uBawo Uyemka Kwabangathembekanga

Ababingeleli, ukumkani nohlanga bonke bayabizwa. Izenzo zabo aziyi kubavumela ukuba babuye, kuthi xa besiya kufuna ngempahla neenkomo uBawo wethu sele emkile. Uzibiza njengenundu kuYuda nengonyama kuEfrayim, aze emke ade usizi lubaqhubele emva.

Isahluko 5.

Yivani oku, nina babingeleli! Bekani iindlebe, ndlu kaSirayeli! Phulaphulani, ndlu yokumkani! Kuba umgwebo wenu nina, ngokuba nibe ngumgibe eMizpa, nomnatha owendlalwe phezu kweTabhore.

“Abaneenkani bazinze nzulu ekubulaleni, kodwa ndiya kubathethisa bonke. Ndiyamazi uEfrayim, noSirayeli akafihlakali kum; kuba ngoku, Efrayim, uhenyuzile wena, noSirayeli wenziwe inqambi.

“Izenzo zabo aziyi kubavumela ukuba babuyele kuBawo wabo, kuba umoya wobuhenyu ungaphakathi kubo, yaye abamazi uBawo wethu. Ukukhukhumala kukaSirayeli kuyamngqina; uSirayeli noEfrayim bakhubeke esonweni sabo; noYuda ukhubeka kunye nabo. Ngempahla yabo emfutshane neenkomo zabo baya kuya kufuna uBawo wethu, kodwa abayi kumfumana; usemkile kubo. Bameneze kuBawo wethu, kuba bazele abantwana abangabagqakhwe. Ngoku ukuthwasa kwenyanga kuya kubadla kunye namasimi abo.

“Vuthelani isigodlo eGibheha, nexilongo eRama. Hlabani umkhosi eBhetaven; khangela ngasemva, Bhenjamin! UEfrayim uya kuba yinkangala ngomhla wohlwayo; phakathi kwezizwe zakwaSirayeli ndazisa into eqinisekileyo. Abathetheli bakwaYuda banjengabashenxisa umlimandlela; phezu kwabo ndiya kuyiphalaza ingqumbo yam njengamanzi. UEfrayim ucudiswe, utyunyuziwe sisigwebo, ngokuba wayezimisele ukusukela izinto ezililize. Ngoko mna ndinjengenundu kuEfrayim, ndinjengembolo kwindlu kaYuda.

“UEfrayim wasibona isifo sakhe, uYuda wasibona isilonda sakhe; ngoko uEfrayim wabaleka waya eAsiriya, ebhenela kukumkani wayo omkhulu. Kodwa loo kumkani akanako ukuniphilisa, nokuliphilisa inxeba lenu eliqhenqayo. Kuba ndiya kuba njengengonyama kuEfrayim, nanjengengonyama entsha kwindlu kaYuda. Mna ngokwam ndiya kudlavula ndemka; ndiya kuthabatha, kungabikho uhlangulayo. Ndiya kubuyela kwakhona endaweni yam, bade balivuma ityala labo bafuna ubuso bam; ekubandezelekeni kwabo baya kundifuna ngenyameko.”