UBawo Uhlanganisela Abantwana Bakhe Abachithachithiweyo Ekhaya
Abantu babhadula njengezimvu ngenxa yokuba abalusi babo nezithixo zabo zasendlwini abananto abanika yona. UBawo wethu uthi umsindo wakhe uvutha ngabo balusi; uya kubabiza ngomlozi abantwana bakhe abachithakeleyo, ababuyise ekhaya besuka eYiputa naseAsiriya, aze abaphendule, ngokuba unguBawo wabo.
10 1Celani imvula kuBawo wethu ngexesha lemvula yasentwasahlobo— uBawo wethu owenza amafu amnyama; yena ubanika iziphango zemvula, aphe bonke uhlaza lwasentsimini.
2Kuba izithixo zasendlwini zithetha ubutshaba, nabavumisi babona ubuxoki; baxela amaphupha obuxoki, banike intuthuzelo engento. Ngako oko abantu babhadula njengezimvu; bacinezelekile ngokuba akukho malusi.
3“Uvuthe umsindo wam ngabalusi, ndiya kuzohlwaya iinkokeli zomhlambi; kuba uBawo wemikhosi yezulu uwuvelele umhlambi wakhe, indlu kaYuda, aze awenze njengehashe lakhe elinobungangamsha emfazweni. 4Kuye kovela ilitye lembombo, kuye isikhonkwane sentente, kuye isaphetha semfazwe, kuye bonke abalawuli ndawonye. a a v4 Ilitye lembombo, isikhonkwane sentente ekuxhonywa kulo bonke ubunzima, umlawuli ovela kuYuda—iTestamente eNtsha imchaza njengoYesu, uBawo wethu owakha abantu bakhe phezu kwakhe. 5Ndawonye baya kuba njengamagorha anobukroti, benyathela udaka lwezitrato emfazweni. Baya kulwa, ngokuba uBawo wethu unabo, baze abakhwela amahashe badaniswe.
6“Ndiya kuyomeleza indlu kaYuda, ndisindise indlu kaYosefu. Ndiya kubabuyisela ekhaya, ngokuba intliziyo yam ibasizela, baze babe ngathi andizange ndibacekise; kuba ndinguBawo wabo, ndiya kubaphendula. 7Uya kuthi uEfrayim abe njengegorha elinobukroti, zize iintliziyo zabo zigcobe njengezinxiliswe yiwayini. Oonyana babo baya kukubona bavuye; iintliziyo zabo ziya kugcoba kuBawo wethu. 8‘Ndiya kubabetha umlozi ndibahlanganise, kuba ndibakhulule ngentlawulelo, baze babe baninzi njengoko babenjalo kudala. 9Nangona ndibachithachitha phakathi kwezizwe, emazweni akude baya kundikhumbula; baya kudla ubomi, kunye noonyana babo, baze babuye. 10Ndiya kubabuyisela ekhaya ndibakhuphe ezweni laseYiputa, ndibahlanganise bevela eAsiriya; ndibazise ezweni laseGiliyadi naseLebhanon, bade bangabi nandawo yokuhlala. 11Baya kudlula elwandle lokubandezeleka; uya kubetha amaza olwandle, zize zonke iinzulu zomNayile zitshe zome. Ukukhukhumala kweAsiriya kuya kuthotywa, ize intonga yeYiputa imke.’ 12Ndiya kubenza bomelele kum, baze ngegama lam bahambe, utsho uBawo wethu.”
