwa emini kwa bha
bese i-Akroni iyasitjhulwa.
5Nizazizwa nina enihlala magegana nelwandle,
nina bantu beKerethi.
Ilizwi lakaSomnini lijamelene nawe, wena Kanana,
narha yamaFilista, lithi:
“Ngizakubhubhisa nya,
akunamuntu namunye ozakusinda.”
6Isifunda seligu sizakuba miraga,
indawo yabelusi;
siphenduke iimbaya zezimvu.
7Izakuba yinarha yemisalela yekumba yakwaJuda;
izimvu zabo zidle lapho.
Ebusuku bazakulala ngemarubhini we-Atjhikheloni.
USomnini uZimabo uzabatjheja;
atjhugulule ubujamo babo.
8USomnini uthi:
“Ngizizwile iinhlamba zabakwaMowabi
namezwi wokuqhukuluza wabakwa-Amoni;
abathuke abantu bami bebanyefula nenarhabo.”
9USomnini uMninimandlawoke, uZimu wakwa-Israyeli uthi:
“Ngebangelo-ke ngiyafunga ngithi, kuphila kwami:
Ngambala iMowabi izakufana neSodoma,
ama-Amoni afane neGomora:
indawo yemitjhatjhana nemigodi yetswayi,
inarha eligagadu nini nanini.
Imisalela yabantu bami izabaphanga,
abasindileko esizweni sami bazuze inarhabo.”
10Ngikhokhu abazakufumana ngokuzikhukhumeza kwabo
nokuthuka bebaqhukuluze abantu bakaSomnini uMninimandlawoke.
11USomnini uzabethusa lokha nabhubhisa boke abosingazimu benarha. Esinye nesinye isizwe sizamdumisa, nezikude zimdumise enarhenazo. 12USomnini uthi:
“Nani, bantu beKutjhe,
nizakubulawa ngesabulami.”
13USomnini uzawelula isandla sakhe
ajamelane netlhagu bese abhubhisa i-Asiriya;
atjhiye iNiniva imabhudubhudu
begodu yome kere kwanga lirhalawumba.
14Imihlambi yeembandana izakulala phasi khonapho,
iye, imifunda ngemifunda.
Ebusuku iinrhulurhulu zizakulinda
eentlhorini zeensika.
Ukulila kwazo kuzakuzwakala eentunjeni zemithangala.
Amagubulu azakurhwarhwaza emibunjwaneni yeminyango
ngombana uSomnini ubhuruze imisedari yedorobho.
15Lizakuba nje-ke idorobho
elizikhukhumezako neliphephileko,
elizitjela lithi:
“Ngimi ngimi, alikho elinye gaphandle kwami.”
Maye, lizakuphenduka igagadu,
indawo yokulala iimbandana zommango!
Boke abadlula nca ngakilo
bazalenza ihlaya bebalikokomeje.
