uHoseya
ISAHLUKO1
1IlizwilikaYehovaelafikakuHoseyaunyanakaBheri, ngemihlakaUziya,kaYotam,ka-Ahazi,kaHezekiya, ookumkanibakwaYuda,nangemihlakaYarobheham unyanakaYowashe,ukumkaniwakwaSirayeli.
2UkuqalekakwelizwilikaYehovangoHoseyaWathi uYehovakuHoseya,Yiyauzekeumfaziwobuhenyu nabantwanabobuhenyu;ngokubailizwelihenyuzekakhulu, lemkakuYehova
3Wayake,wazekauGomereintombikaDibhelayim; wakhawula,wamzalelaunyana.
4WathiuYehovakuye,MthiyeigamalokubanguYizereli; ngokubakusayakubangumzuzwana,ndiwaveleleamagazi akwaYizerelikwindlukaYehu,ndibupheliseubukumkani bendlukaSirayeli
5Kuyakuthingaloomini,ndisaphuleisaphetha sakwaSirayelientiliniyaseYizereli;
6Yabuyayamitha,yazalaintombiWathiuThixokuye, MthiyeigamalokubanguLoruhama;ndiyakuzisusa kuphele.
7NdiyakubanemfesanekuyoindlukaYuda,ndibasindise ngoYehovauThixowabo,ndingabasindisingasaphetha, nangakrele,nangamfazwe,nangamahashe,nangamahashe.
8AkumlumlakeuAkenzelwanga-mfesane,wakhawula wazalaunyana
9WathiuYehova,MthiyeigamalokubanguAsibantu-bam; ngokubaaningabantubam,namandiyikubanguThixo wenu
10KeinaniloonyanabakaSirayeliliyakuba ngangentlabathiyaselwandle,engalinganiswayo, engabalwayo;kuyakuthi,aphokwabekusithiwakubo, Aningabantubamnina,kuthiwekubo,Ningoonyana bakaThixoophilileyo
11BohlanganisanandawonyeoonyanabakaYuda noonyanabakaSirayeli,bazimiseleintlokoibenye, banyukebaphumekwelozwe;kubaiyakubankuluimini yaseYizereli
ISAHLUKO2
1Yithinikubazalwanabenu,Wenani,bantubam;koodade benu,ooRuhama
Bambananinonyoko,bambananinaye;ngokubaakamfazi wam,andindodayakheMakabususeubuhenyubakhe ebuswenibakhe,nokukrexezakwakhephakathikwamabele akhe;
3hlezendimhlubeabeze,ndimmiseenjengaminiwazalwa, ndimenzeabenjengentlango,ndimmiseabenjengelizwe elingumqwebedu,ndimbulalengenxano; 4ndingasikwamfesanengenxayabantwanabakhe; ngokubabengabantwanabobuhenyubona
5Kubauninauhenyuzile,wenzeokuziintloniumzaliwabo, ngokubawathi,Ndiyakulandelaizithandanezam, ezindinikaisonkasam,namanziam,uboyabambegusha neflakisiyam,ioliyamnentoendiyiselayo.
6Ngakooko,yabona,ndiyakuyibiyelaindlelayakho ngameva,ndakheudonga,angawufumaniumendowakhe
7Uyakuzisukelaizithandanezakhe,angafikikuzo;azifune, angazifumani:athi,Ndiyakuyandibuyeleendodeniyam yokuqala;kubaokobekulungilekumokokunangoku.
8Akaziukubandimowamnikaingqolowa,newayini entsha,neoli;ndamandiselaisiliverenegolide,abasuka bayenzelauBhahali.
9Ngakookondiyakubuya,ndiyithabatheingqolowayam ngexeshalayo,newayiniyamentshangexeshalayo elimisiweyo;
10Ngokukendiyakuwatyhilaamanyalaakheemehlweni ezithandanezakhe,kungabikhobaniumhlangulayo esandlenisam.
11Ndoluphelisalonkeuvuyolwakhe,umthendeleko wakhe,nokuthwasakwenyangakuye,neesabathazakhe, namaxeshaakheonkeamisiweyo.
