uHoseya
2:1 Yithini kubazalwana benu, Wenani, bantu bam! koodade benu, ooRuhama.
2:2 Bambanani nonyoko, ngokuba akamfazi wam, nam andinguye
indoda: makabukhwelelise ngoko ubuhenyu bakhe ebusweni bakhe;
ukukrexeza kwakhe phakathi kwamabele akhe;
2:3 hleze ndimhlube abe ze, ndimmise enjengamini wazalwa ngayo
yenze ibe njengentlango, uyimise ibe njengelizwe elingumqwebedu, uyibulale ngayo
unxano.
2:4 ndingasikwa mfesane ngenxa yabantwana bakhe; ngokuba bangabantwana bakhe
ubuhenyu.
2:5 Kuba unina uhenyuzile, uhenyuzile oko
ngokuba wathi, Ndiya kulandela izithandane zam, ezindiphayo
isonka sam namanzi am, uboya bam begusha neflakisi yam, ioli yam nento endiyiselayo.
2:6 Ngako oko, yabona, ndiya kuyibiyela indlela yakho ngameva, ndakhe udonga;
ukuze angawufumani umendo wakhe.
2:7 Uya kuzisukela izithandane zakhe, angafiki kuzo;
azifune, angazifumani; andule athi, Ndim
ndiya kuya ndibuyele endodeni yam yokuqala; kuba oko bekulungile kum oko
kunangoku.
2:8 Kuba ebengazi ukuba ndim owamnikayo ingqolowa, newayini entsha, neoli, ne
baya bandisa isilivere negolide yakhe, abayenzela uBhahali.
2:9 Ngako oko ndiya kubuya, ndiyithabathe ingqolowa yam ngexesha layo;
newayini yam ngexesha layo elimisiweyo, ndibubuyise uboya bam begusha neflakisi yam
linikwe ukubugubungela ubuze bakhe.
2:10 Ngoku ke ndiya kuwatyhila amanyala akhe emehlweni ezithandane zakhe;
akukho bani uya kumhlangula esandleni sam.
2:11 Ndoluphelisa lonke uvuyo lwakhe, umthendeleko wakhe, nokuthwasa kwenyanga kuye;
neesabatha zayo, namaxesha ayo onke amisiweyo.
2:12 Ndiya kuyibhangisa imidiliya yakhe, nemikhiwane yakhe, abesithi,
Nguwo lo umvuzo wam, endawunikwayo zizithandane zam;
ihlathi, nenyamakazi iya kuyidla.
2:13 Ndiya kumvelela ngemihla yooBhahali, abeqhumisela ngayo
kubo, wazivathisa ngamajikazi akhe, nezacholo zakhe, waza
Walandela izithandane zakhe, wandilibala; utsho uYehova.
2:14 Ngako oko, yabona, ndiya kumrhwebesha, ndimse entlango;
uthethe kakuhle naye.
2:15 Ndomnika izidiliya zakhe, zithabathele khona, nentili yeAkore
njengomnyango wethemba, yomemelela khona, njengeemini zayo
nanjengemini yokunyuka kwakhe ephuma ezweni laseYiputa.
2:16 Kuya kuthi ngaloo mini, utsho uYehova, undibize
Isi; ungabi sathi ndinguBhahali.
2:17 Ngokuba ndiya kuwasusa amagama ooBhahali emlonyeni wakhe, basuke bona
abasayi kuphinda bakhunjulwe ngamagama abo.
2:18 Ngaloo mini ndobenzela umnqophiso namarhamncwa kaYehova
intsimi, neentaka zezulu, nezinambuzane zomhlaba
Ndosaphula isaphetha, nekrele, nemfazwe phakathi kwelizwe
emhlabeni, kwaye iya kubalalisa phantsi bekholosile.
2:19 Ndiya kukugana ube ngowam ngonaphakade; ewe, ndokuganela wena
ndingobulungisa, nangesigwebo, nangenceba, nangenceba
iinceba.
2:20 ndikugane ube ngowam ngokuthembeka;
iNkosi.
2:21 Kuya kuthi ngaloo mini, ndiphendule, utsho uYehova;
liya kuliphendula izulu, nalo liphendule ihlabathi;
2:22 ihlabathi liphendule ingqolowa, newayini entsha, neoli; kwaye bona
uya kuva uYizereli.
2:23 Ndiya kuzihlwayelela yena emhlabeni; ndiya kuba nenceba kuye
ongenzelwanga nceba; ndothi ke nakwabangebam
bantu bam, ningabantu bam; bathi, UnguThixo wam wena.