Mikha 5 - Siswati 1996 Bible1 Bantfu baseJerusalema, butsanani ndzawonye! Sesivinjetelwe! Sebahlasela umholi waka-Israyeli! Nkulunkulu wetsembisa ngembusi loyakuvela eBhetlehema 2 Simakadze utsi: “Betlehema Efratha, nome ungulomunye wemiti lemincane yakaJuda, kodvwa ngiyawuveta kuwe umbusi loyawubusa sive saka-Israyeli. Lusendvo lwakhe luyawusukela kulolo lwaluvele lukhona kwasekucaleni.” 3 Ngako Simakadze lesive sakhe uyawusiyekelela etitseni taso, kuze kufike sikhatsi sekutalwa kwendvodzana. Kuyawutsi bonkhe bakubo, labayawube basakatekile batfumbeka, bahlanganiselwe ndzawonye babe sive sinye. 4 Nakefika lowo mbusi, uyawubelusa ngemandla aSimakadze, yebo, uyawubaphatsa ngebukhosi baSimakadze longuNkulunkulu wakhe. Sive sakhe siyawuphila ngekuphepha, ngobe bantfu bemhlaba bayawumatisa badvumise bukhulu bakhe. 5 Uyawuba kuthula kwaso. Ngesikhatsi ema-Asiriya avimbetela live letfu afohla tinqaba tetfu, tsine, ma-Israyeli, siyawutfumela baholi betfu labanemandla kakhulu bayekulwa nawo. Kukhululwa nekujeziswa 6 Bayakuyehlula bayincobe i-Asiriya, lekulive laNimrodi; yebo, bayakuyibusa ngemkhonto. Ngalendlela siyakuphephiswa kuma-Asiriya, nakahlasela live letfu. 7 Ema-Israyeli layawusindza ayawufanana nematolo lahlumelelisako latfunyelwe nguSimakadze etiveni letinyenti, afanane nemvula lenetsa lokumilako. Ayawuncika kuNkulunkulu, hhayi kumuntfu. 8 Insali yema-Israyeli iyakubasemkhatsini wetive letinyenti, ifanane nelibhubesi lelitingela ehlatsini noma edlelweni: Lisuka lingene emkhatsini wetimvu, litisukele litidzabudzabule ticucwana, litsemba lato lekusindza lingabikho. 9 Israyeli, titsa takho uyakutiphakamisela sandla utincobe, bonkhe labakutondzako bayawubhujiswa. 10 Simakadze utsi: “Ngaleso sikhatsi ngiyakubulala emahhashi akho, ngibhubhise tincola nemahhashi ato. 11 Ngiyawubhubhisa emadolobha elive lakho, ngidzilite tonkhe tinqaba takho. 12 Ngiyakuyicitsa yonkhe imilingo yakho loyisebentisako, ngikushiye ute netangoma. 13 Ngiyawubhidlita tithico takho kanye netinsika tato tematje langcwele. Ungeke uphindze utikhonte letintfo letibatwe nguwe matfupha. 14 Ngiyawudzephuna tonkhe tinsika tesithicokati lesingu-Ashera eveni lakho, ngibhidlite emadolobha akho. 15 Ngekutfukutsela kwami lokukhulu ngiyakutenanela etiveni tonkhe letingazange tingilalele.” |
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