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.