UHosiya 4:1-19
4 Zwanini ilizwi likaJehova lina bantu bako-Israyeli,UJehova wethesa izakhamizi zelizwe icala,+Ngoba iqiniso alikho elizweni, alukho uthando oluqotho lolwazi olumayelana loNkulunkulu alukho.+
2 Kugcwele izifungo zamanga+ lokuqamba amanga lokubulala+
Lobusela kanye lobufebe,+Abantu bachitha igazi kusa kwamalanga.+
3 Ilizwe lizakhala ngenxa yalokho,+Bonke abahlala kulo bazacikizeka,Kutshabalale izinyamazana zeganga lenyoni zezulu,Kanye lenhlanzi zolwandle.
4 “Kodwa akungabi lomuntu ophikisayo kumbe okhuzayo,+Ngoba abantu bakho banjengalabo abaphikisana lomphristi.+
5 Ngakho wena uzakhubeka emini libalele,Umphrofethi laye uzakhubeka kanye lawe njengomuntu okhubeka ebusuku.
Unyoko ngizamthulisa zwi.*
6 Abantu bami bazathuliswa* ngoba ulwazi alukho.
Kangisoze ngivume ukuthi ube ngumphristi wamiNgoba awuvumanga ukwamukela ulwazi,+Amadodana akho ngizawakhohlwa
Ngoba uwukhohliwe umthetho* kaNkulunkulu wakho.+
7 Nxa besiba banengi, lezono zabo ziyangezeleleka.+
Ngizatshintsha inkazimulo yabo ibe lihlazo.*
8 Badla ngesono sabantu bami,Balambele ukuthi abantu bone.
9 Okuzakwenzakala ebantwini kuzakwenzakala lakubaphristi,Ngizabajezisa ngenxa yalokho abakwenzayo,Ngibehlisele izithelo zokuganga kwabo.+
10 Bazakudla kodwa bangasuthi.+
Bazafeba kodwa kabasoze bande,+Ngoba batshengise ukuthi abalandaba loJehova.
11 Ubuwule* lewayini kanye lewayini elitshaKwenza umuntu angabi lesifiso sokwenza okuhle.+
12 Abantu bami badinga amacebo ezithombeni zabo zezigodo,Benza lokho abakutshelwa zintonga zabo.*
Badukiswa yikuthanda ubuwule,*Ukungaziphathi kwabo kwenza* behluleke ukuzehlisa kuNkulunkulu wabo.
13 Benza imihlatshelo eziqongweni zezintaba,+Bathunqise intuthu yemihlatshelo emaqaqeni,Langaphansi kwezihlahla zom-okhi lezomstorakhi lakuzo zonke izihlahla ezinkulu,+Ngoba zilomthunzi omuhle.
Yikho amadodakazi akho ethengisa umzimba,*Labomalukazana bakho belala lamanye amadoda.
14 Amadodakazi akho angisoze ngiwajezisele ubuwule bawo,*Labomalukazana bakho kangisoze ngibajezisele ukulala lamanye amadoda.
Phela amadoda ahamba lamawuleEnza imihlatshelo lamawule asethempelini,Abantu laba abangazwisisiyo+ bazatshabalala.
15 Lanxa usenza ubuwule wena Israyeli,+UJuda kangabi lecala.+
Lingabuyi eGiligali+ laseBhethi-aveni,+Njalo lingafungi lisithi, ‘Sifunga ngokuphila kukaJehova!’+
16 U-Israyeli useyisiqholo njengenkomo engathambisekiyo.+
Pho uJehova uzamelusa yini njengemvana enduna emadlelweni amakhulu?
17 U-Efrayimi ungene wacwila ezithombeni.+
Myekeleni enjalo!
18 Nxa utshwala bakhe bungaphelaUyaqalisa ukwenza ubuwule.*
Ababusi bakhe bayakuthanda ukwenza ihlazo.+
19 Umoya uzamthwala ngamaphiko awo umphephule,Uzayangeka ngenxa yemihlatshelo yakhe.”
Amabala angaphansi
^ Kumbe, “ngizambhubhisa.”
^ Kumbe, “bazabhujiswa.”
^ Kumbe, “umlayo.”
^ Ezinye inguqulo zithi, “Batshintshe inkazimulo yami yaba lihlazo.”
^ Kumbe, “Ukungaziphathi.”
^ Kumbe, “zintonga zabo zokuhlahlula.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “ngumoya wobufebe.”
^ Kumbe, “Ubuwule babo benza.”
^ Kumbe, “ewula; engaziphathanga.”
^ Kumbe, “ukungaziphathi kwawo.”
^ Kumbe, “ukungaziphathi.”
