UHOSEYA

UmkaHoseya labantwana bakhe

1Ilizwi leNkosi elafika kuHoseya indodana kaBeyeri ensukwinia zaboUziya, uJothamu, uAhazi, uHezekhiya, amakhosi akoJuda, lensukwini zikaJerobhowamub indodana kaJowasi inkosi yakoIsrayeli.

2 Ukuqala kwelizwi leNkosi ngoHoseya. INkosi yasisithi kuHoseya: Hambac uzithathele umfazi wobuwule, labantwanad bobuwule; ngoba ilizwee liyawula kakhulu ngokungayilandelif iNkosi.

3 Wasehamba wathatha uGomeri indodakazi kaDibilayimi; wasekhulelwa, wamzalela indodana.

4 INkosi yasisithi kuye: Biza ibizo layo uthi nguJizereyeli, ngoba kuseseyisikhatshana ngizaphindiselagh icala legazi leJizereyeli phezu kwendlu kaJehu, ngiwuqedei umbuso wendlu kaIsrayeli.

5 Kuzakuthi ngalolosuku ngephulej idandili likaIsrayeli esigodinik seJizereyeli.

6 Wasebuya ekhulelwa, wazala indodakazi. UNkulunkulul wasesithi kuye: Biza ibizo layo uthi nguLo-Ruhamam, ngoba kangisayikubuyan ngihawukele indlu kaIsrayeli, kodwao ngizabasusa lokubasusa.

7 Kodwa ngizayihawukelap indlu yakoJuda, ngibasindise ngeNkosi uNkulunkulu wabo; njalo kangiyikubasindisaq ngedandili, loba ngenkemba, loba ngempir, ngamabhizast, kumbe ngabagadi bamabhiza.

8 Esemlumulileu uLo-Ruhama, wakhulelwa, wazala indodana.

9 UNkulunkuluv wasesithi: Biza ibizo layo uthi nguLo-Amiw; ngobax kalisibo abantu bami, ngakho mina kangisuye owenu.

10 Kube kanti inaniy labantwana bakoIsrayeli lizakuba ngangetshebetshebe lolwandle elingeke lilinganiswe elingeke libalwe. Njaloz kuzakuthia, endaweni yokuthi kuthiwe kibo: Kalisibo abantu bami; kuzakuthiwa kibo: Lingabantwanabc bakaNkulunkulu ophilayod.

11 Labantwanae bakoJuda labantwana bakoIsrayeli bazabuthaniswa ndawonye, bazimiselef inhlokog eyodwa, benyukeh baphume elizweni. Ngoba luzakuba lukhulu usuku lweJizereyelii.

INkosi ithanda abantu bayo abangathembekanga

2Khulumania kubafowenu lithi: Amib1; lakubodadewenu lithi: Ruhamac2.

2 Phikisanani lonyoko, liphikise, ngobad kasuye umkami, lami kangisiyo indoda yakhe, ukuthi asuse ukuwulae kwakhe phambi kwami, lokufeba kwakhe ngaphakathif kwamabele akhe,

3 hlezi ngimhlubuleg abe nqunu, ngimbeke abe njengosukwinih lokuzalwa kwakhe, ngimenze afanane lenkangalai, ngimbeke njengelizwe elomileyoj, ngimbulale ngokomakl.

4 Labantwana bakhe kangiyikubahawukelam, ngoba bangabantwanan bobufebe.

5 Ngoba unina uwulileo, owabazalayo wenzile ihlazo; ngoba wathi: Ngizazilandelap izithandwa zami, ezingiphaq ukudla kwami, lamanzi ami, uboya bezimvu bamir, lefilakisi yami, amafutha ami, lokunathwayo kwami.

6 Ngakho, khangela, ngizabiyast indlela yakho ngameva, ngimakheleuv umduli ukuze angatholi imikhondo yakhe.

7 Alandele izithandwa zakhew, kodwa angazifici; uzazidinga, kodwa angazitholi. Abesesithi: Ngizahambax ngibuyele endodeni yami yokuqalay, ngobaz kwakungcono kimi ngalesosikhathi kulakhathesi.

8 Ngoba wayengazia ukuthib mina ngamnika amabelec, lewayinid elitsha, lamafuthae, ngamandisela isiliva legolide, abalisebenziselaf uBhali.

9 Ngakho ngizabuyela, ngithatheg amabele ami ngesikhathi sawo, lewayini lami elitsha ngesikhathi salo esimisiweyo, ngihluthuneh uboya bezimvu bamii lefilakisi yami okwembesa ubunqunu bakhe.

10 Khathesi sengizakwambulaj ihlazo lakhe emehlweni ezithandwa zakhe, njalo kungabi khona omophulayo esandleni sami.

11 Sengizaqedak intokozo yakhe yonke, amadilil akhem, ukuthwasa kwenyanga zakheno, lamasabatha akhep, lemikhosi yakhe yonke emisiweyoq.

