uHoseya
9:1 Musa ukuvuya, Sirayeli, ude ugcobe njengezizwe;
Uhenyuzo oluvela kuThixo wakho, uthande utshequ ezandeni zonke zengqolowa.
9:2 Isanda nesixovulelo asiyi kubondla, newayini entsha ayiyi kubondla
ukusilela kuye.
9:3 Abayi kuhlala ezweni likaYehova; kodwa uEfrayim uya kubuyela kubo
baya kudla izinto ezingcolileyo eAsiriya.
9:4 Abayi kumthululela uYehova iwayini, ayiyi kubakho;
Imibingelelo yabo iya kuba njengesonka kubo
abazili; Bonke abakudlayo boba ziinqambi ngenxa yesonka sabo
umphefumlo wabo awuyi kungena endlwini kaYehova.
9:5 Nothini na ngemini yexesha elimisiweyo, nangemini yomthendeleko kaYehova?
NKOSI?
9:6 Kuba, yabonani, bemkile ngenxa yembuqo; iYiputa iya kubabutha
nyuka, iNofu iya kubangcwaba; iindawo zabo ezinqwenelekayo zesilivere yabo;
ziya kuhluthwa ngamarhawu; yimithana enameva ezintenteni zabo.
9:7 Kufike iimini zokuvelela, kufike iimini zempindezelo; Sirayeli
uya kwazi oko: umprofeti usisidenge, onomoya uyageza;
ubuninzi bobugwenxa bakho, nentiyo enkulu.
9:8 Ngumboniseli uEfrayim ngakuThixo wam; umprofeti ngumgibe womthi.
omthiya iintaka ezindleleni zakhe zonke, nentiyo endlwini yoThixo wakhe.
9:9 Batshonisile ukonakalisa kwabo, njengokwemihla yaseGibheha;
uya kubukhumbula ubugwenxa babo, uya kuzivelela izono zabo.
9:10 Ndamfumana uSirayeli enjengeediliya entlango; Ndababona ooyihlo benjengama
bavuthela iintlahlela emkhiwaneni ekuqaleni kwawo; baya eBhahali-pehore;
bazahlulele kwelo hlazo; yaba ngamasikizi abo
njengoko babethanda.
9:11 UEfrayim, uzuko lwakhe luya kubaleka, lumke njengentaka;
nasesizalweni, nasekukhawulweni.
9:12 Nokuba bathe bakhulisa oonyana, ndobahlutha abantwana khona
akuyi kusala mntu; yeha ke bona, ekusukeni kwam kubo!
9:13 Ngoko ndazibonela uEfrayim, ukuba abe yiTire, etyelwe ekriweni; kodwa uEfrayim.
abakhuphele kumbulali oonyana bakhe.
9:14 Banike, Yehova; wobanika ntoni na? banike isisu esiphuphumayo kwaye
amabele owomileyo.
9:15 Bonke ububi babo buseGiligali; kuba ndaqala ukubathiya khona
ngobubi beentlondi zabo, ndiya kubagxotha endlwini yam;
Ungabi sabathanda; bonke abathetheli babo baziinjubaqa.
9:16 Ubethiwe uEfrayim, ingcambu yabo yomile, abayi kuxakatha siqhamo.
ewe, nangona bazala, kodwa ndiya kusibulala eso siqhamo sithandwayo
isisu sabo.
9:17 UThixo wam uya kubacekisa, ngokuba bengamphulaphulanga;
baya kuphalaphala ezintlangeni.
