13 Kodwana nirhatjhe ubukhohlakali, navuna ubumbi; nje-ke nigome isithelo sekohliso. Ngombana fenathembela emaqhingenenu nemabuthwenenu amanengi,
Mina-ke ngokubona kwami: Labo abalima ikohlakalo, batjale isizi, bavuna abakutjalileko.
Amakhosi akahluli ngobunengi bebutho lawo neengorho azisindi ngobukhulu bamandlazo.
Kodwana uZimu ngokwakhe uzakuphohloza mlibe. Uzakususa akuse kude, akudzwebule etendeni lakho, akusiphule enarheni yabaphilako.
Abantukazana bamumoya nje, abantu abaziinkhulu bayikohliso; esilinganisweni bayakhuphuka, boke balula kunommoya.
bazakugoma isithelo sendlelabo, bazaliswe ngomphumela wamaqhingabo.
Iimbhena zeqiniso zijame mlibe, kodwana ilimu lamanga ngelesikhatjhana.
Eenthelweni zomlomakhe umuntu uzuza okuhle, kodwana amaqili omela inturhu.
Ufakazi wamanga uzakuhlunguphazwa, nophafuza ikohliso akazukusinda.
Otjala okuphambeneko, uvuna ihlekelele neswazi letukuthelwakhe lizakutjhabalaliswa.
Godu ngabuye ngabona bonyana ngaphasi komthunzi welanga umgijimo awuyi ngabanebelo, ipi ayiyi ngokweengorho isikwa asisi ngesabahlakaniphileko, umnono awusi ngewabongqondongqondo nomusa awusi ngewabanelwazi ngombana isikhathi nethuba kubehlela boke.
ngitjho namhlana nizikhulisa ngelanga enazitjala ngalo, nenza bonyana zithuthumbe ngokusa enazihlomela ngakho; isivuno sizakunyelela, ngomhla wesizi nobuhlungu obungalaphekiko.
USomnini uthi: “U-Efrayimu ungiphara ngamanga koke nje; indlu ka-Israyeli ingininda ngekohliso. UJuda akanaqiniso phambi koZimu, iye, ngitjho nakoCwengileko ongothembekileko.
sekwande ukunikelelana, amanga nokubulala, ukweba nobungwadla. Baphalaza iingazi phezu kweengazi.
Bazondla ngezono zabantu bami, bathokoziswa kukonakala kwabo.
Ikosabo iyabathabela ngokuyibeka kwabo ngekohlakalo; nababusi bayo bayathokoza ngamangabo.
“Otjala ummoya, uvuna isiwuruwuru. Ihlanga nalinganasiqwambe angeze laba nokudla. Nabe belingaba nokudla, imiqhamuka beyizakurhiribidela.
Kuhlekuhle ikosi yakwa-Israyeli izumana nobani? Ilandelelene nenja efileko, itsetse nje!