Against Ammon and Moab

¹Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi:

²“Ndodana yomuntu, bhekisa ubuso bakho kwabakwa-Amoni, uprofethe ngabo,

³uthi kubantwana bakwa-Amoni: ‘Zwanini izwi leNkosi uJehova; isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Ngokuba wathi ashila ngendlu yami engcwele lapho yangcoliswa, nangezwe lapho lachithwa, nangendlu yakwaJuda lapho beya ekuthunjweni,

⁴bheka, ngalokho ngiyakukunikela kwabasempumalanga, ube yifa labo, bamise amakamu abo phakathi kwakho, babeke amakhaya abo kuwe, badle isithelo sakho, baphuze ubisi lwakho.

⁵Ngiyakwenza iRaba libe yindawo yokuhlala amakamela, abantwana bakwa-Amoni babe yindawo yokubuthisa kwezimvu, nazi ukuthi nginguJehova.

⁶Ngokuba isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Ngokuba ushaye ihlombe, wadubhuza ngezinyawo, wathokozela izwe lakwa-Israyeli ngawo onke amafundululu akho emphefumulweni,

⁷bheka, ngalokho ngiyakwelulela isandla sami kuwe, ngikunikele ukuba ube yimpango yezizwe, ngikunqume kubantu, ngikuchithe emazweni, ngikuqothule, wazi ukuthi nginguJehova.’ ”

⁸“Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: ‘Ngenxa yokuba oMowabi noSeyiri besho ukuthi: “Bheka, indlu yakwaJuda injengazo zonke izizwe,”

⁹bheka, ngalokho ngiyakuvula umthambeka kaMowabi angabe esaba nemizi, kusukela emizini yasemikhawulweni, ubukhosi bezwe: iBeti Jeshimoti, neBali Mehoni, neKiriyatayimi,

¹⁰ngiwunike abasempumalanga kanye nabantwana bakwa-Amoni, ube yifa labo, ukuze abantwana bakwa-Amoni bangabe besakhunjulwa phakathi kwezizwe,

¹¹ngenze ukwahlulela kuMowabi, bazi ukuthi nginguJehova.’ ”

¹²“Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: ‘Ngenxa yokuba u-Edomi ephathe indlu yakwaJuda ngokuphindisela, wacunula nokucunula, waziphindisela kubo,

¹³ngalokho isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Ngiyakwelulela isandla sami ku-Edomi, nginqume kuye abantu nezilwane, ngimenze ize kusukela eThemani, bawe ngenkemba kuze kube seDedani.

¹⁴Ngiyakubeka impindiselo yami phezu kuka-Edomi ngesandla sabantu bami u-Israyeli, benze kwa-Edomi njengentukuthelo yami nokufutheka kwami, bazi impindiselo yami, isho iNkosi uJehova.’ ”

¹⁵“Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: ‘Ngenxa yokuba amaFilisti enze impindiselo, ephindisele nokuphindisela ngamafundululu emphefumulweni ukuchitha ngobutha obungapheliyo,

¹⁶ngalokho isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Bheka, ngiyakwelulela isandla sami kumaFilisti, nginqume amaKhereti, ngichithe insali yasogwini lolwandle.

¹⁷Ngiyakwenza impindiselo enkulu kubo ngezijeziso ezifuthayo, bazi ukuthi nginguJehova, lapho ngibeka impindiselo yami kubo.’ ”