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U-Israyeli Uzavuna Isavunguzane

1“Faka icilongo ezindebeni zakho!Ukhozi lungaphezu kwendlu kaThixongoba abantu basephule isivumelwano samibahlamukela lomthetho wami.2U-Israyeli uyakhalaza kimi esithi,‘Oh Nkulunkulu wethu, siyakwamukela!’3Kodwa u-Israyeli ukwalile okuhle;isitha sizaxotshana laye.4Babeka amakhosi kungekho mvumo yami;bakhetha ababusi kungekho mvumo yami.Ngesiliva sabo langegolide,bazenzela izithombe zibe yikubhujiswa kwabo.5Lahla isithombe sakho sethole, wena Samariya!Ulaka lwami luyavutha ngawe.Koze kube nini bengelamandla okuhlambuluka na?6Bavela ko-Israyeli!Ithole leli labunjwa yingcwethi;kalisuye Nkulunkulu.Lizachobozwa libe yizicucu,ithole lelo laseSamariya.
7Bahlanyela umoyabavune isavunguzane.Ihlanga kalilasikhwebu;kaliyikuthela ifulawa.Aluba belingathela amabele,abezizweni kade bezawamimiliza.8U-Israyeli useginyiwe;khathesi phakathi kwezizweunjengento engelasizo.9Ngoba sebeye e-Asiriyanjengobabhemi weganga entula yedwa.U-Efrayimi uzithengisile kuzithandwa.10Lanxa bezithengisile phakathi kwezizwe,ngizabaqoqela ndawonye.Bazaqalisa ukucikizekabengaphansi kwencindezelo yenkosi elamandla.
11Lanxa u-Efrayimi wakha ama-alithare amanengi eminikelo yezono,asebe ngama-alithare okwenza izono.12Ngabalobela izinto ezinengi zomthetho wamikodwa bona bazithatha njengento engaziwayo.13Banikela imihlatshelo njengezipho kimibabuye badle inyama yakhona,kodwa uThixo kathokozi ngabo.Khathesi usezakhumbula ukuxhwala kwaboabajezisele izono zabo:Bazabuyela eGibhithe.14U-Israyeli usemkhohliwe uMenzi wakhewakha izindlu zamakhosi;uJuda usevikele amadolobho amanengi ngezinqaba.Kodwa ngizathumela umlilo emadolobheni aboozaqothula izinqaba zabo.”