Hos 8 | NdeBEN | STEP | “Faka icilongo ezindebeni zakho! Ukhozi lungaphezu kwendlu kaThixo ngoba abantu basephule isivumelwano sami bahlamukela lomthetho wami.

Hosea 8

U-Israyeli Uzavuna Isavunguzane

1 “Faka icilongo ezindebeni zakho!
Ukhozi lungaphezu kwendlu kaThixo
ngoba abantu basephule isivumelwano sami
bahlamukela lomthetho wami.
2 U-Israyeli uyakhalaza kimi esithi,
‘Oh Nkulunkulu wethu, siyakwamukela!’
3 Kodwa u-Israyeli ukwalile okuhle;
isitha sizaxotshana laye.
4 Babeka amakhosi kungekho mvumo yami;
bakhetha ababusi kungekho mvumo yami.
Ngesiliva sabo langegolide,
bazenzela izithombe zibe yikubhujiswa kwabo.
5 Lahla isithombe sakho sethole, wena Samariya!
Ulaka lwami luyavutha ngawe.
Koze kube nini bengelamandla okuhlambuluka na?
6 Bavela ko-Israyeli!
Ithole leli labunjwa yingcwethi;
kalisuye Nkulunkulu.
Lizachobozwa libe yizicucu,
ithole lelo laseSamariya.

7 Bahlanyela umoya
bavune isavunguzane.
Ihlanga kalilasikhwebu;
kaliyikuthela ifulawa.
Aluba belingathela amabele,
abezizweni kade bezawamimiliza.
8 U-Israyeli useginyiwe;
khathesi phakathi kwezizwe
unjengento engelasizo.
9 Ngoba sebeye e-Asiriya
njengobabhemi weganga entula yedwa.
U-Efrayimi uzithengisile kuzithandwa.
10 Lanxa bezithengisile phakathi kwezizwe,
ngizabaqoqela ndawonye.
Bazaqalisa ukucikizeka
bengaphansi kwencindezelo yenkosi elamandla.

11 Lanxa u-Efrayimi wakha ama-alithare amanengi eminikelo yezono,
asebe ngama-alithare okwenza izono.
12 Ngabalobela izinto ezinengi zomthetho wami
kodwa bona bazithatha njengento engaziwayo.
13 Banikela imihlatshelo njengezipho kimi
babuye badle inyama yakhona,
kodwa uThixo kathokozi ngabo.
Khathesi usezakhumbula ukuxhwala kwabo
abajezisele izono zabo:
Bazabuyela eGibhithe.
14 U-Israyeli usemkhohliwe uMenzi wakhe
wakha izindlu zamakhosi;
uJuda usevikele amadolobho amanengi ngezinqaba.
Kodwa ngizathumela umlilo emadolobheni abo
ozaqothula izinqaba zabo.”