Kuya kufika ukuthinjwa nesohlwayo ngenxa yokunganyaniseki kukaSirayeli
1Musa ukuvuya, Sirayeli, ude ugcobe njengezizwe; ngokuba ùhenyuzile, wemka kuThixo wakho; uthandé utshequ ezandéni zonke zengqolowa. 2Isandá nesixovulelo seoli asiyi kubondla, newayini entsha iya kunidanisa. 3Abayi kuhlala ezweni likaYehova; uEfrayim uya kubuyela eYiputa, badle izinto eziyinqambi eAsiriya. 4Abayi kumthululela uYehova iwayini, ayiyi kuba mnandi kuye nemibingelelo yabo; ukudla kwabo kubo kuya kuba njengesonka sabalilayo. Bonke abakudlayo baya kuba ziinqambi; ngokuba ukudla kwabo kuya kuba kokwabo, akuyi kungena endlwini kaYehova. 5Nòthini na ngemini yexesha elimisiweyo, nangemini yomthendeleko kaYehova? 6Kuba, yabonani, bemkile ngenxa yembuqo; iYiputa iya kubabutha, iMofi iya kubangcwaba; izinto zabo ezinqwenelekayo zesilivere ziya kuhluthwa ngamarhawu; yimithi enameva ezintenteni zabo.
7Kufiké iimini zokuvelela, kufiké iimini zempindezelo; úya kwazi uSirayeli. Umprofeti sisimathane, ngumbhudi indoda enomoya, ngenxa yobukhulu bobugwenxa bakho nckutshutshisa okuninzi. 8Ngumboniseli uEfrayim ngakuThixo wam; umprofeti ngumgibe womthiyeli ezindleleni zakhe zonke, uyintshutshiso endlwini yoThixo wakhe. 9Batshonisile ukonakalisa kwabo, njengokwemihla yaseGibheha; úya kubukhumbula ubugwenxa babo, úya kuzivelela izono zabo.
10Ndamfumana uSirayeli enjengeediliya entlango; ndababona ooyihlo benjengamakhiwane aqalelayo emkhiwaneni, ekuqaleni kwawo; basuka bona baya kuBhahali-pehore,• bazahlulela entweni eziintloni, baba yinto enezothe, njengesithandane sabo. 11UEfrayim, uzuko lwakhe luya kubaleka, lumke njengentaka; kungabikho kuzala, nakumitha, nakukhawula. 12Ewe, nokuba bathe bakhulisa oonyana, ndobahlutha abantwana, kungabikho luntu. Yeha ke bona, ekusukeni kwam kubo!
13Ngoko ndazibonela uEfrayim, ukuba abe yiTire, etyelwe ekriweni; kodwa uEfrayim uya kubakhuphela kumbulali oonyana bakhe. 14Bánike, Yehova; wòbanika ntoni na? Bánike isisu esiphumayo, namabele awomileyo. 15Bonke ububi babo buseGiligali; kuba ndaqala ukubathiya khona. Ngenxa yobubi beentlondi zabo, ndiya kubagxotha endlwini yam; andiyi kuphinda ndibathande; bonke abathetheli babo baziinjubaqa. 16Ubethiwe uEfrayim, ingcambu yabo yomile; abayi kuxakatha siqhamo. Nokuba bathe bazala, ndozibulala izinto ezinqwenelekayo zesisu sabo. 17UThixo wam uya kubacekisa, kuba bengamphulaphulanga; baya kuphalaphala ezintlangeni.
