Hosiya 9:1-17
9 “Ungathabi Israyeli,+
Ungajekezeli njengeentjhaba.
Ngombana uphambukile kuZimakho ngobungwadla.+
Uthande imirholo yengwadla kizo zoke iindawo zokuyela ikoroyi.+
2 Kodwana iselelo nobutlhodlhelo bewayini angekhe kubondle,Newayini elitjha lizomdanisa.+
3 Angekhe basahlala enarheni kaJehova,+
Kunalokho, u-Efrayimu uzokubuyela eGibhide,Bazokudla izinto ezisilapheleko e-Asiriya.+
4 Angekhe basenza iminikelo yewayini kuJehova,+
Imihlatjelwabo angekhe imthabise.+
Banjengoburotho bokulila;Boke ababudlako bazozisilaphaza.
Ngombana uburotho babo ngebabo bodwa,Angekhe bungene endlini kaJehova.
5 Nizokwenzani ngelanga lomhlangano,Ngelanga lomnyanya kaJehova?
6 Ngombana kuzokufuze babaleke ngebanga lokutjhatjalaliswa.+
IGibhide izobabuthelela,+ neMemfisi izobangcwaba.+
Izinto zabo zesiliva eziligugu zizokuthathwa likhula,Kuzokuba nemithi yameva ematendenabo.
7 Amalanga wokuhlolwa azokuza,+Amalanga wesijeziso azokuza,U-Israyeli uzokwazi.
Umphorofidabo uzokuba sidlhadlha nomuntu onommoya uzokurhapha;Ngombana imitjhaphakho iyinala begodu uhloywe khulu.”
8 Umlindi+ ka-Efrayimu bekanoZimami.+
Kodwana nje zoke iindlela zabaphorofidi bakhe+ zinjengesithiyo somthiyi weenyoni,Kunobutha endlini kaZimakhe.
9 Bangene batjhingela ekutjhatjalalisweni njengemihleni yeGibeya.+
Yena uzowukhumbula umtjhaphwabo, abajezise ngebanga lezono zabo.+
10 “Ngafumana u-Israyeli njengokungathi ngifumana amadiribe emmangweni.+
Ngabona abokhokho bakho njengamafeyi wokuthoma emthini wamafeyi.
Kodwana batjhinge kuBhali wePewori,+Bazinikele entweni enyenyisako,*+Yeke nabo babe sinyenyiso njengento abayithandako leyo.
11 Iphazimulo ka-Efrayimu iyambalekela njengenyoni ephaphako;Akekho obasidisi namkha obelethako.+
12 Ngitjho nanyana bangakhulisa abantwana,Ngizobathathela bona bekube kulapho kunganandoda eseleko,+Kwamambala, maye! Kibo mzukwana ngibafulathela.+
13 U-Efrayimu, obekatjalwe emadlelweni, bekafana neTirosi kimi,+Kodwana nje u-Efrayimu kufuze akhuphe amadodanakhe bona ayokubulawa.”
14 Maye! Jehova, banikele lokho okufuze ubanikele khona,Isibeletho esizirhululako namabele anganabisi.*
15 “Boke ubumbi babo bebuseGiligali,+ ngombana ngabahloya lapho.
Ngizobaqotha endlinami ngebanga lobumbi ababenzako.+
Angekhe ngisabathanda,+Woke amakhosanabo aneenhloko eziqinileko.
16 U-Efrayimu uzokudulwa phasi.+
Umrabhwabo uzokoma kere begodu angekhe bathele.
Ngitjho nanyana bangabeletha, ngizobabulala abantwababo ababathandako.”
17 UZimami uzobanina,Ngombana azange bamlalele,+Bazokuba babaleki eentjhabeni.+