12Ndiyakuyibharhisaimidiliyayakhe,nemikhiwane yakhe,abesithiyena,Lutshedolwamolu,endalunikwayo zizithandanezam;
13NdiyakumvelelangenxayemihlayooBhahali, abeqhumiselengayokubo,ehombisengamajikaziakhe, neempahlazakhe,wazilandelaizithandanezakhe, wandilibala;utshouYehova
14Ngakooko,yabona,ndiyakumrhwebesha,ndimse entlango,ndithethekakuhlenaye.
15Ndomnikaizidiliyazakhe,zithabathelekhona,nentili yeAkoreibelisangolethemba,avumekhonanjengeemini zobutshabakhe,nanjengeminiyokunyukakwakhe,ephuma ezwenilaseYiputa
16Kuyakuthingaloomini,utshouYehova,undibize ngokuthi,Ndodayam;ungabisathindinguBhahali
17NgokubandiyakuwasusaamagamaooBhahali emlonyeniwakhe,bangabisakhunjulwangamagamaabo. 18Ngaloominindobenzelaumnqophisonamarhamncwa asendle,neentakazezulu,nezinambuzanezomhlaba, ndisaphuleisaphetha,nekrele,nemfazweemhlabeni, ndiwalalisebekholosile.
19Ndiyakukuganaubengowamngonaphakade; Ndokuganaubengowamngobulungisanangokusesikweni, nangencebanangemfesane; 20Ndikuganeubengowamngokuthembeka,umazi uYehova.
21Kuyakuthingaloomini,ndiphendule,utshouYehova, ndiliphenduleizulu,lonaliphenduleihlabathi; 22ihlabathiliphenduleingqolowa,newayinientsha,neoli; ziyakuyivaiYizereli
23Ndiyakuzihlwayelelayenaemhlabeni;ndiyakuba nencebakulowoungenzelwanganceba;Ndiyakuthi kwabangebantubam,Ningabantubam;bathi,UnguThixo wamwena
ISAHLUKO3
1WathiuYehovakum,Phinda,uthandeumfazi,ethandwa nguwabo,ekrexeza,njengokouYehovaabathandayo oonyanabakaSirayeli,bebhekathixwenibambi,bethanda izicumbazeerasintyisi.
2ndamthengakengeesilivereezilishumielinantlanu, nangehomereyerhasi,nesiqingathasehomereyerhasi
3Ndathikuye,Uzeundihlaleleimihlaemininzi;uze ungahenyuzi,ungabingowandodayimbi;namndobakuwe 4NgokubaoonyanabakaSirayelibayakuhlalaimihla emininzibengenakumkani,bengenasikhulu,
uHoseya bengenambingelelo,bengenamfanekisooqingqiweyo, bengenaefodi,bengenamilondekhaya;
5EmvenikokobayakubuyaoonyanabakaSirayeli, bamquqeleuYehovauThixowabo,noDavideukumkani wabo;bamoyikeuYehova,nasekulungenikwakhe ekuphelenikwemihla
ISAHLUKO4
LiveniilizwilikaYehova,nyanabakaSirayeli;ngokuba uYehovaubambenenabemibelizweeli;ngokuba kungekhonyaniso,kungekhonceba,kungekhokwazi uThixokwelilizwe.
2Kukushwabula,nokuxoka,nokuncinitha,nokuba, nokukrexeza;
3Ngenxayokoilizwelenzaisijwili,zithokombisilezonke izintoezimikulo;kwaneentlanzizolwandleziyakususwa 4Kodwamakangabambaniomnyenomnye,omnye makangamohlwayiomnye;ngokubaabantubakowenu banjengobambenenombingeleli
5Uyakuwaemini,nomprofetiakhubekenaweebusuku, ndimtshabalaliseunyoko.
6Bayatshabalalaabantubamkukuswelaukwazi;kuba wenaukucekisileukwazi,ndiyakukucekisa,ukubaungabi ngumbingelelikum.WawulibalaumyalelokaThixowakho; ndobalibalaabantwanabakhonam
7Okukhonabandayo,kokukhonabonileyokum;uzuko lwabondiyakulwananisangocukucezo.
