Ukuhlwayela Umoya, Ukuvuna Isaqhwithi
Bahlwayela umoya baze bavune isaqhwithi. Isikhalazo kukunqulo oluzenzelwayo nolawulo oluzenzelwayo: ookumkani abamiswa ngaphandle kukaBawo wethu, ithole elenziwe yingcibi, izibingelelo ezandisiweyo zokona, amanqophisana athengwe phesheya, waye uSirayeli sele eginyiwe phakathi kweentlanga njengembiza engafunwa mntu.
8 1Beka isigodlo emlonyeni wakho! Ukhozi lutshwebeleza phezu kwendlu yam, ngokuba bawaphule umnqophiso wam, bawuphikisa nomthetho wam. 2Bakhala kum, besithi: “Bawo! Siyakwazi—thina, maSirayeli!” a a v2 AmaSirayeli akhala esithi ayamazi uBawo kanti ayazicekisa iindlela zakhe—ngamazwi obudlelane aphuma entliziyweni ejikileyo. 3AmaSirayeli akucekisile okulungileyo; utshaba luya kumsukela. 4Bamisa ookumkani, kodwa bengaveli kum; bamisa abathetheli, ndaza andazi nto ngako. Ngesilivere yabo nangegolide yabo bazenzela izithixo, baze bancothulwe. 5Ndilicekisile ithole lakho, Samari; umsindo wam uvuthe kubo. Koda kube nini na bengenakuba msulwa? 6Kuba eli thole livela kumaSirayeli; lenziwe yingcibi—asinguThixo. Ithole laseSamari liya kuqhekezwa libe ngamaqhekeza. 7Bahlwayela umoya, baze bavune isaqhwithi. Ingqolowa emileyo ayinazikhwebu; ayivelisi mgubo. Ukuba ithe yavelisa, abasemzini baya kuwuginya. 8AmaSirayeli aginyiwe; ngoku aphakathi kweentlanga njengembiza engafunwa mntu. 9Kuba benyuke baya kwelaseAsiriya— iesile lasendle elibhadula lodwa. UEfrayim uziqeshisile kuzithandani. b b v9 “Izithandani” ziintlanga zangaphandle awazibhatalela ukhuseleko lomkhosi amaSirayeli—wona lo mzekeliso kaHoseya ohlala uzeka wamaSirayeli njengomfazi ongathembekanga osukela amanye amaqabane. 10Nokuba beziqeshela amanqophisana phakathi kweentlanga, ngoku ndiya kubahlanganisa. Baze bazibhijabhije kamsinya phantsi komthwalo wokumkani wabathetheli. c c v10 “Ukumkani wabathetheli” ngumlawuli omkhulu waseAsiriya—inkosi enkulu ephezu kwabo bonke ookumkani abaphantsi kwayo—nomthwalo werhafu yakhe amaSirayeli awayeza kuwuthwala kungekudala. 11Ngenxa yokuba uEfrayim eyandisile izibingelelo zokona, zisuke zaba zizibingelelo zokona kuye. 12Nangona ndambhalela izinto ezingenakubalwa zomthetho wam, zaphathwa njengento yasemzini. 13Ngokubhekisele kwimibingelelo abayinikela kum, baxhela inyama bayidle, kodwa mna andikholiswa yiyo. Ngoku ndiya kubukhumbula ubugwenxa babo, ndizohlwaye izono zabo; baya kubuyela eYiputa. 14AmaSirayeli amlibala uMenzi wawo, akha nemingxunya yezigodlo; uYuda yena wandisa imizi enqatyisiweyo. Kodwa ndiya kuthumela umlilo emizini yakhe, uzidle izinqaba zakwaYuda.
