1Yizwani lokhu, nina bapristi! lalelani nina ndlu ka-Israyeli! lalelani nina ndlu yenkosi! ngoba ukwahlulela kuyeza phezu kwenu, ngoba benilugibe eMispa nenetha elenekwe eThabori.
2Futhi abahlukumezi bajulile ukuze babulale, nakuba ngangiyisijeziso sabo bonke.
3Mina ngiyamazi u-Efrayimi, no-Israyeli akacashile kimi; ngokuba manje, Efrayimi, uyafeba, u-Israyeli ungcolile.
4Kabayikuzimisa izenzo zabo ukuthi babuyele kuNkulunkulu wabo, ngoba umoya wobufebe uphakathi kwabo, njalo kabamazi uJehova.
5Ukuzidla kuka-Israyeli kuyafakaza ebusweni bakhe; ngalokho u-Israyeli no-Efrayimi bayakuwa ebubini babo; uJuda naye uzowa kanye nabo.
6Bayakuhamba nezimvu zabo nezinkomo zabo ukumfuna uJehova; kodwa ngeke bamthole; wasuka kubo.
7Baphambuka kuJehova, ngokuba bazala abantwana bezizweni; manje inyanga izobaqeda kanye nesabelo sabo.
8Vuthelani icilongo eGibeya, necilongo eRama; memeza kakhulu eBeti Aveni, emva kwakho, Benjamini!
9U-Efrayimi uyakuba yihlane ngosuku lwesijeziso; phakathi kwezizwe zakwa-Israyeli ngazisile okuyakuba khona impela.
10Izikhulu zakwaJuda zazinjengabasusa iviyo; ngalokho ngiyakuthulula ukufutheka kwami phezu kwabo njengamanzi.
11U-Efrayimi wacindezelwa, waphulwa ekwahluleleni, ngokuba wavuma ukulandela umyalo.
12Ngakho ngiyoba njengenundu ku-Efrayimi nanjengokubola kuyo indlu yakwaJuda.
13Lapho u-Efrayimi ebona ukugula kwakhe, noJuda ebona isilonda sakhe, u-Efrayimi waya e-Asiriya, wathumela enkosini uJarebi; kodwa akakwazanga ukukuphulukisa nokukuphulukisa isilonda sakho.
14Ngokuba ngiyoba njengengonyama ku-Efrayimi nanjengebhongo lengonyama endlini kaJuda; nami ngiyakuklebhula, ngimuke; ngiyakususa, akakho oyomsindisa.
15Ngizohamba ngibuyele endaweni yami baze basivume isiphambeko sabo futhi bafune ubuso bami; osizini lwabo bayongifuna kusenesikhathi.
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