1 Buyela kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, Israyeli,ngokuba ukhubekile ngobubi bakho.
2 Thabathani amazwi,nibuyele kuJehova,nithi kuye:“Susa konke okubi,wamukele okuhle,sinikele ngemilomo yethu njengangezinkunzi.
3 I-Asiriya aliyikusisindisa,asisayikukhwela amahhashi,singasasho kuyo imisebenzi yezandla zethu ukuthi ngonkulunkulu bethu,ngokuba intandane iphiwa umusa kuwe.”
4 “Ngiyakuphulukisa ukuhlehla kwabo,ngibathande ngesihle,ngokuba intukuthelo yami ibuyile kubo.
5 Ngiyakuba njengamazolo ku-Israyeli;uyakukhahlela njengomnduze,enabise izimpande zakhe njengeLebanoni.
6 Imixhantela yakhe iyakuxhantela,ubuhle bakhe bube njengomnqumo,iphunga lakhe libe njengeLebanoni.
7 Bayakubuya, bahlale emthunzini wakhe,babuye baphile njengamabele,bakhahlele njengomvini,igama lakhe lodumo libe njengomvini waseLebanoni.
8 Efrayimi, ngisenendabani nezithombe na?Mina ngiyakumphendula, ngimbheke;nginjengomsayipuresi* oluhlaza,kimina izithelo zakho ziyafunyanwa.”
9 Ngubani ohlakaniphile, aqonde lezi zinto;ngubani onomqondo, azazi, na?Ngokuba izindlela zikaJehova zilungile;abalungileyo bayakuhamba ngazo,kepha abaphambukayo bayakukhubeka ngazo.