12 Sengizachithar ivini lakhe lomkhiwa wakhe, atsho ngakho ukuthi: Lokhus kungumvuzo wobuwule bami izithandwa zamit ezinginike khona; kodwa ngizakwenzau kube ligusu, ukuze inyamazana zeganga zikudle.

13 Njalo ngizaphindiselav phezu kwakhe insukuw zaboBhali, ayebatshiselax ngazo impepha, ezicecisay ngamasongo akhez langamangqongqo akhea, walandelab izithandwa zakhe, kodwa wangikhohlwac, itsho iNkosi.

14 Ngakho, khangela, ngizamhuga, ngimused enkangala, ngikhulumee enhliziyweni yakhe.

15 Ngibe sengimnika izivini zakhef kusukelag lapho, lesihotshah seAkori, sibe ngumnyango wethemba. Njalo uzahlabelai lapho njengensukwinij zobutsha bakhe, lanjengosukuk lokwenyuka kwakhe elizweni leGibhithe.

16 Kuzakuthi ngalolosukul, itsho iNkosi, ungibize uthi: Ndoda yamim; ungabe usangibiza ngokuthi: Bhalino wami.

17 Ngoba ngizasusap amabizo aboBhali emlonyeni wakhe, bangabeq besakhunjulwa futhi ngebizo labo.

18 Langalolosukur ngizabenzelas isivumelwano lenyamazana zeganga lenyoni zamazulu lezinto ezihuquzelayo zomhlaba; ngephulet idandili, lenkemba, lempi kusuke emhlabeni, ngibalalise phansi bevikelekileu.

19 Njalo ngizakugana ube ngowami kuze kube phakade, yebo, ngikuganev ube ngowami ngokulunga langesahlulelo langothandolomusa langezihawu.

20 Yebo, ngizakuganaw ube ngowami ngothembeko; njalo uzayazix iNkosi.

21 Kuzakuthi ngalolosukuy, ngizaphendulaz, itsho iNkosi, ngizaphendula amazulu, wona aphendule umhlaba,

22 lomhlaba uphendule amabelea lewayinib elitsha lamafuthac, khona kuphendule uJizereyelid.

23 Besengizihlanyelelae yena emhlabeni, ngibefg lomusa phezu kongazuzanga umusah, ngithii kwababengasibantu bami: Linaj lingabantu bami; bona bathi: Nkulunkulu wami.

UHoseya lesifebe

3INkosi yasisithi kimi: Hambaa futhi, uthande owesifazana, othandwe ngumnganeb wakhe kanti uyafeba, njengeNkosi ithanda abantwana bakoIsrayeli, kodwa bakhangela kwabanye onkulunkulu, bethanda izinkwac zezithelod zevini ezonyisiweyo.

2 Ngasengizithengelae yena ngezinhlamvu zesiliva ezilitshumi lanhlanu, lehomeri*f yebhali* lengxenye yehomeri yebhali*.

3 Ngasengisithi kuye: Uzahlalag ungowami insuku ezinengi; ungawuli, ungabi ngowenye indoda, ngokunjalo lami ngizakuba ngowakho.

4 Ngoba abantwana bakoIsrayeli bazahlala insuku ezinengi bengelankosih, bengelasiphathamandla, bengelamhlatsheloi, bengelansika eyisithombejk, bengela-efodi*lm lamatherafino.

5 Emvap kwalokho abantwana bakoIsrayeli bazaphenduka, badingeq iNkosi uNkulunkulu wabo, loDavidar inkosi yabo; bayesabes iNkosi lokulungat kwayo ekucineniu kwezinsuku.

4Zwaninia ilizwi leNkosi, bantwana bakoIsrayeli, ngobab iNkosi ilempikisano labahlali belizwe; ngoba kakulaqiniso, njalo kakulamusa, njalo kakulalwazic lukaNkulunkulu elizweni.

2 Kulokufungad, lokuqamba amanga, lokubulala, lokweba, lokufeba; bayafohla, lamacala egazi athinta amacala egazie.

3 Ngenxa yalokho ilizwe lizalilaf, laye wonkegh ohlala kilo udangelei, kanye lenyamazanajkl zeganga, njalo kanye lenyonimn zamazulu; yebo lenhlanziop zolwandle zizasuswa.

4 Kodwaq kakungabi khona umuntu ophikisayo, kangasoli omunye; ngoba abantu bakhor banjengabaphikisanas lompristi.

5 Ngakho uzakhubeka emini, yebo, lomprofethi uzakhubeka kanye lawe ebusuku; njalo ngizamchithat unyokou.

6 Abantu bami babhujisiwev ngokuswelaw ulwazi; ngoba wena ulwalile ulwazi, lami ngizakwala, ukuze ungangisebenzelix njengompristi. Lokhu usuwukhohliwey umlayo kaNkulunkulu wakho, lami ngizakhohlwa abantwana bakho.

