UZEFANIYA 2

₁Qokelelanani nihlanganisane, sizwendini esingenantloni,

₂lingekafiki ixesha elimisiweyo, imini eyonitshayela njengomququ,

ingekanifikeli ingqumbo eshushu kaNdikhoyo,

ningekafunyanwa ngumhla wengqumbo yakhe.

₃Mfuneni uNdikhoyo, bemi abathobekileyo behlabathi,

nina benza umyalelo wakhe.

Zingelan' ubulungisa nentobeko,

mhlawumbi nokhuseleka ngemini yomsindo kaNdikhoyo.

₄IGaza yolil' ibhungane,

iAshkelon isale ingamabhodlo.

Kanye emin' emaqanda

iAshdode iya kuqongqothwa,

ke yona iEkron incothulwe.

₅Yeha ke, nina bemi ngaselwandle!

Yeha ke, nina maKreti!

Ilizwi *likaNdikhoyo lichasene nani:

“Wena Kanana, mhlaba wamaFilistiya, ndokutshabalalisa,

kungabikho namnye umi kuwe.”

₆Loo mhlaba ungaselwandle, apho kumi amaKreti,

woba zizikhundla zabelusi nezibaya zeegusha.

₇Umhlaba lowo woba ngowamasalela endlu kaJuda;

khona bozuza amadlelo.

Ngokuhlwa bolala kwizindlu zaseAshkelon;

kaloku uNdikhoyo uThixo wabo wobanonophela,

abenze badle ngendeb' endala.

₈“Ndizivile izithuko zikaMowabhi,

ngokunjalo nezingcikivo zoonyana baka-Amon.

Ewe, babathukile abantu bam,

bangenelela emideni yabo.

₉Ngoko ke, ndikhonje, ndiyafunga,”

nguwo lowo umlomo kaNdikhoyo onamandla onke, uThixo kaSirayeli:

“Inene, iMowabhi yofana nqwa neSodom,

ama-Amon abe njengeGomora,

indawo yokhula nemihadi yetyuwa.

Yoba yinkangala ngonaphakade.

Amasalela abantu bam aya kubaxhaphaza;

ewe, amasalela esizwe sam owudla ilifa umhlaba wabo.”

₁₀Yonke loo nto ingenxa yekratshi labo,

ngenxa yokuthuka nokuphoxisa ngabantu bakaNdikhoyo onamandla onke.

₁₁UNdikhoyo woba ngorhwaqelisayo kubo,

kuba wozitshabalalisa *izithixo zelizwe.

Izizwe macala onke ziya kumnqula;

bebonke ke kwimihlaba yabo.

₁₂“Nani ngokwenu, maKushe,

niya kubulawa ngekrele lam.”

₁₃Uya kusolula isandla sakhe kwelangasentla,

ayitshabalalise iAsiriya,

ayenze ibe linxuwa iNiniva,

isale iyinkangala enjengentlango.

₁₄Iya kubutha phakathi kwayo imihlambi;

ewe, yoba likhaya lazo zonke iindidi zezilwanyana.

Soba lapho isikhova nesihulu-hulu,

side silale kuloo miwewe,

zikhwazane kwezo festile,

ibe emnyango iyinkunkuma yodwa,

imiqadi yomsedare isele izé.

₁₅Koba njalo okwesixeko esonwabileyo,

esisoloko sihleli sikhuselekile.

Kaloku sona sasisithi:

“Ndim ndodwa; akukho wumbi.”

Ndlela le singamabobosi ngayo!

Ngoku seyilikhaya lamarhamncwa.

Ke abadlulayo bobetha umlozi,

babambe ongezantsi.