Ukuthinjwa kweBhabheli
1Isihlabo esisingisele kwintlango yaselwandle.
Njengezaqhwithi zasezantsi zikhukula, kuphuma into entlango, ezweni eloyikekayo. 2Ndiboniswe umbono olukhuni: inginingini linginiza, umbhuqi ebhuqa. Nyuka, Elam; ngqinga, Madayi; ukuncwina kwabo konke ndiya kuphelisa.
3Ngenxa yoko azele amanqe am kukuzibhijabhija, inimba indifikele njengenimba yozalayo; ndiyapenapena, andiva; ndikhwankqile, andiboni. 4Intliziyo yam iyadinga, ukududuzela kundidandathekisile; ungcwalazi, into endiyilangazelelayo, ulwenzé into endigubhisayo. 5Kulungiswa isithebe, kuboniselwa umboniselo, kuyadliwa, kuyaselwa — vukani, bathetheli, thambisani iingweletshetshe. 6Ngokuba itsho kum iNkosi, ukuthi, Yiya umise umboniseli, athi akubona into aze kuyixela. 7Wabona umkhoko wabakhweli, abamahashe bengababini, nabakhweli bamaesile, nabakhweli beenkamela; wabaza iindlebe, wazibaza kakhulu kunene. 8Wadanduluka ngelengonyama, esithi, Nkosi, kususela koko ndimi emboniselweni emini, ndizimisile esigxineni sam ubusuku ngobusuku. 9Ke, yabona, kweza umkhoko wamadoda, abamahashe bengababini. Wasusela wathi, Iwile, iwile iBhabheli; yonke imifanekiso eqingqiweyo yoothixo bayo uyaphulele emhlabeni. 10Wena, nto yam ibhuliweyo, ngqolowa yesandá sam, endikuvileyo kuYehova wemikhosi, uThixo kaSirayeli, ndikuxelile kuni.
Okuya kuhlela uEdom
11Isihlabo esisingisele kothe cwaka.
Omemeza kum ekwelakwaSehire, uthi, Mlindi, kuxa liphi na ebusuku? mlindi, kuxa liphi na ebusuku? 12Uthi umlindi, Kuyeza ukusa, kwanobusuku. Ukuba niyabuza, buzani; buyani, yizani.
Okuya kuhlela amaDedan
13Isihlabo esisingisele kwelaseArabhi.
KwelaseArabhi niya kulalisa emxawukeni, nina mikhoko yamaDedan. 14Baziseleni amanzi abanxaniweyo; nina, bemi bakwaTema, nibakhawùlele ngesonka abaphalaphalayo. 15Ngokuba baphalaphaliswa ngamakrele, amakrele athiwe kruthu, nasisaphetha esityhidiweyo, nayimfazwe enzima. 16Ngokuba iNkosi itshilo kum ukuthi, Kwakulo mnyaka, njengeminyaka yomqeshwa, buya kuphela ubuqaqawuli bonke bakwaKedare; 17abe mbalwa amasalela enani lezaphetha zamagorha, oonyana bakaKedare; ngokuba uYehova uThixo kaSirayeli uthethile.