7 Njengokwandaz kwabo ngokunjaloa bonile kimi. Udumo lwabo ngizaluphendula lube lihlazo.

8 Badlab isono sabantu bami, baphakamiselacd umphefumulo wabo esiphambekweni sabo.

9 Kuzakuthi-kee njengabantuf abe njalo umpristi; ngizajezisagh izindlela zabo phezu kwabo, ngiphindiseleij izenzo zabo kubo.

10 Ngobak bazakudla, kodwa bangasuthi; bawule, kodwa bangandil; ngoba bayekele ukuqaphela iNkosi.

11 Ubuwulem lewayinino lewayini elitshap kususaq inhliziyo.

12 Abantu bami babuzar esigodwenis sabo, lentonga yabot izabatshela. Ngoba umoyau wokuwula ubaduhisile, ukuze bawule besuka phansi kukaNkulunkulu wabo.

13 Benzav imihlatshelo engqongeni zezintaba, batshisa impepha phezu kwamaqaqa, ngaphansi kwesihlahla se-okhi*w, lephophula*x, lesihlahla esikhuluy, ngoba umthunzi waso muhle. Ngenxa yalokho amadodakazi enuz azawula, labomakoti benu bazafeba.

14 Kangiyikuwajezisa amadodakazi enu lapho ewula, labomakoti benu lapho befeba; ngoba bona ngokwabo bazehlukanisaa lamawule, basebesenza imihlatshelo kanye lezifebe zethempeli; ngakho abantub abangelakuqedisisa bazawiselwa phansic.

15 Loba wena Israyeli uwula, uJuda kangabi lacalad. Lingangeni-ke eGiligalief, lingenyukeli eBeti-Avenigh, lingafungii lithi: Kuphila kukaJehova.

16 Ngoba uIsrayeli ujilaj njengejongosik eliyisiqholo; khathesi iNkosi izabelusa njengewundlu endaweni ebanzi.

17 UEfrayimil uhlangene lezithombe; myekelem.

18 Okunathwayon kwabo okulamandla kusukile, bazinikela ekuwuleni, ababavikelayoop bathanda ngokuthandaq ihlazo.

19 Umoyar ubabophele empikweni zawos, njalo bazakubat lenhloni ngenxa yemihlatshelo yabo.

INkosi izatshaya uIsrayeli ngenxa yobubi bakhe

5Zwaninia lokhu, bapristi, lilalele, ndlu kaIsrayeli, libeke indlebe, lani ndlu yenkosi. Ngoba isahlulelo singakini, ngobab selibe ngumjibilac eMizipad, lembulee elendlalwe phezu kweThabhorif.

2 Labahlamukig batshonisah ukuhlaba, kodwa ngizakuba ngumlayii wabo bonke.

3 Minaj ngiyamazi uEfrayimi, loIsrayeli kafihlakalanga kimi; ngoba khathesi ufebile, wena Efrayimik, uIsrayelil uzingcolisile.

4 Kabaqondisi izenzo zabo ukuze baphendukele kuNkulunkulu wabo, ngoba umoyam wokuwula uphakathi kwabo, leNkosi kabayazi.

5 Lokuzigqajan kukaIsrayeli kuyafakaza ebuswenio bakhe; ngakho uIsrayeli loEfrayimi bazakhubeka esiphambekweni sabo, loJuda uzakhubeka kanye labo.

6 Bazahamba lezimvup zabo lenkomo zabo ukuyadingaq iNkosi, kodwa kabayikuyitholar; imonyukiles kibo.

7 Benzet ngenkohliso ngakuyo iNkosi, ngoba bazele abantwana bezizweni. Khathesi inyangau ethwasayo izabaqeda lezabelo zabo.

8 Vuthelaniv uphondow lwenqama eGibeyax, uphondoy eRamaz, lihlabea umkhosi eBeti-Avenib lithi: Emvac kwakho, wena Bhenjamini.

9 UEfrayimi uzakuba yincithakalo ngosuku lokujeziswa; phakathi kwezizwe zakoIsrayeli ngikwazisile okuliqiniso.

10 Iziphathamandla zakoJuda sezinjengalabod abatshedisa umngcele; ngizathululela phezu kwabo ulaka lwami njengamanzi.

11 UEfrayimi ucindezelwee wachotshozwaf ngesahlulelo, ngoba wavuma ukuhamba elandela umlayog.

12 Ngakho ngizakuba njengenunduhi koEfrayimi, lanjengokubolaj endlini yakoJuda.

13 Kwathi uEfrayimi ebona umkhuhlane wakhe, loJuda isilondak sakhe, uEfrayimi wayal eAsiriya, wathumelam ilizwi enkosini yeJarebhi; kodwa yona kayiyikuba lakho ukulelapha, kayiyikupholisan isilonda senu.

