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₁Ndeva ilizwi *likaNdikhoyo lisithi: ₂“Mntundini, bhekisa kuwo ama-Amon, uwakhalimele, ₃uthi: Yivani izwi leNkosi uNdikhoyo: Ithi iNgangalala uNdikhoyo: Ngenxa yokuba nathi: ‘Tshotsho!’ kwisibingelelo sam mhla saxajelwa, nakwilizwe lakwaSirayeli mhla labhukuqwa, nakwisizwe sakwaJuda mini sathinjwa, ₄ke mna ndiza kuninikezela kwisizwe sasempuma, nize nibe sezandleni zaso. Baya kumisa iikampu zabo, beme phakathi kwenu; baya kuzitya iziqhamo zenu, bawatye amasi eenkomo zenu. ₅IRabha ndiya kuyenza ibe lidlelo leenkamela; yona iAmon yoba ligquba leegusha. Xa kunjalo ke niya kundazi ukuba ndinguNdikhoyo. ₆Kaloku itsho iNkosi uNdikhoyo ukuthi: Naqhwaba izandla, nadyusha ngenxa yemincili, nalivuyelela izwe lakwaSirayeli. ₇Ngenxa yoko ndiza kusolula isandla sam, ndinenze nibe lixhoba leentlanga. Ndiya kuninqamla kwezinye izizwe, ubuzwe benu bufadalale. Ndiya kunibhubhisa nitsho nazi ukuba uNdikhoyo ndim.”

₈Itsho iNkosi *uNdikhoyo ukuthi: “IMowabhi neSeyire zithi: ‘Jonga, indlu kaJuda ifana nezinye izizwe ngoku.’ ₉Ngenxa yoko ndiza kuliyekela ngeentshaba ilizwe laseMowabhi, nditsho iqhayiya layo, izixeko zayo ezisemdeni, iBhete-yeshimoti, iBhali-meyon, neKiriyatayim. ₁₀IMowabhi kwakunye nama-Amon ndiza kuyinikezela ibe lilifa lezizwe zasempuma, khon' ukuze ama-Amon angaze akhunjulwe ezimbalini zezizwe. ₁₁Ndiza kuyohlwaya iMowabhi. Iya kutsho indazi ukuba ndinguNdikhoyo!”

₁₂Itsho iNkosi *uNdikhoyo ukuthi: “IEdom ikhuphe isixhiba kwindlu kaJuda, yaza ngokwenjenjalo yanetyala elikhulu. ₁₃Ngenxa yoko iNgangalala uNdikhoyo ithi: Isandla sam ndiya kusolulela e-Edom, ndibulale abantu nemfuyo yabo. Ndiya kuyitsho ibharhe, ndibabulale ngekrele ukusuka eTeman kuye kutsho eDedan. ₁₄IEdom ndiya kuyiphindezela ngesandla sabantu bam amaSirayeli, abaya kwenza kwiEdom ngokwengqumbo nomsindo wam. Baya kuyazi impindezelo yam, itsho iNkosi uNdikhoyo.”

₁₅Itsho iNkosi *uNdikhoyo ukuthi: “AmaFilistiya aziphindezele ngenzondo, kuba iintliziyo zawo zithe minxi yinkohlakalo ezalwa bubutshaba obudala, bezimisele ukumtshabalalisa uJuda. ₁₆Ngenxa yoko iNgangalala *uNdikhoyo ithi: Ndiza kusolula isandla sam side sifike kumaFilistiya, ndiwatshabalalise amaKrete, ndide ndigqogqe nalawo emi phezu konxweme lolwandle. ₁₇Ndiya kuziphindezela ngamandla kuwo, ndiwohlwaye ndinomsindo. Xa sendiziphindezela baya kundazi ukuba ndinguNdikhoyo.”