Hoseya
4:1 Zwanini izwi likaJehova nina bantwana bakwa-Israyeli, ngokuba uJehova unamandla
ukuphikisana nabakhileyo ezweni, ngokuba iqiniso lingekho,
noma umusa, noma ukwazi uNkulunkulu ezweni.
4:2 Ngokufunga, nokuqamba amanga, nokubulala, nokweba, nokwenza
ukuphinga, bayafohla, igazi lithinta igazi.
4:3 Ngakho izwe liyolila, futhi wonke umuntu ohlala kulo
bayobuna, nezilwane zasendle, nezinyoni
izulu; yebo, nezinhlanzi zolwandle ziyakumuka.
4:4 Nokho makungabikho muntu ophikisanayo noma osola omunye, ngoba abantu bakho banjengabo
abaphikisana nompristi.
4:5 Ngakho wena uyowa ngosuku, futhi umprofethi futhi uyowa
nawe ebusuku, futhi ngizobhubhisa unyoko.
4:6 Abantu bami babhujiswa ngokuswela ukwazi, ngokuba wena unakho
ukwazi okwaliwe, nami ngiyakukulahla wena, ungabikho
umpristi kimi; lokhu ukhohliwe umthetho kaNkulunkulu wakho, nami ngiyakukwenza
khohlwa abantwana bakho.
4:7 Njengokwanda kwabo, kanjalo bona kimi;
guqula inkazimulo yabo ibe yihlazo.
4:8 Badla izono zabantu bami, futhi babeka inhliziyo yabo phezu kwabo
ububi.
4:9 Futhi kuyoba, njengabantu, njengoba umpristi, futhi ngizobajezisa
izindlela zabo, futhi ubavuze izenzo zabo.
4:10 Ngoba bayodla, futhi ngeke basuthe: bayokwenza ubufebe, futhi
aliyikwanda, ngokuba bayekile ukuqaphela uJehova.
4:11 Ubufebe newayini newayini elisha kususa inhliziyo.
4:12 Abantu bami babuza ezigxotsheni zabo, futhi udondolo lwabo uyamemezela
ngokuba umoya wobufebe ubadukisile;
baphingile besuka phansi kukaNkulunkulu wabo.
4:13 Bahlabela eziqongweni zezintaba, bashisa impepho phezu kwezintaba
namagquma, phansi kwama-oki, nobhabhulini, nemifembe, ngokuba umthunzi wakho unjalo
kuhle: ngalokho amadodakazi enu ayaphinga, nabalingane benu
uyaphinga.
4:14 Angiyikujezisa amadodakazi akho lapho enza ubufebe, noma yakho
abashadile lapho bephinga: bona ngokwabo behlukene
izifebe, bahlabela nezifebe; ngalokho abantu abakwenzayo
abangaqondi bayakuwa.
4:15 Noma wena, Israyeli, ufeba, uJuda makangakhubeki; futhi uze
aniyi eGiligali, ningakhuphukeli eBeti Aveni, ningafungi uJehova
phila.
4:16 Ngokuba u-Israyeli uyaphambuka njengethokazi elihlubukayo; manje uJehova uyakuklabisa.
njengewundlu endaweni enkulu.
4:17 U-Efrayimi uhlangene nezithombe;
4:18 Isiphuzo sabo simuncu: baye benza ubufebe njalo
ababusi bathanda ngamahloni, Ngipheni.
4:19 Umoya uye wambopha kuye ngamaphiko akhe, futhi bayoba namahloni
ngenxa yemihlatshelo yabo.