1 Liveni ilizwi lam, ndlu kaSirayeli;nditsho esi sililo ndisenzayo ngenxa yenu:
2 “Iwile bhaxa, ayiyi kube ivuke intombi enguSirayeli!Ithe qungqululu yodwa kumhlaba wakowayo,kungekho bani wokuyiphakamisa.”
3 Itsho kaloku iNkosi *uNdikhoyo ukuthi:“Kuya kusinda ikhulu kuloo dolophu ithumela iwaka edabini,kusinde ishumi lamaSirayeli kuleyo ithumela ikhulu lamadoda.”
4 Utsho ke *uNdikhoyo kwindlu kaSirayeli ukuthi:“Quqelani kum, niphile.
5 Musani ukuquqela eBhetele,ningayi naseGiligali,ningatyeleli eBheshebha,kuba abantu baseGiligali baza kuthinjwa,iBhetele ingabi nto yanto.”
6 Quqelani kuNdikhoyo, niphile,kungenjalo uya kuza evutha,ayitshise iphele indlu kaJosefu,kungekho nabani eBhetele ongawucimayo loo mlilo.
7 Nina nigqwetha ubulungisa bube krakra njengekhala,nibukhahlele phantsi eluthulini.