12 “Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: ‘Njengobe Edomu wakhiphela sibhongo endlini yakaJuda waba nelicala kakhulu ngekwenta njalo,
Khumbula, Simakadze, lokwentiwa ngema-Edomu mzukwana kutfunjwa iJerusalema. Khumbula kutsi bakusho kanjani kutsi: “Yibhidliteni! Yibhidliteni iphele nya!”
Leli livi lesembulo lelimacondzana neDuma lelitsi: Kukhona longimemetako kaSeyiri, utsi: “Mlindzi, sekusele kangakanani kutsi kuse? Mlindzi, sekusele kangakanani kutsi kuse?”
Inkemba yami seyinatse yenela emazulwini, bukani, yehla ngekwehlulela, yehlela kulaka-Edomu, sive lengitasibhubhisa ngisicedze.
Ngubani lona lochamuka ka-Edomu, lobuya eBhosra, lonetingubo letibhocwe ngalokubovu njengengati? Ngubani yena lona, lowembetse umjiva webukhosi lokhatimulako, lohamba acanase ngebukhulu bemandla akhe? “Ngimi, lengikhuluma ngekulunga, lonemandla ekusindzisa.”
iMowabi yona ngiyakuyishaya ngesijeziso. Ngulapho-ke bayakungati khona kutsi mine nginguSimakadze.’ ”
“Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: ‘Njengobe emaFilisti enta imphindziselo, akhipha sibhongo ngebubi lobusetinhlitiyweni tawo, nangenzondo yakadzeni leyayicondze kubhubhisa Juda,
“Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: ‘Njengobe boMowabi naSeyiri batsi: “Ase nibuke indlu yakaJuda seyigucuke yafanana nato tonkhe letinye tive,”
“I-Edomu ilapho, emakhosi ayo nato tonkhe tiphatsimandla tayo; nome babenemandla, noko balaliswe kanye nalababulewe ngenkemba nalabo labangakasokwa, kanye nalabo labehlela emgodzini.
“ ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Ngentfukutselo yami levutsako ngikhulume ngemelana nato tonkhe tive letisele, kanye nalo lonkhe laka-Edomu, ngobe batsatsa live lami balenta labo ngekujabula, nangenhlitiyo lembi, bentela kuphanga emadlelo alo.’
Umbono wa-Obadiya: Loku ngulokwakhulunywa yiNkhosi Simakadze ngesive saka-Edomu: Sivile livi leliphuma kuSimakadze. Utfumele lincusa lakhe etiveni, watsi: “Sukumani, sambe siyekulwa na-Edomu.”