UMikha 3

Ukukhuzwa Kwabakhokheli Labaphrofethi

1Lapho-ke mina ngathi,

“Lalelani lina bakhokheli bakoJakhobe,

lina babusi bendlu yako-Israyeli.

Ukulunga akumelanga likwazi na,

2lina elizonda okuhle lithande okubi;

elixebula isikhumba ebantwini bami

lenyama emathanjeni abo;

3lina elibadla inyama abantu bami,

lihlubule isikhumba sabo

lichoboze lamathambo abo abe yizicucu;

elibaqumaquma njengenyama yepani,

lanjengenyama yembiza?”

4Lapho-ke bazakhala kuThixo,

kodwa kayikubaphendula.

Ngalesosikhathi uzabafihlela ubuso bakhe

ngenxa yobubi ababenzileyo.

5Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo:

“Okunjengabaphrofethi,

abedukisa abantu bami,

umuntu angabapha ukudla,

bamemezela ‘ukuthula’

nxa engabaphi balungisela

ukumhlasela ngempi.

6Ngakho ubusuku buzakwehlela phezu kwenu, kungekho mibono,

kanye lomnyama, kungekho kuhlahlula.

Ilanga lizabatshonela abaphrofethi,

losuku luzakuba mnyama kubo.

7Ababonisayo bazayangeka

labahlahluli babe lenhloni.

Bonke bazamboza ubuso babo

ngoba kungelampendulo evela kuNkulunkulu.”

8Kodwa mina ngiphiwe amandla,

loMoya kaThixo,

lokulunga kanye lesibindi,

ukuba ngitshele uJakhobe ukona kwakhe

lo-Israyeli isono sakhe.

9Zwanini lokhu lina bakhokheli bendlu kaJakhobe,

lani babusi bendlu ka-Israyeli,

eleyisa ukulunga

lihlanekele konke okuqondileyo;

10elakha iZiyoni ngokuchitha igazi;

leJerusalema ngobubi.

11Abakhokheli bayo bahlulela ngokufunjathiswa,

abaphristi bayo bafundisela inhlawulo,

labaphrofethi bayo baphrofithela imali;

ikanti bathembele kuThixo njalo bathi,

“Kanti uThixo kakho phakathi kwethu na?

Akulancithakalo engasehlela.”

12Ngakho-ke ngenxa yenu,

iZiyoni izalinywa njengensimu,

iJerusalema izakuba yinqwaba yemfucuza,

intaba yethempeli ibe yindunduma eyande izixukwana.