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| 1. | Kwakusithi lapho uEfrayimi ekhuluma, abantu bathuthumele, wayemkhulu kuIsrayeli wonke; kodwa wazehlisela icala ngokukhonza uBhali, wafa. |
| 2. | Khathesi sebesona kakhulu, bazenzela izithombe ezibunjwe ngokuncibilikisa, izithombe ezenziwe kuhle ngesiliva sabo, zonke ziyimisebenzi yezingcitshi. Bathi: Hlabelani lezi imihlatshelo. Abantu banga izithombe zamathole. |
| 3. | Ngalokho-ke bazakuba njengenkungu yasekuseni, babe njengamazolo aphela ekuseni, njengomule ophephuka ebaleni lokubhulela, njengentuthu ethunqa ngetshimini. |
| 4. | Mina ngiyi Nkosi, uNkulunkulu wakho, kusukela ekuhlaleni kwakho elizweni leGibhithe; kawumazi omunye uNkulunkulu ngaphandle kwami, kakho omunye umsindisi ngaphandle kwami. |
| 5. | Yimi engakulondoloza enkangala, elizweni lokoma. |
| 6. | Kodwa nxa usudlile kakhulu, wasutha, lenhliziyo yakho yazikhukhumeza; wasungikhohlwa. |
| 7. | Ngalokho-ke ngizakuba njengesilwane kuwe, njengengwe ngizakucathamela, |
| 8. | ngikudumele njengebhere elithathelwe imidlwane yalo, ngidabule isifuba sakho, ngikudlele lapho njengesilwane, ngikudabudabule njengesilo. |
| 9. | Ngizakuchitha, Israyeli; ngubani ongakusiza? |
| 10. | Ingaphi inkosi yakho khathesi ukuze ikusize? Bangaphi ababusi bakho bonke ukuze bakuvikele? labo owathi ngabo: Nginike inkosi lababusi. |
| 11. | Ngikunikile amakhosi ekuthukutheleni kwami, ngawasusa ngolaka lwami. |
| 12. | Ububi bukaEfrayimi bubhaliwe egwalweni, lesono sakhe usibekelwe. |
| 13. | Umhelo uyamfikela, kodwa unjengomntwana oyisiphukuphuku, othi isikhathi sakhe sesifikile, kodwa kaphumi esiswini. |
| 14. | Ngizabahlawulela emandleni esihogweni yini? ngibahlenge ekufeni yini? Kufa, bangaphi omatshayabhuqe wesifo bakho? Sihogo, kungaphi ukuchitheka kwakho? Isihawu kasisekho kimi. |
| 15. | Loba uIsrayeli ekhahlela phakathi kwemihlanga, kuzafika umoya wempumalanga, isivunguzane esivela e Nkosi ni siphuma enkangala; imithombo yakhe izakutsha, kome lamaxhaphozi akhe; sithathe inotho yakhe, izinto zonke eziligugu. |
| 16. | ISamariya izathwala icala layo, ngoba ihlamukele uNkulunkulu wayo,bazakuwa ngenkemba, labantwana babo bachotshozwe, labakhulelweyo babo baqhaqhwe. |
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