UHosiya
5 “Zwanini lokhu lina baphristi,+
Thiyani indlebe lina abendlu ka-Israyeli,
Lilalele lina abendlu yenkosi,
Ngoba yini elahlulelwayo,
Lingumjibila eMizipha
Lingumambule owendlalwe* phezu kweThabhori.+
2 Abahlamuki kababulali nje bathela amanzi,
Bonke ngiyabalimukisa.*
3 Ngiyamazi u-Efrayimi,
Lo-Israyeli ngeke angicatshele.
4 Izenzo zabo azibavumeli ukuthi babuyele kuNkulunkulu wabo,
Ngoba bayakuthanda ukwenza ubuwule,*+
Kabalandaba loJehova.
5 Ukuzigqaja kuka-Israyeli kufakaza okubi ngaye,+
U-Israyeli lo-Efrayimi bayakhubeka ngenxa yesono sabo,
LoJuda uyakhubeka kanye labo.+
6 Bahamba bayadinga uJehova beqhuba imihlambi yabo,
Kodwa abamtholanga.
Wayesesukile kubo.+
Bona lamasimu abo* bazatshabalaliswa ngenyanga eyodwa nje.
8 Tshayani uphondo+ eGibheya, likhalise icilongo eRama.+
Memezelani impi eBhethi-aveni,+ khokhela wena Bhenjamini.
9 Awu Efrayimi uzakuba yisiga ngelanga lokujeziswa kwakho.+
Sengenze kwaziwa okuzakwenzakala ezizwaneni zako-Israyeli.
10 Iziphathamandla zakoJuda* zinjengalabo abatshedisa umngcele.+
Ngizathululela ulaka lwami phezu kwazo njengamanzi.
11 U-Efrayimi usebunzimeni, uchotshozwe yisigwebo,
Ngoba ubezimisele ukulandela isitha sakhe.+
12 Ngakho benginjengesibungu* ku-Efrayimi
Lanjengokubola endlini yakoJuda.
13 U-Efrayimi wathi ebona ukugula kwakhe, loJuda ebona isilonda sakhe,
U-Efrayimi waya e-Asiriya+ wathumela ilizwi enkosini enkulu.
Kodwa ayizange yenelise ukulelapha,
Loba ukwelapha isilonda senu.
14 Ngizakuba njengejongosi lesilwane ku-Efrayimi,
Ngibe njengesilwane esilamandla endlini kaJuda.
15 Ngizasuka ngibuyele endaweni yami baze bathwale ubunzima becala labo,
Ngalesosikhathi bazafuna ukuthi ngibe lomusa kubo.+
Bazangidinga sebesebunzimeni.”+