UMika 5

₁Buthana ngamaviyo,

ndodakazi yamaviyo;

usivimbezele,

bayakumshaya umahluleli wakwa-Israyeli ngenduku esihlathini.

₂“Kepha wena Betlehema Efratha,

omncane ukuba ube phakathi kwemindeni yakwaJuda,

ngiyakuphunyelwa ngovela kuwe,

ozakuba ngumbusi kwa-Israyeli,

okuvela kwakhe kusukela endulo ezinsukwini zaphakade.”

₃Ngalokho bayakukhashelwa,

bese yibuyela insali yabafowabo kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli.

₄Uyakuma, aluse ngamandla kaJehova nangokuphakama kwegama

likaJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe;

sebeyakuhlala,

ngokuba uzakuba mkhulu

kuze kube semajukujukwini omhlaba.

₅Ukuthula kuyakuba yilokhu:

lapho umAsiriya engena ezweni lakithi,

anyathele ezindlini zethu zobukhosi,

siyakumvusela abelusi abayisikhombisa

nezikhulu zabantu eziyisishiyagalombili.

₆Bayakuchitha izwe lase-Asiriya ngenkemba,

nezwe lakwaNimrode ezintubeni zalo,

asophule kumAsiriya,

lapho engena ezweni lakithi,

nalapho enyathela emikhawulweni yethu.

₇Insali yakwaJakobe iyakuba phakathi kwabantu abaningi

njengamazolo avela kuJehova,

ngengezihlambi otshanini ezingahlaleli muntu,

zingahlaleli abantwana babantu.

₈Insali yakwaJakobe iyakuba phakathi kwezizwe,

phakathi kwabantu abaningi,

njengengonyama phakathi kwezilwane zasehlathini,

njengebhongo lengonyama phakathi kwemihlambi yezimvu,

elithi lapho lidabula,

linyathele, lidwengule,

kungekho owophulayo.

₉Masiphakanyiswe isandla sakho phezu kwezitha zakho,

zinqunywe zonke izitha zakho.

₁₀“Kuyakuthi ngalolo suku,” usho uJehova,

“nginqume amahhashi akho phakathi kwakho,

ngichithe izinqola zakho,

₁₁ngiyinqume imizi yasezweni lakho,

ngizidilize zonke izinqaba zakho.

₁₂Ngiyakunquma ukulumba esandleni sakho,

kungabe kusabakho kuwe abahlola imihlola.

₁₃Ngiyakunquma izithombe zakho ezibaziweyo

nezinsika zakho phakathi kwakho,

ungabe usakhonza imisebenzi yezandla zakho.

₁₄Ngiyakubasiphula o-Ashera* bakho phakathi kwakho,

ngiyichithe imizi yakho.

₁₅Ngiyakwenza impindiselo ngentukuthelo nangokufutheka

kuzo izizwe ezingalalelanga.”