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.