Hoseya 8:1-14
8 “Vuthela uphondo!+
Kukho oza njengokhozi ezokulwa nendlu kaYehova,+Kuba baye basophula isivumelwano sam,+ baza bawophula umthetho wam.+
2 Bakhala kum besithi, ‘Owu Thixo wethu, thina maSirayeli siyakwazi.’+
3 AmaSirayeli ayilahlile into elungileyo.+
Mawaleqwe lutshaba.
4 Aye azibekela ookumkani ngaphandle kwam.
Aye azibekela iinkokheli, kodwa andizamkelanga.
Aye azenzela izithixo ngesilivere negolide,+Nto leyo eye yawatshabalalisa.+
5 Ithole lenu lenkomo liye lalahlwa maSamariya.+
Niyandicaphukisa.+
Kuza kude kube nini ningakwazi ukuba msulwa?*
6 Kuba livela kwaSirayeli.
Lenziwe ngumkhandi olichule, yaye alingoThixo;Liza kuba ziingceba ithole laseSamariya.
7 Utyala umoya,Yaye uza kuvuna isaqhwithi.+
Akukho ndiza zivelisa nkozo.+Akukho hlumelo livelisa mgubo wokuxova.
Ukuba ikho into evelisiweyo, abasemzini* baza kuyiginya.+
8 USirayeli uza kuginywa.+
Ngoku uza kuba phakathi kweentlanga,+Njengesitya esingafunwayo.
9 Kuba unyuke waya eAsiriya,+ njengedonki yasendle ehamba yodwa.
UEfrayim uqeshe izithandwa zakhe.+
10 Nangona eye waziqesha phakathi kweentlanga,Ngoku ndiza kumqokelela ndawonye;Uza kuqalisa ukuba sentlungwini+ ngenxa yomthwalo obekwe ngukumkani naziinkokheli.
11 Kuba uEfrayim uzongezile izibingelelo ukuze one.+
Uye wanezibingelelo ezimenze wona.+
12 Ndambhalela imithetho* emininzi,Kodwa iye yajongwa njengento engaqhelekanga.+
13 Ubingelela izipho kum, aze ayitye inyama,Kodwa uYehova akazithandi ezo zinto.+
Ngoku uza kusikhumbula isiphoso sakhe aze amohlwaye ngezono zakhe.+
Uye wabuyela* eYiputa.+
14 USirayeli umlibele uMenzi wakhe,+ wakha iitempile,+NoYuda wakhe izixeko ezikhuselekileyo ezingakumbi.+
Kodwa ndiza kuthumela umlilo kwizixeko zakhe,Yaye uza kuziqwenga iinqaba zesixeko ngasinye.”+
Umbhalo osemazantsi
^ Okanye “ningakwazi ukusulungeka?”
^ Okanye “abantu abangaziwayo.”
^ Okanye “imiyalelo.”
^ Okanye kusenokwenzeka, “Uza kubuyela.”
