UHoseya 13

₁Lapho u-Efrayimi ekhuluma,

kwavela ukuthuthumela;

wayephakeme kwa-Israyeli,

kepha wazitholela icala ngoBali, wafa.

₂Manje benezela ekoneni,

bazenzele imifanekiso ebunjiweyo ngesiliva labo

nezithombe ngokuqonda kwabo,

zonke ziyimisebenzi yezinyanga;

bakhuluma ngabo, bathi:

“Bahlaba abantu,

kepha banga amathole.”

₃Ngalokho bayakuba njengamafu okusa,

nanjengamazolo amuka ekuseni,

nanjengamakhoba aphephethwa esibuyeni

nomusi ophuma ngefasitele.

₄“Nokho nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wakho

kwasezweni laseGibithe;

ngaphandle kwami awazi Nkulunkulu,

nomsindisi akakho ngaphandle kwami.

₅Mina ngakwazi ehlane ezweni lokoma.

₆Basutha njengamadlelo abo;

basutha, nenhliziyo yabo yaphakama;

ngalokho bangikhohliwe.

₇Ngase ngiba njengengonyama kubo,

ngiqamekela endleleni njengengwe.

₈Ngitheleka phezu kwabo njengebhere*

elaphuciwe amawundlu alo,

ngidwengula ubhedu lwenhliziyo,

ngibadle njengengonyamakazi,

isilwane sasendle sibaqaqe.

₉“Ngukuchithwa kwakho, Israyeli,

ngokuba uphambene nami,

usizo lwakho.

₁₀Iphi inkosi yakho manje

ukuba ikusindise emizini yakho yonke;

nabahluleli bakho, wena owathi:

‘Ngiphe inkosi nezikhulu’?

₁₁Ngikunike inkosi ngentukuthelo yami,

ngayisusa ngolaka lwami.

₁₂Ububi buka-Efrayimi buboshiwe,

isono sakhe sibekelelwe.

₁₃Imihelo yobelethayo iyakumehlela;

uyindodana engahlakaniphile,

ngokuba kuyisikhathi sokuba angemi lapho kuqhamuka abantwana.

₁₄“Ngiyakubahlenga esandleni sendawo yabafileyo,

ngibahlawulele ekufeni;

ziphi izifo zakho, kufa,

kuphi ukuchitha kwakho,

ndawo yabafileyo, na?

Ukuguquka kufihlekile emehlweni ami.

₁₅“Noma enezithelo phakathi kwabafowabo,

kuyakufika umoya wasempumalanga,

umoya kaJehova ovela ehlane;

besewujabha umthombo,

isiphethu sishe;

uyakuphanga ingcebo yakhe,

zonke izinto ezinxanelekayo.

₁₆ISamariya liyakuthwala icala lalo,

ngokuba lihlubukile uNkulunkulu walo;

bayakuwa ngenkemba,

izingane zabo zichotshozwe,

abakhulelweyo babo baqaqwe.”