Intliziyo kaSirayeli Eyahlukeneyo
Ubutyebi bavelisa izibingelelo ezingakumbi, hayi ukuthembeka okungakumbi. Isithixo sethole siya eAsiriya njengerhafu, ukumkani uyanyamalala njengoswazi phezu kwamanzi, ameva ahluma phezu kweziganga eziphakamileyo. Phakathi kwezisongelo kufika isimemo: gqobhozani umhlaba wenu ongalinywanga nize nifune uBawo wethu ngoku.
10 1USirayeli wayengumdiliya otyebileyo owawuvelisa iziqhamo zawo. Okukhona iziqhamo zakhe zininzi, kokukhona wakha izibingelelo ezininzi; okukhona ilizwe lakhe lisityeba, kokukhona wazenza zibe zintle izimiso zakhe zamatye. 2Iintliziyo zabo zahlukene; ngoku kufuneka bathwale ityala labo. Uya kuzidiliza izibingelelo zabo, aziqhekeze izimiso zabo zamatye.
3Kuba ngoku baya kuthi: “Asinakumkani, kuba asimoyikanga uBawo wethu—ke ukumkani, angasenzela ntoni na?” 4Bathetha amazwi nje, befunga izifungo ezililize, besenza iminqophiso; ngako oko umgwebo uhluma njengokhula olunobuthi emijelweni yentsimi. 5Abemi baseSamari bayangcangcazela ngenxa yethole laseBhetaven. Abantu balo balilela lona, nababingeleli balo bezithixo bakhala ngenxa yalo, ngenxa yozuko lwalo olumkileyo kulo. a a v5 IBhetaven ithetha ukuthi “indlu yenkohlakalo” — yindlela uHoseya atshintsha ngayo igama laseBheteli, “indlu kaThixo,” ngokuhlekisa, ngenxa yokuba unqulo lwethole lwaluzinzile khona. 6Naso kanye isithixo siya kusiwa kwelaseAsiriya, sibe yirhafu kukumkani omkhulu. UEfrayim uya kubanjwa ziintloni, noSirayeli wodana ngenxa yamacebo akhe. 7Ukumkani waseSamari uya kutshabalala njengoswazi oluphoswe emanzini. 8Iziganga zaseAven, isono sikaSirayeli, ziya kutshatyalaliswa. Imithana enameva neenkunzane iya kuhluma phezu kwezibingelelo zabo, baze bathi kwiintaba: “Sigubungeleni,” nakwiinduli: “Welani phezu kwethu.” b b v8 La mazwi kanye uYesu uwathetha kubafazi abalilayo endleleni esinga emnqamlezweni (Luka 23:30), aze uYohane awave kwakhona ngomhla womgwebo (ISityhilelo 6:16).
9Kususela kwemihla yaseGibheha wonile, Sirayeli; apho bema khona. Ayiyi kubafumana na imfazwe eGibheha? c c v9 IGibheha: ukubulala okwenziwa liqela khona kwabangela imfazwe yamawabo ephantse yatshabalalisa uBhenjamin (ABagwebi 19–20). 10Xa ndithanda, ndiya kubathethisa, zize iintlanga zihlanganiselwe ngakubo, zibakhonkxe ngenxa yobugwenxa babo obuphindwe kabini.
11UEfrayim wayelithokazi eliqeqeshiweyo elithanda ukubhula, ndayisindisa intamo yalo entle; kodwa ngoku ndiya kumbophela edyokhweni uEfrayim, uYuda makalime, uYakobi azivulele umhlaba. d d v11 Ukubhula (ukunyathela phezu kwengqolowa) kwakungumsebenzi olula nothandekayo kwiinkomo; ukulima kwakuthetha idyokhwe enzima yomthi ecinezela intamo — uThixo wayemvumele uEfrayim ukuba aphile ubomi obulula. 12Zihlwayeleleni ubulungisa; nivune iziqhamo zothando lomnqophiso; niwuvule umhlaba wenu ongalinywanga. Kuba lixesha lokuquqela kuBawo wethu, ade eze anise imvula yobulungisa phezu kwenu.
13Nilime inkohlakalo; navuna intswela-bulungisa; nadla isiqhamo sobuxoki. Ngenxa yokuba nakholosa ngendlela yenu, nangobuninzi bamagorha enu, 14ingxokolo yemfazwe iya kuvukela abantu bakho, zize zonke iinqaba zakho ziphanziswe, njengokuba uShalman wayiphanzisa iBhete-arbheli ngomhla wemfazwe, xa oonina batyunyuzwa kunye nabantwana babo. 15Ngako oko kuya kwenziwa kuwe, Bheteli, ngenxa yobubi bakho obukhulu. Ngesifingo ukumkani wakwaSirayeli uya kunqanyulwa aphele.
