UHosiya
2 “Khulumani labafowenu lithi, ‘Lingabantu bami!’*+
Kubodadewenu lithi, ‘Lina besifazana abatshengiswe isihawu!’*+
2 Msoleni unyoko, msoleni,
Ngoba kayisuye mkami,+ lami angisiyo ndoda yakhe.
Kumele ayekele ukungaziphathi kwakhe,*
Asuse lobufebe emabeleni akhe,
3 Ngoba ngizamkhulula izigqoko asale enqunu njengamhla ezalwa,
Ngimenze abe njengenkangala,
Afanane lelizwe elome qha!
Ngimenze abulawe yikomela amanzi.
4 Abantwabakhe angisoze ngibatshengise isihawu,
Ngoba ngabantwana abazelwe ngokuthengisa umzimba.
5 Unina wenze ubuwule.+
Yena kanye owabathwala ngesisu sakhe wenze ihlazo+ wathi,
‘Ngizalandelana lezithandwa zami,+
Ezingipha isinkwa sami lamanzi ami,
Lewulu yami lelineni yami lamafutha ami lokunathwayo kwami.’
6 Ngakho ngizavala indlela yakhe ngamahlahla ameva,
Ngakhe umduli wamatshe ngimvimbe
Ukuze angaziboni izindlela zakhe.
Ekucineni uzakuthi, ‘Ngizabuyela kumkami,*+
Ngoba ngisesekuye ngangingcono kulalokho esengiyikho khathesi.’+
8 Kazange ananzelele ukuthi yimi engamupha iwayini elitsha lamabele+ lamafutha,
Lokuthi yimi engamnika isiliva esinengi kakhulu
Kanye legolide ayeselisebenzisa ukukhonza uBhali.+
9 ‘Yikho ngizaphenduka ngizothatha amabele ami ngesikhathi sawo
Lewayini lami elitsha ngesikhathi salo,+
Ngizahluthuna lewulu yami lelineni yami obekuzavala ubunqunu bakhe.
10 Khathesi izitho zakhe zensitha ngizaziveza egcekeni zibonwe yizithandwa zakhe,
11 Ngizayiqeda du yonke intokozo alayo,
Lemikhosi yakhe,+ lemikhosi yakhe yokuthwasa kwenyanga, lamasabatha akhe, layo yonke imikhosi yakhe yaminyaka yonke.
12 Ngizatshabalalisa izihlahla zakhe zamagilebisi lezomkhiwa, lezo athi ngazo:
“Lo ngumholo wami engiwuphiwe yizithandwa zami,”
Izihlahla lezo ngizazitshintsha zibe ligusu,
Njalo zizaqedwa zinyamazana zeganga.
13 Ngizamjezisela izinsuku ayenikela ngazo imihlatshelo ezithombeni zikaBhali,+
Ececa ngendandatho langamangqongqo futhi elandelana lezithandwa zakhe,
Njalo esekhohliwe ngami,’+ kutsho uJehova.
14 ‘Ngakho ngizamncenga,
Ngimuse enkangala,
Ngikhulume laye kamnandi aze avume.
15 Kusukela ngalesosikhathi kusiya phambili ngizambuyisela amasimu akhe amagilebisi,+
Ngimnike lesigodi se-Akhori+ sibe ngumnyango wethemba,
Uzaphendula ekuleyondawo njengasezinsukwini zobutsha bakhe,
Njengamhla ephuma elizweni leGibhithe.+
16 Ngalolosuku,’ kutsho uJehova,
‘Wena uzangibiza uthi mkami, awusoze uphinde ungibize ngokuthi Nkosi yami.’*
18 Ngalolosuku ngizabenzela isivumelwano lezinyamazana zeganga,+
Lenyoni zezulu kanye lezinanakazana ezihuquzelayo emhlabeni,+
19 Ngizakuthatha ube ngowami kuze kube nini lanini,
Ngiyathembisa ukuthi ngizakuphatha ngokulunga ngikwahlulele kuhle,
Ngibe lothando oluqotho lesihawu kuwe.+
20 Ngiyafunga ukuthi ngizahlala ngithembekile kuwe,
Loba sekutheni uzamazi uJehova.’+
21 ‘Ngalolosuku ngizaphendula,’ kutsho uJehova,
‘Ngizaphendula amazulu,
Amazulu aphendule umhlaba;+
22 Umhlaba uzanika amabele lewayini elitsha lamafutha impendulo yakho,