Ukuwa kuka-Efrayimi Esuka Enkazimulweni
U-Efrayimi wayekade esatshwa manje usefa, enezithombe ezenziwe yizingcweti nokuchuma okwazala ukukhohlwa. UBaba wethu uthi uyobahlangabeza njengebhere elaphucwe amazinyane alo. Umugqa omayelana nokuhlenga ethuneni udlula ngokushesha, bese iphetha ngodlame olwesabekayo.
13 1Lapho u-Efrayimi ekhuluma, kwaba khona ukuthuthumela; waphakanyiswa kwa-Israyeli. Kodwa waba necala ngoBhali, wafa.
2Manje bona bona kakhulu nakakhulu, bezenzela izithombe ezibunjiweyo—imifanekiso yesiliva eyenziwe ngobuciko babo, yonke iyimisebenzi yezingcweti. Kulezi bathi: “Abahlabayo mabange amankonyane!” 3Ngakho-ke bayakuba njengenkungu yasekuseni, njengamazolo anyamalala ekuseni kakhulu, njengamakhoba aphephethwa esibuyeni, nanjengentuthu ephuma efasiteleni.
4Kodwa nginguBaba wakho, owakukhipha ezweni laseGibhithe; awazi omunye uBaba ngaphandle kwami, futhi ngaphandle kwami akukho msindisi. 5Yimina owakwazi ehlane, ezweni lesomiso esivuthayo. 6Lapho ngibondla basutha; basutha, inhliziyo yabo yazidla; ngakho-ke bangikhohlwa. 7Ngakho sengibe njengebhubesi kubo; njengengwe ngicathamela eceleni kwendlela. 8Ngiyakubawela njengebhere eliphucwe imidlwane yalo; ngiyakudabula isimbozo senhliziyo yabo. Lapho ngiyakubadla njengebhubesi, njengesilo sasendle esiyakubaklebhula.
9Israyeli, uyazilethela incithakalo ngokumelana nami—ngokumelana nomsizi wakho. 10Uphi manje inkosi yakho, ukuze ikusindise kuwo wonke amadolobha akho? Baphi ababusi bakho, owathi ngabo: “Nginike inkosi nezikhulu”? 11Ngakunika inkosi ekuthukutheleni kwami, ngayisusa olakeni lwami.
12Icala lika-Efrayimi linanyathiselwe; isono sakhe sibekelelwe. 13Imihelo yokubeletha iyamfikela, kodwa uyindodana engahlakaniphile; ngokuba lapho isikhathi sifika, akaphumi esikhaleni sesibeletho. a a v13 Lo mfanekiso ungowomntwana onqaba ukuphuma ekuzalweni — u-Efrayimi uyisiwula kakhulu ukuba angasabela enhluphekweni ebiza ukuphenduka.
14Ngiyakubahlenga emandleni ethuna; ngiyakubakhulula ekufeni. Aphi, wena Kufa, izifo zakho? Luphi, wena thuna, ukonakalisa kwakho? Ukudambisa kufihliwe emehlweni ami. b b v14 Lapho uJesu evuka ethuneni, uBaba wethu wawaphendula lawa mazwi aba umkhosi wokunqoba — uPawulu uyawaphinda: “Kufa, luphi udosi lwakho?” Ithuna alikwazanga ukubamba abantwana uBaba wethu afika ukubahlenga.
15Noma echuma phakathi kwemihlanga, kuyakufika umoya wasempumalanga—umoya kaBaba wethu owenyuka uvela ehlane. Umthombo wakhe uyakoma, nesiphethu sakhe some; umoya wasempumalanga uyakuphanga inqolobane yakhe yazo zonke izinto eziligugu. 16ISamariya iyakuthwala icala layo, ngokuba ihlubukile uYise. Bayakuwa ngenkemba; izingane zabo ezincane ziyakuphahlazwa, nabesifazane babo abakhulelweyo baqhaqhwe izisu.