8Badlaidinilesonosabantubam,umphefumlowabo bawuphakamiselaebugwenxenibabo;
9Kuyakuthi,njengokobanjaloabantu,abenjalo umbingeleli,ndiziveleleiindlelazakhekuye,ndizibuyisele kuyeiintlondizakhe
10Bayakudla,bangahluthi,bahenyuze,bangabandi; ngokubabekuyekileukumthobelauYehova
11Uhenyuzo,newayini,newayinientsha,ziwexula intliziyo.
12Abantubambabuzisakumthiwabo;nentongayabo iyabaxelela;ngokubaumoyawobuhenyuubalahlekisile; bahenyuzebemkaphantsikoThixowabo.
13Babingelelaezincotshenizeentaba,baqhumisele ezinduliniphantsikwemioki,nemipopulari,nemiterebhinti, ngokubaulungileumthunziwayo,ngenxayoko ziyahenyuzaiintombizenu,bayakrexezaabalinganebenu 14Andiyikuzivelelaiintombizenu,ngokokubazihenyuza; noomolokazanabenu,ngokokubabekrexeza;ngokubanina ngokwenunithigubucalanamahenyukazinibingelela namang'awukazi;ngokokeabantuabangaqondiyobaya kukhahlelekaphantsi
15Ukubauyahenyuza,Sirayeli,makangazekiityalauYuda; musaniukuyaeGiligali,ningenyukiniyeeBhetaven, ningafunginithi,EhlelinjeuYehova.
16KubauSirayeliuyinjubaqa,njengethokazieliyinjubaqa; ngokuuYehovauyakubaluselaemphangalaleni, njengamatakane
17UEfrayimubophenenezithixo; 18Isiselosabosimuncu,baqhubekabehenyuza;abathetheli babobathandaukudana;
19Umoyaumbambilengamaphikoawo;bayakudana yimibingeleloyabo.
ISAHLUKO5
Kuvenioku,babingeleli;bazaniiindlebe,ndlukaSirayeli; bekaniiindlebe,ndluyokumkani;ngokubanibengumgibe eMizpa,nabangumnathaotwatyululweyophezu kweTabhore
2Bangxokileukubulalaabagwiliki,kodwa bendibakhalimelaxabebonkebephela.
3MnandiyamaziuEfrayim,noSirayeliakagushekilekum; ngokubauhenyuzilengoku,wenaEfrayim,uSirayeli uzenzeinqambi
IzenzozaboazivumiukubababuyelekuThixowabo;kuba umoyawobuhenyuukubo,abamaziuYehova.
5IqhayiyalikaSirayeliliyangqinaebuswenibakhe; bokhubekakeooSirayelinoEfrayimngobugwenxababo; noYudawokhubekakunyenabo.
6BayakuyakumfunauYehova,benempahlayabo emfutshaneneenkomozabo;keabasayikumfumana; urhoxilekubo.
7BanginizilekuYehova,kubabezeleoonyanabolunye uhlanga;ngokuinyangaiyakubadla,kunyenezabelozabo 8VuthelaniisigodloeGibheha,nexilongoeRama; khwazanieBhetaven,emvakwakho,Bhenjamin 9KuyakubasenkangalakwelakwaEfrayimngemini yokohlwaya;ezizwenizakwaSirayelindisazisileintoeya kubakho
10AbathethelibakwaYudabasukababanjengabashenxisi bomda;ngokokendophalazaphezukwaboubushushubam njengamanzi
11UEfrayimucinezelekile,watyunyuzwangokomthetho, ngokubawavumaukuwulandelaumthetho.
