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1“Ngalesosikhathi ngizakuba nguNkulunkulu wezizwana zonke zako-Israyeli, bona bazakuba ngabantu bami,” kutsho uThixo.2UThixo uthi:“Abantu abasilayo enkembenibazathola umusa enkangala;ngizakuzanika u-Israyeli ukuphumula.”3UThixo wabonakala kithi kudala esithi:“Ngikuthandile ngothando olungapheliyo;ngikuhole ngesisa esikhulu.4Ngizakwakha njalo uzakwakhiwa kutsha futhi,wena Israyeli Ntombi emsulwa.Uzathatha amagedla akho futhi uphumeuyegida labathokozayo.5Uzalima izivini zakho futhiemaqaqeni aseSamariya;abalimi bazazilima badle izithelo zazo.6Kuzakuba losuku lapho abalindi bezamemezaphezu kwamaqaqa ako-Efrayimi bathi,‘Wozani, kasiyeni eZiyoni,kuThixo uNkulunkulu wethu.’ ”7UThixo uthi:“Mhlabeleleni uJakhobe ngokuthokoza;nqongolozelani izizwe ezidumileyo.Yenzani ukudumisa kwenu kuzwakale, lisithi,‘Awu Thixo, bahlenge abantu bakho,insalela ka-Israyeli.’8Khangelani, ngizababuyisa bevela elizweni lasenyakatho,ngibaqoqe emikhawulweni yomhlaba.Phakathi kwabo kuzakuba leziphofu labaqhulayo;abesifazane abazithweleyo labahelelwayo;ixuku elikhulu lizabuya.9Bazabuya bekhala;bazakhuleka lapho ngibabuyisa.Ngizabaholela ezihotsheni zamanziendleleni eyendlalekileyo lapho abangayikukhubeka khona,ngoba nginguyise ka-Israyeli,njalo u-Efrayimi yindodana yami elizibulo.10Zwanini ilizwi likaThixo, lina zizwe;limemezeleni emazweni angaselwandle khatshana lithi:‘Yena owahlakaza u-Israyeli uzamqoqanjalo uzakwelusa umhlambi wakhe njengomelusi.’11Ngoba uThixo uzamhlenga uJakhobe,abakhulule ezandleni zalabo abalamandla kulabo.12Bazakuza banqongoloze ngentokozo ezingqongeni zeZiyoni;bazathokoza ngokuphana kukaThixo,ngamabele, langewayini elitsha kanye lamafutha e-oliva,ngamazinyane ezimvu langamathole enkomo.Bazakuba njengesivande esithelelwa kuhle,njalo kabasayikuba losizi futhi.13Izintombi zizagida njalo futhi zithabe,enzenjalo amajaha labadala.Ngizaguqula ukukhala kwabo kube yikuthaba;ngizabapha induduzo lentokozo esikhundleni sosizi.14Ngizasuthisa abaphristi ngokunengi,labantu bami bazasutha ngokuphana kwami,”kutsho uThixo.15Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo:“Ilizwi lizwakala eRama,lesililo lokukhala okukhulu,uRasheli ukhalela abantwabakhenjalo esala ukududuzwa,ngoba kabasekho.”16Nanku akutshoyo uThixo:“Bamba ilizwi lakho ungakhali,lamehlo akho angehlisi inyembezingoba umsebenzi wakho uzathola umvuzo,”kutsho uThixo.“Bazabuya bevela elizweni lesitha.17Ngakho kulethemba ensukwini zakho ezizayo,”kutsho uThixo.“Abantwabakho bazabuyela elizweni labo.18Ngikuzwile impela ukukhala kuka-Efrayimi esithi:‘Wangitshaya njengethole elingathambanga,njalo sengajeziseka.Ngibuyisa, njalo ngizabuya,ngoba unguThixo uNkulunkulu wami.19Emva kokweduka kwami,ngaphenduka;emva kokuba sengizwisisile,ngazitshaya isifuba.Ngaba lenhloni ngadumazekangoba ngangilehlazo lasebutsheni bami.’20U-Efrayimi kasindodana yami ethandekayo,umntanami engithokoza ngaye na?Lanxa ngihlala ngikhuluma kubi ngayengisamkhumbula.Ngakho inhliziyo yami iyamlangatha;ngiyamzwela kakhulu,kutsho uThixo.21Beka izitshengiso