O Israyeli, phendukela kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho; ngoba uwile ebubini bakho.
Buyela kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, Israyeli, ngokuba ukhubekile ngobubi bakho.
Israyeli, buyela kuSimakade uNkulunkulu wakho, ngokuba ukhubekile ngenxa yobubi bakho.
UHasayeli wasesithi: Inkosi yami ililelani? Wathi: “Ngokuba ngiyazi okubi oyakukwenza kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli; uyakuthungela izinqaba zabo ngomlilo, izinsizwa zabo zinibulale ngenkemba, zichoboze abantwana babo, ziklebhule abesifazane babo nengane.
UJehova uyakulishaya iGibithe; Uyoyishaya futhi ayiphulukise; futhi bayobuyela kuJehova, futhi uyobazwa futhi abaphulukise.
Ububi bakho buyakusola, nezizondo zakho ziyakusola; yazi, ubone ukuthi kuyinto embi nebabayo ukuthi umshiyile uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho nokuthi ukwesaba kwami akukho kuwe, isho iNkosi uJehova Sebawoti.
Uma uphenduka, Israyeli, usho uJehova, uphenduke kimi;
Umqhele uwile emakhanda ethu; maye kithina ukuthi sonile!
Udadewenu omkhulu uyiSamariya namadodakazi alo ahlala ngakwesobunxele sakho; udadewenu omncane ohlala ngakwesokunene sakho yiSodoma namadodakazi ayo.
Wothi kubo: Kuphila kwami, isho iNkosi uJehova, kangithokozi ngokufa komubi; kodwa ukuthi omubi aphenduke endleleni yakhe nokuphila. Ngoba lizafelani lina ndlu kaIsrayeli?
Futhi lapho ngithi komubi: Impela niyakufa; uma ephenduka esonweni sakhe, enze ukulunga nokulunga;
Zihlwanyeleleni ekulungeni, nivune ngomusa; qedani amadlelo enu, ngokuba sekuyisikhathi sokumfuna uJehova, aze afike, anise ukulunga phezu kwenu.
Ngakho uphendukele kuNkulunkulu wakho; londoloza umusa nokwahlulela, uthembele kuNkulunkulu wakho njalo.
Wayesethi u-Efrayimi: “Nokho ngicebile, ngizitholele okuhle; kuwo wonke umshikashika wami abayikufumana ububi obuyisono kimi.
O Israyeli, uzichithile; kodwa kimi kukhona usizo lwakho.
Badla isono sabantu bami, babeka inhliziyo yabo ebubini babo.
Ukuzidla kuka-Israyeli kuyafakaza ebusweni bakhe; ngalokho u-Israyeli no-Efrayimi bayakuwa ebubini babo; uJuda naye uzowa kanye nabo.
Wozani siphendukele kuJehova, ngokuba udwengulile, uyakusiphulukisa; Washaya, futhi Uzosibopha.
U-Efrayimi, njengalokho ngabona iTire, litshalwe endaweni emnandi, kepha u-Efrayimi uyakukhiphela umbulali abantwana bakhe.
Izinsuku zokuhanjelwa sezifikile, izinsuku zokuphindisela sezifikile; U-Israyeli uyakukwazi lokhu: Umprofethi uyisiwula, nomuntu ongokomoya uyahlanya, ngenxa yobuningi bobubi bakho nenzondo enkulu.
Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: “Ngenxa yeziphambeko ezintathu zabantwana bakwa-Amoni, nangenxa yezine, angiyikukubuyisa ukujeziswa kwabo; ngoba badwengula abesifazane abakhulelweyo bakwaGileyadi ukuze bandise umngcele wabo.