1 Zwanini imfundiso yami, bantu bami;
2 Ngizavula umlomo wami ngemifanekiso,
3 esakuzwayo lesikwaziyo
4 Kasizukuzifihlela abantwana babo;
5 Wamisela uJakhobe imithetho
6 ukuze aziwe yisizukulwane esilandelayo,
7 Yikho-ke bazabeka ithemba labo kuNkulunkulu
8 Kabayikuba njengabokhokho babo
9 Amadoda ako-Efrayimi, loba ayehlomile ngemitshoko,
10 kabasigcinanga isivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu,
11 Bakhohlwa lokho ayekwenzile,
12 Wenza imimangaliso oyise bekhangele
13 Walwahlukanisa ulwandle wabahola bachapha;
14 Wabahola ngeyezi emini
15 Wawaqhekeza amadwala enkangala
16 wantshazisa impophoma emadwaleni amawa
17 Kodwa baqhubeka besona phambi kwakhe,
18 Bamlinga uNkulunkulu ngabomo
19 Bamchothoza uNkulunkulu
20 Wathi lapho etshaya idwala,
21 UThixo wathi ebezwa wathukuthela kakhulu;
22 ngoba kabamkholwanga uNkulunkulu
23 Loba kunjalo walaya umkhathi ngaphezulu
24 wanisa imana ukuthi badle abantu,
25 Abantu badla isinkwa sezingilosi;
26 Wawukhulula umoya wempumalanga uvela emazulwini,
27 Wanisela inyama kubo njengothuli,
28 Wazenza zehlela phakathi kwezihonqo zabo,
29 Bazitika baze bakhangela,
30 Kodwa
31 ulaka lukaNkulunkulu lwavutha kubo;
32 Phezu kwakho konke lokhu baqhubeka besona;
33 Ngakho wenza insuku zabo zaphelela ezeni
34 Kwakusithi uNkulunkulu angababulala,
35 Bakhumbula ukuthi uNkulunkulu wayelidwala labo,
36 Kodwa-ke kwakuyikumyenga ngemilomo yabo,
37 inhliziyo zabo zazingabambelelanga kuye,
38 Kodwa wayelesihawu;
39 Wakhumbula ukuthi babeyinyama nje
40 Kodwa ukuthi bamhlamukela kanengi njani enkangala,
41 Baphindaphinda ukulinga uNkulunkulu;
42 Kabawakhumbulanga amandla akhe
43 usuku lapho aveza khona izibonakaliso zakhe ezimangalisayo eGibhithe,
44 Waguqula imifula yabo yaba ligazi;
45 Wathumela imihlambi yezibawu zabantinya,
46 Amabele abo wawathela izintethe,
47 Wathintitha amavini abo ngesiqhotho
48 Inkomo zabo wazithela ngesiqhotho,
49 Wabathululela ulaka lwakhe oluvuthayo,
50 Wayilungisa indlela yolaka lwakhe;
51 Wawabulala wonke amazibulo aseGibhithe,
52 Kodwa wabakhupha abantu bakhe njengomhlambi wezimvu;
53 Wabakhokhela ngonanzelelo,
54 Kanjalo wabaletha emngceleni welizwe lakhe elingcwele,
55 Wazixotsha izizwe phambi kwabo
56 Kodwa bamlinga uNkulunkulu,
57 Njengabokhokho babo babengathembekanga bengakholwa,
58 Bamvusa ulaka ngezindawo zabo eziphezulu;
59 Wathi uNkulunkulu ngokukuzwa lokho,
60 Walidela ithabanikeli lakhe eShilo,
61 Umphongolo wakhe wamandla wawusa ekuthunjweni,
62 Abantu bakhe wabanikela ukudliwa yinkemba;
63 Umlilo waziqeda izinsizwa zabo,
64 abaphristi babo babulawa ngenkemba,
65 INkosi yasivuka njengokade esebuthongweni,
66 Wazitshaya zahlehla izitha zakhe;
67 Khonapho-ke wawakhalala amathente kaJosefa,
68 kodwa wakhetha isizwana sikaJuda,
69 Wakha indlu yakhe engcwele njengeziqongo,
70 Wakhetha uDavida inceku yakhe
71 wamsusa ekweluseni izimvu
72 Njalo uDavida wabelusa ngobuqotho benhliziyo;