Kubongozwa uSirayeli

1 Khanibuye kaloku, maSirayeli;

buyelani *kuNdikhoyo, kuThixo wenu.

Kaloku niwile ngenxa yezono zenu.

2 Thathani la mazwi nibuyele kuNdikhoyo,

nithethe naye nithi:

“Sixolele bonke ubugwenxa bethu,

uze wamkele okulungileyo;

endaweni yeenkunzi zeenkomo sinikela kuwe ngamazwi emilebe yethu.

3 Akanakusisindisa uAsiriya;

asiyi kukhwela mahashe emfazwe.

Asiphindi sithi: ‘Thixo wethu,’ entweni esiyenze ngokwethu,

kuba kukuwe apho inkedama ifumana inceba khona.”

4 “Ndiza kukunyanga ukunxaxha kwabo,

ndibavave ngesisa sothando,

kuba kaloku andisabaqumbelanga.

5 KuSirayeli ndoba njengombethe,

atsho aqhakaze njengenyibiba,

endele azike emhlabeni,

afane nomsedare waseLebhanon.

6 Amasebe akhe aya kunaba,

abe nomkhitha njengomnquma,

aqhole njengomsedare waseLebhanon.

7 Abaphila phantsi kwephiko lakhe

baya kuchuma njengengqolowa,

badubule njengediliya,

badume njengewayini yaseLebhanon.

8 Efrayim, andinanto yakwenza *nezithixo.

Ndim osabelayo akukhathalele;

ndifana nompayini ohlal’ uluhlaza.

Kungenxa yam uneziqhamo nje.”

Umqukumbelo

9 Osisilumko uya kuziqonda ezi zinto;

oqaphelayo uya kukwazi oku.

Iindlela *zikaNdikhoyo zithe ngqo.

Ke amalungisa ahamba ngazo;

ke bona abakreqi ziyabakhubekisa.