Hoseya 9:1-17
9 “O Israyeli, ungathokozi.+ Ungenzi ngenjabulo njengezizwe.+ Ngoba usukile eceleni kukaNkulunkulu wakho ngobufebe.+ Uye wathanda izipho zokuqashwa kuzo zonke izibuya zokusanhlamvu.+
2 Isibuya nesikhamo sewayini akubondli,+ futhi iwayini elimnandi liyamdumaza.+
3 Ngeke baqhubeke behlala ezweni likaJehova,+ u-Efrayimi uyobuyela eGibhithe,+ futhi e-Asiriya bayodla okungcolile.+
4 Ngeke baqhubeke bethululela uJehova iwayini.+ Futhi imihlatshelo yabo ngeke imanelise;+ injengesinkwa sezikhathi zokulila+ kubo; bonke abasidlayo bayozingcolisa. Ngoba isinkwa sabo singesomphefumulo wabo; ngeke singene endlini kaJehova.+
5 Niyokwenzenjani ngosuku lomhlangano nangosuku lomkhosi kaJehova?+
6 Ngoba, bheka! kuyodingeka ukuba bahambe ngenxa yokuphangwa.+ IGibhithe ngokwalo liyobaqoqela ndawonye;+ iMemfisi+ lona, liyobangcwaba. Ngokuqondene nezinto zabo ezifiselekayo zesiliva, ziyothathwa yizimbabazane;+ ematendeni abo kuyoba nezihlahla ezinameva.+
7 “Zizofika izinsuku zokuhanjelwa;+ zizofika izinsuku zenkokhiso efanele.+ Abakwa-Israyeli bazokwazi.+ Umprofethi uzoba yisiwula,+ umuntu wenkulumo ephefumulelwe uzohlanyiswa ubuningi besiphambeko sakho,+ ngisho nawukuvama kwenzondo.”
8 Umlindi+ ka-Efrayimi wayekanye noNkulunkulu wami.+ Ngokuqondene nomprofethi,+ kukhona isicupho somcuphi wezinyoni kuzo zonke izindlela zakhe;+ kukhona inzondo endlini kaNkulunkulu wakhe.
9 Bangené shi ekuletheni incithakalo,+ njengasezinsukwini zaseGibheya.+ Uyosikhumbula isiphambeko sabo;+ uyozinaka izono zabo.
10 “U-Israyeli ngamthola njengamagilebhisi ehlane.+ Okhokho benu ngababona njengekhiwane elivele kuqala emkhiwaneni usaqala.+ Bona bangena kuBhali wasePheyori,+ bazinikezela entweni eyihlazo,+ futhi baba ngabanengekayo njengayo le nto abayithandayo.+
11 Ngokuqondene no-Efrayimi, inkazimulo yakhe indiza imuke njengesidalwa esindizayo,+ kangangokuba akukho kubeletha, akukho kukhulelwa, akukho nakubamba.+
12 Ngoba nakuba bewakhulisa amadodana abo, ngiyobaphuca futhi abantwana kangangokuba ngeke kube nandoda;+ ngoba—maye futhi kubo lapho ngisuka kubo!+
13 U-Efrayimi, engimbone enjengeThire litshalwe edlelweni,+ yebo u-Efrayimi umiselwe ukuba abakhiphele umbulali abantwana bakhe.”+
14 O Jehova, banike lokho okufanele ubanike kona.+ Banike isibeletho esiphuphumayo+ namabele ashwabanayo.
15 “Bonke ububi babo babuseGiligali,+ ngoba kwadingeka ukuba ngibazonde lapho.+ Ngenxa yobubi bezenzo zabo ngizobaxosha endlini yami.+ Ngeke ngiqhubeke ngibathanda.+ Zonke izikhulu zabo zenza ngenkani.+
16 U-Efrayimi kumelwe awiswe.+ Impande yakhe kumelwe yome.+ Ngeke sibe khona isithelo asikhiqizayo.+ Futhi, uma kwenzeka ezala, mina ngiyozibulala izinto ezifiselekayo zesisu sakhe.”+
17 UNkulunkulu wami+ uyobala, ngoba abazange bamlalele,+ futhi bayoba ngababaleki phakathi kwezizwe.+
