Kubuyisana kwaHoseya nemkakhe

3¹Simakadze wakhuluma kimi watsi: “Hamba, uphindze umtsandze umkakho, lite nome asatsandvwe ngulomunye futsi, ayingwadla. Mtsandze wena njengobe Simakadze atsandza ema-Israyeli, kwala nome sebagucukele kulabanye bonkulunkulu, batsandza emacebelengwane emagelebisi lomisiwe.”

²Ngako ngamtsenga ngesiliva lengemagremu lali-170 nangemakhilogremu langaba likhulu ebhali. ³Ngase ngiyamtjela lomkami, ngatsi: “Wena kufanele uhlale nami“uhlale nami” nome “ungilindzele” emalanga lamanyenti; akukafaneli lokutsi ube yingwadla nome wetayelane nalenye indvodza, nami ngitawuhlala nawe.”“ngitawuhlala nawe” nome “ngitawukulindzela”

⁴Ngako ema-Israyeli asetawuhlala emalanga lamanyenti angenambusi, angenankhosi, angenamhlatjelo nome ematje langcwele, angenasidziya sebaphristi nome sithico. ⁵

Simakadze ubabeka baka-Israyeli licala

4¹Vanini livi laSimakadze, nine ma-Israyeli,

ngobe Simakadze usenelicala latanibeka lona,

nine lenihlala kulelive, utsi:

“Kute kwetsembeka, kute lutsandvo,

kute kuphakamisa Nkulunkulu eveni.

²

nekucala emanga, nekugwazana,

nekweba kanye nebuphingi;

bephula tonkhe tikhonkhwane teminyele letibekiwe;

kucitsa ingati kulandzela kucitfwa kwengati.

³

nabo bonkhe labahlala kulo bayahusheka;

tilwane tesiganga netinyoni tasemoyeni

kanye netinhlanti taselwandle kuyafa.”

Simakadze ubabeka licala baphristi

⁴“Kodvwa akubete umuntfu lobeka licala,

akubete muntfu lobeka lomunye licala,

ngobe mine ngibeka umphristi licala.Nome “ngobe banjengalaba lababeka umphristi licala” lomusho wekugcina awukhanyi ngesiHebheru

⁵Nikhubateka emini nasebusuku,

nebaphrofethi bakhubateka kanye nani, nine baphristi.

Ngako ngitambhubhisa unyoko,

⁶

“Njengobe nikulahlile kwati mine,

nami-ke sengiyanilahla kutsi ningete naba baphristi bami;

njengobe niwutsalalisele umtsetfo waNkulunkulu wenu,

nami-ke ngiyawubatsalalisela bantfwabenu.

⁷Ngekwandza kwebaphristi

kanjalo kwandza nekona kwabo kimi,

ngitakwenanisa“ngitakwenanisa” letinye tincwadzi tekucala titsi “benanisa” ngebukhosi babo“babo” tincwadzi tekucala titsi “bami” batselwe lihlazo.

⁸Batondla ngetono tebantfu bami,Kusho kutsi batondla ngemihlatjelo yesono

bajatjuliswe bubi babo.

⁹

Bantfu bayawufanana nebaphristi.

Ngiyawubajezisa bobabili ngetindlela tabo,

ngibakhokhele ngaloko lokubi labakwentile.”

Simakadze uyakusola kukhonta tithico tebetive

¹⁰

kodvwa bangeke besutse;

bayawungenela bugwadla,

kodvwa bangandzi,

ngobe bamshiyile Simakadze,

¹¹

nasewayinini lelisha nalelidzala,

lokususa kucondza

¹²

Indlela bayibuta etithicweni tetigodvo,

baphendvulwe yindvuku yelugodvo.

Umoya webugwadla uyabedukisa;

abaketsembeki kuNkulunkulu wabo.

¹³

bashise iminikelo emagcumeni, ngaphansi kwema-okhi,

nangaphansi kwemabhabhabhulomu nematherebinte,

lapho kunemtfunti lomnandzi khona.

Ngako-ke emadvodzakati enu agucukela ebugwadleni,

nabomalukatane benu baphinga.

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nase angenela bugwadla,

nabomalukatane benu ngingeke ngibajezise nase baphinga,

ngobe ngiwo lamadvodza,

ngisho labaphristi cobo lwabo,

labesukelana naletingwababane,

bente umhlatjelo netingwababane tasethempelini.

