UHosiya 10:1-15
10 “U-Israyeli unjengesihlahla samagilebisi esesixhwalile esilokhu sithela izithelo.+
Nxa izithelo zakhe zisanda, laye ungezelela ama-alithare akhe,+Nxa ilizwe lakhe liqhubeka lithela, lensika zakhe azisebenzisa ekukhonzeni ziba zinhle.+
2 Ukuzenzisa kugcwele ezinhliziyweni zabo,Bazatholakala belecala.
Ukhona ozadiliza ama-alithare abo adilize lensika zabo.
3 Khathesi bazakuthi, ‘Asiselayo inkosi+ ngoba kasimesabanga uJehova.
Kodwa yona inkosi izasinceda ngani vele?’
4 Amazwi abawakhulumayo kawancedi, benza izifungo zamanga,+ benze lezivumelwano,Yikho ukwahlulela kwabo kunjengokhula oluletshefu ensimini elinyiweyo.+
5 Izakhamizi zeSamariya zizathuthumela ngenxa yesithombe sethole saseBhethi-aveni.+
Abantu baso bazasikhalela,Labaphristi babonkulunkulu bezizweni ababethokoza ngaso langenkazimulo yaso bazalila,Ngoba sizathunjwa sisuke kubo.
6 Sizahanjiswa e-Asiriya sibe yisipho senkosi enkulu.+
U-Efrayimi uzayangiswa,Lo-Israyeli uzayangeka ngenxa yamacebo abewalandela.+
7 ISamariya lenkosi yayo kuzabhuqwa kuphele nya,*+Njengogatsha oluqunyiweyo olundenda emanzini.
8 Izindawo eziphakemeyo zaseBhethi-aveni+ ezibangela ukuthi u-Israyeli awone+ zizabhidlizwa.+
Ema-alithareni abo kuzamila ameva lokhula oluhlabayo.+
Abantu bazakuthi ezintabeni, ‘Sigubuzeleni!’
Bathi lasemaqaqeni, ‘Welani phezu kwethu!’+
9 Wena Israyeli ubulokhu usona+ kusukela ezinsukwini zeGibheya.
Bebelokhu bephikelela besenza okubi khonale.
Impi yaseGibheya kayizange ibaqede bonke abantu abangalunganga.
10 Ngizabajezisa ngesikhathi sami.
Izizwe zizabuthana zimelane labo,Nxa amacala abo amabili esebotshelwe kubo.*
11 U-Efrayimi wayelithokazi elithambileyo elalithanda ukubhula,Yikho ngingazange ngiyithwalise nzima intamo yakhe enhle,Khathesi ngizakwenza omunye umuntu atshayele u-Efrayimi+ egade phezu kwakhe.*
UJuda uzalima, uJakhobe alandele ebulala amagade.
12 Hlanyelani inhlanyelo yokulunga, livune uthando oluqotho.
Lilime emhlabathini ongakaze ulinywe.+
Dingani uJehova isikhathi sisesekhona,+Aze abuye alifundise ukulunga.+
13 Kodwa lina lilime okubi,Lavuna okungalunganga,+Ladla izithelo zobuqili.
Lithembe izindlela zenu,Lathemba lamabutho enu amanengi.
14 Kuzakuba lomsindo wempi omelene labantu bakho,Amadolobho akho wonke avikelwe ngemiduli azabhidlizwa,+Ngendlela uShalimani abhidliza ngayo indlu ka-Abheli,Ngosuku lwempi lapho omama abazachotshozwa khona ndawonye labantwababo.
15 Lokhu yikho okuzakwenziwa kuwe wena Bhetheli+ ngenxa yezenzo zakho ezimbi kakhulu.
Loba sekutheni inkosi yako-Israyeli izabulawa emadabukakusa.”+
Amabala angaphansi
^ Kumbe, “kuzathuliswa.”
^ Lapha kutshiwo ukuthi sebegaxwe isijeziso sabo njengejogwe.
^ Kumbe, “agaxe ijogwe phezu kuka-Efrayimi.”