zomgwaqo;umise lezinsika zeziqondiso.Nanzelela umgwaqo,indlela ozahamba ngayo.Phenduka, wena Ntombi egcweleyo Israyeli,buyela emadolobheni akho.22Koze kube nini ulokhu uzulazula,wena ndodakazi engathembekanga na?UThixo uzadala into entsha emhlabeni,owesifazane uzavikela indoda.”23UThixo uSomandla, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli uthi, “Lapho ngibabuyisa bevela ekuthunjweni, abantu abaselizweni lakoJuda lasemadolobheni alo bazawasebenzisa futhi amazwi la athi, ‘UThixo akubusise wena ndawo yokuhlala elungileyo, wena ntaba engcwele.’24Abantu bazahlala ndawonye koJuda lasemadolobheni akhona wonke, abalimi kanye lalabo abazulazulayo lemihlambi yabo.25Ngizaqinisa abadiniweyo ngisuthise abangelamandla.”26Lapho-ke ngaphaphama ngakhangela indawana yonke. Ubuthongo bami babubemnandi kimi.27“Insuku ziyeza, lapho engizahlanyela khona indlu ka-Israyeli lendlu kaJuda lenzalo yabantu lezinyamazana.28Njengoba ngabalinda ukusiphuna lokudiliza, ukuchitha lokubhubhisa kanye lokuletha umonakalo, ngokunjalo ngizabalinda ukwakha lokuhlanyela,” kutsho uThixo.29“Ngalezonsuku abantu kabasayikutsho ukuthi,‘Abazali badle amavini amunyu,ngakho amazinyo abantwana asetshelela.’30Esikhundleni salokho, umuntu wonke uzafela izono zakhe; loba ngubani odla amavini amunyu amazinyo akhe azatshelela.31Isikhathi siyeza,lapho engizakwenza khona isivumelwano esitshalendlu ka-Israyeli kanye lekaJuda,”kutsho uThixo.32“Kasiyikufana lesivumelwanoengasenza labokhokho babolapho engababamba khona ngesandlaukuba ngibakhuphe eGibhithe,ngoba bephula isivumelwano sami,lanxa ngangingumyeni wabo,”kutsho uThixo.33“Lesi yiso isivumelwano engizasenza lendlu ka-Israyelingemva kwalesosikhathi,” kutsho uThixo.“Ngizafaka umthetho wami ezingqondweni zabo,ngiwulobe lasezinhliziyweni zabo.Ngizakuba nguNkulunkulu wabo,bona bazakuba ngabantu bami.34Umuntu kasayikufundisa umakhelwane wakhe,kumbe umfowabo esithi, ‘Mazi uThixo,’ngoba bonke bazangazi,kusukela komncinyane wabo kusiya komkhulu,kutsho uThixo.Ngoba ngizabathethelela ububi babo,njalo angiyikukhumbula izono zabo futhi.”35Nanku akutshoyo uThixo,yena obeka ilanga ukuba likhanyise emini,omisa inyanga lezinkanyezi ukuba kukhanye ebusuku,onyakazisa ulwandleukuze amagagasi alo ahlokome,uThixo uSomandla yilo ibizo lakhe, uthi:36“Nxa izimiso lezi zinganyamalala ebusweni bami,”kutsho uThixo,“kulapho lenzalo ka-Israyeli ezacina khonaukuba yisizwe phambi kwami.”37UThixo uthi:“Nxa amazulu phezulu engalinganiswalezisekelo zomhlaba ngaphansi zihlolwe,kulapho engingayilahla khona yonke inzalo ka-Israyelingenxa yakho konke abakwenzileyo,”kutsho uThixo.38“Insuku ziyeza,” kutsho uThixo, “lapho idolobho leli ngizalakhelwa kutsha kusukela eMphotshongweni waseHananeli kusiya eSangweni leNgosi.39Intambo yokulinganisa izasukela lapho iqonde eqaqeni lweGarebi ibe isijikela eGowa.40Isigodi sonke lapho okulahlelwa khona izidumbu zabafileyo lomlotha, lawo wonke amasimu kusiyafika esigodini seKhidironi ngasempumalanga kusiyafika ejikweni leSango leBhiza, kuzakuba ngcwele kuThixo. Idolobho kaliyikusitshunwa futhi loba lidilizwe.”