uHoseya 4:1 Liveni ilizwi likaYehova, nyana bakaSirayeli; ngokuba uYehova unamandla ukubambana nabemi belizwe, ngokuba kungekho nyaniso; nanceba, nokumazi uThixo kweli lizwe. 4:2 Kukushwabula, nokuxoka, nokuncinitha, nokuba, nokwenza bakrexezile, bagqobhozile, igazi liphatha igazi. 4:3 Ngenxa yoko ilizwe lenza isijwili, nabemi balo bonke; ziya kuphela, kunye namarhamncwa asendle, neentaka zelizwe izulu; kwaneentlanzi zolwandle ziya kususwa. 4:4 Kodwa makangabambani omnye nomnye, omnye makangamohlwayi omnye; ngokuba abantu bakho banjengabo nje ngokubambana nombingeleli. 4:5 Uya kuwa ke emini, akhubeke nomprofeti Ndiya kukutshabalalisa unyoko ebusuku. 4:6 Bayatshabalala abantu bam kukuswela ukwazi, ngokuba wena unjalo Ndiya kukucekisa ukwazi, ukuba ungabikho nam Uwulibele umyalelo woThixo wakho, nam ndobuya Balibale abantwana bakho. 4:7 Njengoko babesanda, bonile kum; ngoko ndiya kwenjenjalo uzuko lwabo lube lihlazo. 4:8 Basidla isono sabantu bam, bayibeka intliziyo yabo phezu kwabo ubugwenxa. 4:9 Kuya kuthi, njengoko banjalo abantu, abe njalo umbingeleli, ndibavelele iindlela zabo, ubabuyekeze ngeentlondi zabo. 4:10 Ngokuba baya kudla, bangahluthi; baya kuhenyuza, bahenyuze; akayi kwanda, ngokuba bekuyekile ukumnqula uYehova. 4:11 Uhenyuzo, newayini, newayini entsha, ziwexula intliziyo. 4:12 Abantu bam babuzisa kumthi wabo; nentonga yabo iyaxela ngokuba umoya wobuhenyu ubalahlekisile; bahenyuze bemka phantsi koThixo wabo. 4:13 Babingelela ezincotsheni zeentaba, baqhumisele phezu kwazo iinduli, phantsi kwemioki, nemipopulari, nemiterebhinti, ngokuba ngumthunzi wayo Ziyahenyuza ke iintombi zenu, nabalingane benu uya kukrexeza. 4:14 Andiyi kuzivelela iintombi zenu, ngokokuba zihenyuza kwanokwenu abatshatileyo xa bekrexeza: ngokuba bona ngokwabo bahlukene Benze amahenyukazi, babingelela namahenyukazi; abangaqondiyo baya kukhubeka. 4:15 Ukuba uyahenyuza, Sirayeli, makangazeki ityala uYuda; uze aniyi eGiligali, ningenyuki niye eBhetaven, ningafungi uYehova; phila. 4:16 Kuba uSirayeli uyinjubaqa, njengethokazi eliyinjubaqa; ngoku uYehova uya kwalusa. njengemvana endaweni enkulu. 4:17 UEfrayim ubophene nezithixo; 4:18 Isiselo sabo simuncu, bahenyuza okokoko; abathetheli bathanda ukudana, Ndiphe. 4:19 Umoya umbambile ngamaphiko awo, kwaye baya kudana ngenxa yemibingelelo yabo.