Micah 1
1 Izwi likaSimakade lafika kuMikha waseMoreshethi ezinsukwini zokubusa kukaJothamu, u-Ahazi, noHezekiya, amakhosi akwaJuda liqondene neSamariya neJerusalema.
2 Yizwani nonke bantu, ulalele mhlaba nakho konke okukuwe, iNkosi uSimakade izofakaza imelene nani, iNkosi ivela ethempelini layo elingcwele.
3 Ngokuba uSimakade usezakuphuma endaweni yakhe, ehlele phansi, anyathele ezindaweni eziphakemeyo zomhlaba.
4 Izintaba ziyakuncibilika phansi kwakhe, izigodi ziqhekezeke njengengcina phambi komlilo, nanjengamanzi ethelwa emehlelweni.
5 Konke lokhu kungenxa yesiphambeko sikaJakobe, nangenxa yezono zendlu ka-Israyeli. Ngubani owaphambukisa uJakobe? Akusilo yini iSamariya na? Ngubani izindawo eziphakemeyo zakwaJuda? Akusilo yini iJerusalema na?
6 Ngiyakwenza iSamariya libe yindunduma yemvithi yasendle, libe yindawo yokutshala imivini. Ngithululele amatshe alo esigodini, ngivumbulule izisekelo zalo.
7 Zonke izithombe zalo ziyakuphihlizwa, konke elikukhokhelweyo kushiswe ngomlilo. Izithombe zalo ezibaziweyo ngiyakuzenza zonke zibe yincithakalo, ngokuba likuthole ngenkokhelo yobufebe, futhi kuyakubuye kube yinkokhelo yobufebe.
8 Ngenxa yalokhu ngiyakukhala, ngikhihle isililo, ngihambe ngingafake zimbadada, ngihamba ze, ngiklewule njengempungushe, ngilile kube sengathi ngamazinyane entshe.
9 Ngokuba izilonda zalo azelapheki, lokhu sekuze kwafika nakwaJuda, kwafinyelela nasesangweni labantu bami, eJerusalema.
10 Ningasho lutho eGathi, ningalokothi nilile. Zinginqeni othulini eBhethi Leyofra.
11 Dlulani nqunu ninehlazo nina enihlala eShafiri. Nina enakhe eZanani ngeke niphume, isililo eBhethi Ezeli siyakunithathela lokho enithembele kukho.
12 Ngokuba abakhe eMarothi basezinhlungwini ezinzima, balindele okuhle, phela inhlekelele yehlile ivela kuSimakade, ifike esangweni eJerusalema.
13 Nina enihlala eLakhishi, bophelani ihhashi enqoleni, kube kunguqala kwesono sendodakazi yaseZiyoni, ngokuba iziphambeko zika-Israyeli zitholakale kuwe.
14 Ngakho-ke iMoreshethi Gathi uyakulipha izipho zokuvalelisa. Izindlu e-Akhizibi ziyakuba yinkohliso emakhosini akwa-Israyeli.
15 Nina zakhamuzi zaseMaresha, ngizakunithumelela futhi umthumbi, udumo luka-Israyeli luyakufika e-Adulami.
16 Gunda ube yiphandla, ngenxa yabantwana obathandayo, uyandise impandla yakho njengenqe, ngokuba baya ekuthunjweni.