12NdiyakubanjengenundukuEfrayim,ndibe njengenundukwindlukaYuda
13XawasibonayouEfrayimisifosakhe,noYudawalibona inxebalakhe;uEfrayimwesukawayaeAsiriya,wathumela kukumkaniuYarebhi
14NgokubandinjengengonyamakwaEfrayim, ndinjengengonyamaentshakwindlukaYudamna;ndiya kumthabatha,kungabikhoumhlangulayo
15Ndiyakuhambandibuyeleendaweniyam,badebeve benetyala,babufuneubusobamEkubandezelekenikwabo bayakundifunabenyamekile;
ISAHLUKO6
1YizanisibuyelekuYehova;kubaeqwengile,wosiphilisa; usibethile,wosibopha
2Wosidlisaubomi,kwakubantsukumbini;wosiphakamisa ngolwesithathu,sidleubomiphambikwakhe
3Siyakukwazike,ukubasingxameleukumaziuYehova; ukuphumakwakhekuhlenjengokusa;yayeuyakuzakuthi njengemvula,njengemvulayasekwindlanasekwindla ehlabathini
4Ndiyakwenzantoninakuwe,Efrayim?Mandikwenze ntoninaYuda?Ngokubaukulungakwenukunjengelifu lokusa,nanjengombetheomkakwakusasa
5Ngenxayokondibaxozilengabaprofeti;Ndibabulele ngentethoyomlomowam,nezigwebozakho njengokukhanyaokuphumayo
6Ngokubandinoneleleuthando,andinonelelembingelelo; ukumaziuThixongaphezukwamadinianyukayo
7KebonabawugqithileumnqophisonjengoAdam, banginizakumapho.
8IGiliyadingumziwabasebenzibobutshinga,uzeleligazi 9Bunjengokulalelwakwendodangamatutuubudlelane bababingeleli;bayancinithaendleleni; 10EndlwinikaSirayelindiboneintoebangaamanwele; aphouEfrayimuyahenyuza,uSirayeliuzenzainqambi
11Kananjalo,Yuda,umiseleisivuno,ekukubuyisenikwam ukuthinjwakwabantubam
ISAHLUKO7
1EkumphilisenikwamuSirayeli,kusukekutyhileke ubugwenxabukaEfrayimnobubibakwaSamari;isela lingene,amatutuabhuqengaphandle
2Abatshoentliziyweniyaboukuthindobukhumbulabonke ububibabo;ziphambikobusobam
3Bamvuyisileukumkaningeentozaboezimbi, nabathethelingobuxokibabo.
4Bonkebephelabangabakrexezi;banjengezikolezonka elibaselwengumoji-zonka,okhaayekeukukhwezela,emva kokubaexovuleintlama,ideifukuke.
5Ngeminiyokumkaniwethuabathethelibamxhakamfule ngeentsubazewayini;wasolulaisandlasakhekunye nabagxeki.
6Ngokubabayisondezeintliziyoyaboemlaleniwabo, ngathikusezikwenilezonka;bonkeubusukuuleleumojizonkawabo;kusasalivuthanjengomliloolenyayo.
7Bonkebephelabashushunjengezikolezonka,bayabadla abagwebibabo;bonkeookumkanibabobawile,akukho namnyekuboundinqulayo.
8Uzekel’uEfrayimphakathikwezizwe;UEfrayim liqebengwanaelingaguqukiyo
9Abasemzinibawadlileamandlaakhe,yenaakaziyena; Nezimvizikhophezukwakhe,nokoakaziyena
10IqhayiyalikaSirayeliliyangqinaebuswenibakhe; 11UEfrayimunjengevukuthuelimathileyo, elingenantliziyo;babizaiYiputa,bayaeAsiriya
12Ndothi,bakubon'ukubabayaya,ndiwutwabululephezu kwaboumnathawam;ndiyakubahlisanjengeentakazezulu; ndiyakubathethisanjengokolivileyoibandlalabo
13Yehakebona!ngokubababalekilekum;yintshabalalo kubo!ngokubabakreqilekum;ndibakhulule,basukabona bathethaubuxokingam
14Abakhalangakumngeentliziyozabo,basukabamana bebhombolozaezililinizabo;baqukanangenxa yengqolowanewayinientsha,bandivukela Mnandiziqeqeshile,ndazomeleza,iingalozabo;kebona bacingaububingam
16Bayabuya,kodwaababuyelikOsenyangweni; banjengesaphethaesinenkohlisoBayakuwalikrele abathethelibabongenxayobhavumololwimilwabo;oko kubeyintlekisakuboezwenilaseYiputa
ISAHLUKO8
1Fakaisigodloemlonyeniwakho.Utshabaluyirhiwula indlukaYehovanjengexhalanga;ngenxayokuba bewugqithileumnqophisowam,bakreqakumyalelowam
2Bayakukhalakum,bathi,Thixowethu,siyakwazi,Thixo wethu;
3IyanukakuSirayeliintoelungileyo;utshabamalumsukele
4Bamiseookumkani,bengavelikum;benzeabathetheli, ndingazimna;isilivereyabonegolideyabobayenze izithixo,ukuzeinqanyulwe
5Itholelakho,Samamari,liyakulahliwe;uvuthaumsindo wamkubo;Kuyakudakubenininabengekafikiukuba msulwa?