14 Ngobao ngizakuba njengesilwanep koEfrayimi, lanjengebhongo lesilwane endlini yakoJuda. Minaq, uqobo lwami, ngizadabudabula, besengihamba, ngisuse, kungabir lomophuli.

15 Ngizahamba ngibuyele endaweni yami, bazes bavumet icala labo, badinge ubuso bami; ekucindezelweniu kwabo bazangidingav ngovivi.

Ukuphenduka kukaIsrayeli kakuqotho

6Wozani sibuyelea eNkosini, ngobab yona idwengulilec, njalo izaselaphade; itshayile, njalo izasibophaf.

2 Izasivuselelag emva kwensuku ezimbili, ngosukuh lwesithathu isivuse, njalo siphile phambi kwayo.

3 Khonai sizakwazi, silandele ukuyazi iNkosi; ukuphumaj kwayo kulungiswe njengokusak; njalo izafikal kithi njengezulu, njengezulumn lemuvao lelokuqala emhlabeni.

4 Ngizakwenzani kuwe, Efrayimip? Ngizakwenzani kuwe, Judaq? Ngoba umusar wenu unjengeyezis lekuseni, lanjengamazolot ovivi athintithekayo.

5 Ngenxa yalokhu ngibagamule ngabaprofethiu, ngababulala ngamazwiv omlomo wami; lezahlulelo zakho zinjengokukhanya okuphumayo.

6 Ngoba ngaloyisaw umusa, hatshi-kexy umhlatshelo, lolwaziz lukaNkulunkulu kuleminikelo yokutshiswa.

7 Kodwa bonaa baseqile isivumelwano njengoluntub1; lapho benzac ngenkohliso kimi.

8 IGileyadid ingumuzi wabenzi bokubi, ilemikhondo yegazi.

9 Njengamaviyoe abaphangi acathamele umuntu, linjalof ixukug labapristi; bayabulala endleleni yeShekema; ngoba benzah inkohlakalo.

10 Endlini yakoIsrayeli ngibone intoi eyesabekayo; laphoj kulobuwule bukaEfrayimi, uIsrayelik ungcolisiwe.

11 Lawe Juda, ukumiselel isivuno, laphom ngibuyise ukuthunjwa kwabantu bami.

7Lapho bengingelapha uIsrayeli, khona isiphambeko sikaEfrayimi sembulwa, lobubia beSamariyab; ngoba benza amanga, lesela liyangena, leviyoc labaphangi liyaphanga1de ngaphandle.

2 Njalo kabangatsho enhliziyweni yabo ukuthi ngiyabukhumbula bonke ububif babo. Khathesi izenzo zabog zibahanqile, ziphambih kobuso bami.

Ububi bukaIsrayeli lokuhlamuka kwakhe

3 Bayayithokozisai inkosi ngobubij babo, leziphathamandla ngamangak abo.

4 Bonkel bayafeba; banjengeziko elibaselwa ngumphekizinkwa, oyekela ukukhwezelam umlilo kusukela ekuxovenin inhlama kuze kube sekubileni kwayo.

5 Kulusuku lwenkosio yethu; iziphathamandla ziyigulise ngokutshisa kwewayinip; yelulela isandla sayo kanye labaklolodayo.

6 Ngoba zalungisaq inhliziyo yazo njengezikor ngokucathamela kwazos; umphekizinkwa wazot ulala ubusuku bonke; ekuseniuv libhebhe njengomlilo olelangabi.

7 Zonke ziyatshisa njengeziko; zidle abehluleli bazo; amakhosi azo wonkew awilex; kakulamuntuy phakathi kwazo ongibizayo.

8 UEfrayimi yena uzihlanganisez lezizwe; uEfrayimi uliqebelengwana elingaphendulwanga.

9 Abezizwea badla amandla akhe, kodwab yena kazi. Yebo, inwele ezimpunga zihlakazekilec phezu kwakhe, kodwad yena kazi.

10 Lokuzigqajae kukaIsrayeli kuyafakaza ebusweni bakhe, kodwa kababuyelif eNkosini uNkulunkulu wabo, kabayidingi ngakho konke lokhu.

11 Njalo uEfrayimig unjengejuba eliyisiphukuphukuh elingelangqondo; bakhalelaijk iGibhithe, bayelm eAsiriya.

12 Lapho behamba ngizakwendlalan imbule lami phezu kwabo, ngibehlise phansi njengenyoni zamazulu, ngibajeziseo njengokwezwakalap ebandleni labo.

13 Maye kibo, ngoba babalekile kimi! Incithakaloqr kubo, ngoba baphambukile bemelene lami. Lanxa minas bengingabahlenga, kube kanti bona baqambat amanga bemelene lami.

