Hoseya
9:1 Ungathokozi, Israyeli, ngokujabula, njengabanye abantu, ngokuba uhambile
ubufebe obuvela kuNkulunkulu wakho, uthanda inkokhelo kuzo zonke izibuya zamabele.
9:2 Isibuya nesikhamo sewayini ngeke kubondle, futhi iwayini elisha ngeke
ahluleke kuye.
9:3 Ngeke bahlale ezweni likaJehova; kepha u-Efrayimi uyakubuyela kuye
eGibhithe, futhi bayodla okungcolile e-Asiriya.
9:4 Ngeke banikele iminikelo yewayini kuJehova, futhi ngeke babe
ibe mnandi kuye; imihlatshelo yabo iyakuba njengesinkwa kubo
abalilayo; bonke abakudlayo bayakuba ngabangcolile, kube isinkwa sabo
umphefumulo wabo awuyikungena endlini kaJehova.
9:5 Niyakwenze njani ngosuku olunesizotha nangosuku lomkhosi kaJehova?
NKOSI?
9:6 Ngoba, bheka, bahambile ngenxa yokubhujiswa: IGibhithe liyobabutha
khuphuka, iMemfisi ibembele, izindawo ezithandekayo zesiliva sabo,
izimbabazane ziyakuzidla; ameva ayakuba sematendeni abo.
9:7 Izinsuku zokuhanjelwa sezifikile, izinsuku zokuphindisela sezifikile; Israyeli
liyakwazi: umprofethi uyisiwula, umuntu womoya uyahlanya;
ubuningi bobubi bakho nenzondo enkulu.
9:8 Umlindi ka-Efrayimi wayenoNkulunkulu wami;
umzuzi ezindleleni zakhe zonke, nenzondo endlini kaNkulunkulu wakhe.
9:9 Bayonakalisile ngokujulile, njengasezinsukwini zaseGibeya.
ngalokho uyakukhumbula ububi babo, ahambele izono zabo.
9:10 Ngathola u-Israyeli enjengezithelo zomvini ehlane; Ngabona oyihlo benjengama
emkhiwaneni ekuqaleni kwawo, kepha baya eBali Peyori,
basebezehlukanisela lelohlazo; nezinengiso zabo zazinjalo
njengokuthanda kwabo.
9:11 Kepha u-Efrayimi, udumo lwabo luyakundiza lumuke njengenyoni, lungasayikuzali.
futhi kusukela esizalweni, futhi kusukela ekukhulelweni.
9:12 Noma bekhulisa abantwana babo, kodwa ngiyobephuca kubo, lapho
akuyikusala muntu; yebo, maye kubo futhi lapho ngimuka kubo!
9:13 U-Efrayimi, njengalokho ngabona iTire, etshalwe endaweni emnandi, kepha u-Efrayimi
uyakukhipha abantwana bakhe kumbulali.
9:14 Banike, O Jehova: yini ongayinika? ubanike isisu esiphuphunyelwayo futhi
amabele omile.
9:15 Bonke ububi babo buseGiligali, ngoba lapho ngase ngibazonda;
ububi bezenzo zabo ngizabaxotsha endlini yami, ngizabaxotsha
ungabe usabathanda; zonke izikhulu zabo ziyizihlubuki.
9:16 U-Efrayimi ushayiwe, impande yabo yomile, abayikuthela izithelo.
yebo, nakuba bezala, nokho ngiyosibulala isithelo esithandekayo saso
isisu sabo.
9:17 UNkulunkulu wami uyobalahla, ngoba abazange bamlalele: futhi
bayakuba yizihambi phakathi kwezizwe.