Hoseya
12:1 U-Efrayimi udla umoya, futhi ulandela umoya wasempumalanga
andisa amanga nencithakalo; benza isivumelwano noJehova
Ama-Asiriya, namafutha ayiswa eGibhithe.
12:2 UJehova unempikiswano noJuda, futhi uyojezisa uJakobe
ngokwezindlela zakhe; uyakubuyisela kuye ngokwezenzo zakhe.
12:3 Wabamba umfowabo ngesithende esiswini, futhi ngamandla akhe wayenawo
amandla noNkulunkulu:
12:4 Yebo, waba namandla phezu kwengelosi, futhi wanqoba: wakhala, futhi wenza
wamncenga; wamfumana eBethele, wakhuluma khona naye
thina;
12:5 Ngisho uJehova, uNkulunkulu Sebawoti; uJehova uyisikhumbuzo sakhe.
12:6 Ngakho phendukela kuNkulunkulu wakho, ugcine umusa nokwahlulela, futhi ulindele yakho
uNkulunkulu njalonjalo.
12:7 Ungumthengisi, izilinganiso zenkohliso zisesandleni sakhe;
cindezela.
12:8 Futhi u-Efrayimi wathi: "Nokho, mina ngicebile, ngizitholele impahla.
kuyo yonke imishikashika yami abayikufumana lutho olubi kimi oluyisono.
12:9 Futhi mina nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wakho kusukela ezweni laseGibhithe ngiyokwenza nawe
ukuhlala ematabernakele njengasezinsukwini zemikhosi emisiweyo.
12:10 Ngikhulumile futhi ngabaprofethi, futhi ngiye ngandisa imibono, futhi
wasebenzisa izifaniso, ngenkonzo yabaprofethi.
12:11 Ingabe kukhona ububi kwaGileyadi? impela ziyize, ziyahlaba
izinkunzi eGiligali; yebo, ama-altare abo anjengezinqwaba emiseleni kaJehova
amasimu.
12:12 UJakobe wabalekela ezweni lase-Aramu, u-Israyeli wakhonza ukuze athole umfazi.
futhi ngenxa yomfazi walusa izimvu.
12:13 Futhi ngomprofethi uJehova wamkhipha u-Israyeli eGibhithe, futhi ngomprofethi
walondolozwa.
12:14 U-Efrayimi wamthukuthelisa kakhulu, ngakho uzohamba
igazi lakhe phezu kwakhe, nenhlamba yakhe iyakubuyisela kuye ihlazo lakhe.