14 Kabakhaleli-keu kimi ngenhliziyo yabo, lapho beqhinqa isililo emibhedeniv yabo; babuthana ngenxa yamabele lewayini elitshaw, bayaphambuka bemelene lami.

15 Lanxa mina ngibalayax ngiqinisay izingalo zabo, kanti baceba okubi bemelene lami.

16 Bayaphenduka kodwa kunge koPhezukonkez; banjengedandilia elikhohlisayo; iziphathamandla zabo ziwa ngenkemba ngenxab yentukuthelo yolimi lwabo. Lokhu kuzakuba yinhlekisa yabo elizwenic leGibhithe.

INkosi isola amaIsrayeli ngezithombe zawo

8Uphondoa emlonyeni wakhob. Uzakuza njengokhozic lumelene lendlu yeNkosi; ngoba sebeqed isivumelwano sami, baphambuke bemelene lomlayo wami.

2 Bazamemeza kimi: Nkulunkulu wamie, thina, uIsrayeli, siyakwazi.

3 UIsrayeli walilef okuhle; isitha sizaxotshana laye.

4 Bonag babeke amakhosi, kodwah kungengami; bamisa iziphathamandla, kodwa ngangingakwazi; ngesiliva saboi legolide labo bazenzela izithombe, ukuze baqunywe.

5 Ithole lakhoj, Samariyak, likwalilel; intukuthelo yami iyavutha imelene labo; kozem kube nini ukuthi banganelisi ukuba msulwan?

6 Ngoba laleli livela koIsrayeli; umbazi walenza, njalo kalisuye Nkulunkulu; kodwa itholeo leSamariyap lizakubaq yizihlephu.

7 Ngoba bahlanyeler umoya, bazavunas isivunguzane; kakuyikuba lamabelet emiyo; ihlumela kaliyikwenza impuphu; uba mhlawumbe lingayiveza, abezizweu bazayiginya.

8 UIsrayeliv useginyiwe; khathesi baphakathi kwezizwe, njengesitshaw okungelantokozo kiso.

9 Ngoba bonax benyukele eAsiriya, ubabhemi wegangay oyedwaz ngokwakhe. UEfrayimia uqatshe izithandwab.

10 Yebo, lanxa beqatshac phakathi kwezizwe, sengizabaqoqad; yebo, bazaqalae ukuba balutshwanaf ngenxa yomthwalo wenkosig yeziphathamandla.

11 Ngoba uEfrayimi wandiseh amalathi ngawokona, amalathi azakuba ngawokona kuye.

12 Ngimbhalelei izintoj ezinkulu zomlayo wami kodwa zabalwa njengento yemzini.

13 Mayelana lemihlatshelo yeminikelo yami, bahlabak inyama, bayidle, kodwa iNkosil kayithokozi ngabo. Khathesi izakhumbulamn ububi babo, iphindiseleo izono zabo; bona bazabuyelap eGibhithe.

14 Ngoba uIsrayeliq umkhohliwe uMenzi wakher, wakhas amathempeli; njalo uJuda wandisile imizi ebiyelweyo; kodwat ngizathumela umlilo emizini yakhe, ozaqothulau izigodlo zakhe.

UIsrayeli uzatshaywa ngenxa yokungathembeki kwakhe

9Ungajabulia, wena Israyeli, kube yinjabulo, njengezizwe, ngoba uwulileb usuka kuNkulunkulu wakho; uthanda umvuzoc wobuwule emabaleni wonke okubhulela amabele.

2 Ibalad lokubhulela lesikhameloe sewayinif kakuyikubondlag, lewayini elitshahi lizabakhohlisa.

3 Kabayikuhlala elizweni leNkosij, kodwa uEfrayimik uzabuyela eGibhithe, badlel okungcolileyo eAsiriyam.

4 Kabayikuthululelan iwayini eNkosini, kabayikuyithokozisao; imihlatshelo yabo izakuba njengesinkwap sokulila kubo; bonkeq abasidlayo bazangcola; ngoba isinkwa sabo ngesomphefumulo wabo, kasiyikufika endlini yeNkosi.

5 Lizakwenzani ngosuku lomkhosir omisiweyo, langosuku lwedilis leNkosi?

6 Ngoba khangela, bahambile ngenxa yokuchithekat, iGibhitheu izababutha, iMofiv ibangcwabe, izindawo zabo eziloyisekayow zesiliva, ukhula oluhlabayox luzakudla ilifa lazo, amevay abe semathenteni abo.

7 Insukuz zokuhanjelwa sezifikile, insuku zempindiseloa sezifikile; uIsrayelib uzakwazi; umprofethic uyisithutha, umuntu womoyade uyahlanyaf, ngenxa yobunengi bobubi benu, lenzondo enkulu.

8 Umlindig wakoEfrayimi uloNkulunkulu wami, kodwa umprofethih uyisifui somthiyi wenyoni endleleni zakhe zonke, inzondo endlinij kaNkulunkulu wakhe.

