Hos 13 | NdeIBE | STEP | Lapho u-Efrayimi ekhuluma, abantu bathuthumela; wabatshazwa ko-Israyeli. Kodwa waba lecala lokukhonza uBhali wasesifa.

Hosea 13

Ulaka lukaNkulunkulu ku-Israyeli

1 Lapho u-Efrayimi ekhuluma, abantu bathuthumela; wabatshazwa ko-Israyeli. Kodwa waba lecala lokukhonza uBhali wasesifa.

2 “Khathesi benza izono njalonjalo; bazenzela izithombe ngesiliva sabo, izifanekiso ezenziwe ngokuhlakanipha, zonke ziyimisebenzi yezingcitshi. Ngabantu laba kuthiwa, “Banikela imihlatshelo yabantu, bange izithombe zamathole.

3 Ngakho bazakuba njengenkungu yekuseni, njengamazolo ekuseni anyamalalayo, njengentuthu iphuma ewindini.

4 Kodwa mina nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, owalikhupha elizweni laseGibhithe. Kaliyikwamukela omunye uNkulunkulu ngaphandle kwami, hatshi omunye uMsindisi ngaphandle kwami.

5 Ngalilondoloza enkangala, elizweni elilokutshisa okuvuthayo.

6 Lapho ngibapha ukudla, basutha; sebesuthi, basuka bazigqaja; basebengikhohlwa.

7 Ngizakwehlela phezu kwabo njengesilwane, ngizacathama ngasendleleni njengengwe.

8 Njengebhere elithathelwe imidlwane yalo ngizabahlasela ngibaqhaqhe. Ngizabadla njengesilwane, inyamazana yeganga izabadabula.

9 Uchithiwe, wena Israyeli, ngoba umelane lami, umelane lomsizi wakho.

10 Ingaphi inkosi yakho, ukuba ikusize na? Bangaphi ababusi bakho kuwo wonke amadolobho akho, bona owathi ngabo, ‘Ngipha inkosi lababusi’?

11 Ngakho ngakunika inkosi ngithukuthele, njalo ngolaka lwami ngayisusa.

12 Icala lika-Efrayimi ligciniwe, izono zakhe zigcinwe emibhalweni.

13 Ufikelwa yibuhlungu obunjengowesifazana ehelelwa, kodwa ungumntwana ongelalwazi; lapho isikhathi sifika, kabuyi ekuvulekeni kwesizalo.

14 “Ngizabahlenga emandleni engcwaba; ngizabasindisa ekufeni. Zingaphi, we kufa izifo zakho? Kungaphi, we ngcwaba, ukuchitha kwakho? “Kangiyikuba lesihawu,

15 lanxa ekhula phakathi kwabafowabo. Umoya wasempumalanga ovela kuJehova uzafika, uphephetha uvela enkangala; intwasa yakhe izakwehluleka, lemithombo yakhe itshe. Indlu yakhe yokugcinela izaphangwa yonke ingcebo yayo.

16 Abantu baseSamariya kuzamela balithwale icala labo, ngoba bamhlamukele uNkulunkulu wabo. Bazabulawa ngenkemba; izinsane zabo zizasakazelwa phansi, abesifazana babo abazithweleyo baqhaqhwe.”