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1Lapho engizakwelapha khona u-Israyeli,izono zika-Efrayimi ziyadalulwalobubi beSamariya buyembulwa.Benza inkohliso,amasela agqekeza izindlu,izigebenga ziyaphanga emigwaqweni2kodwa kabananzeleliukuthi mina ngiyazikhumbula zonke izenzo zabo ezimbi.Izono zabo ziyabaminza;zihlezi ziphambi kwami.3Bathokozisa inkosi ngobuxhwali babo,lababusi ngamanga abo.4Bonke bayizifebe,batshisa njengezikoelimlilo walo akudingeki ukuba umpheki wezinkwa awukhwezelekusukela ekuvoxeni inhlama ize ikhukhumale.5Ngosuku lomkhosi wenkosi yethuababusi bathukutheliswa liwayini,inkosi izihlanganise labaklolodayo.6Inhliziyo zabo zinjengeziko,inkosi bayilanda ngamacebo ensitha.Ukufutheka kwabo kuyadeda ubusuku bonke;ekuseni kuyavutha njengomlilo obhebhayo.7Bonke batshisa njengeziko;batshwabadele ababusi babo.Wonke amakhosi abo ayawa,kayikho ekhuleka kimi.8U-Efrayimi uxubana lezizwe;u-Efrayimi ulikhekhe eliyisicecedu elingaphendulwanga.9Abezizweni bacikiza amandla akhe,kodwa yena kakunanzeleli.Inwele zakhe sezilezimvukodwa yena kakunanzeleli.10Ubuqholo buka-Israyeli bufakaza okubi ngaye,kodwa phezu kwakho konke lokhukabuyeli kuThixo uNkulunkulu wakheloba amdinge.11U-Efrayimi unjengejuba,ukhohliseka lula kalangqondoucela usizo eGibhithe,abuye alucele e-Asiriya.12Lapho sebehamba, ngizaphosa umambule wami phezu kwabo;ngizabadonsela phansi njengezinyoni zasemoyeni.Ngizabezwa behamba bonke,ngizababamba.13Maye kubongoba bedukile kimi!Akube lencithakalo kubongoba bangihlamukele!Ngiyafisa ukubahlengakodwa bona bakhuluma amanga ngami.14Kabakhalazi kimi ngezinhliziyo zabokodwa bakhalela emibhedeni yabo.Babuthanela amabele lewayini elitshakodwa mina basuka bangidele.15Ngabafundisa ngabaqinisa,kodwa baceba okubi ngami.16Kabaphendukeli koPhezukonkebanjengedandili elisolekayo.Abakhokheli babo bazabulawa ngenkembangenxa yamazwi abo okweyisa.Ngalokhu bazahlekwaelizweni laseGibhithe.”