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1Umbono Ka-Obhadaya.
Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo Wobukhosi nge-Edomi:Sesizwe ilizwi elivela kuThixo:Kuthunywe isithunywa ezizweni ukuba sithi,“Phakamani, asihambeni silwe laye impi”:2“Khangela, ngizakwenza ube mncinyane phakathi kwezizwe;uzakweyiswa kakhulu.3Ukuzigqaja kwenhliziyo yakho sekukukhohlisile,wena ohlala ezingoxweni zamadwala wakheumuzi wakho eziqongweni,wena ozitshela uthi,‘Ngubani ongangiwisela phansi enhlabathini na?’4Lanxa uqonga njengengqungquluwakhe isidleke sakho phakathi kwezinkanyezi,ngizakwethula khonale,”kutsho uThixo.5“Nxa amasela efike kuwe,nxa abaphangi ebusuku,Awu, yeka ubukhulu bomonakalo okulindeleyo,kabayikuntshontsha kuphela lokho okwanele abakufunayo na?Nxa abavuni bamavini befike kuwe,kabangeke batshiye amalutshwana na?6Kodwa yeka ukuphangwa okuzakwenziwa u-Esawu,inotho yakhe efihliweyo izathunjwa!7Bonke abamanyane lawe bazakuxotshela emngceleni;abangane bakho bazakukhohlisa bakunqobe;labo abadla ukudla kwakho bazakuthiya ngomjibila,kodwa wena kawuyikuwubona.8Ngalolosuku,” kutsho uThixo,“kangiyikuwabhubhisa yini amadoda ahlakaniphileyo ase-Edomi,amadoda aqedisisayo ezintabeni zako-Esawu na?9Amabutho akho, wena Themani, azathuthumela,njalo bonke abasezintabeni zako-Esawubazacakazelwa phansi ekubulaweni kwabanengi.10Ngenxa yodlakela kumfowenu uJakhobe,uzakwembeswa lihlazo;uzachithwa nini lanini.11Ngosuku owema ngalo khatshanamhla izihambi zithumba inotho yakhelabezizweni bengena emasangweni akhebephosa inkatho ngeJerusalema,wawunjengomunye wabo.12Akumelanga weyise umfowenungosuku lokuhlupheka kwakhe,loba uthokoze ngabantu bakoJudangosuku lokubhujiswa kwabo,loba uklamase kangakangosuku lokuhlupheka kwabo.13Akumelanga ungene ngamasango abantu bamingosuku lomonakalo wabo,loba ubeyise osizini lwabongosuku lomonakalo wabo,loba uthumbe inotho yabongosuku lomonakalo wabo.14Akumelanga ume emahlukanandlelaukuba ubulale ababalekayo babo,loba unikele abaphephileyo babongosuku lokuhlupheka kwabo.15Usuku lukaThixo selusondeleezizweni zonke.Njengalokho okwenzileyo,yikho okuzakwenziwa kuwe;izenzo zakho zizaphendukelaphezu kwekhanda lakho.16Njengokunatha elakwenzayo entabeni yami,ngokunjalo izizwe zonke zizanatha njalonjalo;zizanatha, zinathe kuze kubeangathi kazizange zivele zibe khona.17Kodwa phezu kweNtaba iZiyoni kuzakuba lokusindiswa;kuzakuba ngcwele,lendlu kaJakhobe izazuza ilifa layo.18Indlu kaJakhobe izakuba ngumlilolendlu kaJosefa ibe lilangabi;indlu ka-Esawu izakuba libibi,njalo bazayithungela ngomlilo ozayiqothula.Akuyikuba khona abasilayoendlini ka-Esawu.”UThixo usekhulumile.19Abantu abavela eNegebibazathumba izintaba zako-Esawu,labantu abavela emawatheni ezintababazathumba ilizwe lamaFilistiya.Bazathumba amasimu ako-Efrayimi lawaseSamariya,loBhenjamini uzathumba iGiliyadi.20Lelibutho labako-Israyeli abathunjwayo abaseKhenanilizalithatha ilizwe kusiyafika eZarefathi;abathunjwa eJerusalema abaseSefaradibazathatha amadolobho aseNegebi.21Abakhululi bazakhwela iNtaba iZiyoniukuba babuse izintaba zako-Esawu.Njalo umbuso uzakuba ngokaThixo.
Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo Wobukhosi nge-Edomi:Sesizwe ilizwi elivela kuThixo:Kuthunywe isithunywa ezizweni ukuba sithi,“Phakamani, asihambeni silwe laye impi”:2“Khangela, ngizakwenza ube mncinyane phakathi kwezizwe;uzakweyiswa kakhulu.3Ukuzigqaja kwenhliziyo yakho sekukukhohlisile,wena ohlala ezingoxweni zamadwala wakheumuzi wakho eziqongweni,wena ozitshela uthi,‘Ngubani ongangiwisela phansi enhlabathini na?’4Lanxa uqonga njengengqungquluwakhe isidleke sakho phakathi kwezinkanyezi,ngizakwethula khonale,”kutsho uThixo.5“Nxa amasela efike kuwe,nxa abaphangi ebusuku,Awu, yeka ubukhulu bomonakalo okulindeleyo,kabayikuntshontsha kuphela lokho okwanele abakufunayo na?Nxa abavuni bamavini befike kuwe,kabangeke batshiye amalutshwana na?6Kodwa yeka ukuphangwa okuzakwenziwa u-Esawu,inotho yakhe efihliweyo izathunjwa!7Bonke abamanyane lawe bazakuxotshela emngceleni;abangane bakho bazakukhohlisa bakunqobe;labo abadla ukudla kwakho bazakuthiya ngomjibila,kodwa wena kawuyikuwubona.8Ngalolosuku,” kutsho uThixo,“kangiyikuwabhubhisa yini amadoda ahlakaniphileyo ase-Edomi,amadoda aqedisisayo ezintabeni zako-Esawu na?9Amabutho akho, wena Themani, azathuthumela,njalo bonke abasezintabeni zako-Esawubazacakazelwa phansi ekubulaweni kwabanengi.10Ngenxa yodlakela kumfowenu uJakhobe,uzakwembeswa lihlazo;uzachithwa nini lanini.11Ngosuku owema ngalo khatshanamhla izihambi zithumba inotho yakhelabezizweni bengena emasangweni akhebephosa inkatho ngeJerusalema,wawunjengomunye wabo.12Akumelanga weyise umfowenungosuku lokuhlupheka kwakhe,loba uthokoze ngabantu bakoJudangosuku lokubhujiswa kwabo,loba uklamase kangakangosuku lokuhlupheka kwabo.13Akumelanga ungene ngamasango abantu bamingosuku lomonakalo wabo,loba ubeyise osizini lwabongosuku lomonakalo wabo,loba uthumbe inotho yabongosuku lomonakalo wabo.14Akumelanga ume emahlukanandlelaukuba ubulale ababalekayo babo,loba unikele abaphephileyo babongosuku lokuhlupheka kwabo.15Usuku lukaThixo selusondeleezizweni zonke.Njengalokho okwenzileyo,yikho okuzakwenziwa kuwe;izenzo zakho zizaphendukelaphezu kwekhanda lakho.16Njengokunatha elakwenzayo entabeni yami,ngokunjalo izizwe zonke zizanatha njalonjalo;zizanatha, zinathe kuze kubeangathi kazizange zivele zibe khona.17Kodwa phezu kweNtaba iZiyoni kuzakuba lokusindiswa;kuzakuba ngcwele,lendlu kaJakhobe izazuza ilifa layo.18Indlu kaJakhobe izakuba ngumlilolendlu kaJosefa ibe lilangabi;indlu ka-Esawu izakuba libibi,njalo bazayithungela ngomlilo ozayiqothula.Akuyikuba khona abasilayoendlini ka-Esawu.”UThixo usekhulumile.19Abantu abavela eNegebibazathumba izintaba zako-Esawu,labantu abavela emawatheni ezintababazathumba ilizwe lamaFilistiya.Bazathumba amasimu ako-Efrayimi lawaseSamariya,loBhenjamini uzathumba iGiliyadi.20Lelibutho labako-Israyeli abathunjwayo abaseKhenanilizalithatha ilizwe kusiyafika eZarefathi;abathunjwa eJerusalema abaseSefaradibazathatha amadolobho aseNegebi.21Abakhululi bazakhwela iNtaba iZiyoniukuba babuse izintaba zako-Esawu.Njalo umbuso uzakuba ngokaThixo.