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Ukwahlulela Okumelane Lo-Israyeli
1 “Zwanini lokhu, lina baphristi!
Lalelani, lina bako-Israyeli.
Lalela, wena ndlu yobukhosi!
Ukwahlulela lokhu kumelane lani:
Kade lingumjibila eMizipha,
umambule owendlalwe eThabhori.
2 Abahlamuki batshonile ekubulaleni,
ngizabalaya bonke.
3 Mina ngazi konke ngo-Efrayimi;
u-Israyeli kafihlakalanga kimi.
Efrayimi, khathesi ususenza ubufebe;
u-Israyeli uxhwalile.
4 Izenzo zabo kazibavumeli
ukubuyela kuNkulunkulu wabo.
Umoya wobufebe usezinhliziyweni zabo;
kabamamukeli uThixo.
5 Ukuzigqaja kuka-Israyeli kufakaza okubi ngaye;
abako-Israyeli, kanye laye u-Efrayimi,
bayakhubeka ezonweni zabo.
LoJuda laye ukhubeka labo
6 Lapho behamba lemihlambi yezimvu zabo leyenkomo
ukuyadinga uThixo,
kabayikumfumana;
uzisusile kubo.
7 Kabathembekanga kuThixo;
bazala abantwana ngokungemthetho.
Khathesi imikhosi yabo yokuThwasa Kwezinyanga
izabaqothula kanye lamasimu abo.
8 Khalisani icilongo eGibhiya,
lophondo eRama.
Hlabani umkhosi wempi eBhethi-Aveni;
khokhela, wena Bhenjamini.
9 U-Efrayimi uzachithwa
ngosuku lokwahlulela.
Phakathi kwezizwana zako-Israyeli
ngimemezela okuliqiniso.
10 Abakhokheli bakoJuda
banjengalabo abatshedisa amatshe omngcele.
Ngizathululela ulaka lwami phezu kwabo
njengesikhukhula samanzi.
11 U-Efrayimi uncindezelwe,
wanyathelwa ekwahluleleni,
ehlose ukulandela izithombe.
12 Mina nginjengenondo ku-Efrayimi,
njengokubola ebantwini bakoJuda.
13 Kwathi u-Efrayimi ebona umkhuhlane wakhe,
loJuda ebona izilonda zakhe,
u-Efrayimi waya e-Asiriya,
wathumela ilizwi loncedo enkosini enkulu.
Kodwa kayenelisi ukukwelapha,
kayenelisi ukwelapha izilonda zakho.
14 Ngoba ngizakuba njengesilwane ku-Efrayimi,
lanjengesilwane esikhulu kuJuda.
Ngizabadabudabula ngisuke ngihambe;
ngizabathwala ngihambe labo,
kungekho ozabahlenga.
15 Ngizabuyela endaweni yami
baze balivume icala labo.
Njalo bazabudinga ubuso bami;
esizini lwabo
bazangidinga impela.”