Mikha
2 “Maye kulabo labenta emacebo lamabi,
Labahlala bacabanga tintfo letimbi nabalele emibhedzeni yabo!
Kutsi nje nakusa, bakwente loko lebebakuhlosile,
Ngobe banemandla ekukwenta.+
2 Bahawukela emasimu ebantfu futsi bawatsatse;+
Bahawukela netindlu talabanye bantfu, futsi babemuke tona;
Bemuka umuntfu indlu yakhe ngebucili,+
Bamemuke nelifa lakhe.
3 Ngako-ke Jehova utsi:
‘Ngihlela kuniletsela inhlekelele+ leningeke nize nikhone kuyibalekela.*+
Kutaniphelela kuhamba nitishaya sifuba,+ ngobe sesikhatsi senhlekelele.+
4 Ngaleso sikhatsi, bantfu batawuhlale bakhuluma ngani,
Futsi batanililela kulesimo lenitawube nikuso.+
Batawutsi: “Sibhujiswe saphela nya!+
Nkulunkulu utsetse lifa letfu waliniketa labanye bantfu, nyalo nje sesite lifa!+
Emasimu etfu uwanikete bantfu labangamkhonti.”
5 Kutawubabete emkhatsini wenu lotawelula intsambo yekukala,
Akale live lelabelwe sive saJehova.
6 Bona batsi: “Yekelani kuphrofetha!*
Akungaphrofethwa* ngaletintfo;
Angeke sihlazeke!”
7 Awu nine bantfwana baJakobe, nibevile yini bantfu batsi:
“Sewuphelelwe sineke yini Jehova?*
Yimisebenti yakhe yini lena?”
Kantsi emavi ami awabasiti yini labo labangilalelako?
8 Kodvwa kulamalanga bantfu bami sebagucuke baba titsa tami.
Nihlubula tingubo letinhle kuloko* lokugcokwe
Bantfu labatetsembako labendlula ngendlela, labo labatetsemba kuhle kwalababuya emphini.
9 Nicosha bafati labasive sami etindlini tabo labatitsandzako;
Nemuke nebantfwana babo tonkhe tintfo letinhle lengibabusise ngato, nibemuke nangaphindzi natibuyisa.
10 Vukani nihambe ngobe lelive alisasilo likhaya lenu.
Seliyahhohloka, futsi lihhohloka kabuhlungu+ ngenca yekungcola kwalo.+
11 Nangabe umuntfu enta tintfo letingenamsebenti, akhohlisa labanye futsi akhuluma emanga latsi:
“Ngiphrofetha* kutsi nitawuba neliwayini netjwala,”
12 Ngitasibutsisa ndzawonye sonkhe sive saJakobe;
Ngibagcogcele ndzawonye bonkhe labasele baka-Israyeli.+
Ngitabenta babe munye kuhle kwetimvu letisesibayeni,
Kuhle kwemhlambi wetimvu newetimbuti losemadlelweni;+
Lendzawo itawutsi mpu umsindvo webantfu!’+
13 Loyo lobhobosa lubondza avule sikhala utawuphuma embikwabo;
Bona batasenta sibe sikhulu futsi bahambe bayophuma egedeni.+
Inkhosi yabo itawuphuma kuleligede embikwabo,
Futsi bonkhe batawuholwa nguJehova.”+