UMika 6

₁Ake nizwe akushoyo uJehova, ethi:

“Suka ulwe phambi kwezintaba,

uzwise amagquma izwi lakho.

₂Zwanini, zintaba,

ukuphikisana kukaJehova,

nani zisekelo zomhlaba eziqinileyo,

ngokuba uJehova unokuphikisana nabantu bakhe,

uyakumelana nabo.

₃“Bantu bami, ngenzeni kini;

kuyini enginikhathaze ngakho na?

Ngiphenduleni.

₄Nganikhuphula ezweni laseGibithe,

nganihlenga endlini yezigqila,

ngathuma phambi kwenu oMose, no-Aroni, noMiriyamu.

₅Bantu bami, ake nikhumbule

okwacetshwa nguBalaki inkosi yakwaMowabi,

nalokho amphendula ngakho uBileyamu indodana kaBeyori,

nokwakuphakathi kweShithimi neGiligali,

nize nazi izenzo ezilungileyo zikaJehova.”

₆Ngiyakusondela kuJehova nginantoni,

ngikhothame kuNkulunkulu ophezulu, na?

Ngiyakufika ngiphethe iminikelo yokushiswa,

nginamathole amnyaka munye, na?

₇UJehova uyakwenamela izinkulungwane zezinqama

nezinkulungwane eziyishumi zemifula yamafutha na?

Ngiyakunika izibulo lami ngenxa yesiphambeko sami,

isithelo sesisu sami ngenxa yesono senhliziyo yami, na?

₈Ukutshelile, muntu, okuhle;

uJehova ufunani kuwe,

kungabi ngukwenza ukulunga kuphela nokuthanda umusa,

uhambe noNkulunkulu wakho ngokuthobeka, na?

₉Izwi likaJehova liyamemeza kuwo umuzi.

Ukwesaba igama lakho ngukusindiswa;

zwanini induku noyimisileyo.

₁₀Kusekhona inzuzo embi endlini yababi,

ne-efa* elincane eliqalekiswayo, na?

₁₁“Ukhona ohlanzekile onesilinganiso esibi

nesikhwama sezisindo ezikhohlisayo na?

₁₂“Abacebileyo bawo bagcwele ubudlova,

nabakhileyo kuwo bakhuluma amanga,

nolimi lwabo lunenkohliso emlonyeni wabo.

₁₃Ngalokho mina ngiyakugulisa ngokushaya,

ngikuchithe ngenxa yezono zakho.

₁₄Lapho udlayo, awuyikusutha,

kube khona ukulamba phakathi kwakho;

uyakususa, ungakhululi kodwa,

nokukhululayo ngiyakukukhaphela enkembeni.

₁₅“Uyakutshala, ungavuni kodwa;

uyakunyathela iminqumo, ungazigcobi kodwa ngamafutha,

nezithelo zomvini, ungaliphuzi nokho iwayini.

₁₆Izimiso zika-Omri ziyagcinwa,

nazo zonke izenzo zendlu ka-Ahabi;

nihamba ngamacebo abo;

ngalokho ngiyakunenza incithakalo

nabakhileyo khona into encimfelwayo;

niyakuthwala ihlazo labantu bami.”