9 Bazonakalisilek ngokujulileyol njengensukwinim zeGibeya. Uzakhumbulan ububi babo, ajeziseo izono zabo.

10 Ngamthola uIsrayeli njengezithelo zevini enkangala, ngababona oyihlo njengezithelop zokuqalaq emkhiweni ekuqaleni kwazo. Kodwa bonar baya eBhali-Peyoris, bazehlukaniselat lelohlazou, babav ngokunengekayo njengokuthanda kwabo.

11 NgoEfrayimi, udumo lwabow luzaphapha luhambe njengenyoni, kusukela ekuzalweni, njalo kusukelax esiswini, njalo kusukela ekumithweni.

12 Lobay bekhulisa abantwana babo, kube kanti ngizabenza bafelwe, kungasali muntu. Yebo-ke, mayez kibo ekusukeni kwamia kibo!

13 UEfrayimi, njengokubona kwami iTire, uhlanyelwe endaweni yokuhlala; kodwa uEfrayimi uzakhuphelab abantwana bakhe kumbulali.

14 Banike, Nkosi! Uzanikani? Banike isizalo esiphunzayocd, lamabele omileyoe.

15 Bonke ububi babo buseGiligalif, ngoba ngabazonda khona, ngenxa yobubi bezenzo zabo, ngizabaxotsha endlini yami, kangisayikubathanda; zonke iziphathamandla zabog zingabahlamukih.

16 UEfrayimi utshayiwe; impande yaboij yomile, kabayikuthela isithelo; yebo lobak bezala, ngizabulala izithelo zesizalo sabo ezithandekayol.

17 UNkulunkulu wami uzabala, ngoba kabamlaleli; bazakubam ngabazulayo phakathi kwezizwe.

10UIsrayeli ulivini elithululwayoa, lizenzelab izithelo; njengobunengi bezithelo zakhe wandisac amalathi akhe; ngobuhle belizwe lakhe wenzad insika zakhe eziyizithombee zibe zinhle.

2 Iyehlukanisile inhliziyo yabo; khathesi bazakubaf lecala; yona izabhidlizag amalathi abo, ichithe insika zabo eziyizithombeh.

3 Ngoba khathesi bazakuthi: Kasilankosii; ngoba kasimesabanga uJehova; pho, inkosi izakwenzani kithi?

4 Bakhulume amazwi, befunga amanga besenza isivumelwano; ngakho isahluleloj sizahluma njengokhula oluyitshefuk emifolwenil yensimu.

5 Abahlali beSamariyam bazakwesaban ngenxa yetholeo leBeti-Avenip; ngoba abantu bayo bazalililela, labapristiq balo ababethokoza ngalo, ngodumor lwalo, ngoba lusukiles kulo.

6 Yebo, lizathwalelwat eAsiriya, libe yisipho enkosiniu uJarebhi. UEfrayimi uzakuba lenhloni, loIsrayeli ayangekev ngenxa yeseluleko sakhew.

7 ISamariyax iqunyiwey, lenkosi yayoz injengebazeloa ebusweni bamanzib.

8 Lendawo eziphakemeyo zeAvenic, isonod sikaIsrayeli, kuzachithwa; amevae lokhula oluhlabayof kuzamila phezu kwamalathi abo. Njalo bazakuthig ezintabeni: Sisibekeleni; lemaqaqeni: Welani phezu kwethu.

9 Kusukelah ensukwini zeGibeya wonile, Israyeli; lapho bema; impii eGibeya emelene labantwana bobubi kayibaficanga.

10 Kusesiloyiswenij sami ukubajezisa; izizwek zizabuthana zimelene labo, lapho ngizababopha ngenxa yeziphambeko zabo ezimbili.

11 Njalo uEfrayimi ulithokazi elifundisiweyo, elithandal ukubhulam, kodwa mina ngedlule phezu kwentamo yakhen yobuhle; ngigadise uEfrayimi, uJuda uzalima, uJakobe uzaziharerao.

12 Zihlanyeleleni ekulungenip, livuneq emusenir; qhathanis ingqatho yenut; ngoba sekuyisikhathi sokuyidinga iNkosi, ize ifike, inise ukulunga phezu kwenuu.

13 Lilime inkohlakalov, lavuna isiphambekowx, lidle izithelo zamanga; ngoba lithembele endleleni yenu, ebunengini bamaqhawe enu.

14 Ngalokho kuzakuba khona ukuxokozela phakathi kwabantu bakho, lenqaba zakho zonkey zizachithwaz, njengalokhu uShalimania wachithab iBeti-Aribeli ngosuku lwempi; unina wachotshozwa phezu kwabantwanac.

