UHoseya 12

₁U-Efrayimi uyadla umoya,

ulandela umoya wasempumalanga;

uyandisa imihla yonke amanga nencithakalo;

benza isivumelwano ne-Asiriya,

namafutha ayiswa eGibithe.

₂UJehova unokuphikisana noJuda futhi;

uyakuhambela uJakobe ngenxa yezindlela zakhe,

ambuyisele ngokwezenzo zakhe.

₃Esiswini wabamba umfowabo ngesithende,

nasebudodeni bakhe walwa noNkulunkulu;

₄walwa nengelosi, wanqoba;

wakhala, wanxusa kuyo;

yamfumana eBethele,

yakhuluma naye lapho.

₅NguJehova uNkulunkulu Sebawoti,

nguJehova igama lakhe lodumo.

₆Ngalokho buyela wena kuNkulunkulu wakho,

ugcine umusa nokulunga,

ulindele uNkulunkulu wakho njalonjalo.

₇IKhanani linesilinganiso esikhohlisayo esandleni salo,

lithanda ukukhahlameza.

₈U-Efrayimi uthi:

“Impela ngicebile, ngithole imfuyo;

kukho konke ukuzuza kwami abayikufumana bubi obuyisono.”

₉“Kepha mina nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wakho kwasezweni laseGibithe;

ngisezakukuhlalisa ematendeni

njengasezinsukwini zemikhosi emisiweyo.

₁₀Ngikhulumile kubaprofethi,

ngandisile imibono,

ngifanekisile ngesandla sabaprofethi.”

₁₁Uma iGileyadi linobubi,

impela bayakuba ngabachithiwe;

uma behlabela izinkunzi eGiligali,

ama-altare abo ayakuba njengezinqwaba

ngasemiseleni yamasimu.

₁₂UJakobe wabalekela ezweni lase-Aramu,

u-Israyeli wakhonzela umfazi,

walusa umhlambi ngenxa yomfazi.

₁₃UJehova wakhuphula u-Israyeli eGibithe ngomprofethi,

wagcinwa ngomprofethi.

₁₄U-Efrayimi ucunulile ngokubabisayo;

icala lakhe legazi liyakuphonswa phezu kwakhe;

iNkosi yakhe ibuyisele kuye ihlazo lakhe.