21 Jekezela uthabe ndodakazi ye-Edomu; wena ohlala enarheni ye-Utsi. Kodwana nakuwe ikapho izakufika; uzakudakwa, uzihlubulise.
Lawa bekumadodana kaDitjhani: u-Utsi no-Arana.
USomnini waguqisa uJuda ngebanga laka-Arhazi ikosi yakwa-Israyeli, ngombana waliselela ubukhohlakali kwaJuda begodu wakhambelela ngokungathembeki phambi kwakaSomnini.
Kwakukhona indoda enarheni ye-Utsi ebekuthiwa nguJobho. Indoda leyo gade imsulwa begodu iqotho. Ngokwesaba uZimu, beyibalekela ubumbi.
Somnini, khumbula okwenziwe ma-Edomu mhlana kuhlakazwa iJerusalema. Athi: “Bhuruzani! Bhuruzani bekube sesisekelweni salo!”
Jabula muntu omutjha ebutjheni bakho, ihliziywakho ikuphe ukwenama emalangeni wobutjha bakho. Landela iimfiso zehliziywakho, nalokho okubonwa mamehlwakho, kodwana yazi bona kikho koke lokho uZimu uzakugweba.
Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini: “Qalani, labo abangakafaneli ukusela ikapho, ngambala bayayisela. Alo, wena ngabe umsulwa na? Awusimsulwa nakancani; nakukuyisela uzayisela!”
Mayelana ne-Edomu. Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uMninimandlawoke: “Akusenabuhlakani eTemana na? Abahlakaniphileko abasenazeluleko na? Ukuhlakanipha kwabo kubunile na?
Mbala, nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uSomandla: “Njengombana uwahle izandla wagida ngeenyawo zakho bewazinikela ebumenemeneni bewathakasa ngokwenzeke enarheni yakwa-Israyeli,
Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uSomandla: “Njengombana uMowabi noSeyiri bathi, ‘Yelelani, indlu yakwaJuda ifana nazo zoke ezinye izizwe’,
“Ndodana yomuntu, njengombana iTirosi likhulume mayelana neJerusalema lathi, “ ‘Arha! Lidilikile iJerusalema okulisango labantu. Ipahlalo izakulethwa kimi, ngizakuzuza ngombana limarubhi!’
Nakhu okwatjhiwo nguSomnini: “Angizoyicolela i-Edomu ngombana yone kokona: Bagijimisa umfowabo ngesabula, balahla isisa sabo; babilelwa ziingazi, baba nezondo engapheliko.
Isambulo saka-Obadiya Watjho nje uSomnini uZimami kumphorofidi ngo-Edomu: “Sizwe ilizwi elibuya kuSomnini ngombana isigijimi sathunywa ezizweni sathi, ‘Nambani sikhambeni siyokusahlela umuzi.’ ”
Abantu beTjhafira banibethela ipalapala nina bantu beJerusalema. Abantu beTsanana abaphumeli etjhatjhalazini. IBhethe-Ha-Etseli angeze yakusiza Jerusalema ngombana nayo iyalila.
Ukarekela ukurhubutjha abantu kunobana uhlonitjhwe. Sela nawe bewube bhunubhunu. Ikapho esesandleni sokugoma sakaSomnini inqophe ngakuwe, ukuhlonipheka kwakho kuzakuba lihlazo.
Yelela, ngiza njengesela! Ubusisiwe loyo ohlala aphapheme begodu embethe ukuze angazukukhamba bhunubhunu bekubonwe ihlazo lakhe.