6NgokubanaloliphumakwaSirayeli;lenzaingcibi; ngenxayokoasinguThixolo,kodwaitholelakwaSamari liyakutyunyuzwa
7Ngokubabehlwayeleumoya,bayakuvunaisaqhwithi, akunazimba;
8UginyiweuSirayeli;ngokubayakubaphakathi kweentlanganjengesityaesingananziweyo.
9KubabonabanyukebayaeAsiriya,njenge-esilelasendle lihambalilodwa,lakwaEfrayimuziqeshileizitharudane 10Nakubabeqeshanokuqeshaezintlangeni,ndiya kubabuthangoku,banciphengenxayomthwalowokumkani wabathetheli
11KubauEfrayimuzandisileizibingelelozokona;kuye izibingelelozabazezokona
12Ndambhalelaizintoezinkuluzomyalelowam, zabalelwaekubeniyintoengento.
13Imibingeleloyeziphozambayayibingelela,bayidle;ke ayakholekakuYehova;kungokuuyakubukhumbula ubugwenxababo,aziveleleizonozabo;bayakubuyela eYiputa
14NgokubauSirayeliwamlibalauMenziwakhe,wakha iitempile;UYudauyandisaimizienqatyisiweyo.Kemna ndiyakuthumelaumliloemiziniyakhe,uzidleiingxande zakheezinde
ISAHLUKOSE-9
1Musaukuvuya,Sirayeli,udeugcobe njengezizwe:ngokubauhenyuzile,wemkakuThixowakho; uthandeutshequezandenizonkezengqolowa
2Isandanesixovuleloasiyikubondla,newayinientshaiya kunidanisa
3AbayikuhlalaezwenilikaYehova;uEfrayimuya kubuyelaeYiputa,badleizintoeziyinqambieAsiriya.
4AbayikumthululelauYehovaiwayini,ayiyikubamnandi kuyenemibingeleloyabo;ukudlakwabokubokuyakuba njengesonkasabalilayo;Bonkeabayidlayobobaziinqambi; ngokubaukudlakwaboakuyikungenaendlwinikaYehova, kubengumphefumlowabo
5Nothininangeminiyexeshaelimisiweyo,nangemini yomthendelekokaYehova?
6Kuba,yabonani,bemkilengenxayembuqo;iYiputaiya kubabutha,iMofiiyakubangcwaba;izintozabo ezinqwenelekayozesilivereziyakuhluthwangamarhawu; yimithanaenamevaezintentenizabo
7Kufikeiiminizokuvelela,kufikeiiminizempindezelo; UyakwaziuSirayeliUmprofetiusisidenge,uyageza indodaenomoya,ngenxayobuninzibobugwenxabakho, nentiyoenkulu
8NgumboniseliuEfrayimngakuThixowam;umprofeti ngumgibewomthiyeliezindlelenizakhezonke,uyintiyo endlwiniyoThixowakhe
9Batshonisileukonakalisakwabo,njengokwemihla yaseGibheha;uyakubukhumbulaubugwenxababo,uya kuzivelelaizonozabo
10NdamfumanauSirayelienjengeediliyaentlango; Ndababonaooyihlobenjengentlahlelaemkhiwaneni ekuqalenikwawo;bayaeBhahali-pehore,bazahlulele kwelohlazo;namasikiziaboanjengokobathandangako.
