UHosiya 13

¹Lapho u-Efrayimi ekhuluma, abantu bathuthumela;

²Khathesi benza izono njalonjalo;

³Ngakho bazakuba njengenkungu yekuseni,

⁴“Kodwa mina nginguThixo uNkulunkulu wenu,

⁵Ngalilondoloza enkangala,

⁶Lapho ngibapha ukudla, basutha;

⁷Ngizakwehlela phezu kwabo njengesilwane,

⁸Njengebhele elithathelwe imidlwane yalo

⁹Uchithiwe, wena Israyeli,

¹⁰Ingaphi inkosi yakho, ukuba ikusize na?

¹¹Ngakho ngakunika inkosi ngithukuthele,

¹²Icala lika-Efrayimi ligciniwe,

¹³Ufikelwa yibuhlungu obunjengowesifazane ehelelwa,

¹⁴Ngizabahlenga emandleni engcwaba;

¹⁵lanxa ekhula phakathi kwabafowabo.

¹⁶Abantu baseSamariya kuzamela balithwale icala labo,