Obadiya 1

Sivile livi leliphuma kuSimakadze.

Utfumele lincusa lakhe etiveni, watsi:

“Sukumani, sambe siyekulwa na-Edomu.”

₂Simakadze ukhuluma ku-Edomu, utsi:

“Ngitakwenta ube ngulomncane emkhatsini wetive,

ngikwente wedzeleleke kakhulu.

₃Kutigcabha kwenhlitiyo yakho kukwedukisile,

wena uhlala endlunkhulu yakho

lesemifantwini yemadvwala.

Umuti wakho usetulu etintsabeni.

Wena utitjela utsi:

‘Ngubani nje longangehlisela phansi?’

₄Nome likhaya lakho ungalakha etulu, njengelusweti,

nome ungalakha emkhatsini wetinkhanyeti,

mine ngiyawukudzilitela phansi.

₅“Kube bewungagcekezelwa ngemasela

nome-ke ungenelwe tigelekece ebusuku,

betingeke tatitapela ngekufuna kwato yini?

Kube bavuni bemagelebisi bebete kuwe

bebangete bawachulula kusale abe mbalwa yini?

Kodvwa titsa tiyakunicitsa

niphele nya.

₆Nine titukulwane ta-Esawu,

umcebo wenu lebewufihliwe sewuphangiwe.

₇Bonkhe labo bewubambisene nabo bakukhohlisile,

batakuhlehlisela emnyeleni welive lakho.

Bantfu benihletisene nabo ngekuthula

nyalo sebakwehlulile.

Bangani bakho bewudla nabo

sebakwetsiyele lugibe,

badzimate bakhuluma bodvwa ngawe, batsi:

‘Kuphi-ke lokuhlakanipha kwakhe?’ ”

“Mhlazana ngijezisa Edomu

ngiyewubhubhisa netati takhe

ngicedze konkhe kuhlakanipha kwakhe

etintsabeni taka-Esawu.

₉Emabutfo akho, Themani, ayakutfutfumela,

bonkhe bantfu labaseveni letintsaba,

lekulive laka-Edomu, bayakubulawa.”

₁₀“Ngenca yebudlova bakho lobente kubomnakenu,

titukulwane taJakobe,

uyakwembeswa ngelihlazo,

ubhujiswe ingunaphakadze.

₁₁Mhlazane ume untontomele

ngesikhatsi bafokati batfumba umcebo wakhe,

nebetive bangena emasangweni akhe,

benta inkatho ngeJerusalema,

nawe kwakungatsi umdvumo munye nabo.

₁₂Bekungakafaneli umbukele phansi umnakenu,

nakavelelwe ngulokubi.

Bewungakafaneli utsakase

nangabe bakaJuda behlelwa yimbhubhiso.

Yebo, bewungakafaneli kubacoloshela

namzukwane behlelwa yinhlupheko.

₁₃Bewungakafaneli kungena emasangweni ebantfu bami

ngesikhatsi behlelwa sigemegeme.

Bewungakafaneli kubabukela phansi bantfu bami

ngelilanga lekuhlupheka kwabo.

Bewungakafaneli kuwuphanga umcebo webantfu bami.

₁₄Bewungakafaneli kuma emahlanganweni emigwaco

khona utebabamba labo labaphunyulile.

Bewungakafaneli kunikela ngensali yabo

ngelilanga lekuhlupheka kwabo.”

₁₅“Lilanga laSimakadze lekwehlulela

tonkhe tive selisondzele.

Njengobe wentile nawe Edomu

kuyakwentiwa njalo nakuwe;

tento takho tiyawuphindziselwa kuwe.

₁₆Njengobe nawe wanatsa indzebe yekujezisa kwami

entsabeni yami lengcwele,

netive tonkhe tiyawuyinatsa khona siphelane;

tiyawunatsa, tinatse kuze kube shangatsi

atizange setibe khona.”

₁₇“Kodvwa eNtsabeni iSiyoni kuyawuba nenkhululeko;

kuyawuba yindzawo lengcwele.

Umndeni wakaJakobe uyawulidla lelive lekulifa lawo.

₁₈Umndeni wakaJakobe uyawuba ngumlilo,

umndeni wakaJosefa ube lilangabi.

Umndeni waka-Esawu uyawuba tibi,

bayakuwokhela ngemlilo bawushise uze uphele.

Kuyawubate insali emndenini waka-Esawu.

Mine, Simakadze, sengishito.”

₁₉Sive lesichamuka eNegevu siyawuhlala

eveni letintsaba lekungela-Edomu.

Sive lesisuka emaceleni etintsaba

siyawulitfumba live lemaFilisti.

Yebo, ema-Israyeli ayawulitsatsa

live laka-Efrayimu nelaseSamariya.

BakaBhenjamini bona bayawutsatsa lakaGileyadi.

₂₀Lama-Israyeli ladzingisiwe, laseKhenani,

ayawulidla lelo live,

lize liyekuma ngeSarefathi.

Labadzingisiwe bekusuka eJerusalema,

labaseSefaradi kwanyalo,

bayakuwadla emadolobha aseNegevu.

₂₁Emachawe aseJerusalema ayawuyincoba iNtsaba iSiyoni

alibuse lelive laka-Edomu.

Lowo mbuso uyakwenganyelwa nguSimakadze.