3. Mna ndiyamazi uEfrayim, noSirayeli àkagushiwe kum; ngokuba ùhenyuzile ngoku, wena Efrayim, uSirayeli uzenzé inqambi.
4. Izenzo zabo azivumi ukuba babuyele kuThixo wabo; kuba umoya wobuhenyu ukubo, àbamazi uYehova.
5. Iqhayiya likaSirayeli liyangqina ebusweni bakhe; bokhubeka noSirayeli noEfrayim ngobugwenxa babo; wokhubeka nabo kwanoYuda.
6. Baya kuya kumfuna uYehova, benempahla yabo emfutshane neenkomo zabo, bangamfumani; urhoxile kubo.
7. Bánginiza kuYehova, kuba bezele oonyana abangengabo; ngoku ke ukuthwasa kwenyanga kuyabadla, kunye nezahlulo zabo zomhlaba.
8. Vuthelani izigodlo eGibheha, nexilongo eRama; wuhlabeni eBhetaven, nithi, Emva kwakho, Bhenjamin.
9. Kuya kuba senkangala kwelakwaEfrayim ngemini yokohlwaya; ezizweni zakwaSirayeli ndisazisile isimakade sesibetho.
10. Abathetheli bakwaYuda basuka baba njengabashenxisi bomda; ngoko ke ndophalaza phezu kwabo ubushushu bam njengamanzi.
11. UEfrayim uyacudiswa, uyavikiveka ngumgwebo; kuba usuke wavuma ukulandela umthetho wabo.