15 Izakwenza njalo iBhetheli kini, ngenxa yobubi bobubi bakhod; emadabukakusa inkosi yakoIsrayeli izaqunywa lokuqunywae.

UNkulunkulu uthanda abantu bakhe abaduhileyo

11UIsrayeli esengumntwanaa ngamthandab, ngayibizac indodana yami ukuthi iphume eGibhithed.

2 Kwathi bebabiza, ngokunjalo basuka phambi kwaboe; bahlabela oBhalif, batshisela izithombe ezibaziweyo impephag.

3 Mina-ke ngacathulisa uEfrayimi; ngababamba ngezingalo zaboh; kodwa kabazanga ukuthi ngibelaphilei.

4 Ngabadonsa ngamagodaj omuntu, ngentambo zothandok, ngaba kibol njengalabo abasusa ijogwe ezihlathini zabom, ngakhothama kibo, ngabanika ukudlan.

5 Kayikubuyela elizweni leGibhitheo, kodwa umAsiriya yena uzakuba yinkosi yakhep, ngoba balile ukuphendukaq.

6 Inkemba izatheleka emizini yakher, iqede imigoqo yakhes, ibadle, ngenxa yamacebo abot.

7 Njalo abantu bami banamathela ekuhlehleleni muva kimiu; lanxa bebabizelav koPhezukonkew, kakho ngitsho owayengamphakamisax.

8 Ngizakunikela njani, Efrayimiy? ngikudele, Israyeli? Ngizakwenza njani ube njengeAdimaza? ngikubeke njengeZeboyimib? Inhliziyo yami isiphendukile phakathi kwamic, izihawu zamid ziyakhudumalae kanyekanye.

9 Kangiyikwenza ukuvutha kolaka lwami; kangiyikubuyela ngichithe uEfrayimi; ngoba nginguNkulunkulu, kangisuye umuntuf, oNgcweleg phakathi kwakhoh; kangiyikungena emzini.

10 Bazayilandela iNkosii; izabhongaj njengesilwanek; lapho yona izabhonga, khona abantwana bazavela entshonalangal beqhaqhazela.

11 Bazaqhaqhazela njengenyoni evela eGibhithem, lanjengejuban elivela elizweni leAsiriyaop; njalo ngizabenza bahlale ezindlini zabo, itsho iNkosiq.

12 UEfrayimi ungizingelezele ngamanga, lendlu kaIsrayeli ngenkohliso; kodwa uJudar usabusa loNkulunkulu, uthembekiles kanye labangcwelet.

Ukungathembeki kukaIsrayeli loJuda

12UEfrayimi udla umoya, axotshanea lomoya wempumalangab; usuku lonke wandisa amanga lencithakalocd; benza isivumelwano leAsiriyae, lamafutha athwalelwaf eGibhitheg.

2 INkosi layo ilengxabano loJudah, izahambela uJakobe ngokwendlela zakhei, imphindiselej ngokwezenzo zakhek.

3 Esiswini wabamba umfowabo ngesithendel, langamandla akhe wabindana loNkulunkulum.

4 Yebo, waba lamandla phezu kwengilosi, wanqoban, wakhala inyembezi wayincengao; eBhetheli wamthola, lalapho wakhuluma lathip.

5 Ngitsho iNkosi, uNkulunkulu wamabandla, iNkosi iyisikhumbuzo sayoq.

6 Ngakho wena, phendukela kuNkulunkulu wakhor, gcina umusa lokulungas, ulindele uNkulunkulu wakho njalonjalot.

7 Ungumthengisi, izilinganiso ezikhohlisayo zisesandleni sakheu, uthanda ukucindezela.

8 LoEfrayimi uthi: Kanti nginothile, sengizitholele inothov; kuyo yonke imitshikatshika yami kabayikungitholela ububi, obuyisonow.

9 Kodwa ngiyiNkosi, uNkulunkulu wakho, kusukela elizweni leGibhithex; ngisezakuhlalisa emathenteniy njengensukwini zomkhosi omisiweyoz.

10 Ngizakhuluma futhi labaprofethia, mina ngandise umbonob, ngisebenzise imifanekiso ngesandla sabaprofethi.

11 Bukhona yini ububi eGileyadi? Isibili bayizec, bahlaba izinkunzi eGiligalid; yebo, amalathi abo anjengenqumbie emiseleni yamasimuf.

12 Kanti uJakobe wabalekela elizweni leSiriyag, loIsrayeli wasebenzela umfazih, welusa izimvu ngenxa yomfazii.

13 Langomprofethij iNkosi yamenyusa uIsrayeli eGibhithek, langomprofethil walondolozwam.

14 UEfrayimi uyicunule ngobuhlungu obukhulun; ngakho izayekela igazi lakhe phezu kwakheo, leNkosi yakhe ilibuyisele kuyep ihlazo lakheq.

