Hoseya
13:1 Lapho u-Efrayimi ekhuluma, ukuthuthumela, waphakama kwa-Israyeli; kodwa lapho yena
+ wacasuka ngoBhali, wafa.
13:2 Futhi manje baqhubeka ukona, futhi baye bazenzela izithombe ezibunjiweyo
isiliva labo, nezithombe njengokuqonda kwabo, konke
umsebenzi wezingcweti; bathi ngazo: “Amadoda ahlabayo
aqabule amathole.
13:3 Ngakho bayakuba njengefu ekuseni, futhi njengamazolo ekuseni
liyadlula njengamakhoba apheshulwa yisivunguvungu esihlahleni
phansi, nanjengentuthu ephuma kushimula.
13:4 Nokho mina nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wakho kusukela ezweni laseGibhithe, futhi ngeke wazi
unkulunkulu ngaphandle kwami, ngokuba akakho umsindisi ngaphandle kwami.
13:5 Ngakwazi ehlane, ezweni lokoma kakhulu.
13:6 Ngokuvumelana namadlelo abo, kanjalo basutha; bagcwala, futhi
inhliziyo yabo yayiphakeme; ngalokho bangikhohliwe.
13:7 Ngakho-ke ngizoba njengengonyama kubo, njengengwe endleleni
babheke:
13:8 Ngiyohlangana nabo njengebhere ephucwe amawundlu alo, futhi ngiyoklebhula
isibindi senhliziyo yabo, futhi lapho ngiyakubashwabadela njengengonyama;
isilo sasendle siyobadwengula.
13:9 O Israyeli, uzichithile. kepha kimi kukhona usizo lwakho.
13:10 Mina ngizakuba yinkosi yakho;
amadolobha? nabahluleli bakho owasho ngabo ukuthi: ‘Nginike inkosi nezikhulu;
13:11 Ngakunika inkosi entukuthelweni yami, futhi ngayisusa ngokufutheka kwami.
13:12 Ububi buka-Efrayimi buboshwe; isono sakhe sifihliwe.
13:13 Izinhlungu zokubeletha zizofika phezu kwakhe;
indodana; ngoba akufanele ahlale isikhathi eside endaweni lapho kubhodloka khona
izingane.
13:14 Ngiyakubahlenga esandleni sendawo yabafileyo; ngizobahlenga
ukufa: O kufa, ngizakuba yizinhlupho zakho; O bethuna, ngizoba ngowakho
ukubhujiswa kuyakufihlwa emehlweni ami.
13:15 Noma ethela phakathi kwabafowabo, kuyofika umoya wasempumalanga, the
umoya kaJehova uyokhuphuka uvela ehlane, nomthombo wakhe uyokhuphuka
woma, nomthombo wakhe wome; uyakuphanga
ingcebo yazo zonke izitsha ezithandekayo.
13:16 ISamariya liyakuba yincithakalo; ngoba ihlubukile kuNkulunkulu wayo.
bayakuwa ngenkemba, abantwana babo bachotshozwe,
nabesifazane babo abakhulelweyo bayakuhlwithwa.