UHOSEYA 9

₁Ungajabuli, Israyeli, kube-ngukuthokoza njengokwabezizwe,

ngokuba umukile kuNkulunkulu wakho ngokufeba,

wathanda inkokhelo kuzo zonke izibuya zamabele.

₂Isibuya nesikhamo sewayini akuyikubafunza,

iwayini elisha liyakumkhohlisa.

₃Abayikuhlala ezweni likaJehova;

uEfrayimi uyakubuyela eGibithe,

naseAsiriya bayakudla okungcolileyo.

₄Abayikuthululela uJehova iwayini;

imihlatshelo yabo ayiyikuba-mihle kuye,

isinkwa sabo sibe-njengesinkwa sabalilayo;

bonke abasidlayo bayakungcola,

ngokuba isinkwa sabo siyakuba-ngesephango,

singangeni endlini kaJehova.

₅Niyakwenze-njani ngosuku lomhlangano

nangosuku lomkhosi kaJehova na?

₆Bhekani, ngokuba bemukile ekuchithweni

iGibithe liyakubabutha,

iNofi libembele;

izinto zabo zamagugu zesiliva ziyakudliwa yizimbabazane,

kube-ngameva ematendeni abo.

₇Ziyafika izinsuku zokuhanjelwa,

izinsuku zempindiselo zisondele;

uIsrayeli uyakukwazi.

Umprofethi uyakuba-njengesiwula,

umuntu onomoya ahlanye

ngenxa yobuningi bobubi bakho

nangobutha obukhulu;

₈umprofethi engumlindi kaEfrayimi kanye noNkulunkulu wami,

ugibe lomthiyi wezinyoni lukuzo zonke izindlela zakhe,

nobutha busendlini kaNkulunkulu wakhe.

₉Bazonakalisile ngokujulileyo njengasezinsukwini zaseGibeya;

uyakhumbula ububi babo, uyabahambela ngezono zabo.

₁₀Ngamfumana uIsrayeli

njengezithelo zomvini ehlane,

ngabona oyihlo njengolibo emkhiwaneni

ngesikhathi sawo sokuqala.

Kepha bafika eBali-Peyori,

bazahlukanisela okunezinhloni,

baba-yizinengiso njengalokho abakuthandayo.

₁₁Udumo lukaEfrayimi luyakundiza, lumuke njengenyoni,

kungabikho ukuzala, nonesisu, nokukhulelwa.

₁₂Noma bekhulisa abantwana babo,

nokho ngiyakubaphuca bona kungasali-muntu;

yebo, maye kubo,

lapho ngimuka kubo!

₁₃UEfrayimi, njengalokho ngiboné eTire,

utshalwé endaweni emnandi,

kepha uEfrayimi uyakukhiphela umbulali abantwana bakhe.

₁₄Banike, Jehova — uyakunikani? —

banike isisu esiphuphumayo namabele omileyo.

₁₅Bonke ububi babo buseGiligali;

ngalokho ngabazonda khona;

ngenxa yobubi bezenzo zabo ngiyakubaxosha endlini yami,

angisayikubathanda;

zonke izikhulu zabo zingabahlubuki.

₁₆UEfrayimi ushayiwe,

impande yabo yomile,

abayikuthela izithelo.

Noma bezala, ngiyakubulala okuthandekayo kwesisu sabo.

₁₇UNkulunkulu wami uyakubalahla,

ngokuba abamlalelanga, babe-ngabazulazulayo phakathi kwabezizwe.