Sive lesingenakucondza siyawubhubha!

¹⁵

nome sewuphinga kangaka nje,

ningamenti Juda abe nelicala naye.

“Ningayi eGilgali;

ningayi eBhethi Aveni.“Bhethi Aveni” kusho kutsi “indlu yebubi” (libito lekuphukuta iBetheli lokusho kutsi “indlu yaNkulunkulu”)

Ningafungi futsi nitsi:

‘Kuphila kwaSimakadze!’

¹⁶Ema-Israyeli anenkhani, anjengesitfokati lesinenkhani.

Pho, Simakadze angabelusa kanjani

njengemazinyane etimvu lasedlelweni?

¹⁷Efrayimu utihlanganise netithico;

myekeleni khona lapho!

¹⁸Nome ngabe tinatfo tabo setiphelile,

bayachubeka nebugwadla babo;

baholi babo batitsandza kakhulu tindlela tabo telihlazo.

¹⁹Siwunguwungwana siyawubakhukhula

sibalahle khashane,

nemihlatjelo yabo iyawubatsela ngelihlazo.”

Sehlulelo lesimelene na-Israyeli

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Nakisisani, nine ma-Israyeli!

Lalelani, ninendlu yebukhosi!

Lesehlulelo simelene nani:

Nibe lugibe eMispa,

naba linetha lelendlalelwe eThabori.

²Tihlubuki tingumgodzi wekubulala.

Tonkhe ngiyakuticondzisa ngemphatfocotfo.

³Ngati konkhe nga-Efrayimu;

Israyeli akafihlakali kimi.

Efrayimu, wena sewugucukele ebugwadleni,

Israyeli sewonakele.”

Hoseya wecwayisa ngekukhonta tithico

⁴“Tento tabo atibavumeli

kutsi babuyele kuNkulunkulu wabo.

Umoya webugwadla usetinhlitiyweni tabo,

abamhloniphi Simakadze.

⁵

lobumelene nawo;

ema-Israyeli, ngisho na-Efrayimu,

bayakhubateka esonweni sabo;

ngisho naJuda ukhubateka kanye nabo.

⁶Nabahamba nemihlambi yabo yetimvu netimbuti

kanye nemihlambi yetinkhomo

kuyawufuna Simakadze,

bangeke bamtfole;

sewutisusile kubo.

⁷

batala emavezandlebe.

Manje emadzili abo ekwetfwasa kwenyanga

atawubamita bona kanye nemasimi abo.”

Imphi emkhatsini waJuda na-Israyeli

⁸“Khalisani impalampala eGibeya,

nishaye licilongo eRama.

Hlabani inyandzaleyo eBhethi Aveni,“Bhethi Aveni” kusho kutsi “indlu yebubi” (libito lekuphukuta iBetheli lokusho kutsi “indlu yaNkulunkulu”) nitsi:

Awu, Bhenjamini, basemvakwakho.Nome “Ye Bhenjamini hamba embili” Lomusho awukhanyi kahle ngesiHebheru

⁹Efrayimu utakwentiwa abe yincitsakalo

ngelilanga lekwehlulelwa.

Emkhatsini wetive tema-Israyeli ngimemetela lokungiko.

¹⁰

nalabo labakhweshisa ematje emnyele.

Ngiyawulutfululela kubo lulaka lwami njengetikhukhula temanti.

¹¹Efrayimu ucindzetelekile

wagcotjwagcotjwa ngekwehlulelwa,

ngobe utimisele kulandzela tithico.NgesiHebheru leligama alicondzakali

¹²Ngifanana nemvunya ku-Efrayimu,

ngibe njengekubola esiveni sakaJuda.

¹³

naJuda abone emanceba akhe,

Efrayimu wase ugucukela e-Asiriya,

watfumela enkhosini lenkhulu kuyawucela lusito.

Kodvwa iyehluleka kunelapha,

iyehluleka kupholisa emanceba enu.

¹⁴

ngifanane nelibhubesi lelikhulu kuJuda.

Ngiyawubadzabudzabula babe ticucu,

ngisuke lapho ngibashiye.

Ngiyawubetfwala ngibesuse,

kubete nalobalamulelako.

¹⁵Ngiyawube sengibuyela endzaweni yami,

baze balivume licala labo.

Bayawufuna buso bami;

baseselusizini lwabo bayawungifunisisa.”