uMika uMika 5 - Contemporary Xhosa Bible 2024

Intsalela kaYakobi iya kuba phakathi kweentlanga ezininzi

1Kaloku ke, hlanganisana, ntombi yomkhosi; Wasingqinga; baya kumbetha ngentonga umgwebi wakwaSirayeli esidleleni.

2“Kodwa wena, Bhetelehem-efrata, nangona umncinane phakathi kwamawaka akwaYuda, noko ke uya kuphuma kuwe uze kum, yaye mna ndiya kuba yinkokeli kaSirayeli; abazalwayo kususela kwamandulo, kwasephakadeni.

3Ngako oko uya kuwanikela kubo, kude kube lixesha lokuzala kwayo; abuye ke amasalela abazalwana bakhe, aye koonyana bakaSirayeli;

4uya kuma, aluse enamandla kaYehova, enobungangamsha begama likaYehova uThixo wakhe; kwaye ziya kuhlala, ngenxa yokuba ngoku uya kuba mkhulu kude kube sekupheleni kwehlabathi.

5Yoba luxolo loo ndoda, xa ama-Asiriya azileyo ezweni lakowethu; Ukuba uthe wanyathela ezingxandeni zethu ezinde, sonikela kuye abalusi abasixhenxe, namagosa asithoba anamazinyo amabini.

6Baya kulonakalisa ilizwe laseAsiriya ngekrele, nelizwe lakwaNimrodi emasangweni alo; ngokunjalo uya kusihlangula eAsiriya, xa ayingenelayo ilizwe lakowethu, xa athe wangena ezweni lakowethu.

7Amasalela akwaYakobi aya kuba phakathi kwezizwe ezininzi, njengombethe ophuma kuYehova, nanjengemvula ebutyanini, engashiyi mntu, engalindeli oonyana babantu.

8Amasalela akwaYakobi aya kuba phakathi kweentlanga phakathi kwezizwe ezininzi njengengonyama phakathi kwezilo zehlathi, njengehobe phakathi kwemihlambi yeegusha; amaqhekeza, kwaye akukho bani unokukhulula ngentlawulelo.

9Isandla sakho siya kuboyisa iintshaba zakho, zinqunyulwe zonke iintshaba zakho.

10Ngaloo mini, utsho uYehova, ndiya kuwatshabalalisa amahashe akho, angabikho phakathi kwakho, ndizitshabalalise iinqwelo zakho zokulwa.

11Ndiya kuzitshabalalisa izixeko zelizwe lakho, ndizitshabalalise zonke iinqaba zakho.

12Ndowususa umlingo esandleni sakho; nabakhafuli akusayi kuba sabakho;

13Ndoyibhangisa imifanekiso yenu eqingqiweyo, ingabikho phakathi kwenu; aniyi kuphinda niqubude kumsebenzi wezandla zenu.

14Ndiwanyothule amahlathi akho phakathi kwakho, ndiyitshabalalise imizi yakho.

15Ndiya kuphindezela ezintlangeni ndinomsindo, ndinobushushu, ezingazange zakuva.