11UEfrayim,uzukolwakheluyakuphaphazela,lumke njengentaka;kungabikhokuzala,nakumitha,nakukhawula 12Ewe,nokubabathebakhulisaoonyana,ndobahlutha abantwana,kungabikhobani;yehakebona,ekusukeni kwamkubo!
13NgokondazibonelauEfrayim,ukubaabeyiTire, etyelweekriweni;kodwauEfrayimuyakubakhuphela kumbulalioonyanabakhe
14Banike,Yehova;wobanikantonina?Banikeisisu esiphumayo,namabeleawomileyo
15BonkeububibabobuseGiligali;ngokubandabathiya khona;ngenxayobubibeentlondizabo,ndiyakubagxotha endlwiniyam;andiyikuphindandibathande;bonke abathethelibabobaziinjubaqa
16UbethiweuEfrayim,ingcambuyaboyomile;abayi kuxakathasiqhamoNokubabathebazala,ndozibulala izintoezinqwenelekayozesisusabo
17UThixowamuyakubacekisa,kuba bengamphulaphulanga;bayakuphalaphalaezintlangeni
ISAHLUKOSE-10
USirayelingumdiliyaonabileyo;wazixakathelaiziqhamo Okukhonawabaneziqhamo,kokukhonawandisa izibingelelo;ngokulungakwelizwelakhebenzé imifanekisoemihle
Yababutheleziintliziyoyabo;ngokubayakubanjwa;uya kuzidilizaizibingelelozabo,azibhuqeizimisozabo zamatye
3Ewe,ngokubayakuthi,Asinakumkani,kuba asimoyikangauYehova;uyakusenzantoninakeukumkani?
4Bathethaamazwinje,bashwabulangobuxoki, ngokwenzaiminqophiso;
5AbemibakwaSamaribanxunguphelengomfanekiso wetholelaseBhetaven;ewe,benzaisijwilingaloabantu balo,bathuthumeleababingelelibaloabangengabo,ngenxa yalo,ngenxayozukolwalo,kubalufudukilekulo
6LiyakusiwaeAsiriyanalo,libengumnikelokukumkani uYarebhi;uEfrayimuyakudana,adaneuSirayelingenxa yecebolakhe
7KeelakwaSamari,ukumkaniwaloudakile, unjengegwebuphezukwamanzi;
8IzigangazaseAven,isonosikaSirayeli,zotshabalala Kuyakuhlumaimithanaenamevaneenkunzane ezibingelelwenizabo;bayakuthiezintabeni,Siseleleni; nakwiinduli,Siweleni
9KususelakwimihlayaseGibheha,Sirayeliwona;bahlala khona;akubafikelangaeGibhehaukulwanoonyana bobugqwetha
10Ndiyakubathethisakengokomnqwenowam; bahlanganeabantu,bakubopheemijelweniyaboyomibini
11UEfrayimulithokazieliqeqeshiweyo,elithanda ukubhula;Kemnandiweleentanyeniyaloentle,ndiya kumkhwelisauEfrayim;uYudauyakulima,uYakobiuya kuwaqhekezaamagadaakhe
12Zihlwayeleleni,ukubakuveleubulungisa;vunani ngokwenceba;zikhubeleleniumkhubelo,ngokubailixesha lokumquqelauYehova,adeafikeaniniseleubulungisa
13Nalimaokungendawo,navunaubugqwetha;nadla iziqhamozobuxoki,ngokubaukholosengendlelayakho ngobuninzibamagorhaakho
14Kuyakuvukaingxolophakathikwezizwezakowenu, zibhuqweneenqabazakhozonke,njengokouShaleman wayibhuqayoiBhete-arbhelengeminiyemfazwe; kwacunyuzwaooninakunyenoonyanabakhe
15IyakwenjenjalokuniiBheteli,ngenxayobubibezinto zenuezimbi;kwangesifingouyakusingelwaphantsiaphele ukumkaniwakwaSirayeli
ISAHLUKOSE-11
OkouSirayeliebemncinane,ndamthanda,ndambiza unyanawamukubaaphumeeYiputa
2Bababiza,bemkakubo,bemkakubo;babingelela kooBhahali,baqhumiselakwimifanekisoeqingqiweyo
3MnakendamfundisauEfrayimukuhamba,ndibaphatha ngeengalozam;babengazikeukubandibaphilise.
