UHosiya
9 “Ungathabi wena Israyeli,+
Ungajabuli njengabantu bezinye izizwe,
Wenze ubuwule ngokuphambuka kuNkulunkulu wakho,+
Wathanda imbadalo yobuwule oyithola ezizeni zonke zokubhulela amabele.+
3 Kabasoze baqhubeke behlala elizweni likaJehova,+
U-Efrayimi yena uzabuyela eGibhithe,
Adle ukudla okungcolileyo e-Asiriya.+
Ifanana lesinkwa sokulila,
Bonke abasidlayo bazangcola.
Isinkwa sabo sizakuba ngesabo bodwa,
Kasisoze sinikelwe endlini kaJehova.
5 Lizakwenzani ngosuku lomhlangano,*
Ngelanga lomkhosi kaJehova?
6 Bazabaleka sibili ngoba isitha sizabuya sibabhubhise.+
IGibhithe izabaqoqela ndawonye,+ iMemfisi ibangcwabe.+
Izinto zabo eziligugu ezenziwe ngesiliva zizagcwala ukhula oluhlabayo,
Ameva amile ematendeni abo.
Umphrofethi wabo uzakuba yisithutha, lamadoda azenza aphefumulelweyo azahlanya,
Uzazondwa kakhulu ngoba amacala akho manengi okumangalisayo.”
8 Umlindi ka-Efrayimi+ wayeloNkulunkulu wami.+
Kodwa khathesi zonke izindlela zabaphrofethi+ bakhe zifanana lomjibila womuntu othiya inyoni,
Yinzondo yodwa endlini kaNkulunkulu wakhe.
9 Sebengene bacwila ebubini njengasezinsukwini zeGibheya.+
Uzalikhumbula icala labo abajezisele izono zabo.+
10 “U-Israyeli ngamthola njengamagilebisi asegangeni.+
Okhokho babo ngababona njengezithelo zakuqala esihlahleni somkhiwa.
Kodwa bona baya kuBhali wasePheyori,+
Bazinikela entweni elihlazo,*+
Basebesenyanyeka njengaleyonto ababeyithanda.
11 Inkazimulo ka-Efrayimi iyaphapha ihambe njengenyoni,
Akuselakubeletha lokuzithwala kanye lokuthatha isisu.+
12 Lanxa bengaze bakhulise abantwana,
Ngizabathathela bona baze baphele,+
Maye kubo nxa sengibafulathele!+
13 Ngesikhathi u-Efrayimi ehlanyelwe endaweni enhle* wayefanana leThire+ kimi,
Khathesi u-Efrayimi sekumele alethe abantwabakhe bazobulawa.”
14 Awu Jehova baphe lokho okumele ubaphe khona,
Isibeletho esichitha inzalo lamabele angelachago.
15 “Ububi babo basebubhahile eGiligali,+ yikho ngabazonda kuleyondawo.
Ngizabaxotsha baphume baphele endlini yami ngenxa yezinto ezimbi abazenzayo.+
Angisoze ngiphinde ngibathande;+
Zonke iziphathamandla zabo* ziyiziqholo.
16 Abako-Efrayimi bazaganyulwa bawele phansi.+
Impande zabo zizakoma njalo kabasoze bathele izithelo.
Lanxa bengaze bazale, ngizababulala abantwababo ababathandayo.”