Ukungathembeki kuka-Efrayimi

1 U-Efrayimi uyadla umoya,

ulandela umoya wasempumalanga;

uyandisa imihla yonke amanga nencithakalo;

benza isivumelwano ne-Asiriya,

namafutha ayiswa eGibithe.

2 UJehova unokuphikisana noJuda futhi;

uyakuhambela uJakobe ngenxa yezindlela zakhe,

ambuyisele ngokwezenzo zakhe.

3 Esiswini wabamba umfowabo ngesithende,

nasebudodeni bakhe walwa noNkulunkulu;

4 walwa nengelosi, wanqoba;

wakhala, wanxusa kuyo;

yamfumana eBethele,

yakhuluma naye lapho.

5 NguJehova uNkulunkulu Sebawoti,

nguJehova igama lakhe lodumo.

6 Ngalokho buyela wena kuNkulunkulu wakho,

ugcine umusa nokulunga,

ulindele uNkulunkulu wakho njalonjalo.

7 IKhanani linesilinganiso esikhohlisayo esandleni salo,

lithanda ukukhahlameza.

8 U-Efrayimi uthi:

“Impela ngicebile, ngithole imfuyo;

kukho konke ukuzuza kwami abayikufumana bubi obuyisono.”

9 “Kepha mina nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wakho kwasezweni laseGibithe;

ngisezakukuhlalisa ematendeni

njengasezinsukwini zemikhosi emisiweyo.

10 Ngikhulumile kubaprofethi,

ngandisile imibono,

ngifanekisile ngesandla sabaprofethi.”

11 Uma iGileyadi linobubi,

impela bayakuba ngabachithiwe;

uma behlabela izinkunzi eGiligali,

ama-altare abo ayakuba njengezinqwaba

ngasemiseleni yamasimu.

12 UJakobe wabalekela ezweni lase-Aramu,

u-Israyeli wakhonzela umfazi,

walusa umhlambi ngenxa yomfazi.

13 UJehova wakhuphula u-Israyeli eGibithe ngomprofethi,

wagcinwa ngomprofethi.

14 U-Efrayimi ucunulile ngokubabisayo;

icala lakhe legazi liyakuphonswa phezu kwakhe;

iNkosi yakhe ibuyisele kuye ihlazo lakhe.