Hosea 9

UIsrayeli uzatshaywa ngenxa yokungathembeki kwakhe

1Ungajabuli a, wena Israyeli, kube yinjabulo, njengezizwe, ngoba uwulile b usuka kuNkulunkulu wakho; uthanda umvuzo c wobuwule emabaleni wonke okubhulela amabele. 2Ibala d lokubhulela lesikhamelo e sewayini f kakuyikubondla g, lewayini elitsha h , i lizabakhohlisa. 3Kabayikuhlala elizweni leNkosi j, kodwa uEfrayimi k uzabuyela eGibhithe, badle l okungcolileyo eAsiriya m. 4Kabayikuthululela n iwayini eNkosini, kabayikuyithokozisa o; imihlatshelo yabo izakuba njengesinkwa p sokulila kubo; bonke q abasidlayo bazangcola; ngoba isinkwa sabo ngesomphefumulo wabo, kasiyikufika endlini yeNkosi. 5Lizakwenzani ngosuku lomkhosi r omisiweyo, langosuku lwedili s leNkosi? 6Ngoba khangela, bahambile ngenxa yokuchitheka t, iGibhithe u izababutha, iMofi v ibangcwabe, izindawo zabo eziloyisekayo w zesiliva, ukhula oluhlabayo x luzakudla ilifa lazo, ameva y abe semathenteni abo.

7Insuku z zokuhanjelwa sezifikile, insuku zempindiselo aa sezifikile; uIsrayeli ab uzakwazi; umprofethi ac uyisithutha, umuntu womoya ad , ae uyahlanya af, ngenxa yobunengi bobubi benu, lenzondo enkulu. 8Umlindi ag wakoEfrayimi uloNkulunkulu wami, kodwa umprofethi ah uyisifu ai somthiyi wenyoni endleleni zakhe zonke, inzondo endlini aj kaNkulunkulu wakhe. 9Bazonakalisile ak ngokujulileyo al njengensukwini am zeGibeya. Uzakhumbula an ububi babo, ajezise ao izono zabo. 10Ngamthola uIsrayeli njengezithelo zevini enkangala, ngababona oyihlo njengezithelo ap zokuqala aq emkhiweni ekuqaleni kwazo. Kodwa bona ar baya eBhali-Peyori as, bazehlukanisela at lelohlazo au, baba av ngokunengekayo njengokuthanda kwabo. 11NgoEfrayimi, udumo lwabo aw luzaphapha luhambe njengenyoni, kusukela ekuzalweni, njalo kusukela ax esiswini, njalo kusukela ekumithweni. 12Loba ay bekhulisa abantwana babo, kube kanti ngizabenza bafelwe, kungasali muntu. Yebo-ke, maye az kubo ekusukeni kwami ba kubo! 13UEfrayimi, njengokubona kwami iTire, uhlanyelwe endaweni yokuhlala; kodwa uEfrayimi uzakhuphela bb abantwana bakhe kumbulali. 14Banike, Nkosi! Uzanikani? Banike isizalo esiphunzayo bc , bd, lamabele omileyo be. 15Bonke ububi babo buseGiligali bf, ngoba ngabazonda khona, ngenxa yobubi bezenzo zabo, ngizabaxotsha endlini yami, kangisayikubathanda; zonke iziphathamandla zabo bg zingabahlamuki bh. 16UEfrayimi utshayiwe; impande yabo bi , bj yomile, kabayikuthela isithelo; yebo loba bk bezala, ngizabulala izithelo zesizalo sabo ezithandekayo bl. 17UNkulunkulu wami uzabala, ngoba kabamlaleli; bazakuba bm ngabazulayo phakathi kwezizwe.
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