Umbono ngekuwa kweBhabhulona
1Leli livi lesembulo lelimacondzana neBhabhulona, lihlane lelingaselwandle:
Njengetiwunguwungwana tihhusha
tendlula eveni laseningizimu,
kanjalo umhlaseli uchamuka ngasehlane,
eveni lelesabekako.
2Ngikhonjiswe umbono lowesabekako:
Bantfu labangemambuka bayatsengisana,
baphangi batsatsa imphango.
Hlaselani, nine ma-Elamu!
Vimbetelani, nani maMede!
“Ngitakucedza konkhe loko kububula
lobekubangwa baseBhabhulona.”
3Nginelusizi ngalombono lengiwubonile,
buhlungu bungibambile,
njengemhelo ufikela umfati nasatawubeleka.
Kuyangetfusa loko lengikuvako,
ngiyamangala ngaloko lengikubona ngemehlo ami.
4Inhlitiyo yami iyaphatamiseka,
kwesaba kuyangitfutfumelisa;
kuhlwa lebengiloku ngikufisa
sekujike kwaba sesabiso kimi.
5Bendlala ematafula,
bendlale emacansi,
bayadla, banatse!
Bese kuphuma simemetelo sitsi:
“Sukumani, nine tindvuna!
Gcobisani emahawu enu!”
6Naku-ke lokushiwo nguSimakadze kimi, utsi:
“Hamba ubeke umlindzi,
umtjele akubikele ngako konkhe lakubonako.
7Nakabona tincola temphi letiboshelwe,
letinemahhashi laboshelwe ngamabili,
nebagibeli betimbongolo bagibele,
nome bagibeli bemakamela basetulu,
akahlale acaphele ngesineke lesikhulu.”
8Lomlindzi wamemeta watsi:
“Lilanga ngelilanga, nkhosi yami,
ngima etulu embhoshongweni wekulindza,
busuku ngebusuku ngihlala ngisemsebentini wami.
9Asubuke nje, naku kuta umuntfu
ugibele incola yakhe yemphi,
lenemahhashi laboshelwe ngamabili.
Lomuntfu waphendvula watsi:
‘IBhabhulona seyiwile, iwile!
Tonkhe titfombe tetithico tayo
setibhidlikele phansi emhlabatsini!’ ”
10Awu, sive sami, senipitjitelwe phansi
ebaleni lekubhulela kolo,
ngiyanitjela loko lengikuvile
kuSimakadze longuSomandla,
kuNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli.
Livi lesembulo nge-Edomu
11Leli livi lesembulo lelimacondzana neDuma lelitsi:
Kukhona longimemetako kaSeyiri, utsi:
“Mlindzi, sekusele kangakanani kutsi kuse?
Mlindzi, sekusele kangakanani kutsi kuse?”
12Umlindzi uyaphendvula, utsi:
“Kuyeta kusa, kodvwa kusesebusuku.
Nanifuna kubuta, butani,
nibophindze nibuye futsi.”
Livi lesembulo nge-Arabiya
13Leli livi lesembulo lelimacondzana ne-Arabiya lelitsi:
Nine ludvwendvwe lwemakamela akaDedani,
nine lenimisa emavungwini ase-Arabiya,
14baletseleni emanti laba lasebomile;
nine lenihlala eThema,
baletseleni kudla laba lababalekile.
15Babalekela tinkemba,
yebo, tinkemba letiphakanyisiwe,
nebutjoki lobucishiwe,
nekushisa kwemphi.
16Naku-ke lokushiwo nguSimakadze kimi, utsi: “Njengesisebenti lesenta sivumelwane semnyaka munye nemcashi waso, balisisa kahle emalanga, ngobe ekugcineni kwawo lonkhe ludvumo lwakaKhedari lutawuphela. 17Imisalela yemadvodza lanemba ngebutjoki, langemachawe akaKhedari itawuba mbalwa.” Simakadze longuNkulunkulu wa-Israyeli sewukhulumile.
