1 Ungajabuli, Israyeli,kube ngukuthokoza njengokwabezizwe,ngokuba umukile kuNkulunkulu wakho ngokufeba,wathanda inkokhelo kuzo zonke izibuya zamabele.
2 Isibuya nesikhamo sewayini akuyikubafunza,iwayini elisha liyakumkhohlisa.
3 Abayikuhlala ezweni likaJehova;u-Efrayimi uyakubuyela eGibithe,nase-Asiriya bayakudla okungcolileyo.
4 Abayikuthululela uJehova iwayini;imihlatshelo yabo ayiyikuba mihle kuye,isinkwa sabo sibe njengesinkwa sabalilayo;bonke abasidlayo bayakungcola,ngokuba isinkwa sabo siyakuba ngesephango,singangeni endlini kaJehova.
5 Niyakwenze njani ngosuku lomhlanganonangosuku lomkhosi kaJehova na?
6 Bhekani,ngokuba bemukile ekuchithweniiGibithe liyakubabutha,iMofi libembele;izinto zabo zamagugu zesiliva ziyakudliwa yizimbabazane,kube ngameva ematendeni abo.
7 Ziyafika izinsuku zokuhanjelwa,izinsuku zempindiselo zisondele;u-Israyeli uyakukwazi.Umprofethi uyakuba njengesiwula,umuntu onomoya ahlanye ngenxa yobuningi bobubi bakhonangobutha obukhulu;
8 umprofethi engumlindi ka-Efrayimi kanye noNkulunkulu wami,ugibe lomthiyi wezinyoni lukuzo zonke izindlela zakhe,nobutha busendlini kaNkulunkulu wakhe.
9 Bazonakalisile ngokujulileyo njengasezinsukwini zaseGibeya;uyakhumbula ububi babo,uyabahambela ngezono zabo.
10 “Ngamfumana u-Israyeli njengezithelo zomvini ehlane,ngabona oyihlo njengolibo emkhiwaneningesikhathi sawo sokuqala.Kepha bafika eBali Peyori,bazahlukanisela okunezinhloni,baba yizinengiso njengalokho abakuthandayo.
11 Udumo luka-Efrayimi luyakundiza,lumuke njengenyoni,kungabikho ukuzala, nonesisu,nokukhulelwa.
12 Noma bekhulisa abantwana babo,nokho ngiyakubaphuca bona kungasali muntu;yebo, maye kubo,lapho ngimuka kubo!
13 U-Efrayimi, njengalokho ngibone eTire,utshalwe endaweni emnandi,kepha u-Efrayimi uyakukhiphela umbulali abantwana bakhe.
14 “Banike, Jehova uyakunikani?Banike isisu esiphuphumayo namabele omileyo.
15 “Bonke ububi babo buseGiligali;ngalokho ngabazonda khona;ngenxa yobubi bezenzo zabo ngiyakubaxosha endlini yami,angisayikubathanda;zonke izikhulu zabo zingabahlubuki.
16 U-Efrayimi ushayiwe,impande yabo yomile,abayikuthela izithelo.Noma bezala,ngiyakubulala okuthandekayo kwesisu sabo.”
17 UNkulunkulu wami uyakubalahla,ngokuba abamlalelanga,babe ngabazulazulayo phakathi kwabezizwe.