Ukuthotshiswa kukaEdoma

1Umbono kaObhadiya. Itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova mayelana leEdomaa: Sizwile umbiko ovela eNkosini, njalo kuthunywe isithunywa phakathi kwezizwebc: Sukumani, kasimvukele empini! 2 Khangela, ngikwenze waba mncinyane phakathi kwezizwed, udelelwe kakhulue.

3 Ukuziqhenya kwenhliziyo yakhof kukukhohlisile, wena ohlala ezingoxweni zamadwalag, ondawo yakhe yokuhlala iphakemeh, othi enhliziyweni yakhe: Ngubani ozangehlisela emhlabathinii? 4 Loba uphakeme njengokhozijk, njalo loba ubeka isidleke sakho phakathi kwezinkanyezilmn, ngizakwethula khona, itsho iNkosio. 5 Uba amasela efika kuwe, loba abaphangi ebusukup (uqunywe kangakanani!q) bebengayikuntshontsha baze banele yini? Uba abavuni bezithelo zevini bebengafika kuwer, bebengayikutshiya umkhothozo yinis? 6 Yeka ukuhlolwa kwezinto zikaEsawut, ukudingisiswa kokuligugu kwakhe okufihliweyo! 7 Wonke amadoda esivumelwano sakho akuthumele emngceleni; amadoda okuthula kwakho akukhohlisile, akwehluleu, adla isinkwa sakho abekev imbule ngaphansi kwakhow; kakukho ukuqedisisa kuyex. 8 Kakuyikuba njalo yiniy ngalolosukuz, itsho iNkosi, ukuthi ngizachitha abahlakaniphileyo eEdoma lokuqedisisaa entabeni kaEsawub. 9 Lamaqhawe akhoc azatshaywa luvalo, Themanide, ukuze ngulowo lalowo aqunywe entabeni kaEsawu ngokubulawaf.

10 Ngenxag yodlakela lwakho umeleneh lomfowenu uJakobei inhloni zizakusibekelaj, uqunywe kuze kube phakadek. 11 Ngosuku owema ngalo uqondane labo, ngosuku abezizweni abathumba ngalo amabutho akhe, abezizwe abangena emasangweni akhel, abenza inkatho yokuphosa ngeJerusalemam, lawe wawunjengomunye wabo. 12 Kodwa wawungafanelanga ukukhangelan ngosuku lomfowenuo ngosuku lwenhlupheko yakhep; njalo wawungafanelanga uthokoze ngabantwana bakoJuda ngosuku lokuchitheka kwaboq; njalo wawungafanelanga ukhulume ngokuziqhenya ngosuku lokuhlupheka. 13 Ngabe kawungenanga ngesango labantu bami osukwini lwenhlupheko yabor; ngabe kawukhangelanga, lawe, ebubini babo osukwini lwenhlupheko yabos; njalo ngabet kawelulelanga isandla sakho enothweni yabo osukwini lwenhlupheko yabou. 14 Ngabe kawumanga emehlukanweni endlela ukuquma abaphunyukayo bakhev; njalo ngabe kawunikelanga abasalayo bakhe osukwini losiziw. 15 Ngoba usuku lweNkosi lusondelexy ezizweni zonkez. Njengokwenza kwakho kuzakwenziwa kuwea; umvuzo wakho uzabuyela ekhanda lakhob. 16 Ngoba njengoba linathilec entabeni yami engcweled, ngokunjalo zonke izizwe zizanatha njalonjaloe, yebo, zizanatha, ziginyef, zibe kungathi kazizanga zibe khonag.

Ukuphakanyiswa kukaIsrayeli

17 Kodwa entabeni yeZiyonih kuzakuba khona ukuphunyuka, kube lobungcwelei; lendlu kaJakobe izakudla ilifa lamafa ayojk. 18 Lendlu kaJakobe izakuba ngumlilol, lendlu kaJosefa ibe lilangabim, lendlu kaEsawu ibe libibin; njalo bazazitshisao bazidlep; njalo kakuyikuba khona oseleyo endlini kaEsawuq; ngoba iNkosi ikhulumile.

19 Labeningizimur bazakudla ilifas lentaba kaEsawut, lalabou abemagcekeni amaFilistiv, yebo bazakudla ilifa lensimu yakoEfrayimi lensimu yeSamariyaw, loBhenjamini iGileyadi. 20 Labathunjiweyo bale inqaba yabantwana bakoIsrayeli bazakudla ilifa elalingelamaKhananix, kuze kufike eZarefathiy; labathunjiweyo beJerusalema abaseSefaredi bazakudla ilifa lemizi yeningizimuz. 21 Labasindisi bakhwelea entabeni yeZiyoni ukwahlulelab intaba kaEsawuc; lombuso uzakuba ngoweNkosid.