Hosiya 13:1-16
13 “U-Efrayimu nakakhulumako, bebahlengezela,Bekahlonitjhwa kwa-Israyeli.+
Kodwana waba mlandu ngebanga lokulotjha uBhali,+ bewahlongakala.
2 Nje-ke bona ukuya phambiliBenza iinthombe ngesiliva labo,+Benza iinthombe ngobuthakgha, okumsebenzi wobukghwari.
Bathi ngazo, ‘Woke umuntu owenza umhlatjelo kufuze amange amakonyana.’+
3 Yeke bazokufana namafu wekuseni,Bazokufana nombethe onyamalala msinyana,Bazokufana neenhluba eziphetjhulwa siwuruwuru ngeselelweni,Nanjengentuthu ephuma embotjeni yomfulelo.
4 Kodwana nginguJehova uZimakho kusukela enarheni yeGibhide,+Akhange kube nomunye uZimu omaziko ngaphandle kwami,Akekho umsindisi ngaphandle kwami.+
5 Ngakutlhogomela emmangweni,+ enarheni yesomiso.
6 Amadlelwabo abanelisa,+Baneliseka, iinhliziyo zabo zathoma ukuzikhukhumeza.
Bakhohlwa ngami.+
7 Ngizokuba njengebhubezi elincani kibo,+Njengengwe ebhace eduze nendlela ilindele ukusahlela.
8 Ngizokuza phezu kwabo njengebhere elilahlekelwe bantwabalo,Ngizobatlhatlhamula iimfuba.*
Ngizobarhiribidela njengebhubezi,Isibandana sizobarathula babe ziinquqwana.
9 Maye! Israyeli uzokurhayilwa,Ngombana ungijikele, ujikele loyo okusizako.
10 Alo, iphi ikosakho bona ikusindise emadorobhenakho woke,+Nababusi* bakho, othe ngabo,‘Nginikela ikosi namakhosana’?+
11 Ngakunikela ikosi ngisilingekile,+Ngizoyithatha ngobukhali bami.+
12 Umtjhapho ka-Efrayimu ubulungiwe,Isono sakhe sibekwe endaweni ethileko.
13 Uzokufikelwa ziinhlungu zokubeletha.
Kodwana mntwana osidlhadlha,Nakufika isikhathi sokuthi abelethwe, akafuni ukuphuma.
14 Ngizobasindisa emandleni weThuna,*Ngizobahlenga ekufeni.+
KuFa ndina, kuphi ukutinya kwakho?+
Thuna ndina, kuphi ukutjhabalalisa kwakho?+
Amehlwami angekhe azwele.
15 Ngitjho nanyana angatlhurha hlangana nemihlanga,Kuzokuvela umoya epumalanga, umoya kaJehova,Uzokuvela emmangweni womise imithombakhe.
Umnothwabo wezinto zoke eziligugu uzokuthunjwa.+
16 ISamariya lizokuthweswa umlandu+ ngombana livukele uZimalo.+
Bazokuwa ngesabula,+Abantwababo bazokuhlahlelwa babe ziinquqwana,Abafazi babo abazithweleko bazokutlhatlhamulwa.”
Imitlolo Ephasi
^ NgesiHebheru, “ingaphakathi leenhliziyo zabo.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “Nabahluleli.”
^ Namkha “weTjhiyoli.” Qala Ihlathululo.
