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.