Hoseya
2 Kodwa abatsho ezintliziyweni zabo ukuba ndiza kuzikhumbula zonke izinto ezimbi abazenzayo.+
Ngoku izenzo zabo zibangqongile;
Ziphambi kobuso bam.
3 Bayamvuyisa ukumkani ngezinto ezimbi abazenzayo,
Neenkokheli ngokuxoka kwabo.
Batshiseka okweziko elivuthayo libaswa ngumbhaki,
Oyekayo ukukhwezela emva kokuxova intlama ide inyuke.
Ukumkani uzimanyanise nabantu abasileyo.
6 Kuba beza beneentliziyo ezivutha okweziko.*
Umbhaki ulala ubusuku bonke;
Kusasa iziko livutha njengomlilo odangazelayo.
8 UEfrayim uxubana neentlanga.+
UEfrayim unjengesonka esirawundi esingaphethulwanga.
9 Abasemzini bawadle bawagqiba amandla akhe,+ kodwa akayazi loo nto.
Neenwele zakhe zijike zamhlophe, kodwa yena akayiboni loo nto.
10 Ikratshi likaSirayeli limmangalele,+
Kodwa akabuyelanga kuYehova uThixo wakhe,+
Phezu kwayo yonke loo nto, akakhange amfune.
11 UEfrayim ufana nehobe elimathileyo, elingasebenzisi ngqondo.*+
Ucele uncedo eYiputa;+ uye eAsiriya.+
12 Nokuba uya phi uEfrayim, ndiza kuwuphosa phezu kwakhe umnatha wam.
Ndiza kumhlisa okweentaka zezulu.
Ndiza kumqeqesha ngokwesilumkiso asinikiweyo.+
13 Uza kuthi shu kuba undibalekile!
Uza kutshatyalaliswa kuba undonile!
Bendikulungele ukumkhulula, kodwa uxoke ngam.+
14 Khange acele uncedo kum ngentliziyo yakhe yonke,+
Nangona ebeqhubeka ekhala kabuhlungu kwiibhedi zakhe.
Ebezisika ukuze afumane iinkozo newayini entsha;
Undijikele.
15 Nangona bendimqeqesha, ndisomeleza neengalo zakhe,
Akandifuni, undicebela izinto ezimbi.
Iinkosana zakhe ziza kuwa ngekrele ngenxa yolwimi lwazo oludelelayo.
Ngenxa yoku uEfrayim uza kuba yinto yokugezelwa kwilizwe laseYiputa.”+