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.