17 UEfrayimi uzihlanganisile lezithombe
17 U-Efrayimi uhlangene lezithombe; myekeleni enjalo!
Ngasengibayekela enkanini yenhliziyo zabo, ukuba bahambe ngokuthanda kwabo.
Kwathi ngibabiza, kwaba ng’khona besuka kimi; baqhubeka ukuhlabela oBali lokutshisela izithombe impepha.
Impi izatheleka emizini yabo, yaphule lemigoqo yamasango ayo, ibadle ezinqabeni zabo.
UEfrayimi uhamba lomoya, alandele umoya wasempumalanga usuku lonke; bayandisa amanga lesihluku, benze isivumelwano leAsiriya, base amafutha eGibithe.
Khathesi sebesona kakhulu, bazenzela izithombe ezibunjiweyo, izithombe ezenziwe kuhle ngesiliva sabo, zonke ziyimisebenzi yezingcitshi. Bathi: Hlabelani lezi imihlatshelo. Abantu banga izithombe zamathole.
INkosi ithi: Kakungabi khona umuntu owethwesa omunye icala, lomangelela omunye, ngoba mina ngizakukwethwesa icala, wena mpristi.
Bayekeleni; bangabakhokheli abayiziphofu. Alubana isiphofu sikhokhela isiphofu, zizakuwela emgodini zombili.
Ongalunganga kahlale esenza okungalunganga; ongcolileyo ahlale engcolile, kodwa olungileyo ahlale esenza ukulunga, longcwele ahlale engcwele.