Hos 2 | NdeIBE | STEP | “Libokuthi ngabafowenu, ‘Bantu bami,’ ngabodadewenu lithi, ‘Bathandekayo bami.’

Hosea 2

1 “Libokuthi ngabafowenu, ‘Bantu bami,’ ngabodadewenu lithi, ‘Bathandekayo bami.’

U-Israyeli uyajeziswa abuye abuyiselwe

2 “Mkhuze unyoko, mkhuze, ngoba kasuye mkami, lami kangisuye mkakhe. Kasuse ukukhangeleka kobufebe ebusweni bakhe kanye lokungathembeki phakathi kwamabele akhe.

3 Funa ngimhlubule abe nqunu, ngimenze abeze njengamhla ezalwa; ngizamenza abe njengenkangala, ngimenze abe yilizwe elomileyo ngimbulale ngokomela amanzi.

4 Kangiyikubonakalisa uthando lwami ebantwaneni bakhe, ngoba bangabantwana bobufebe.

5 Unina ubeliwule, njalo ubemule ngehlazo. Wathi, ‘Ngizazilandela izithandwa zami, ezingiphe ukudla kwami lamanzi ami, iwulu yami lelineni lami, amafutha ami lokunathwayo kwami.’

6 Ngakho-ke indlela yakhe ngizayivala ngamahlahla ameva; ngizamhonqolozela ngomduli ukuze indlela yakhe angayifumani.

7 Uzaxotshana lezithandwa zakhe kodwa angazifici, uzazidinga kodwa angazitholi. Ngakho uzakuthi, ‘Ngizabuyela endodeni yami yakuqala, ngoba ngalesosikhathi ngangingcono kulakhathesi.’

8 Kavumanga ukuthi yimi engamnika amabele, lewayini elitsha lamafutha ngamnika isiliva esinengi legolide – abakusebenzisela uBhali.

9 “Ngakho-ke ngizawathatha amabele ami lapho esevuthiwe, lewayini lami elitsha lapho selilungile. Ngizayithatha lewulu yami kanye lelineni lami, okwakumiselwe ukuvala ubunqunu bakhe.

10 Ngakho khathesi ngizabuhlazulula ubuxhwali bakhe emehlweni ezithandwa zakhe; kakho ozamsusa ezandleni zami.

11 Ngizayiqeda yonke imikhosi yakhe yokuthokoza: imikhosi yakhe yeminyaka yonke, ukuThwasa Kwezinyanga, izinsuku zakhe zamaSabatha – wonke amadili akhe abekiweyo.

12 Ngizatshabalalisa izivini zakhe lezihlahla zakhe zemikhiwa, lokhu athi yinhlawulo yakhe evela kuzithandwa zakhe; ngizazenza zibe liguswanyana zidliwe yizinyamazana zeganga.

13 Ngizamjezisela izinsuku atshisela ngazo oBhali impepha; wazicecisa ngamasongo langamangqongqo, walandela izithombe zakhe, kodwa mina wangikhohlwa,” kutsho uJehova.

14 “Ngakho sengizamhuga; ngizamholela enkangala ngikhulume laye kakuhle.

15 Lapho-ke ngizambuyisela izivini zakhe, ngenze iSigodi sase-Akhori sibe ngumnyango wethemba. Khonapho uzahlabelela njengasezinsukwini zobutsha bakhe, njengamhla ephuma eGibhithe.

16 “Ngalolosuku,” kutsho uJehova, “lizangibiza ngokuthi ‘ndoda yami;’ kalisayikungibiza ngokuthi ‘nkosi yami.’

17 Ngizawasusa amabizo aboBhali ezindebeni zakhe; amabizo abo akusayikukhulekwa ngawo futhi.

18 Ngalolosuku ngizabenzela isivumelwano lezinyamazana zeganga lezinyoni zasemoyeni kanye lezidalwa ezihuquzela emhlabathini. Idandili lenkemba kanye lempi ngizakuqeda elizweni ukuze konke kulale phansi kuvikelekile.

19 Ngizakwendisela kimi kuze kube nininini; ngizakwendisa ngokulunga langemfanelo, ngothando langesihawu.

20 Ngizakwendisa ngokuthembeka, njalo uzamamukela uJehova.

21 “Ngalolosuku ngizasabela,” kutsho uJehova – “Ngizasabela emikhathini, layo izasabela emhlabeni;

22 lomhlaba uzasabela emabeleni lasewayinini elitsha kanye lasemafutheni, lokhu kuzasabela kuJezereli.

23 Ngizazihlanyelela yena elizweni; ngizabonakalisa uthando lwami kulowo engambiza ngokuthi, ‘Ongasiso sithandwa sami.’ Kulabo ababizwa ngokuthi, ‘Abangasibantu bami,’ ngizakuthi, ‘Lingabantu bami;’ bona bazakuthi, ‘UnguNkulunkulu wethu.’ ”