¹ Umubono wa Obadiya. Inkhosi Simakadze isho loku naloku phatselene ne Edomu: Siwuvile umubiko lovela kuSimakadze, kanye nemumeleli lotfumelwe emukhatsisini kwetive, utsi, ''Vukani! Masimuvukele silungisele imphi! ² Buka, ngitakwenta ube muncane etiveni, utawunyanywa kakhulu. ³ Kudvwala kwenhlitiyo yakho ikukhohlisile wena, wena lohlala ekufafabukeni kwematje, ekhaya lakho lelakhiwa endzaweni lesetulu; lotsi enhlitiyweni yakho, ''Ngubani lotangiletsa phasi emuhlabatsini? ⁴ Naloku uhambela etulu njenge likhozi futsi nesidleke sakho sibekwe esibhakabhakeni, ngitakwehlisela phasi usuka letulu, kusho Simakadze. ⁵ Uma tigebengu tingeta kuwe, noma emasela efike ebusuku- ungamosheka kanjani- ngeke bangebi loku lingene laba takusebentisa? Uma laba butsa emagelebisi beta kuwe, ngabe bangawashiya yini bangayekela yinikubuka. ⁶ Kanjani imicebo yaEsau itsatfwe! ⁷ Onkhe emadvodza alokuhlangana kwenu atakuhambisa uye emunceleni. Lamadvodza labekase kuthuleni nawe akukhohlisiwe, futsi aphumelela naka bukene nawe. Labo labadla sinkhwa sakho bakubekele umugibe ngephasi kwakho. Kute kucondza kuye. ⁸ ''Engabe angeke yini ngaleli langa,'' Kusho Simakadze, ''Bhubhisa emadvodza lahlakaniphile ase Edomu kanye nekucondza kwentsaba yase Esau? ⁹ Emadvoda akho lanemandla atawusaba, Teman, kute kutsi yonkhe ijutjwe entsabeni yase Essau ngeku hlindvwa. ¹⁰ Ngenca yalelidlame lelentiwa kumnakenu Jakobe, utawumbonywa ngelihlazo, uphindze ujutjwe inguna phakadze. ¹¹ Ngalelilanga uma ungangilekeleli, ngelilanga tihambi tatsatsa umucebo wakhe tahamba nawo, futsi nebetive bangena emasangweni akhe, bashaya inkatho ngeJerusalema, bewufanana namunye wabo. ¹² Kepha ninga choshi etukwe lilanga lemunakenu, elangeni lelishwa lakhe, phindze ungajabuleli bantfu baka Juda elangeni lekubhujiswa kwabo; ungatikhukhumeti elangeni labo lenkhatsato. ¹³ Ungangeni esangweni lenantfu bami elangeni lenhlekelele; ungadvwali ngekuhlupheka kwabo ngelilanga lekuhlupheka kwabo, ungatsatsi umucebowabo ngelilanga labo lekubaleka. ¹⁴ Ungemi lapho kuhlangana khona imigcwaco kutoncuma babaleki bakhona, phindze unganikeleli galaba sindzile ngelilanga lekuhlukumeteka kwabo. ¹⁵ Ngoba lilanga laSimakadze selisondzele kuto tonkhe. Njengobe wentile, kutawentiwa nakuwe; tento takho titawubuyela enhloko yakho. ¹⁶ Njengoba udzakiwe entsabeni yami lengcwele, kanjalo tonkhe letive titawunatsa njalonjalo. Batawunatsa baphindze bagwinye kutawufanana nekutsi abatange sebaphile. ¹⁷ Kepha entsabeni yase Zayoni kutawuba nalabo laba taweca futsi itawuba ngcwele; nedlu ya Jakobe itawuba netintfo tayo. ¹⁸ Indlu ya Jakobe itawuba ngumulilo, beseke indlu ya Josepha ibe ngumulilo, indlu ya Esau yona itawuba tincetu tetinkhuni letisala uma tijutjwa, futsi batawuba shisa, baphindze babacedze. Kutawuba bete labasalako endlini ya Esau, ngoba Simakadze ukukhulumile loku.'' ¹⁹ Bantfu base Negevu batawutsatsa intsaba ya Esau bese ke bantfu basetiveni letiphasi batawutsatsa live lema Phalistini. Batawuhlala eveni la Ephrayemu kanye nelive lase Samariya. Batawutsatsa live lase Eprayemu kanye nelive lase Samariya, beseke Benjamini utawuhlala eGiledi. ²⁰ Lababaleka bantfu baleba mphi batautsatsa live lase Khenani kuse kuye khashane e Zarephathi. Lababaleka eJerusalema, labase Sheparad, batawuhlala emadolobheni ase Negevu. ²¹ Laba khululako batawunyukela entsabeni yase Zayoni kute batobusa entsabeni yase Esau, kanye nemubuso utawuba wa Simakadze.