Amahubo 78:40-72

Bamgcona kaningi ogwadule, bemenza lusizi ogwadule! Yebo, baphenduka futhi bamlinga uNkulunkulu, futhi bamvimbela oNgcwele ka-Israyeli. Abazange bacabange ngesandla sakhe loba usuku abakhulula ngalo esitheni. Ukuthi wazenza kanjani izibonakaliso zakhe eGibithe nezimangaliso zakhe ensimini yaseSowani. Baphendula imifula yabo yaba yigazi; nemifudlana yabo, ukuze bangabi nakuphuza. Wathuma kubo izibawu ngezinhlobonhlobo, zabadla; namaxoxo ababhubhisayo. Futhi umkhiqizo wabo wawunika amacimbi nomsebenzi wabo entendeni. Wachitha izivini zabo ngesichotho, nemisikhamori yabo ngongqoqwane. Wanikela izinkomo zabo esichothweni, nemihlambi yabo emibaneni eshisayo. Waphonsa phezu kwabo ukuvutha kwentukuthelo yakhe, nolaka, nokufutheka, nosizi, ngokuthuma izingelosi ezimbi phakathi kwabo. Wenza indlela yolaka lwakhe; Akawuyekanga umphefumulo wabo ekufeni, kepha wanikela ukuphila kwabo esibethweni; Wanqoba wonke amazibulo eGibithe; inhloko yamandla abo ematendeni kaHamu; Kodwa abantu bakhe wabahola njengezimvu, wabahola njengomhlambi enkangala. Wabahola kahle, ukuba bangesabi, kepha ulwandle lwasibekela izitha zabo. Wabayisa emkhawulweni wendlu yakhe engcwele, kule ntaba esasiyithengile isandla sakhe sokunene. Waxosha izizwe phambi kwabo, wabahlukanisela ifa ngomugqa, wahlalisa izizwe zakwa-Israyeli ematendeni azo. Kodwa bamlinga, bamklolodela uNkulunkulu oPhezukonke, abagcinanga ubufakazi bakhe. Kodwa baphenduka benza ubumenemene njengoyise; baphambukile njengomnsalo okhohlisayo. Bamthukuthelisa ngokuphakama kwabo, bamvusela intukuthelo ngezithombe zabo ezibaziweyo. UNkulunkulu ekuzwa lokho wathukuthela, wazonda u-Israyeli. Walishiya itabernakele laseShilo, itende ayelimise phakathi kwabantu; Wanikela amandla akhe ekuthunjweni nenkazimulo yakhe esandleni sesitha. Wabanikela abantu bakhe enkembeni; wathukuthelela ifa lakhe. Umlilo waqeda izinsizwa zabo; namadodakazi abo abendiswanga. Abapristi babo bawa ngenkemba; nabafelokazi babo abazange bakhononde. Khona-ke uJehova wavuka njengomuntu oleleyo nanjengeqhawe elimemeza ngenxa yewayini. Wanqoba izitha zakhe ngemuva; wababangela usizi oluphakade. Ngaphezu kwalokho, wala itabernakele likaJosefa, akasikhethanga isizwe sakwa-Efrayimi. Kepha wakhetha isizwe sakwaJuda, iNtaba yaseSiyoni ayithandayo. Yakha indlu yayo engcwele njengezigodlo eziphakemeyo, njengomhlaba awumisayo kuze kube phakade. Yakhetha futhi inceku yayo uDavide, yamthatha ezibayeni zezimvu. Wamthatha emva kwezimvukazi ezinkulu ukuze avumele uJakobe ukuba adle abantu bakhe no-Israyeli ifa lakhe. Futhi wabondla ngobuqotho benhliziyo yakhe; wabahola ngobuhlakani bezandla zakhe.