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.