21 Awu, Ndvodzakati yase-Edomu, jabula utsakase, wena lohlala eveni lase-Usi. Kodvwa nakuwe itakwendluliselwa lendzebe, uyawudzakwa uhlutjulwe ube ngcunu.
Emadvodzana aDishani bekubo-Use na-Arani.
Simakadze abesatfobise Juda ngenca ya-Ahazi, inkhosi yakaJuda, ngobe wakhutsata kwandza kwebubi kaJuda, wangete wetsembeka ngisho nakancane nje kuSimakadze.
Eveni lase-Usi kwakunendvodza, libito layo kunguJobe. Lendvodza yayimsulwa, ilungile, futsi imesaba Nkulunkulu, ikubalekela konkhe lokubi.
Khumbula, Simakadze, lokwentiwa ngema-Edomu mzukwana kutfunjwa iJerusalema. Khumbula kutsi bakusho kanjani kutsi: “Yibhidliteni! Yibhidliteni iphele nya!”
Jabula jaha, ebusheni bakho, inhlitiyo yakho ayikujabulise ngemalanga ebusha bakho. Landzela tindlela tenhlitiyo yakho nako konkhe lokubonwa ngemehlo akho; kodvwa ukhumbule kutsi Nkulunkulu uyawukwehlulela ngako konkhe lokwentile.
Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Nangabe labo labangakafaneli kunatsa kulendzebe, kumelwe bayinatse, kudzingeke ngani-ke kutsi wena ungajeziswa? Ungeke uhlale ungajeziswa, kufanele nawe uyinatse.
Macondzana ne-Edomu: Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, utsi: “Sekwabate yini kuhlakanipha eThemani? Setaphela yini teluleko kulabahlakaniphile? Kuhlakanipha kwabo sekwabola yini?
Ngobe naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Njengobe ushaye tandla takho wagidza ngetinyawo takho, wajabula ngabo bonkhe bubi benhlitiyo yakho umelene nelive laka-Israyeli,
“Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: ‘Njengobe boMowabi naSeyiri batsi: “Ase nibuke indlu yakaJuda seyigucuke yafanana nato tonkhe letinye tive,”
“Ndvodzana yemuntfu, njengobe iThire seyikhulume ngeJerusalema, yatsi: ‘Hha! Lisango lebetive selephukile, netivalo talo setigedvukele kimi, njengaloku seyibhidlikile iJerusalema, mine Thire sengitawuphumelela.’
Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Bantfu baka-Edomu bone kwaze kwengca, ngaleso sizatfu ngingeke ngihlale ngingabajezisi. Bacosha bomnakabo ngenkemba balahla sihawu, intfukutselo yabo yabhebhetseka kokuphela, yebo, nekutfukutsela kwabo kwakungasekhuteki.
Umbono wa-Obadiya: Loku ngulokwakhulunywa yiNkhosi Simakadze ngesive saka-Edomu: Sivile livi leliphuma kuSimakadze. Utfumele lincusa lakhe etiveni, watsi: “Sukumani, sambe siyekulwa na-Edomu.”
Nine takhamiti taseShafiri, tidzingiseni nihlazekile, ningcunu. Takhamiti taseSanani tesaba kuphuma edolobheni lato. Nawuva takhamiti taseBethi Eseli tilila, uyawuvele ubone kutsi kute siphephelo lapho.
Wena uyawudliwa ngemahloni esikhundleni sekudvunyiswa. Manje-ke selitfuba lakakho! Natsa nawe, ungcunuleke! Lendzebe lesuka esandleni saSimakadze sangasekudla seyijikela ngakuwe, nelihlazo liyawumbonya ludvumo lwakho.
“Lalelani! Ngiyawufika njengelisela! Ubusisiwe lolindzile, agcine tingubo takhe kutsi angahambi ngcunu, kudzimate kubonakale lihlazo lakhe.”