UMikha 4:1-13
4 Ngezinsuku zokucina,*Intaba yendlu kaJehova+Izamiswa iqine phezu kweziqongo zezintaba,Izaphakanyiswa yedlule amaqaqa,Abantu bazathululeka besiya kuyo.+
2 Izizwe ezinengi zizahamba zithi:
“Wozani siqanse entabeni kaJehova,Siye endlini kaNkulunkulu kaJakhobe.+
Uzasifundisa izindlela zakhe,Njalo sizahamba ezindleleni zakhe.”
Umthetho* uzavela eZiyoni,Lelizwi likaJehova liphume eJerusalema.
3 Uzakwahlulela phakathi kwezizwe ezinengi+Alungise izinto* ukuze ancede izizwe ezilamandla ezikhatshana kakhulu.
Zizakhanda izinkemba zazo zibe yizikali zamakhuba okulima,Lemikhonto yazo ibe zingqamu zokuthena izihlahla.+
Akulasizwe esizaphakamisela esinye inkemba,Njalo azisoze ziphinde zifundele ukulwa impi.+
4 Wonke umuntu uzahlala ngaphansi kwesihlahla sakhe samagilebisi+ langaphansi kwesihlahla sakhe somkhiwa,Kakho ngitsho loyedwa ozabenza besabe,+Ngoba uJehova wamabutho usekhulumile.*
5 Isizwe ngasinye sizahamba ngebizo likankulunkulu waso,Kodwa thina sizahamba ngebizo likaJehova uNkulunkulu wethu+ kuze kube nini lanini.
6 “Ngalolosuku,” kutsho uJehova,“Ngizaqoqa bonke abaqhulayo,Ngibuthanise ndawonye bonke abahlakazekileyo,+
Kanye lalabo engabehlisela usizi.
7 Ngizakwenza kube leqembu labaseleyo phakathi kwabaqhulayo,+Labaxotshelwe khatshana ngizabenza babe yisizwe esilamandla,+UJehova uzakuba yinkosi yabo entabeni iZiyoni,Kusukela khathesi kuze kube nini lanini.
8 Kodwa kuwe nqaba yokuvikela umhlambi,Wena ntaba yendodakazi yaseZiyoni,+Ubukhosi basekuqaleni buyeza kuwe,+Umbuso wendodakazi yaseJerusalema.+
9 Kungani uhlaba umkhosi?
Kawulayo yini inkosi?
Umeluleki wakho usetshabalele yiniUze ube sebuhlungwini obungaka njengowesifazana obelethayo?+
10 Awu ndodakazi yaseZiyoni, janquka ububuleNjengowesifazana obelethayo,Ngoba khathesi uzasuka edolobheni uyehlala egangeni.
Uzahamba uze uyefika eBhabhiloni,+Njalo kulapho ozahlengwa khona,+Yikho lapho uJehova azakuthenga khona akususe esandleni sezitha zakho.+
11 Izizwe ezinengi zizabuthana zikuhlasele,Zizakuthi, ‘Kangcoliswe,Lamehlo ethu kawakubone lokho kusenzakala eZiyoni.’
12 Kodwa kaziyazi imicabango kaJehova,Azikuzwisisi lokho akuhlosileyo,Uzazibuthanisa njengenqumbi yamabele asanda kufakwa esizeni.*
13 Sukuma ubhule amabele wena ndodakazi yaseZiyoni,+
Ngoba ngizatshintsha impondo zakho zibe yinsimbi,Lamasondo akho abe yikhopha,Njalo uzachoboza abantu abanengi.+
Inzuzo yabo abayithole ngokungathembeki uzayinikela kuJehova,Lenotho yabo uzayinika iNkosi yomhlaba wonke.”+
Amabala angaphansi
^ Kumbe, “Ekucineni kwezinsuku.”
^ Kumbe, “Umlayo.”
^ Kumbe, “Aqondise izinto.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “umlomo kaJehova wamabutho usukhulumile.”
^ Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