4Ndabatsalangezintyazomntu,ngeentsontelozothando; kubondabanjengomnyinyisiwedyokhweemihlathiniyabo, ndibekaukudlakubo.
5AkayikubuyelaezwenilaseYiputa;nguAsiriya ukumkaniwakhe;kubaabavumangaukubuya
6Ikreleliyakuyijikelezaimiziyakhe,liyigqibeleimivalo yakhe,liyidle,ngenxayamaceboabo
7Abantubambaphikeleukubuyaumvakum;nakuba bebizelwaphezulu,abaziphakamisimpela.
8Ndingathininaukukulahla,Efrayim?Ndingathinina ukukuhlangula,Sirayeli?ndingathininaukukumisa njengeAdama?ndingathininaukukumisa njengeTsebhoyim?Intliziyoyamiphendukilephakathi kwam,ukuzisolakwamkuvuthakunye
9Andiyikukwenzaukuvuthakomsindowam,andiyi kubuyandimonakaliseuEfrayim;ngokubandinguThixo, andimntu;ndingoyiNgcwelephakathikwakho;andiyi kungenakuwoumzi.
10BayakumlandelauYehova;uyakubharhula njengengonyama;kubayenauyakubharhula,bavele entshonalangaoonyana,begubha.
11BayakuvelaeYiputa,begubhanjengeentaka,bavele ezwenilaseAsiriyanjengamavukuthu,ndibabeke ezindlwinizabo;
12UEfrayimundirhawulengobuxoki,indlukaSirayeli ngenkohliso;noYudausengumqhathukuThixo, koyiNgcwele,onyanisileyo.
ISAHLUKOSE-12
1UEfrayimudlaumoya,usukelananolophu lwasempumalanga;Benzakeumnqophisonama-Asiriya, kwasiwaiolieYiputa.
2UYehovaubambenenoYuda,umvelelauYakobi ngokweendlelazakhe;uyakumbuyiselangokweentlondi zakhe
3Wambambaumninawawakhengesithendeesizalweni, wathingamandlaakhe,wabanamandlakuThixo.
4Wazamananasoisithunywa,wafeza,walila,watarhuzisa kuso;samfumanaeBheteli,aphokesasithethanathi; 5UYehova,uThixowemikhosi;uYehovasisikhumbuzo sakhe
6Wenake,buyelakuThixowakho:Gcinainceba nokusesikweni,uhlaleuthembelekuThixowakho. 7Ungumrhwebiunezikalizenkohlisoesandlenisakhe; uthandaukucudisa.
8WathiuEfrayim,Nokondisisityebi,ndizifumanele ubutyebi; 9MnandinguYehova,uThixowakho,kwasezweni laseYiputandisayakukubekaeminqubeni,njengokwemihla yomthendeleko
10Ndithethekubaprofeti,ndayandisaimibono,ndenza imizekelisongesandlasabaprofeti
11BukhonaubutshingaeGiliyadi?kubakubingelelwa iinkunziezintshazeenkomoeGiligali;nezibingelelozabo zobaziimfumbaemiqeleniyamasimi
12UYakobiwabalekelaezwenilakwa-Aram,uSirayeli wakhonzangenxayomfazi,walusangenxayomfazi.
13UYehovawamkhuphakeuSirayelieYiputangomprofeti ke,wagcinwangomprofetike
14UEfrayimwamqumbisangokukrakra;
ISAHLUKOSE-13
WathiakuthethauEfrayim,kwabakhoukothuka;Wesuka wonangoBhahali,wafa
2Ngokubongezaukona,bazenzelaimifanekiso etyhidiweyongesilivereyabo,bazenzelaizithixo njengokuqondakwabo;ingumsebenziweengcibiwonke uphela;ababingelelayobathingayo,bawangaamathole.
