1USomnini uthi:
“Lokha u-Israyeli asesemntwana ngamthanda,
godu indodanami ngayibiza ngayenyula eGibhide.
2Kodwana lokha aboBhali nabababizako
bangifulathela,
benzela aboBhali imihlabelo,
batjhisela neenthombe ezibaziweko itjhwalo.
3Ngimi owafundisa u-Efrayimu ukutataya,
ngambamba ngomkhono.
Kodwana akhange bathande ukwazi
bona ngimi owabahlengako.
4Ngababophela ngomutja womusa nethando.
Ngasusa ijogi eentanyeni zabo
begodu ngehlela kibo
bona ngibondle.
5Bengingafuni bonyana babuyele enarheni yeGibhide,
nokuthi i-Asiriya ibuse phezu kwabo.
Kodwana bala ukuphenduka.
6Ngebangelo-ke zizokubenya emadorobhenabo,
iinqabo zamasangwabo zipheliswe
namaqhingabo atjhabalaliswe.
7Abantu bami bazakuhlonywa esigodweni
ngombana bangifulathele.
Abanye bazakuthwala ijogi lobukhoboka –
ijogi elingasoze lasuswa.
8“Ngizokuliselela njani, wena Efrayimu?
Ngikulahleleni, wena Israyeli?
Ngizokuphatha njani njenge-Adima?
Ngikwenze njani ufane neTseboyimu?
Ihliziywami ingiphendukele,
isirhawu sami siyavutha.
9Angisazokuragela phambili nobukhali bami
obesabekako
no-Efrayimu angisoze ngisambhubhisa
ngombana nginguZimu mina,
angifani nomuntu.
NgingoCwengileko phakathi kwenu.
Angizokuza ngobukhali.”
10Bazakulandela uSomnini;
abhodle njengengwenyama.
Iye, lokha nabhodlako abantwabakhe bazakuza,
bathuthumela bavela etjingalanga.
11Bazakuza bathuthumela njengeenyoni
zivela eGibhide,
nanjengamazuba avela enarheni ye-Asiriya.
“Ngizabahlalisa eendlini zabo.”
Kutjho uSomnini.
Amanga waka-Efrayimu noJuda12USomnini uthi:
“U-Efrayimu ungiphara ngamanga koke nje;
indlu ka-Israyeli ingininda ngekohliso.
UJuda akanaqiniso phambi koZimu,
iye, ngitjho nakoCwengileko ongothembekileko.
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