Ubukhali bakaZimu ngokulotjha iinthombe
1USomnini uthi:
“Vuthelani ipalapala!
Nanti idlanga lizulazula ngehla kwendlu kaSomnini
ngombana abantu bephule isivumelwano sami,
bavukela umyalwami.
2Bayangililela bathi:
‘Maye, Sivumelwano sethu,
thina, Israyeli, sinetjhebiswano nawe!’
3Kodwana u-Israyeli ulahle okuhle;
nje-ke isitha siseenthendeni zakhe.
4Bazibekela amakhosi ngingakatjho,
bazikhethela ababusi ngaphandle kwemvumo yami.
Bazenzela iinthombe
ngesiliva nangegolide labo,
kube kubhujiswa kwalo!
5Ithole lakho, Samariya, liyangikghabhudlha!
Ubukhali bami buyavutha phezu kwabantwaba.
Kuzabe kube nini soloko babhalelwa
kuphila msulwa 6nayibe bangu-Israyeli?
Itholeli libunjwe sithakgha,
senguzimu nje.
Yeke lizokwephulwa libe ziinquqwana
ithole leSamariyelo.
7“Otjala ummoya,
uvuna isiwuruwuru.
Ihlanga nalinganasiqwambe
angeze laba nokudla.
Nabe belingaba nokudla,
imiqhamuka beyizakurhiribidela.
8U-Israyeli urhiribidelwe;
sese afana namawunguwungu
hlangana nezizwe ezinye
9ngombana ababusi bakhona
bafuna isizo e-Asiriya.
Kodwana u-Efrayimu ufana nodumbana
ozulazula emmangweni afuna abangani.
10Nanyana angafunyana abangani
hlangana nezizwe,
akazokuba nobuyo
ngombana ngizobabuthelela ndawonye.
Masinyana bazakubhesiswa mthwalo
wekosi ekulu.
11“Lokha u-Efrayimu nakakha ama-aldari
amanengi weminikelo yesono,
aphenduka ama-aldari wokona.
12Nanyana bengingabatlolela
kanenginengi ngomthethwami,
bebazawuthatha inga yinto etjhili.”
13Benza imihlabelo eyanelisa izisu zabo,
bazidlela inyama nje.
USomnini akayamukeli imihlabelo enjalo.
Nje-ke uSomnini uzobalalamela ngokukhohlakala kwabo,
bese ubahlunguphaza ngebanga lezono zabo:
Bazakubuyela eGibhide.
14U-Israyeli ukhohlwe uMdalakhe,
wazakhela iingodlo.
UJuda ubiyele amadorobho amanengi.
Kodwana uSomnini uzokuthumela
umlilo emadorobhenabo
bese urhayila iingodlo zabo.
