UHosiya 13:1-16
13 “U-Efrayimi wayesithi nxa ekhuluma abantu baqhuqhe,Wayesaziwa ko-Israyeli.+
Kodwa waba lecala lokukhonza uBhali+ wasesifa.
2 Khathesi balokhu besengezelela isono sabo,Benza izithombe ngesiliva sabo,+Bazingcitshi zokwenza izithombe, yonke imisebenzi eyenziwa zingcitshi.
Bathi, ‘Akuthi abantu abazonikela umhlatshelo baqabuze amathole.’+
3 Ngakho bazakuba njengenkungu,Lanjengamazolo anyamalala masinyane,Babe njengomule ophetshulwa ngumoya wesiphepho esizeni,*Lanjengentuthu ephuma ngomphongolo ephahleni.
4 Kodwa mina nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wakho kusukela uselizweni leGibhithe,+Kakho uNkulunkulu elalimazi ngaphandle kwami,Kakho umsindisi ngaphandle kwami.+
5 Ngangikwazi ngesikhathi usenkangala,+ elizweni lendlala,
6 Badla basutha emadlelweni abo,+Bathi sebesutha baqalisa ukuzigqaja.
Yikho bangikhohlwa.+
7 Ngizakuba njengesilwane esilamandla kubo,+Ngibacathamele endleleni njengengwe.
8 Ngizabeqela njengebhere elilahlekelwe yimidlwane yalo,Ngidabule izifuba zabo zisale zikhamisile.
Ngizabadla ngibaqede njengesilwane,Isilo seganga sizabadabudabula.
9 Sizakutshabalalisa wena Israyeli,Ngoba ungihlamukele, wamelana lami umsizi wakho.
10 Ingaphi khathesi inkosi yakho ukuze ikusindise kuwo wonke amadolobho akho?+
Bangaphi ababusi* bakho owawusithi ngabo,‘Ngipha inkosi leziphathamandla’?*+
11 Ngakunika inkosi ngithukuthele,+Ngizakuthathela yona ngolaka olwesabekayo.+
12 Icala lika-Efrayimi ligoqelwe,*Isono sakhe sigciniwe.
13 Uzafikelwa yimihelo njengowesifazana osezabeletha.
Kodwa yena ungumntwana oyisithutha,Ongaphumiyo nxa isikhathi sakhe sokubelethwa sesifikile.
14 Ngizabahlenga emandleni engcwaba,Ngizabakhulula ekufeni.+
We Kufa, lungaphi udonsi lwakho?+
We Ngcwaba, kungaphi ukutshabalalisa kwakho?+
Angisoze ngibe lozwelo.
15 Lanxa engahluma akhule phakathi kwemihlanga,Umoya wasempumalanga uzafika, umoya ovela kuJehova,Uzavunguza uvela enkangala, utshise umthombo wakhe, womise lesifudlana sakhe.
Uzaqeda zonke iziphala ezigcwele izinto zakhe eziligugu.+
16 ISamariya izakwetheswa icala+ ngoba ihlamukele uNkulunkulu wayo.+
Bazabulawa ngenkemba,+Abantwababo bazataklazelwa phansi,Labesifazana babo abazithweleyo badatshulwe izisu.”
Amabala angaphansi
^ Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
^ Kumbe, “lamakhosana.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “abahluleli.”
^ Kumbe, “lilondoloziwe.”
