UBawo Ubiza uNyana Wakhe Ekhaya
Ilizwi apha lelikaBawo wethu. Wafundisa uEfrayim ukuhamba, wamphakamisa waza wathoba ukuze amphe ukudla, kodwa washiywa. Emva koko kuza inguqu, ndingakuyeka njani na, aze athi akayi kwenza ngokomsindo wakhe, kuba akangomntu.
11 1Xa uSirayeli wayengumntwana, ndamthanda, ndaza ndabiza unyana wam ephuma eYiputa.
2Okukhona babebizwa, kokukhona babetshekela kude; babelokhu bebingelela kooBhahali, beqhumisela nemifanekiso eqingqiweyo. 3Kanti ke ndim owafundisa uEfrayim ukuhamba, ndibabambe ngeengalo zabo; kodwa babengazi ukuba ndim owabaphilisayo. 4Ndabakhokela ngezintya zobubele, ngeentsontelo zothando; ndaba njengalowo uphakamisa idyokhwe emihlathini yabo, ndaza ndathoba ukuba ndibaphe ukudla.
5Abayi kubuyela ezweni laseYiputa, kodwa iAsiriya iya kuba ngukumkani wabo, ngenxa yokuba bale ukubuya. 6Ikrele liya kujikajika lichasene nemizi yabo, litshayele imivalo yamasango abo, libaginye ngenxa yamaqhinga abo. 7Abantu bam banexhala lokundifulathela; nangani bebiza kOseNyangweni, akayi kubaphakamisa nokubaphakamisa.
8Ndingakuyeka njani na, Efrayim? Ndingakunikela njani na, Sirayeli? Ndingakwenza njani na ube njengeAdama? Ndingakuphatha njani na njengeTsebhoyim? Intliziyo yam iyaphethuka ngaphakathi kwam; imfesane yam ivutha ishushu. a a v8 Apha intliziyo kaBawo ngokwayo iyawujika umgwebo abawufaneleyo abantu bakhe — akanako ukuzinika amandla okubayeka abantwana bakhe. Olu luthando oluzijikayo nolusukelayo olusembindini ngqo woko ayikho. 9Andiyi kwenza ngokuvutha komsindo wam; andisayi kuba sambhangisa uEfrayim. Kuba ndinguBawo wakho, andingomntu, oyiNgcwele phakathi kwakho, andiyi kuza ngengqumbo. 10Baya kumlandela uBawo wethu; uya kugquma njengengonyama. Xa egquma, abantwana bakhe baya kuza begubha bevela entshonalanga. 11Baya kuza begubha njengeentaka bevela eYiputa, njengamahobe bevela ezweni laseAsiriya, ndaza ndababeka emakhayeni abo, utsho uBawo wethu.
12UEfrayim undirhawule ngobuxoki, nendlu kaSirayeli ngenkohliso; kodwa uYuda usahamba noBawo wethu, unyanisekile kOyiNgcwele.
