uBaba Ubuyisela Abantwana Bakhe Abahlakazekileyo Ekhaya
Abantu bayazulazula njengezimvu ngoba abelusi babo nezithixo zabo zasendlini abazinikezi lutho. UBaba wethu uthi ulaka lwakhe luyavutha ngalabo belusi; uzohlabela ikhwelo abantwana bakhe abahlakazekile, ababuyise ekhaya besuka eGibhithe nase-Asiriya, abaphendule, ngoba unguYise wabo.
10 1Celani imvula kuBaba wethu ngesikhathi semvula yasentwasahlobo—uBaba wethu owenza amafu esiphepho; ubanika izihlambi zemvula, kuwo wonke umuntu uhlaza lwasendle.
2Ngokuba izithombe zasekhaya zikhuluma ize, nabavumisi babona amanga; baxoxa amaphupho angamanga banika induduzo eyize. Ngakho abantu bazulazula njengezimvu; bayahlupheka ngokuba kungekho malusi.
3“Ulaka lwami luyavutha ngakubelusi, ngiyakubajezisa abaholi bomhlambi; ngokuba uBaba wamabutho asezulwini uwuhambele umhlambi wakhe, indlu yakwaJuda, uyakubenza babe njengehhashi lakhe eliphakeme empini. 4Kuye kuyakuvela itshe legumbi, kuye isikhonkwane setende, kuye umnsalo wempi, kuye bonke ababusi ndawonye. a a v4 Itshe legumbi, isikhonkwane setende okulengela kulo yonke imithwalo, umbusi ovela kwaJuda — iTestamente eLisha limbiza ngokuthi nguJesu, uBaba wethu akhela kuye abantu bakhe. 5Ndawonye bayakuba njengamaqhawe anamandla, benyathela udaka lwezitaladi empini. Bayakulwa, ngokuba uBaba wethu unabo, nabagibeli bamahhashi bayakujabhiswa.
6“Ngiyakuyiqinisa indlu yakwaJuda, ngiyakuyisindisa indlu yakwaJosefa. Ngiyakubabuyisela ekhaya, ngokuba inhliziyo yami ibahawukela, bayakuba njengokungathi angizange ngibalahle; ngokuba nginguBaba wabo, ngiyakubaphendula. 7Khona u-Efrayimi uyakuba njengeqhawe elinamandla, izinhliziyo zabo ziyakuthokoza njengasewayinini. Abantwana babo bayakukubona bajabule; izinhliziyo zabo ziyakwethaba ngoBaba wethu. 8‘Ngiyakubashayela ikhwelo ngibabuthe, ngokuba ngibahlengile, bayakuba baningi njengakuqala. 9Noma ngibahlakazela phakathi kwezizwe, emazweni akude bayakungikhumbula; bayakuphila, kanye nabantwana babo, bayakubuya. 10Ngiyakubabuyisela ekhaya bevela ezweni laseGibhithe ngibabuthe bevela e-Asiriya; ngiyakubaletha ezweni laseGileyadi naseLebhanoni, kuze kungasabikho ndawo yabo. 11Bayakudabula ulwandle lokuhlupheka; uyakushaya amagagasi olwandle, kome konke ukujula kweNayile. Ukuzidla kwe-Asiriya kuyakwehliswa, nentonga yobukhosi yaseGibhithe iyakudlula.’ 12Ngiyakubaqinisa kimi, bahambe ngegama lami, kusho uBaba wethu.”
