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| 1. | Ungajabuli, wena Israyeli, ungathokozi njengabezizwe, ngoba uwulile ngokutshiya uNkulunkulu wakho; uthandile umvuzo wewule emabaleni wonke okubhulela amabele. |
| 2. | Ibala lokubhulela lesikhamelo sewayini kakuyikubanika abantu ukudla, lewayini elitsha lizabaphelela. |
| 3. | Kabayikuhlala elizweni le Nkosi, kodwa abakoEfrayimi bazabuyela eGibhithe, badle ukudla okungcolileyo eAsiriya. |
| 4. | Kabayikuthululela iminikelo yewayini e Nkosi ni, kabayikuyithokozisa ngemihlatshelo yabo. Ukudla kwabo kuzakuba njengokudla kwabalilayo, bonke abakudlayo bazangcola; ngoba ukudla kwabo kuzakuba ngokwabo kuphela, kakuyikunikelwa ethempelini le Nkosi. |
| 5. | Bazakwenza njani ngosuku lomkhosi omisiweyo, langosuku lwedili le Nkosi? |
| 6. | Ngoba khangela, bazabaleka endaweni yokuchitheka, iGibhithe lizabemukela, iMemfisi libe lingcwaba labo, izinto zabo eziligugu zesiliva zigcwale imbabazane, lameva agcwale emathenteni abo. |
| 7. | Insuku zokuhanjelwa sezifikile, lensuku zempindiselo sezifikile. UIsrayeli uzakwazi lokhu. Umprofethi uzakuba njengesithutha. lomuntu olomoya abe njengohlanyayo ngenxa yobubi benu obukhulu lenzondo yenu enkulu. |
| 8. | Ngolaka olukhulu uEfrayimi ucathamele abantu bakaNkulunkulu umprofethi uyisifu endleleni zabo zonke, lomjibila endlini kaNkulunkulu. |
| 9. | Bazonakalisile kakhulu njengensukwini zeGibeya. UNkulunkulu uzakhumbula ububi babo, abaphindisele ngenxa yezono zabo. |
| 10. | Ngamthola uIsrayeli njengezithelo zevini egangeni, ngababona oyihlo njengezithelo zokuqala zomkhiwa. Kodwa bafika eBhali-Peyori, bazinikela kuBhali, baba yisinengiso njengento abayithandileyo. |
| 11. | Udumo lukaEfrayimi luzaphapha luhambe njengenyoni, kungabikho ukuzala, lokuthatha isisu, lokukhulelwa. |
| 12. | Loba bekhulisa abantwana, ngizabemuka bona, kungasali loyedwa. Maye kibo lapho ngisuka kibo! |
| 13. | Njengokubona kwami abantwana bakoEfrayimi bazakuba yimpango; uEfrayimi kakhuphele abantwana bakhe ukubulawa. |
| 14. | Banike, Nkosi ! Uzabanikani? Banike isisu esiphumayo lamabele angelalutho. |
| 15. | Bonke ububi babo baqala eGiligali, ngalokho ngabazonda khona. Ngenxa yobubi bezenzo zabo ngizabaxotsha endlini yami. Kangisayikubathanda; bonke ababusi babo bayahlamuka. |
| 16. | AbakoEfrayimi batshayiwe; impande yabo yomile, kabayikuthela izithelo. Loba bezala, ngizabulala isithelo sesizalo sabo esithandekayo. |
| 17. | UNkulunkulu wami uzabalahla, ngoba kabamlalelanga; bazakuba ngabazulayo phakathi kwezizwe. |
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