Hosea 4

1Zwanini a ilizwi leNkosi, bantwana bakoIsrayeli, ngoba b iNkosi ilempikisano labahlali belizwe; ngoba kakulaqiniso, njalo kakulamusa, njalo kakulalwazi c lukaNkulunkulu elizweni. 2Kulokufunga d, lokuqamba amanga, lokubulala, lokweba, lokufeba; bayafohla, lamacala egazi athinta amacala egazi e. 3Ngenxa yalokho ilizwe lizalila f, laye wonke g , h ohlala kilo udangele i, kanye lenyamazana j , k , l zeganga, njalo kanye lenyoni m , n zamazulu; yebo lenhlanzi o , p zolwandle zizasuswa. 4Kodwa q kakungabi khona umuntu ophikisayo, kangasoli omunye; ngoba abantu bakho r banjengabaphikisana s lompristi. 5Ngakho uzakhubeka emini, yebo, lomprofethi uzakhubeka kanye lawe ebusuku; njalo ngizamchitha t unyoko u.

6Abantu bami babhujisiwe v ngokuswela w ulwazi; ngoba wena ulwalile ulwazi, lami ngizakwala, ukuze ungangisebenzeli x njengompristi. Lokhu usuwukhohliwe y umlayo kaNkulunkulu wakho, lami ngizakhohlwa abantwana bakho. 7Njengokwanda z kwabo ngokunjalo aa bonile kimi. Udumo lwabo ngizaluphendula lube lihlazo. 8Badla ab isono sabantu bami, baphakamisela ac , ad umphefumulo wabo esiphambekweni sabo. 9Kuzakuthi-ke ae njengabantu af abe njalo umpristi; ngizajezisa ag , ah izindlela zabo phezu kwabo, ngiphindisele ai , aj izenzo zabo kubo. 10Ngoba ak bazakudla, kodwa bangasuthi; bawule, kodwa bangandi al; ngoba bayekele ukuqaphela iNkosi. 11Ubuwule am lewayini an , ao lewayini elitsha ap kususa aq inhliziyo.

12Abantu bami babuza ar esigodweni as sabo, lentonga yabo at izabatshela. Ngoba umoya au wokuwula ubaduhisile, ukuze bawule besuka phansi kukaNkulunkulu wabo. 13Benza av imihlatshelo engqongeni zezintaba, batshisa impepha phezu kwamaqaqa, ngaphansi kwesihlahla se-okhi* aw, lephophula* ax, lesihlahla esikhulu ay, ngoba umthunzi waso muhle. Ngenxa yalokho amadodakazi enu az azawula, labomakoti benu bazafeba. 14Kangiyikuwajezisa amadodakazi enu lapho ewula, labomakoti benu lapho befeba; ngoba bona ngokwabo bazehlukanisa ba lamawule, basebesenza imihlatshelo kanye lezifebe zethempeli; ngakho abantu bb abangelakuqedisisa bazawiselwa phansi bc.

15Loba wena Israyeli uwula, uJuda kangabi lacala bd. Lingangeni-ke eGiligali be , bf, lingenyukeli eBeti-Aveni bg , bh, lingafungi bilithi: Kuphila kukaJehova. 16Ngoba uIsrayeli ujila bj njengejongosi bk eliyisiqholo; khathesi iNkosi izabelusa njengewundlu endaweni ebanzi. 17UEfrayimi bl uhlangene lezithombe; myekele bm. 18Okunathwayo bn kwabo okulamandla kusukile, bazinikela ekuwuleni, ababavikelayo bo , bp bathanda ngokuthanda bq ihlazo. 19Umoya br ubabophele empikweni zawo bs, njalo bazakuba bt lenhloni ngenxa yemihlatshelo yabo.

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