Hoseya 10:1 U-Israyeli ungumvini ongenalutho, uthela izithelo kuye ngobuningi bezithelo zakhe wandisa ama-altare; ngokuvumelana ne ubuhle bezwe lakhe benzile izithombe ezinhle. 10:2 Inhliziyo yabo ihlukene phakathi; manje bayakutholwa benecala; awise ama-altare abo, aphange izithombe zabo. 10:3 Ngokuba manje bazothi: 'Asinankosi, ngoba asimesabanga uJehova. pho, inkosi ingasenzani na? 10:4 Baye bakhuluma amazwi, ukufunga amanga ekwenzeni isivumelwano: kanjalo ukwahlulela kuyahluma njengomhlwa emiseleni yensimu. 10:5 Abakhileyo eSamariya bayokwesaba ngenxa yamathole aseBethaveni. ngokuba abantu balo bayakulila, nabapristi balo ngalokho bathokoza ngalo, ngenxa yenkazimulo yalo, ngoba lisukile kulo. 10:6 Liyoyiswa e-Asiriya njengesipho enkosini uJarebi. U-Efrayimi uyakwamukela ihlazo, u-Israyeli abe namahloni ngeyakhe iseluleko. 10:7 Ngokuqondene neSamariya, inkosi yalo inqunywe njengegwebu phezu kwamanzi. 10:8 Izindawo eziphakemeyo zase-Aveni, isono sika-Israyeli, ziyochithwa ameva namakhakhasi kuyakumila ema-altare abo; futhi bazakuthi ezintabeni, Sisibekele; nakumagquma: Welani phezu kwethu. 10:9 O Israyeli, kusukela ezinsukwini zaseGibeya wonile. impi eGibeya ngokumelene nabantwana bobubi ayibaficanga bona. 10:10 Kusesifiso sami ukuba ngibajezise; futhi abantu bayakuba babuthana ngokumelene nabo, lapho bezozibopha ngamabili imisele. 10:11 U-Efrayimi unjengethokazi elifundisiweyo, elithanda ukunyathela ithokazi. ukolweni; kepha mina ngadlula entanyeni yalo enhle, ngiyakumkhwelisa u-Efrayimi; UJuda uyakulima, uJakobe aphule amagabade akhe. 10:12 Zihlwanyeleleni ekulungeni, nivune ngomusa; hlephula umcamelo wakho umhlabathi, ngokuba sekuyisikhathi sokumfuna uJehova, aze afike anisa ukulunga phezu kwakho. 10:13 Nilima ububi, nivune ububi; nidlile isithelo samanga, ngokuba wethemba indlela yakho ebuningini amadoda akho anamandla. 10:14 Ngakho-ke kuyovuka isiyaluyalu phakathi kwabantu bakho, futhi zonke izinqaba zakho liyakuchithwa, njengalokho uShalimani aphanga iBeti Aribeli ngosuku lwempi unina waphahlazwa phezu kwabantwana bakhe. 10:15 IBethele izakwenza njalo kini ngenxa yobubi benu obukhulu ekuseni inkosi yakwa-Israyeli iyakunqunywa nokuqunywa.