Ukwahlulelwa kukaJuda no-Israyeli
1Izwi likaJehova elafika kuMika waseMoresheti ezinsukwini zikaJothamu, no-Ahazi, noHezekiya, amakhosi akwaJuda, owalibona ngeSamariya neJerusalema.
2Zwanini, bantu bonke,
uqaphele, mhlaba nokugcwala kwakho,
iNkosi uJehova ibe ngufakazi ngani,
iNkosi isethempelini layo elingcwele.
3Ngokuba bhekani, uJehova uphuma endaweni yakhe,
ehle, anyathele ezindaweni eziphakemeyo zomhlaba.
4Izintaba ziyakuncibilika phansi kwakhe,
nezigodi ziyakuqhekezeka
njengengcina phambi komlilo,
njengamanzi athululwe emaweni.
5Konke lokhu kungenxa yesiphambeko sikaJakobe
nangezono zendlu yakwa-Israyeli.
Siyini isiphambeko sikaJakobe?
Asiyilo iSamariya na?
Ziyini izindawo eziphakemeyo zakwaJuda?
Aziyilo iJerusalema na?
6“Ngiyakwenza iSamariya libe yizihlephu zasendle
nendawo yokutshala izivini,
ngiqulele amatshe alo esigodini,
ngambule isisekelo salo.
7Zonke izithombe zalo ezibaziweyo ziyakwaphulwa,
nakho konke elikukhokhelweyo kuyakushiswa ngomlilo,
nayo yonke imifanekiso ngiyakuyenza ukuba ibe yincithakalo,
ngokuba likuqoqile ngenkokhelo yobufebe;
kuyakubuye kube yinkokhelo yobufebe.”
8Ngenxa yalokho ngiyakukhala,
ngihhewule,
ngihambe ngihlutshuliwe,
ngihamba ze;
ngenze isililo njengamakhanka,
ngikhale njengezintshe.
9Ngokuba amanxeba alo awanakuphulukiswa,
lokhu sekufikile nakwaJuda,
kufinyelela esangweni labantu bami naseJerusalema.
10Ningakulandisi eGati, ningakhali e-Akha;
eBeti Afera huquzelani othulini.
11Dlulani nina enakhileyo eShafiri ngobunqunu nangehlazo;
abakhe eSawanani abaphumi;
ukukhala kwaseBeti Eseli akunivumeli ukuhlala khona.
12Ngokuba abakhe eMaroti banemihelo ngokuhle,
lokhu okubi kwehlile kuvela kuJehova,
kwafika esangweni laseJerusalema.
13Bophelani enqoleni ihhashi elinejubane,
nina enakhileyo eLakishi;
lona lalingukuqala kwezono kuyo indodakazi yaseSiyoni,
ngokuba iziphambeko zakwa-Israyeli zafunyanwa kuwe.
14Ngalokho uyakupha iMoresheti Gati isipho sokuvalelisana;
izindlu zase-Akizibi ziyakuba yinkohliso kuwo amakhosi akwa-Israyeli.
15Ngisezakwehlisa phezu kwenu
enakhileyo eMaresha oyakunidla:
udumo luka-Israyeli luyakufika e-Adulamu.
16Ziphucule,
zigunde ngenxa yabantwana bokwenama kwakho,
wandise ubumpandla bakho njengenqe,
ngokuba bayakuthunjwa kuwe.