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U-Israyeli Kaphenduki

1“Wozani sibuyele kuThixo.Usesidabule saba yizicucukodwa uzaselapha;usilimazilekodwa uzawabopha amanxeba ethu.2Emva kwensuku ezimbili uzasivuselela;ngosuku lwesithathu uzasibuyiselaukuze sihlale lapho akhona.3Kasimamukeleni uThixo;kasiqiniseni ukumamukela.Ngoqotho njengoba ilanga liphuma,uzabonakala;uzakuza kithi njengezulu lebusika,lanjengezulu lentwasa elithambisa umhlaba.”
4“Ngingenzani ngawe, Efrayimi na?Ngingenzani ngawe, Juda na?Uthando lwenu lunjengenkungu yekuseni,lunjengamazolo ekuseni anyamalalayo.5Ngakho ngaliqumaquma ngabaphrofethi bami,ngalibulala ngamazwi omlomo wami;ukwahlulela kwami kwaphazima njengombane phezu kwenu.6Ngoba mina ngifuna isihawu, hatshi umhlatshelo,lokwamukela uNkulunkulu kuleminikelo yokutshiswa.7Njengo-Adamu, sebesephule isivumelwanobabengathembekanga khonale.8IGiliyadi lidolobho labantu abaxhwalileyo.Lingcolile ngezinyathelo zegazi9Njengezigebenga zicathamela umuntu,zenzanjalo izigangi zabaphristi;zibulala abantu emgwaqweni oya eShekhemuzisenza izinto ezimbi.10Sengibone into etshaqisayo endlini ka-Israyeli.U-Efrayimi uwela khonapho,lo-Israyeli ungcolisiwe.
11Lakuwe futhi Juda,ukuvuna sekulungiselwe.Lapho ngingabuyisela inotho yabantu bami.