Hoseya 8:1 Beka icilongo emlonyeni wakho. Uyofika njengokhozi luhlasele uJehova indlu kaJehova, ngokuba beqile isivumelwano sami, futhi weqe umthetho wami. 8:2 U-Israyeli uzokhala kimi, 'Nkulunkulu wami, siyakwazi wena. 8:3 U-Israyeli ukulahlile okuhle, isitha siyakumxosha. 8:4 Bazimisile amakhosi, kodwa hhayi kimi; bengakwazi; ngesiliva labo nangegolide labo bazenzele izithombe; ukuze banqunywe. 8:5 Ithole lakho, Samariya, likulahlile. ulaka lwami luyavuthela kubo: koze kube nini bengagcini ngokuba msulwa na? 8:6 Ngokuba nalo livela kwa-Israyeli; ngakho-ke akunjalo UNkulunkulu: kodwa ithole laseSamariya liyochotshozwa. 8:7 Ngoba bahlwanyele umoya, futhi bayovuna isivunguvungu ihlumela aliyikuthela impuphu; uma ithela, abezizwe izoyigwinya. 8:8 U-Israyeli uginyiwe, manje bayakuba phakathi kwabezizwe njengesitsha lapho kungekho intokozo. 8:9 Ngoba bakhuphukele e-Asiriya, imbongolo yasendle iyodwa, Efrayimi iqashe izithandwa. 8:10 Yebo, nakuba beqashiwe phakathi kwezizwe, manje ngiyakubabutha; bayakuba lusizi kancane ngomthwalo wenkosi yezikhulu. 8:11 Ngoba u-Efrayimi uye wenza ama-altare amaningi ukona, ama-altare kuyoba kuye ukona. 8:12 Ngibhale kuye izinto ezinkulu umthetho wami, kodwa babalelwa njengento eyinqaba. 8:13 Bahlabela inyama njengeminikelo yami, bayidle; kepha uJehova akabemukeli; manje uyakukhumbula ububi babo, futhi bahambele izono zabo, babuyele eGibhithe. 8:14 Ngoba u-Israyeli ukhohliwe uMenzi wakhe, futhi wakha amathempeli. kanye noJuda wandise imizi ebiyelweyo, kepha ngiyakuthuma umlilo emizini yakhe, liyoshwabadela izinqaba zalo.