uHoseya
11:1 Oko uSirayeli ebemncinane, ndamthanda, ndambiza unyana wam ukuba aphume
Jiphethe.
11:2 Njengoko bababizayo, bemka bemka kubo, babingelela kubo
ooBhahali baqhumisela kwimifanekiso eqingqiweyo.
11:3 Mna ke ndamfundisa uEfrayim ukuhamba, ndibaphatha ngeengalo zam; kodwa babesazi
ingekuko nokuba ndibaphilise.
11:4 Ndabatsala ngezintya zomntu, ngeentsontelo zothando; ndaye ndaba kubo.
njengabayikhululayo idyokhwe emihlathini yabo, ndabanika ukudla.
11:5 Akayi kubuyela ezweni laseYiputa; uya kuba nguAsiriya
ukumkani wakhe, ngokuba abavumanga ukubuya.
11:6 Ikrele liya kuyijikeleza imizi yakhe, liwagqibe amasebe akhe;
ubadle, ngenxa yamacebo abo.
11:7 Abantu bam baphikele ukubuya umva kum;
Kosenyangweni akukho namnye uya kumphakamisa.
11:8 Ndingathini na ukukulahla, Efrayim? Ndingathini na ukukuhlangula, Sirayeli? Njani
ndikwenze ube njengeAdama na? ndingathini na ukukumisa njengeTsebhoyim? intliziyo yam
Ndiphendukile phakathi kwam, ukuzohlwaya kwam kuvutha kunye.
11:9 Andiyi kukwenza ukuvutha komsindo wam, andiyi kubuyela kuye
mtshabalalise uEfrayim; ngokuba ndinguThixo, andimntu; OyiNgcwele phakathi
wena: Andiyi kungena kuwo umzi.
11:10 Baya kumlandela uYehova; uya kubharhula njengengonyama;
Babharhula, bagubhe entshonalanga oonyana.
11:11 Baya kuvela eYiputa, begubha njengeentaka, baphume ezweni njengamavukuthu
ndiya kubabeka ezindlwini zabo; utsho uYehova.
11:12 UEfrayim undirhawule ngobuxoki, nendlu kaSirayeli ngobuxoki
Noko ke, uYuda usengumqhathu kuThixo, uthembekile kwabangcwele.