1Ungathabi wena Israyeli!
Ungajekezeli njengezizwe ezinye
ngombana azange uthembeke kuZimakho:
Wakhamba unghatulela aboBhali,
uthabela abakupha khona eselelweni
esinye nesinye.
2Izelelo neentlhodlhelo zizakuba dududu,
kungabi newayini elitjha.
3Abantwaba abazukuhlala enarheni kaSomnini;
U-Efrayimu uzakubuyela eGibhide
nanyana adle ukudla okuzilwako e-Asiriya.
4Abantwaba abazokuletha amaqatheko kuSomnini
nemihlabelo yabo abazoyiletha kuye.
Koke ukudla kwabo kuzakuba ngokuzilwako
njengokudla okudliwa esililweni.
Lokho kuzakuba kukudla okusuthisa bona;
akuzukulethwa endlini kaSomnini.
5Nizobe nikuphi ngelanga leminyanya ezako,
ngelanga lemigidi kaSomnini na?
6Abazakuphunyurha ekurhayilweni,
iGibhide izababutha,
bangcwatjwe eMemfisi.
Umnothwabo wesiliva uzakuvalwa likhula,
ngeendlini kumile umtjhatjhana.
7Amalanga wokuhlunguphazwa afikile;
amalanga wokulungisa afikile!
U-Israyeli uzazizwela.
Umphorofidi uziphendulela ngokumangalelwa kwakhe babantuNithi: “Umphorofidi udlhayele,
umuntu kaZimu uyarhapha!”
Vele unjalo, wenziwa zizonokazi zenu
ezinengezi,
nobutha benu obesabekako!
8Ukuya ngentando kaZimu wesivumelwano
umphorofidi ulilihlo phezu kwaka-Efrayimu,
kodwana ubekelwe izifu ngandlela zoke
nendlini kaSomnini kunobutha;
9benzele umphorofidi umlindi ozikileko.
Njengemalangeni weGibeya
uSomnini uzobalalamela ngokukhohlakala kwabo
bese ubahlunguphaza ngebanga lezono zabo.
U-Efrayimu uzakutlhoga abalandeli10USomnini uthi:
“Ngathabela ukufunyana u-Israyeli
njengomuntu ofunyana amadiribe erhalawumbeni.
Mhla ngithoma ukubona aboyihlomkhulu
ngaba njengomuntu othabela ukufunyana
uporwana wokuthoma wefeyi emthini.
Kodwana bona baya kuBhali wePeyori
bafese bazinameka entweni edanisako leyo;
banyenyeka njengentwabo abayithandako leyo.
11Idumo laka-Efrayimu linyelele,
lemuke njengenyoni;
kungabikhona ukubeletha, ukuzithwala nokubamba.
12Iye, nabantwana ababakhulisako
ngizobamuka bona kungasali ngitjho noyedwa.
Bazazizwa mhlana ngibafulathelako.
13“U-Efrayimu ngimbone anjengomuthi wesundu
otjalwe endaweni ehle.
Kodwana u-Efrayimu uzokukhuphela
abantwabakhe umbulali.”
14Somnini, baphe lokho
ofuna ukubapha khona:
Ubaphe isibeletho esirhululako,
ubaphe amabele anganamkghado.
15USomnini uthi:
“Boke ubukhohlakali babo
bathoma eGiligali.
Lapho-ke ngabalandula ngebanga lezenzo zabo.
Ngizobaqotjha endlinami, angisazobathanda.
Boke ababusi babo bamaphikakani.
16“U-Efrayimu umanyiwe,
ipandakhe ibunile;
akazukuhloma isithelo.
Nanyana abeletha,
ngizosibulala isizukulwana sakhe esithandekako.”
17UZimu wesivumelwano uzobafulathela
ngombana akhange bamlalele.
Bazoba bozulani hlangana nezizwe.
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