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.