Hoseya

5 “Mamelani babingeleli,+

Yhini ndlu kaSirayeli, mamela,

Mamela nawe ndlu kakumkani,

Kuba nibaliwe kumgwebo;

Kuba nisisirhintyelo eMizpa

Nomnatha owanekwe eTibhore.+

 2 Abo bandishiyayo* baye bathi chatha* ekubulaleni ngenkohlakalo,

Yaye ndiyabalumkisa* bonke.

 3 Ndiyamazi uEfrayim,

Yaye uSirayeli akafihlekanga kum.

Kuba wena Efrayim uye waziphatha kakubi ngendlela eyothusayo;*

USirayeli uye wazingcolisa.+

 4 Izenzo zabo azibavumeli babuyele kuThixo wabo,

Kuba bathanda ukuthengisa ngomzimba,*+

Yaye abamboneli ntweni uYehova.

 5 Ukuba nekratshi kukaSirayeli kuyammangalela;+

USirayeli noEfrayim baye bakhubeka kwisiphoso sabo.

Ibe uYuda ukhubeke kunye nabo.+

 6 Bahambe bekhangela uYehova bekunye nomhlambi wabo weegusha noweenkomo,

Kodwa khange bamfumane.

 7 Baye bamlahla uYehova,

Kuba+ baye bazala oonyana abangekho mthethweni.

11 UEfrayim ucinezelwe, utyunyuzwe ngomgwebo,

Kuba wayezimisele ukulandela utshaba lwakhe.+

12 Ndandifana nenundu* kuEfrayim

Njengokubola kwindlu kaYuda.

13 Xa uEfrayim wabona isifo sakhe, noYuda isilonda sakhe,

UEfrayim waya kwiAsiriya+ waza wathumela umyalezo kukumkani omkhulu.

Kodwa akakwazanga kukuphilisa,

Akakwazanga kusinyanga isilonda sakho.

14 Ndiza kuba njengengonyama kuEfrayim,

Nanjengengonyama enamandla* kwindlu kaYuda.

Mna ndiza kubadlavula babe ziziqwenga ndize ndimke;+

Ndiza kubasusa, yaye akukho mntu uza kubasindisa.+

15 Ndiza kuhamba ndibuyele endaweni yam de bayifumane imiphumo yetyala labo,

Emva koko baza kufuna uncedo lwam.*+