< UMikha 6 >

1 Lalelani okutshiwo nguThixo ukuthi: “Sukumani lilandise indaba yenu phambi kwezintaba; amaqaqa kawezwe lokho elikutshoyo.
Mise nya si gblɔm Yehowa le na eƒe dukɔ: “Tsi tsitre, nàgblɔ nya siwo nètsɔ ɖe ŋutinye. Towo kple togbɛwo nanye ɖasefowo na nya siwo nètsɔ ɖe ŋutinye.
2 Zwanini, lina zintaba, icala elethulwa nguThixo; lalelani lina zisekelo zomhlaba ezingulaphakade. Ngoba kulecala uThixo alibeka ebantwini bakhe, wethesa u-Israyeli icala.
“Azɔ la, mi towo, miɖo to miase nya siwo Yehowa tsɔ ɖe mia ŋuti. Miɖo to, mi anyigba ƒe agunu mavɔwo, elabena Yehowa tsɔ nya ɖe eƒe dukɔ ŋuti eye wòtsɔ nya ɖe Israel ŋu.
3 Bantu bami, ngenzeni kini na? Ngilihluphe ngani na? Ngiphendulani.
“O, nye dukɔ, nu ka mewɔ wò? Fu ka meɖe na wò? Ɖo eŋu nam!
4 Ngalikhupha eGibhithe ngalikhulula elizweni lobugqili. Ngathuma uMosi ukuba alikhokhele kanye lo-Aroni loMiriyemu.
Elabena nyee kplɔ wò tso Egipte eye meɖe wò tso kluvinyenye me. Medɔ Mose, Aron kple Miriam be woakplɔ mi.
5 Bantu bami, khumbulani izicebiso zikaBhalaki inkosi yaseMowabi lokuthi uBhalamu indodana kaBheyori waphendula wathini. Khumbulani uhambo lwenu kusukela eShithima kusiya eGiligali, ukuze lazi imisebenzi elungileyo kaThixo.”
Nye dukɔ, ɖo ŋku aɖaŋu si Moab fia, Balak, ɖo kple ale si Balaam, Beor ƒe vi la ɖo eŋu nɛ la dzi. Ɖo ŋku wò mɔzɔzɔ tso Sitim yi Gilgal la dzi, be nàdze si Yehowa ƒe nu dzɔdzɔe wɔwɔwo.”
6 Kuyini engizakuza lakho phambi kukaThixo ngikhothame phambi kukaNkulunkulu ophakemeyo na? Ngizakuza phambi kwakhe ngilomnikelo wokutshiswa, ngilamathole alomnyaka owodwa na?
Nu ka matsɔ ɖe asi ado ɖe Yehowa gbɔ eye made ta agu ɖe Mawu dziƒoʋĩtɔ la ŋkume? Matsɔ nyivi si xɔ ƒe ɖeka la asa numevɔ nɛa?
7 UThixo angathokoziswa zinqama eziyizinkulungwane, izinkulungwane ezilitshumi zemifula yamafutha na? Ngizanikela izibulo lami ngenxa yokona kwami, isithelo somzimba wami ngenxa yesono somphefumulo wami na?
Ɖe agbo akpewo kple amitɔsisi akpe akpewo adze Yehowa ŋua? Ɖe matsɔ nye ŋgɔgbevi asa vɔe ɖe nye dzidadawo ta kple nye dɔmevi ɖe nye luʋɔ ƒe nu vɔ̃ ta mahã?
8 Ukutshengisile wena muntu okuhle. UThixo ufunani kuwe na? Ukwenza okulungileyo lokuthanda umusa kanye lokuhamba ngokuzithoba loNkulunkulu wakho.
O amegbetɔ, egblɔ nu si nyo la na wò. Nu ka Yehowa di tso asiwò? Be nàwɔ nu si le eteƒe, alɔ̃ nublanuikpɔkpɔ eye nàzɔ kple wò Mawu la le ɖokuibɔbɔ me.
9 Lalelani! UThixo umemezela kulo idolobho, lokwesaba ibizo lakho kuyikuhlakanipha, “Qaphelani umqwayi laLowo owubekileyo.
“Miɖo to! Yehowa le Yerusalem dua katã yɔm. Ame si vɔa wò ŋkɔ la, nunyalae. Miɖo to ameƒoti la kple Ame si dɔe ɖa.
10 Wena ndlu yobubi, kufanele lakhathesi ngiyikhohlwe inotho yakho eyazuzwa ngobubi, lehefa elinganelanga, eliqalekisiweyo na?
O, aƒe vɔ̃ɖi! Ɖe maŋlɔ wò kesinɔnu madzɔmadzɔ kple nudotre sue si dzi fiƒode le la bea?
11 Ngizamkhulula yini ecaleni umuntu olezilinganiso zobuqili, lesaka lezilinganiso zamanga na?
Ɖe matso afia na ame aɖe ne nudanu madzɔmadzɔ le esi eye nudakpe amebatɔwo yɔ akplo me nɛ fũua?
12 Abantu bakhona abanothileyo balochuku; abantu bakhona ngabaqambi bamanga, lezilimi zabo zikhuluma inkohliso.
Miaƒe kesinɔtɔwo yɔ fũu kple ŋutasẽse eye miaƒe dukɔmeviwo daa alakpa eye amebeble le aɖe dzi na wo.
13 Ngakho sengiqalisile ukukuchitha, ukukuqothula ngenxa yezono zakho.
Eya ta nye hã matsrɔ̃ wò, agbã wò gudugudu ɖe wò nu vɔ̃wo ta.
14 Uzakudla kodwa ungasuthi; isisu sakho sizakuba silokhu singelalutho. Uzabuthelela kodwa ungalondolozi lutho, ngoba lokho okulondolozayo ngizakupha inkemba.
Àɖu nu, ke màɖi ƒo o, eye dɔ anɔ wuwòm ɖaa. Àdzra nu gbogbowo ɖo, ke naneke masusɔ na wò o, elabena ne ɖe susɔ gɔ̃ hã la, matsɔe ade asi na yi.
15 Uzalima kodwa ungavuni; uzakhama ama-oliva kodwa amafutha awo ungawagcobi, uzakhama amavini kodwa iwayini lawo ungalinathi.
Àƒã nu, ke màŋe nu o; àɖa ami, gake màkpɔ ami asi o; àfia waintsetse, ke màkpɔ wain ano o.
16 Ugcinile imithetho ka-Omri layo yonke imikhutshana yasendlini ka-Ahabi, walandela lamasiko abo. Ngakho-ke ngizakunikela ekubhujisweni, labantu bakho ekubeni yinhlekisa; uzathwala ihlazo lezizwe.”
Miewɔ nu ɖe Omri ƒe sewo nu eye miewɔ Ahab ƒe aƒe la ƒe nuwɔnawo katã. Miedze woƒe nuɖoanyiwo yome eya ta matsɔ mi ade asi na gbegblẽ eye wò amewo azu alɔmeɖenu; ale dukɔwo ƒe vlododo ava dziwò.”

< UMikha 6 >