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\par }\OneChap {\PP \VerseOne{1}Umbono Ka-Obhadaya.

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{\PP Nanku okutshiwo
{\ND{nguThixo}} Wobukhosi nge-Edomi:

\par }{\Q Sesizwe ilizwi elivela
{\ND{kuThixo}}:

\par }{\QB Kuthunywe isithunywa ezizweni ukuba sithi,

\par }{\Q “Phakamani, asihambeni silwe laye impi”:


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{\Q \VS{2}“Khangela, ngizakwenza ube mncinyane phakathi kwezizwe;

\par }{\QB uzakweyiswa kakhulu.


\par }{\Q \VS{3}Ukuzigqaja kwenhliziyo yakho sekukukhohlisile,

\par }{\QB wena ohlala ezingoxweni zamadwala wakhe

\par }{\QB umuzi wakho eziqongweni,

\par }{\Q wena ozitshela uthi,

\par }{\QB ‘Ngubani ongangiwisela phansi enhlabathini na?’


\par }{\Q \VS{4}Lanxa uqonga njengengqungqulu

\par }{\QB wakhe isidleke sakho phakathi kwezinkanyezi,

\par }{\QB ngizakwethula khonale,”

\par }{\QB kutsho
{\ND{uThixo}}.


\par }{\Q \VS{5}“Nxa amasela efike kuwe,

\par }{\QB nxa abaphangi ebusuku,

\par }{\Q Awu, yeka ubukhulu bomonakalo okulindeleyo,

\par }{\QB kabayikuntshontsha kuphela lokho okwanele abakufunayo na?

\par }{\Q Nxa abavuni bamavini befike kuwe,

\par }{\QB kabangeke batshiye amalutshwana na?


\par }{\Q \VS{6}Kodwa yeka ukuphangwa okuzakwenziwa u-Esawu,

\par }{\QB inotho yakhe efihliweyo izathunjwa!


\par }{\Q \VS{7}Bonke abamanyane lawe bazakuxotshela emngceleni;

\par }{\QB abangane bakho bazakukhohlisa bakunqobe;

\par }{\Q labo abadla ukudla kwakho bazakuthiya ngomjibila,

\par }{\QB kodwa wena kawuyikuwubona.


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{\Q \VS{8}Ngalolosuku,” kutsho
{\ND{uThixo}},

\par }{\QB “kangiyikuwabhubhisa yini amadoda ahlakaniphileyo ase-Edomi,

\par }{\QB amadoda aqedisisayo ezintabeni zako-Esawu na?


\par }{\Q \VS{9}Amabutho akho, wena Themani, azathuthumela,

\par }{\QB njalo bonke abasezintabeni zako-Esawu

\par }{\QB bazacakazelwa phansi ekubulaweni kwabanengi.


\par }{\Q \VS{10}Ngenxa yodlakela kumfowenu uJakhobe,

\par }{\QB uzakwembeswa lihlazo;

\par }{\QB uzachithwa nini lanini.


\par }{\Q \VS{11}Ngosuku owema ngalo khatshana

\par }{\QB mhla izihambi zithumba inotho yakhe

\par }{\Q labezizweni bengena emasangweni akhe

\par }{\QB bephosa inkatho ngeJerusalema,

\par }{\QB wawunjengomunye wabo.


\par }{\Q \VS{12}Akumelanga weyise umfowenu

\par }{\QB ngosuku lokuhlupheka kwakhe,

\par }{\Q loba uthokoze ngabantu bakoJuda

\par }{\QB ngosuku lokubhujiswa kwabo,

\par }{\Q loba uklamase kangaka

\par }{\QB ngosuku lokuhlupheka kwabo.


\par }{\Q \VS{13}Akumelanga ungene ngamasango abantu bami

\par }{\QB ngosuku lomonakalo wabo,

\par }{\Q loba ubeyise osizini lwabo

\par }{\QB ngosuku lomonakalo wabo,

\par }{\Q loba uthumbe inotho yabo

\par }{\QB ngosuku lomonakalo wabo.


\par }{\Q \VS{14}Akumelanga ume emahlukanandlela

\par }{\QB ukuba ubulale ababalekayo babo,

\par }{\Q loba unikele abaphephileyo babo

\par }{\QB ngosuku lokuhlupheka kwabo.


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{\Q \VS{15}Usuku
{\ND{lukaThixo}} selusondele

\par }{\QB ezizweni zonke.

\par }{\Q Njengalokho okwenzileyo,

\par }{\QB yikho okuzakwenziwa kuwe;

\par }{\QB izenzo zakho zizaphendukela

\par }{\QB phezu kwekhanda lakho.


\par }{\Q \VS{16}Njengokunatha elakwenzayo entabeni yami,

\par }{\QB ngokunjalo izizwe zonke zizanatha njalonjalo;

\par }{\Q zizanatha, zinathe kuze kube

\par }{\QB angathi kazizange zivele zibe khona.


\par }{\Q \VS{17}Kodwa phezu kweNtaba iZiyoni kuzakuba lokusindiswa;

\par }{\QB kuzakuba ngcwele,

\par }{\QB lendlu kaJakhobe izazuza ilifa layo.


\par }{\Q \VS{18}Indlu kaJakhobe izakuba ngumlilo

\par }{\QB lendlu kaJosefa ibe lilangabi;

\par }{\Q indlu ka-Esawu izakuba libibi,

\par }{\QB njalo bazayithungela ngomlilo ozayiqothula.

\par }{\Q Akuyikuba khona abasilayo

\par }{\QB endlini ka-Esawu.”

\par }{\Q {\ND{UThixo}} usekhulumile.


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{\Q \VS{19}Abantu abavela eNegebi

\par }{\QB bazathumba izintaba zako-Esawu,

\par }{\Q labantu abavela emawatheni ezintaba

\par }{\QB bazathumba ilizwe lamaFilistiya.

\par }{\Q Bazathumba amasimu ako-Efrayimi lawaseSamariya,

\par }{\QB loBhenjamini uzathumba iGiliyadi.


\par }{\Q \VS{20}Lelibutho labako-Israyeli abathunjwayo abaseKhenani

\par }{\QB lizalithatha ilizwe kusiyafika eZarefathi;

\par }{\Q abathunjwa eJerusalema abaseSefaradi

\par }{\QB bazathatha amadolobho aseNegebi.


\par }{\Q \VS{21}Abakhululi bazakhwela iNtaba iZiyoni

\par }{\QB ukuba babuse izintaba zako-Esawu.

\par }{\QB Njalo umbuso uzakuba
{\ND{ngokaThixo}}.

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