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1Ilizwi likaThixo elafika kuMikha waseMoreshethi ensukwini zemibuso kaJothamu, loka-Ahazi loHezekhiya, amakhosi akoJuda, umbono awubonayo mayelana leSamariya leJerusalema.
2Zwanini lonke lina bantu,lalelani, awu wena mhlaba labo bonke abakuwo,ukuze uThixo Wobukhosi afakaze ngawe ekulahla,uThixo esethempelini lakhe elingcwele.

Ukwahlulelwa KweSamariya LeJerusalema

3Khangelani! UThixo uyeza evela lapho ahlala khona;wehlela phansi njalo enyathela ezindaweni eziphakemeyo zomhlaba.4Izintaba ziyancibilika ngaphansi kwakhe,lezigodi ziyaqhekezeka phakathinjengengcino phansi komlilo,lanjengamanzi esehla ngamandla emthezukweni.5Konke lokhu kungenxa yokona kukaJakhobe,ngenxa yezono zendlu ka-Israyeli.Kuyini ukona kukaJakhobe na?AkusiSamariya na?Iyini indawo kaJuda ephakemeyo na?AkusiJerusalema na?
6“Ngakho iSamariya ngizayenza ibe yinqumbi yemfucuza,indawo yokuhlanyela izivini.Amatshe ayo ngizawathela esigodiningiphendle lezisekelo zayo.7Zonke izithombe zayo zizaphohlozwa;zonke izipho zayo zasethempelini zizatshiswa ngomlilo;ngizaphahlaza zonke izifanekiso zayo.Njengoba yaqoqa izipho zayongeholo lezifebe,zizasetshenziswa njengehololezifebe futhi.”

Ukukhala Lokulila

8Ngenxa yalokhu ngizakhala ngilile;ngizahamba ngezinyawo phansi njalo nginqunu.Ngizahlaba umkhulungwane njengekhanka,ngikhale njengesikhova.9Ngoba inxeba layo kalelapheki;selifikile koJuda.Selifike kulo kanye isango labantu bami,kanye laseJerusalema uqobo.10Lingakukhulumi eGathi;lingakhali lakancane.Giqikani ethulinieBhethi Ofira.11Dlulani linqunu njalo lilenhlonilina elihlala eShafiri.Labo abahlala eZawananikabayikuphuma.IBhethi-Ezeli iphakathi kokulila;ukuvikelwa kwayo kususiwe kini.12Labo abahlala eMarothi bayazijanqa ngobuhlungu,belindele usizongoba umonakalo uvele kuThixo,wafika lasesangweni leJerusalema.13Lina elihlala eLakhishi,bophelani amabhiza agijimayo enqoleni.Yini elaba yisisusa sesono eNdodakazini yeZiyoni,ngoba ukona kuka-Israyeli kwafunyanwa kini.14Ngakho-ke lizanika iMoreshethi Gathiizipho zokwehlukana.Idolobho lase-Akhizibhi lizabonakalisa inkohlisoemakhosini ako-Israyeli.15Ngizalilethela umnqobilina elihlala eMaresha.Lowo olodumo luka-Israyeliuzakuza e-Adulami.16Phucani amakhanda enu likhalelaabantwabenu elibathandayo;ziphuceni libe njengelinqengoba bazasuka kini baye ekuthunjweni.