Ukugwetywa kukaSirayeli

1 Musa ukonwaba, Sirayeli;

ewe, sukuvuya njengezinye izizwe.

Kaloku wena umphambile uThixo wakho;

wena usuke wamfulathela.

Uthe phithi yimali yokuzithengisa

kuzo zonke izanda zokubhula.

2 Izanda nezixovulelo aziyi kuvelisa nto,

newayini entsha yosuka inqongophale.

3 Awuzukuhlala kulo mhlaba *kaNdikhoyo.

Ewe, úza kuphindela eJiputa uEfrayim;

uya kutya ukutya okunomlaza eAsiriya.

4 Ewe, uNdikhoyo abayi kumenzela iminikelo yewayini;

ayiyi kumanelisa iminikelo yabo.

Kubo lo mnikelo wofana nesonka sabazili –

abawutyileyo baya kuba nomlaza.

Ukutya kwabo kolungela bona kuphela –

akuyi kunikelwa kwindlu kaNdikhoyo.

5 Hee, niya kwenza ntoni ke ngemihla yemibhiyozo emisiweyo,

ngomhla wetheko likaNdikhoyo?

6 Xa bangasindiyo ekutshatyalalisweni

iJiputa yofika yona ibaqokelele,

ke yena uMemfisi abangcwabe.

Ubutyebi besiliva buya kukhulelwa lukhula,

imizi yabo ibhijelwe yimithana enameva.

7 Iyeza imihla yesohlwayo–

nditsho imihla yembuyekezo –

noSirayeli ke uza kuqonda.

Umshumayeli ngumlindi

Ngenxa yokwanda kobugwenxa benu,

nobunzulu bentiyo yenu,

*umshumayeli nithi sisityhakala,

umntu onefuthe likaMoya uphambene.

8 Umshumayeli ngumlindi kaEfrayim,

bantu abo bangaboThixo wam,

kodwa ubekelwa izabatha,

kuliwe naye endlwini yoThixo wakhe.

9 Ewe, bonakele ngokungathethekiyo;

kunjengaloo mihla yaseGibheya.

UThixo akabulibalanga ubugwenxa babo,

yaye ke uza kubohlwaya

ngenxa yezono zabo.

Isono sikaSirayeli neziqhamo zaso

10 Ndathi mhla ndamfumana uSirayeli

kwanga ndibhaqe iidiliya entlango;

mhla ndabafumana ookhokho benu

yaba ngathi ndibhaqe amakhiwane,

makhiwane ke alulibo.

Bathe bakufika eBhali-pehore

suka bazinikela kuBhali,

baza bagqwaliseka njengaye kum.

11 Udumo lukaEfrayim lothi shwaka,

luntinge lumke njengentaka.

Akukho mfazi uya kukhulelwa;

ewe, akukho mfazi uya kubeleka.

12 Naxa benabo abantwana abakhulayo

ndobatshayela kuthi tu.

Mawo-o-o! Yeka mhla ndabafulathela!

13 Ndambona uEfrayim enjengeTire,

emi kwisithabazi somhlaba.

Kambe abantwana bakhe baya kuzingelwa,

bona boba zizisulu zokubulawa.

14 Azi ndothini na *kuNdikhoyo?

Mandithi banike ntoni na kodwa?

Izizalo ezingaphathi nto;

amabele awomileyo.

15 Ngenxa yezono abazenza eGiligali

mna ndatsho ndabacaphukela.

Ngenxa yezenzo zabo ezigwenxa

ndiza kubagxotha endlwini yam.

Ukubathanda kwam kwaphusile;

kaloku iinkokheli zabo zindivukele.

16 Ngenene uEfrayim uphanzile,

womile ukususela ezingcanjini;

ewe, akathwali ziqhamo.

Noba angade azale

ndoyibhubhisa loo nzala ayithandayo.

17 UThixo wam wabalahla kwesinomhlwa;

kaloku bona abamphulaphulanga.

Ngoko ke boba ziimbacu ezizweni.