Hoseya 12

₁Efrayimu utondla ngemoya,

ucoshana nemoya wasemphumalanga lonkhe lilanga,

wandzise emanga nebudlova.

Wakha sivumelwane ne-Asiriya,

atfumele emafutsa emncumo eGibhithe.

₂Simakadze ubeka Juda licala,

utawujezisa Jakobe njengekwetindlela takhe,

amkhokhele ngangekwemisebenti yakhe.

₃Esiswini wabamba sitsendze semnakabo;

asangumuntfu lomdzala walwa naNkulunkulu.

₄Walwa nengilosi, wayehlula.

Wakhala ancenga sibusiso sakhe,

wakhandzana naye eBetheli,

wakhuluma naye khona lapho,

₅Simakadze Nkulunkulu longuSomandla,

nguSimakadze Libito lakhe ladvume ngalo.

₆Kodvwa wena kufanele ubuyele kuNkulunkulu wakho,

umtsandze, ulalele imitsetfo yakhe,

wente intsandvo yakhe,

ulindzele Nkulunkulu wakho ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi.

₇Umhwebi usebentisa tikalo letingaketsembeki;

uyakutsandza kukhwabanisa timali.

₈Efrayimu uyatigabatisa, utsi:

“Nginjinge kakhulu;

senginemfuyo lenyenti.

Ngalobunjinga bami bonkhe

bangeke bakutfole lokubi nome sono kimi.”

₉“Mine nginguSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakho,

lowakukhipha eGibhithe;

ngiyawuphindze ngikwente uhlale emathendeni,

njengasetikhatsini temadzili akho lemisiwe.

₁₀Ngakhuluma kubaphrofethi,

ngabanika imibono leminyenti,

ngakhuluma imifanekiso ngabo.”

₁₁Gileyadi ukhohlakele yini?

Bantfu bakhe akusibantfu balutfo!

Bayayenta imihlatjelo yetinkunzi eGilgali,

ngako-ke emalati abo ayawufanana netincumbi tematje

lasensimini lelinyiwe.

₁₂Jakobe wabalekela eveni lase-Aramu;

Israyeli wasebentela kutfola umfati,

ngekwelusa timvu.

₁₃Simakadze wasebentisa umphrofethi

kuze abuyise Israyeli amkhiphe eGibhithe,

wamnakekela ngesandla semphrofethi.

₁₄Kodvwa Efrayimu sewucunule Simakadze kakhulu,

wadzimate watfukutsela;

Simakadze wakhe uyawumetfwesa licala lakhe lekucitsa ingati,

amkhokhise ngaloko kumhlazisa kwakhe.