Hoseya 2

₂“Yekhutani make wenu, mekhuteni, ngobe akasesiye umkami,

nami angisesiyo indvodza yakhe.

Ase akususe lokubukeka kwebugwadla ebusweni bakhe,

nalokungetsembeki lokusemkhatsini wemabele akhe.

₃Ngaphandle kwaloko ngitamhlubula abe ngcunu,

ngimente abe ngcunu njengamhlazane atalwa;

ngitawumenta abe njengelihlane,

ngimgucule abe live leligagadzekile,

afe ngekoma.

₄Ngingeke ngibahawukele labantfwana bakhe,

ngobe babantfwana bebugwadla.

₅Unina abengaketsembeki,

wabemitsa ngekwelihlazo, watsi:

‘Ngitawulandzela emashende ami,

labo labangipha kudla kwami nemanti ami,

insontfo yami, nelineni yami,

emafutsa ami kanye nesinatfo sami.’

₆Ngako-ke ngiyakuyivimba indlela yakhe,

ngiyivale ngemahlahla emanyeva;

ngiyawumvimbetela,

kuze angasayitfoli nendlela.

₇Uyawucoshana nemashende akhe, kodvwa ngeke awakhandze;

uyakuwafuna, kodvwa angeke awatfole.

Uyawube sewutsi: ‘Ngitawuncandzeka

ngibuyele endvodzeni yami yakucala,

ngobe ngaleso sikhatsi

bekukuhle kakhulu kimi kunanyalo.’

₈Usengakatsandzi kuvuma kutsi kwakungimi lona

lowamnika kudla lokutinhlavu,

neliwayini lelisha, nemafutsa,

lowatfululela kuye isiliva negolide,

lababekusebentisa kuBhali.

₉“Ngako-ke ngiyawutsatsa lamabele ami nase avutsiwe

kanye naleliwayini lami lelisha nase lilungile.

Ngiyakumemuka lensontfo yami nalelineni yami,

lebeyimiselwe kutsi imbonye bungcunu bakhe.

₁₀Ngako nyalo sengitabungcunula lobubheva bakhe,

embikwemashende akhe abuka;

kute lotamephula lapha etandleni tami.

₁₁Ngitayicedza yonkhe lemikhosi yakhe:

emadzili akhe eminyaka newekwetfwasa kwenyanga,

newemaSabatha akhe,

nawo onkhe emadzili akhe lamisiwe.

₁₂Ngiyawuhliphita imivini yakhe nemikhwa yakhe, latsi:

‘Lena yinkhokhelo yami

lenginikwe ngemashende ami;’

ngiyawukwenta kube lihlatsi leliminyene,

tilwane tesiganga tikushwabudzele.

₁₃Ngiyawumjezisa ngenca yalawo malanga

lashisa ngawo imphepho kuboBhali,

wativunulisa ngetindandatho

nangemihlobiso yakhe lemihle,

walandzelana nemashende akhe,

kodvwa mine wangikhohlwa,” kusho Simakadze.

₁₄“Ngako-ke manje ngitamhhungula,

ngimholele ehlane, ngikhulume naye kamnandzi.

₁₅Ngulapho-ke ngitambuyisela khona tivini takhe,

ngente Sigodzi sase-Akhori sibe ngumnyango welitsemba.

Ngulapho-ke lapho ayawuhlabela khona

njengasemalangeni akhe ebusha,

nanjengalelo langa laphuma ngalo eGibhithe.

₁₆“Ngalelo langa uyawungibita utsi:

‘Ndvodza yami,’ ungeke uphindze ungibite utsi:

‘Bhali wami,’ ” kusho Simakadze.

₁₇“Emabito aboBhali

ngiyakuwesusa emlonyweni wakhe;

nemabito abo angeke asacelelwa lusito.

₁₈Ngalelo langa baka-Israyeli ngiyawubentela sivumelwane

netilwane tesiganga netinyoni temoya

kanye netidalwa letinwabutela phansi emhlabatsini.

Butjoki, nenkemba, nemphi ngiyawukususa eveni,

kuze kutsi bonkhe batewulala phansi baphephile.

₁₉Ngiyawukwendzisela kimi

kuze kube phakadze naphakadze;

ngiyawukwendzisa ngekulunga,

nangekwemtsetfo, nangekwelutsandvo, nangesihawu.

₂₀Ngiyawukwendzisa ngekwetsembeka,

uyakumhlonipha Simakadze.

₂₁“Ngalelo langa ngiyawuphendvula,” kusho Simakadze,

“ngiyawuphendvula emazulu,

nawo ayawuphendvula umhlaba;

₂₂nemhlaba uyawuphendvula ngalokutinhlavu,

nangeliwayini lelisha, nangemafutsa,

nako kuyawuphendvula iJezreyeli.

₂₃Ngiyakutihlanyelela yena eveni;

ngiyakulubonakalisa lutsandvo lwami

kulowo lebengimbita ngekutsi:

‘Akusiye lotsandzekako wami.’

Ngiyawukhuluma kulabo lekwakutsiwa:

‘Abasiso sive sami,’

ngitsi: ‘Nine nisive sami,’

nabo bayawutsi: ‘Wena unguNkulunkulu wetfu.’ ”