3Ngakookobayakubanjengelifulakusasa, nanjengombetheophelakwakusasa,njengomququ ophetshethwasisaqhwithiesandeni,nanjengomsiophuma ekrobeni
4KantimnandinguYehovauThixowakho,kwasezweni laseYiputa;akuyikwazithixoungendim;akukhonamnye umsindisingaphandlekwam
5Mnandakwazientlango,ezwenilasekubaleleni
6Bahluthangokwedlelolabo;bahlutha,yaphakama intliziyoyabo;ngenxayokobandilibele
7Ngokondabanjengengonyamakubo,ndabalalela njengengweendleleni;
8Ndothigagakubonjengebhereehluthweamatholeayo, ndiwukrazuleumhlehlowentliziyoyabo,ndibadlekhona njengengonyamakazi;irhamncwaliyakubadlavula.
9Uzonakalisile,Sirayeli;kodwakumuncedolwakho
10Uphinangokuukumkaniwakho,ukubaangakusindisi emiziniyakhoyonke?nabagwebibakhonje,owathi, Ndinikeukumkaninabathetheli?
11Ndikunikaookumkanindinomsindo,ndibathabathe ngokuphuphumakwawo
12BubotshiwengengxowaubugwenxabukaEfrayim; sifihlakeleisonosakhe
13inimbayozalayoiyamzela;ungunyanaongenabulumko; ngokubaakafaneleahlaleixeshaelideendaweni yokuqhambukakwabantwana
14Ndiyakubakhululaesandleniselabafileyo,ndiya kubahlawulelandibakhululeekufeni;Ndiyakubakhulula ekufeni,kufa,kuzibethozakho;Hayi,ngcwaba,ndiya kukubhuqa;
15Nokubayenauyakubaneziqhamophakathi kwabazalwanabakhe,kuyakuzaulophulwasempumalanga, umoyakaYehovaunyukeuphumaentlango,litsheithende lakhe,litsheithendelakhe;
16ElakwaSamariliyakubasenkangala;ngokubaiphikise uThixowayo;bayakuwalikrele,iintsanazabozicunyuzwe, nabamithiyobabobaqangqululwe
ISAHLUKOSE-14
1Sirayeli,buyelakuYehova,uThixowakho;ngokuba ukhubekilengobugwenxabakho.
2Thabathaniniphatheamazwi,nibuyelekuYehova,nithi kuye,Sixolelebonkeubugwenxa,wamkeleizinto ezilungileyo,ukuzesinikeleiinkunzizeenkomoezintsha, imibuleloyomlomowethu
3UAsiriyaakayikusisindisa;asiyikukhwelaemahasheni, asiyikubasathikumsebenziwezandlazethu,Ningoothixo bethu;kubakuweinkedamaifumanainceba
4Ndiyakukuphilisaukubuyakwaboumva,ndiya kubathandangesisa;ngokubaumsindowamubuyilekuye
5NdiyakubanjengombethekuSirayeli;uyakutyatyamba njengenyibiba,endeliseleiingcambuzakhe njengeLebhanon
6Amasebeakheayakunaba,ubuhlebakhebube njengomnquma,nevumbalakhelibenjengeLebhanon.
7Bayakubuyaabahlalaemthunziniwakhe;bayakubuya baphilenjengengqolowa,batyatyambenjengomdiliya, isikhumbuzosawosibenjengewayiniyaseLebhanon.
8Efrayim,yintoninaesenamnezithixo?Ndamva, ndamgcina,ndinjengomsipresoluhlazaSifunyanwakum isiqhamosakho.
9Ngubaninaolumkileyo,aziqondeezozinto?Ngaba unengqondo,yayeuyakuzazi?ngokubazithetyeiindlela zikaYehova;ahambangazoamalungisa;kebonaabakreqi bayakukhubekakuzo