Ukwahlulelwa kukaEdomi
1Sondelani nina-zizwe, nizwe, nilalele nina-bantu:
makuzwe umhlaba nokugcwala kwawo,
nezwe nakho konke okuvela kulo.
2Ngokuba uJehova uthukuthelela izizwe zonke,
ufuthekela yonke impi yazo;
uziqalekisile, uzinikele ekubulaweni.
3Ababuleweyo bazo balahliwe,
nokunuka kuyenyuka ezidunjini zabo;
izintaba zincibilika ngegazi labo.
4Ibandla lonke lasezulwini liyaphela,
izulu lisongwe njengomqulu;
ibandla lonke liyawa njengokuwa kweqabunga emvinini
nanjengokubunileyo emkhiwaneni.
5Ngokuba inkemba yami izanelisile ngegazi ezulwini;
bheka, iyakwehlela phezu kukaEdomi
naphezu kwabantu besiqalekiso sami
ukuba ibahlulele.
6UJehova unenkemba; igcwele igazi,
inonile ngamanoni nangegazi lamawundlu nelezimbuzi,
nangamanoni ezinso zezinqama,
ngokuba uJehova uyanikela eBosira,
unokuhlaba okukhulu ezweni lakwaEdomi.
7Izinyathi ziwa kanye nazo,
nezinkunzana kanye nezinkunzi;
izwe labo liyakugcwala igazi,
nothuli lwabo luyakunona ngamanoni.
8Ngokuba kulusuku lokuphindisela kukaJehova;
ngumnyaka wokubuyisela ngendaba yaseSiyoni.
9Imifudlana yakhona iyakuphenduka ikolitayi*,
uthuli lwakhona lube-yisibabule,
nezwe langakhona libe-yikolitayi elivuthayo.
10Aliyikucinywa ubusuku nemini;
umusi walo uyakukhuphuka kuze kube-phakade;
izizukulwane ngezizukulwane liyakuba-yize,
akuyikulidabula-muntu nanini nanini.
11Liyakuba-yifa levuba nelikanondwebu,
kwakhe kulo isikhova negwababa;
uyakuwelula phezu kwalo intambo yencithakalo,
nomthofu wokumisa wokuyize.
12Phakathi kwabakhulu balo akakho
oyakumemezela umbuso,
nazo zonke izikhulu zalo ziyakuba-yinto engelutho.
13Ameva ayakukhuphukela ezindlini zamakhosi,
izimbabazane namakhakhasi ezinqabeni zalo,
libe-yikhaya lamakhanka
negceke lezintshe.
14Izilwane zasehlane ziyakuhlangana nezimpungushe,
nedemoni liyakukhala kumngane walo,
kwakhe khona umkhovu,
uzitholele indawo yokuphumula.
15Lapho umantshingeyana uyakwakha ikhaya lakhe,
azalele, achamisele, afukame ngomthunzi wakhe,
kubuthane khona nawonhloyile,
kube-yilowo nalowo nomngane wakhe.
16Funani encwadini kaJehova, nifunde;
ayiyikusilala nento eyodwa kulokhu,
ayikho eyakuswela umngane wayo,
ngokuba ngumlomo wakhe okuyalezile,
nomoya wakhe okuhlanganisile.
17Nguye okwenzele inkatho;
yisandla sakhe esikwabele ngentambo;
kuyakudla ifa lalo kuze kube-phakade,
izizukulwane ngezizukulwane kuyakuhlala kulo.