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.