Verse 1: Lapho u-Efrayimi ekhuluma, kwavela ukuthuthumela; wayephakeme kwa-Israyeli, kepha wazitholela icala ngoBali, wafa.
Verse 2: Manje benezela ekoneni, bazenzele imifanekiso ebunjiweyo ngesiliva labo nezithombe ngokuqonda kwabo, zonke ziyimisebenzi yezinyanga; bakhuluma ngabo, bathi: “Bahlaba abantu, kepha banga amathole.”
Verse 3: Ngalokho bayakuba njengamafu okusa, nanjengamazolo amuka ekuseni, nanjengamakhoba aphephethwa esibuyeni nomusi ophuma ngefasitele.
Verse 4: “Nokho nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wakho kwasezweni laseGibithe; ngaphandle kwami awazi Nkulunkulu, nomsindisi akakho ngaphandle kwami.
Verse 5: Mina ngakwazi ehlane ezweni lokoma.
Verse 6: Basutha njengamadlelo abo; basutha, nenhliziyo yabo yaphakama; ngalokho bangikhohliwe.
Verse 7: Ngase ngiba njengengonyama kubo, ngiqamekela endleleni njengengwe.
Verse 8: Ngitheleka phezu kwabo njengebhere elaphuciwe amawundlu alo, ngidwengula ubhedu lwenhliziyo, ngibadle njengengonyamakazi, isilwane sasendle sibaqaqe.
Verse 9: “Ngukuchithwa kwakho, Israyeli, ngokuba uphambene nami, usizo lwakho.
Verse 10: Iphi inkosi yakho manje ukuba ikusindise emizini yakho yonke; nabahluleli bakho, wena owathi: ‘Ngiphe inkosi nezikhulu’?
Verse 11: Ngikunike inkosi ngentukuthelo yami, ngayisusa ngolaka lwami.
Verse 12: Ububi buka-Efrayimi buboshiwe, isono sakhe sibekelelwe.
Verse 13: Imihelo yobelethayo iyakumehlela; uyindodana engahlakaniphile, ngokuba kuyisikhathi sokuba angemi lapho kuqhamuka abantwana.
Verse 14: “Ngiyakubahlenga esandleni sendawo yabafileyo, ngibahlawulele ekufeni; ziphi izifo zakho, kufa, kuphi ukuchitha kwakho, ndawo yabafileyo, na? Ukuguquka kufihlekile emehlweni ami.
Verse 15: “Noma enezithelo phakathi kwabafowabo, kuyakufika umoya wasempumalanga, umoya kaJehova ovela ehlane; besewujabha umthombo, isiphethu sishe; uyakuphanga ingcebo yakhe, zonke izinto ezinxanelekayo.
Verse 16: ISamariya liyakuthwala icala lalo, ngokuba lihlubukile uNkulunkulu walo; bayakuwa ngenkemba, izingane zabo zichotshozwe, abakhulelweyo babo baqaqwe.”