10 Njengelibhele lelibhacele inyamatane, nanjengelibhubesi lelitifihlile,
Nangitsi ngiphakamisa inhloko yami, wena ungihoshobela ungifunise kwelibhubesi, uphindze futsi ungihluphe ngetigemegeme temandla akho lesabekako.
Uyalala abhace njengelibhubesi, nalibhacela kubamba inyamatane; ubamba labo labehlulako, ahudvule losihlupheki ngelinetha lakhe.
Banjengelibhubesi lelifuna kubamba inyamatane; bafana neliwundlwana lelibhubesi lelibhace etindzaweni letisitsele.
Ngilindzile ngekubeketela kwaze kwadzabuka kusa; kodvwa yena njengelibhubesi uwabhobabhobe onkhe ematsambo ami. Busuku nemini wetamana nekungicedza.
ungihudvule endleleni, wangisitila, wangishiya ngingenamsiti.
Indlela yami uyivale ngetinguzanguza tematje; wagwegwisa indlela yami, yaba matombetombe.
Ngobe ngiyawuba njengelibhubesi ku-Efrayimu, ngifanane nelibhubesi lelikhulu kuJuda. Ngiyawubadzabudzabula babe ticucu, ngisuke lapho ngibashiye. Ngiyawubetfwala ngibesuse, kubete nalobalamulelako.
“Wotani, asibuyele kuSimakadze. Sewusidzabule saba ticucu, kodvwa uyawusiphilisa; usilimatile, kodvwa uyakuwabopha emanceba etfu.