uHoseya
10:1 USirayeli ngumdiliya onabileyo; uzixakathela iziqhamo
Wandisa izibingelelo, waba neziqhamo ezininzi; ngoku ka
Ukulunga kwelizwe lakhe balenzele imifanekiso eqingqiweyo.
10:2 Yaba buthelezi intliziyo yabo; ngoku baya kufunyanwa benetyala; uya kwaphula
wozidiliza izibingelelo zabo, aziphange izimiso zabo zamatye.
10:3 Kuba ngoku baya kuthi, Asinakumkani; kuba asimoyikanga uYehova;
uya kusenza ntoni na ke ukumkani?
10:4 Bathetha amazwi, bashwabula ngobuxoki, ngokwenza iminqophiso
Kuhluma okusesikweni njengomthana emiqeleni yentsimi.
10:5 Abemi bakwaSamari banxunguphele ngomfanekiso wethole laseBhetaven.
ewe, benza isijwili ngalo abantu balo, nababingeleli balo ngenxa yalo
vuyani ngayo, ngenxa yozuko lwayo, ngokuba lufudukile kuyo.
10:6 Liya kusiwa eAsiriya nalo, libe ngumnikelo kukumkani uYarebhi;
uEfrayim uya kubanjwa kukudana, uSirayeli abe neentloni ngowakhe
ingcebiso.
10:7 Ke elakwaSamari, ukumkani walo udakile, unjengegwebu phezu kwamanzi.
10:8 Iziganga zaseAven, isono sikaSirayeli, zotshabalala
Kuya kuhluma imithana enameva neenkunzane ezibingelelweni zabo; kwaye baya kuthi
nakwiintaba, Sigubungeleni; nakwiinduli, Siweleni.
10:9 Kususela kwimihla yaseGibheha, Sirayeli wona; bema khona.
Akubafikelanga ukulwa eGibheha noonyana bobugqwetha
bona.
10:10 Ndiya kubathethisa ke ngokomnqweno wam; babe ngabantu
babahlanganisela, xa bathe bazibophe ezibini
imisele.
10:11 UEfrayim ulithokazi eliqeqeshiweyo, elithanda ukubhula.
umbona; Ke mna ndiwele phezu kwentamo yalo entle, ndiya kumkhwelisa uEfrayim;
uYuda uya kulima, uYakobi uya kuwaqhekeza amagada akhe.
10:12 Zihlwayeleleni, ukuba kuvele ubulungisa; vunani ngokwenceba; qhawula ifusi lakho
ngokuba ilixesha lokumquqela uYehova, ade afike anise imvula
ubulungisa buphezu kwakho.
10:13 Nalima okungendawo, navuna ubugqwetha; nidlile nina
isiqhamo sobuxoki, ngokuba ukholose ngendlela yakho ngobuninzi bomhlaba
amagorha akho.
10:14 Kuya kubakho ingxolo phakathi kwabantu bakowenu, neenqaba zakho zonke;
Kuya kubhuqwa njengoko uShaleman wayibhuqayo iBhete-arbhele ngemini yedabi
wacunyuzwa unina phezu kwabantwana bakhe.
10:15 Iya kwenjenjalo kuni iBheteli, ngenxa yobubi bezinto zenu ezimbi;
kusasa uya kusingelwa phantsi aphele ukumkani wakwaSirayeli.