Hos 14 | NdeIBE | STEP | Buyela, we Israyeli, kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho. Izono zakho yizo ezikuwisileyo!

Hosea 14

Ukuphenduka kuzaletha izibusiso

1 Buyela, we Israyeli, kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho. Izono zakho yizo ezikuwisileyo!

2 Thatha amazwi ubuyele kuJehova. Uthi kuye, “Sithethelele zonke izono zethu njalo usamukele ngomusa ukuba sinikele isithelo sezindebe zethu.

3 I-Asiriya ayingeke isikhulule; kasiyikugada amabhiza empi. Kasisoze siphinde sithi, ‘Onkulunkulu bethu’ kulokho okwenziwa yizandla zethu, ngoba abangelayise bathola isihawu kuwe.”

4 “Ngizakwelapha ubuphakaphaka babo ngibathande ngokukhululeka, ngoba ukuthukuthela kwami sekusukile kubo.

5 Ngizakuba njengamazolo ku-Israyeli; uzaqhakaza njengeluba. Uzatshonisa izimpande zakhe phansi njengomsedari waseLebhanoni;

6 amahlumela akhe amatsha azakhula. Ubuhle bakhe buzakuba njengesihlahla se-oliva, iphunga lakhe libe njengomsedari waseLebhanoni.

7 Abantu bazahlala njalo emthunzini wakhe. Uzakhula kuhle njengamabele. Uzaqhakaza njengevini, lodumo lwakhe luzakuba njengolwewayini laseLebhanoni.

8 Awu Efrayimi, kuyini futhi engingakwenza ngezithombe? Ngizamphendula ngimlondoloze. Mina nginjengesihlahla sephayini esiluhlaza, ukuthela kwakho izithelo kuvela kimi.”

9 Ngubani ohlakaniphileyo? Uzazibona lezizinto. Ngubani oqedisisayo? Uzazizwisisisa. Izindlela zikaJehova zilungile abalungileyo bahamba kuzo, kodwa abahlamuki bayakhubeka kuzo.