UHosiya
12 “U-Efrayimi udla umoya,
Utshonela ukuxotshanisa umoya wasempumalanga.
Wandisa amanga lodlakela.
Wenza isivumelwano le-Asiriya+ futhi uhambisa amafutha eGibhithe.+
2 UJehova wethesa uJuda icala,+
Uzajezisa uJakhobe ngenxa yezindlela zakhe,
Amnike umvuzo ofanele imisebenzi yakhe.+
4 Waqhubeka esilwa* lengilosi waze wanqoba.
Wakhala eyincenga ukuthi imenzele umusa.”+
UNkulunkulu wamthola eBhetheli futhi wakhuluma lathi khonapho,+
5 UJehova uNkulunkulu wamabutho,+
UJehova yilo ibizo lakhe okumele akhunjulwe ngalo.+
6 “Ngakho buyela kuNkulunkulu wakho,+
Uhlale ulothando oluqotho futhi usahlulela kuhle,+
Hlala ulethemba kuNkulunkulu wakho.
Akulamuntu ozathola isono loba icala enothweni yami engiyisebenzele nzima.’
9 Kodwa mina nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wakho kusukela uselizweni leGibhithe.+
Ngizaphinda ngilihlalise ematendeni
Njengasezinsukwini zemikhosi eba khona ngesikhathi esimisiweyo.
10 Ngakhuluma labaphrofethi,+
Ngandisa imibono yabo,
Ngakhuluma imizekeliso ngisebenzisa abaphrofethi.
11 IGiliyadi igcwele ubuqili*+ lamanga.
Benze imihlatshelo yezinkunzi eGiligali,+
Ama-alithare abo anjengenqwaba zamatshe ensimini elinyiweyo.+
12 UJakhobe wabaleka waya elizweni lase-Aramu,*+
U-Israyeli+ wasebenza ukuze athole umfazi+ kuleyondawo,
Welusa izimvu ukuze aphiwe umfazi.+
13 UJehova wakhipha u-Israyeli eGibhithe esebenzisa umphrofethi,+