UMikha 5:1-15
5 “Awu ndodakazi ehlaselwayoKhathesi usuzisikasika.
Sesivinjezelwe,+Umahluleli wako-Israyeli bamtshaya ngomqwayi esihlathini.+
2 Lawe Bhethilehema Efratha,+Wena omncinyane kakhulu phakathi kwezinkulungwane* zakoJuda,Kuwe kuzaphuma lowo engizamenza umbusi ko-Israyeli,+Omdabuko wakhe ngowasendulo kusukela ezinsukwini zakudaladala.
3 UzabakhalalaKuze kufike isikhathi sokuthi owesifazana osehelelwa abelethe,Bonke abafowabo bazabuyela ebantwini bako-Israyeli.
4 Uzakuma eluse ngamandla kaJehova+Langebizo eliphakemeyo likaJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe.
Bazahlala bevikelekile+Njalo ubukhulu bakhe buzafika lasemikhawulweni yomhlaba.+
5 Uzaletha ukuthula.+
Nxa um-Asiriya angahlasela ilizwe lethu, anyathele izinqaba zethu eziqinileyo,+Sizamvusela abelusi abayisikhombisa, abakhokheli* abangu-8 abavela ebantwini.
6 Bazakwelusa ilizwe lase-Asiriya ngenkemba,+Beluse lelizwe likaNimrodi+ besemagedini alo,Uzasikhulula kum-Asiriya+Nxa esehlasela ilizwe lethu njalo esenyathela endaweni yethu.
7 Abendlu kaJakhobe abaseleyoBazakuba njengamazolo avela kuJehova phakathi kwezizwe ezinengi,Babe njengemikhizo yezulu phezu kwakho konke okumila egangeni,Okungathembeli ebantwiniLokungalindeli amadodana abantu.
8 Abendlu kaJakhobe abaseleyo bazakuba phakathi kwezizwe,Phakathi kwabantu abanengi,Njengesilwane phakathi kwezinyamazana zeganga,Lanjengesilwane esilamandla phakathi kwemihlambi yezimvu,Esihamba siseqela izimvu sizidabudabula,Kakho loyedwa ongazihlenga.
9 Isandla sakho sizaphakanyiselwa phezu kwezitha zakho,Zonke izitha zakho zizachithwa.”
10 “Ngalolosuku,” kutsho uJehova,“Ngizabulala wonke amabhiza aphakathi kwakho, ngibhidlize lezinqola zakho.
11 Ngizabhidliza amadolobho aselizweni lakhoNgidilize zonke izinqaba zakho.
12 Ngizabuqeda du bonke ubuthakathi bakho,Phakathi kwakho akusoze kusale loyedwa owenza amasalamusi.+
13 Ngizazibhidliza izithombe zakho ezibaziweyo kanye lezinsika eziphakathi kwakho,Awusoze uphinde ukhothamele izinto ozenze ngezandla zakho.+
14 Ngizasusa izithombe zika-Ashera*+Ngitshabalalise amadolobho akho.
15 Izizwe ezingalalelangaNgizaphindisela kuzo ngokuthukuthela langolaka.”
