UHoseya
4 Bantu bakwa-Israyeli, yizwani izwi likaJehova,
Ngoba kunecala uJehova azoliqulisa abahlala ezweni, +
Ngoba akukho qiniso naluthando oluqotho nalwazi ngoNkulunkulu ezweni. +
2 Kusakazeke izifungo zamanga nokuqamba amanga + nokubulala +
Nokweba nokuphinga, +
Izenzo zokuchitha igazi ziyalandelana. +
Bonke abahlala kulo bazowohloka;
Izilwane zasendle nezinyoni zamazulu,
Ngisho nezinhlanzi zasolwandle zizoshabalala.
4 “Nokho, ungavumeli muntu ukuba alwe noma asole, +
Ngoba abantu bakini bafana nalabo abalwa nompristi. +
5 Ngakho uyokhubeka emini bebade,
Nomprofethi uyokhubeka kanye nawe njengokungathi kusebusuku.
Ngiyombhubhisa* unyoko.
6 Abantu bami bayobhujiswa* ngoba alukho ulwazi.
Ngenxa yokuthi ulwenqabile ulwazi, +
Nami ngizokwenqabela ukuba ukhonze njengompristi wami;
Ngenxa yokuthi uwukhohliwe umthetho* kaNkulunkulu wakho, +
Nami ngiyowakhohlwa amadodana akho.
7 Lapho beqhubeka banda kwakuba yilapho bengona nakakhulu. +
Inkazimulo yabo ngizoyishintsha ibe ihlazo.*
9 “Kuyokwenzeka okufanayo kubantu nakumpristi;
Ngiyobenza balandise ngezindlela zabo,
Ngibalethele imiphumela yezenzo zabo. +
10 Bayodla kodwa ngeke basuthe. +
12 Abantu bami babuza isithixo sabo sokhuni,
Benza abakutshelwa udondolo* lwabo;
Ngoba umoya wobufebe* uyabadukisa,
Ngobufebe* babo bayenqaba ukuzithoba kuNkulunkulu wabo.
13 Benza imihlatshelo eziqongweni zezintaba, +
Nasemagqumeni bashunqisa imihlatshelo,
Ngaphansi kwezihlahla ze-oki nezesitorakisi nazo zonke izihlahla ezinkulu, +
Ngoba umthunzi wazo muhle.
Yingakho amadodakazi enu efeba*
Nomalokazana benu bephinga.
14 Ngeke ngiwenze alandise amadodakazi enu ngenxa yokuthi ayafeba,*
Nomalokazana benu ngenxa yokuthi bayaphinga.
Ngoba amadoda ahamba nezifebe
Enze imihlatshelo nezifebe zasethempelini;
Isizwe esinjalo esingaqondi + siyobhujiswa.
16 Ngoba, njengenkomo enenkani, u-Israyeli ube nenkani. +
Ingabe manje uJehova uzomelusa njengemvu yeduna edlelweni elivulekile?
17 U-Efrayimi uhlangene nezithixo. +
Myekeni enjalo!
Ababusi* bakhe balithanda kakhulu ihlazo. +
19 Umoya uyomsonga ngamaphiko awo,
Bayoba namahloni ngemihlatshelo yabo.”