UHosiya
4 Zwanini ilizwi likaJehova lina bantu bako-Israyeli,
UJehova wethesa izakhamizi zelizwe icala,+
Ngoba iqiniso alikho elizweni, alukho uthando oluqotho lolwazi olumayelana loNkulunkulu alukho.+
2 Kugcwele izifungo zamanga+ lokuqamba amanga lokubulala+
3 Ilizwe lizakhala ngenxa yalokho,+
Bonke abahlala kulo bazacikizeka,
Kutshabalale izinyamazana zeganga lenyoni zezulu,
Kanye lenhlanzi zolwandle.
4 “Kodwa akungabi lomuntu ophikisayo kumbe okhuzayo,+
Ngoba abantu bakho banjengalabo abaphikisana lomphristi.+
5 Ngakho wena uzakhubeka emini libalele,
Umphrofethi laye uzakhubeka kanye lawe njengomuntu okhubeka ebusuku.
Unyoko ngizamthulisa zwi.*
6 Abantu bami bazathuliswa* ngoba ulwazi alukho.
Kangisoze ngivume ukuthi ube ngumphristi wami
Ngoba awuvumanga ukwamukela ulwazi,+
Amadodana akho ngizawakhohlwa
Ngoba uwukhohliwe umthetho* kaNkulunkulu wakho.+
7 Nxa besiba banengi, lezono zabo ziyangezeleleka.+
Ngizatshintsha inkazimulo yabo ibe lihlazo.*
8 Badla ngesono sabantu bami,
Balambele ukuthi abantu bone.
9 Okuzakwenzakala ebantwini kuzakwenzakala lakubaphristi,
Ngizabajezisa ngenxa yalokho abakwenzayo,
Ngibehlisele izithelo zokuganga kwabo.+
10 Bazakudla kodwa bangasuthi.+
Bazafeba kodwa kabasoze bande,+
Ngoba batshengise ukuthi abalandaba loJehova.
12 Abantu bami badinga amacebo ezithombeni zabo zezigodo,
Benza lokho abakutshelwa zintonga zabo.*
13 Benza imihlatshelo eziqongweni zezintaba,+
Bathunqise intuthu yemihlatshelo emaqaqeni,
Langaphansi kwezihlahla zom-okhi lezomstorakhi lakuzo zonke izihlahla ezinkulu,+
Ngoba zilomthunzi omuhle.
Yikho amadodakazi akho ethengisa umzimba,*
Labomalukazana bakho belala lamanye amadoda.
14 Amadodakazi akho angisoze ngiwajezisele ubuwule bawo,*
Labomalukazana bakho kangisoze ngibajezisele ukulala lamanye amadoda.
Phela amadoda ahamba lamawule
Enza imihlatshelo lamawule asethempelini,
Abantu laba abangazwisisiyo+ bazatshabalala.
16 U-Israyeli useyisiqholo njengenkomo engathambisekiyo.+
Pho uJehova uzamelusa yini njengemvana enduna emadlelweni amakhulu?
17 U-Efrayimi ungene wacwila ezithombeni.+
Myekeleni enjalo!
Ababusi bakhe bayakuthanda ukwenza ihlazo.+
19 Umoya uzamthwala ngamaphiko awo umphephule,
Uzayangeka ngenxa yemihlatshelo yakhe.”