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.