Ukuchitheka kukaIsrayeli

13Lapho uEfrayimi ekhuluma eqhuqha, waziphakamisa koIsrayelia; kodwa waba lecalab ngoBhalic, wafa.

2 Khathesi-ke baqhubeka besona, bazenzela izithombe ezibunjwe ngokuncibilikisa zesiliva sabo, izithombe njengokuqedisisa kwabod, zonke zingumsebenzi wezingcitshie; abathi ngazo: Abantu abanikela imihlatshelo bazakwanga amatholef.

3 Ngakho bazakuba njengeyezi lekusenig, lanjengamazolo ovivi ahambayoh; njengomule ophetshulwa yisivunguzane ebaleni lokubhulelai, njengentuthu ephumaj etshimininik.

4 Kube kanti mina ngiyiNkosi, uNkulunkulu wakho, kusukela elizweni leGibhithe; ngakho kawuyikwazi unkulunkulu ngaphandle kwamilm, ngoba kakho umsindisino ngaphandle kwamip.

5 Mina ngakwazi enkangalaq, elizweni elomileyo kakhulur.

6 Njengokwedlelo labo, ngokunjalo basuthast; basutha, lenhliziyo yabo yaphakamau; ngenxa yalokho bangikhohlwavw.

7 Ngakho ngizakuba kubo njengesilwanex, njengengwe endleleniy ngizabacathamelaz.

8 Ngizabahlangabeza njengebhere elithathelwe imidlwanea, ngidabule isisibekelo senhliziyo yabo, ngibadlele lapho njengesilwane; isilo seganga sizabadabudabula.

9 Kukuchithile, Israyelib, kodwa kimi kulosizo lwakhoc.

10 Pho, ingaphi inkosi yakho, ukuthi ikusindise emizini yakho yonked? Labehluleli bakho owathi ngabo: Nginike inkosi leziphathamandlae?

11 Ngakunika inkosi ekuthukutheleni kwamif, ngayisusa ngolaka lwamig.

12 Ububi bukaEfrayimi bubotshiwe, isono sakhe sibekiweh.

13 Insizi zowesifazana ohelelwayo zizamfikela; uyindodana engahlakaniphangai, ngoba ingehlale isikhathij emlonyeni wesizalo sabantwanak.

14 Ngizabenzela inhlawulo yokuthulalm emandleni engcwaban, ngibahlenge ekufenio. Kufa, bangaphi omatshayabhuqe bezifo zakhop? Ngcwaba, ingaphi incithakalo yakhoq? Uphenduko luzasitheliswa emehlweni amir.

15 Loba yena engaveza izithelo phakathi kwabafowabos, kuzafika umoya wempumalangat, umoya weNkosi, usenyukau enkangalav, lomthombo wakhew uzakutshax, kome lesiphethu sakhey; wona uzaphanga okuligugu kwazo zonke izitsha eziloyisekayo.

16 ISamariyaz izakuba lunxiwaa, ngoba ihlamukele uNkulunkulu wayob; bazakuwa ngenkemba, labantwana babo bachotshozwecd, labesifazana babo abakhulelweyo baqhaqhweef.

UIsrayeli uyacelwa ukubuyela eNkosini

14Buyela, Israyeli, eNkosini, uNkulunkulu wakhoa; ngoba ukhubekile ngesiphambeko sakhob.

2 Thathani amazwi lani, libuyele eNkosini, lithi kiyoc: Susa bonke ububi, usemukele ngomusad; ngakho sizabhadala amajongosi endebe zethue.

3 IAsiriya kayiyikusisindisaf, kasiyikugada amabhizag; kasisayikutsho kuyo imisebenzi yezandla zethu ukuthi: Lingonkulunkulu bethuh; ngoba kuwe intandane izatshengiswa umusai.

4 Ngizakwelaphaj ukuhlehlela muva kwabokl, ngizabathandam ngesihlen, ngoba intukuthelo yami iphanjulwe kuye.

5 Ngizakuba njengamazolo kuIsrayelio; uzakhahlela njengomduzep, agxilise impande zakhe njengeLebhanoniqr.

6 Amahlumela akhe azanabas, lenkazimulo yakhe ibet njengesihlahla somhlwathiu, abe lephunga njengeLebhanoniv.

7 Bazabuyela abahlala emthunzini wakhewx, bavuseleleke njengamabele, bakhahlele njengevini, isikhumbuzo sakhe sibe njengewayini leLebhanoni.

8 Efrayimi, ngiseselani lezithombeyz? Mina ngimphendulea, ngimnanzeleleb; ngibe njengefiri* eliluhlazacd; isithelo sakho sifunyanwa kimie.

9 Ngubani ohlakaniphileyo aqedisise lezizinto? okhaliphileyo azazif? Ngoba indlela zeNkosig ziqondileh, labalungileyo bazahamba ngazoi, kodwa abaphambukij bazakhubeka kuzok.