12 “U-Efrayimu udla umoya.
Ugijimisa umoya wepumalanga ilanga loke.
Wandisa amala nenturhu.
Benza isivumelwano ne-Asiriya+ begodu basa amafutha eGibhide.+
2 UJehova umangalela uJuda,+
Uzokwenza uJakopo aziphendulele ngebanga leendlela zakhe,
Uzombuyisela ngokwezenzo zakhe.+
3 Ngesikhathi asesibelethweni, wabamba umfowabo ngesithende,+
Walwisana noZimu ngamandlakhe woke.+
4 Wasolo alwa nengilozi waphumelela.
Walila, wayirabhela bona imbusise.”+
UZimu wamfumana eBhetheli begodu kulapho akhuluma nathi khona,+
5 UJehova uZimu wamabutho,+
UJehova ligama akhunjulwa ngalo.+
6 “Yeke buyelani kuZimenu,+
Hlalani ninethando nobulungiswa,+
Hlalani nithembele kuZimenu.
7 Kodwana esandleni sesisebenzi sobukghwari kuneenkali ezikhohlisako,
Siyakuthanda ukudlelezela.+
8 U-Efrayimu usolo athi, ‘Mbala, sengiyinjinga,+
Ngifumene umnotho.+
Kikho koke ukufukuza kwami, angekhe bafumane litho elingakalungi namkha elisisono.’
9 Kodwana nginguJehova uZimakho kusukela enarheni yeGibhide.+
Ngizokwenza uhlale ematendeni godu
Njengemihleni yesikhathi esibekiweko.
10 Ngakhuluma nabaphorofidi,+
Ngandisa imibonwabo,
Ngatjho imifanekiso ngisebenzisa abaphorofidi.
11 EGiliyadi kube nekohliso+ namala.
Benze imihlatjelo yeenkunzi eGiligali,+
Ama-aldarabo anjengequbi lamatje emiseleni yesimu.+
12 UJakopo wabalekela esimini ye-Aramu,+
U-Israyeli+ waba sisebenzi lapho bona afumane umfazi,+
Walusa izimvu bona afumane umfazi.+
13 UJehova wakhupha u-Israyeli eGibhide ngomphorofidi,+
U-Israyeli wavikelwa mphorofidi.+
14 U-Efrayimu ubangele ukona okukhulu,+
Umlandwakhe weengazi umnamathele,
IKosakhe izombuyisela ngehlazo alenzileko.”+