UHosiya
13 “U-Efrayimi wayesithi nxa ekhuluma abantu baqhuqhe,
Wayesaziwa ko-Israyeli.+
Kodwa waba lecala lokukhonza uBhali+ wasesifa.
2 Khathesi balokhu besengezelela isono sabo,
Benza izithombe ngesiliva sabo,+
Bazingcitshi zokwenza izithombe, yonke imisebenzi eyenziwa zingcitshi.
Bathi, ‘Akuthi abantu abazonikela umhlatshelo baqabuze amathole.’+
3 Ngakho bazakuba njengenkungu,
Lanjengamazolo anyamalala masinyane,
Babe njengomule ophetshulwa ngumoya wesiphepho esizeni,*
Lanjengentuthu ephuma ngomphongolo ephahleni.
4 Kodwa mina nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wakho kusukela uselizweni leGibhithe,+
Kakho uNkulunkulu elalimazi ngaphandle kwami,
Kakho umsindisi ngaphandle kwami.+
5 Ngangikwazi ngesikhathi usenkangala,+ elizweni lendlala,
6 Badla basutha emadlelweni abo,+
Bathi sebesutha baqalisa ukuzigqaja.
Yikho bangikhohlwa.+
7 Ngizakuba njengesilwane esilamandla kubo,+
Ngibacathamele endleleni njengengwe.
8 Ngizabeqela njengebhere elilahlekelwe yimidlwane yalo,
Ngidabule izifuba zabo zisale zikhamisile.
Ngizabadla ngibaqede njengesilwane,
Isilo seganga sizabadabudabula.
9 Sizakutshabalalisa wena Israyeli,
Ngoba ungihlamukele, wamelana lami umsizi wakho.
10 Ingaphi khathesi inkosi yakho ukuze ikusindise kuwo wonke amadolobho akho?+
12 Icala lika-Efrayimi ligoqelwe,*
Isono sakhe sigciniwe.
13 Uzafikelwa yimihelo njengowesifazana osezabeletha.
Kodwa yena ungumntwana oyisithutha,
Ongaphumiyo nxa isikhathi sakhe sokubelethwa sesifikile.
14 Ngizabahlenga emandleni engcwaba,
Ngizabakhulula ekufeni.+
We Kufa, lungaphi udonsi lwakho?+
We Ngcwaba, kungaphi ukutshabalalisa kwakho?+
Angisoze ngibe lozwelo.
15 Lanxa engahluma akhule phakathi kwemihlanga,
Umoya wasempumalanga uzafika, umoya ovela kuJehova,
Uzavunguza uvela enkangala, utshise umthombo wakhe, womise lesifudlana sakhe.
Uzaqeda zonke iziphala ezigcwele izinto zakhe eziligugu.+
16 ISamariya izakwetheswa icala+ ngoba ihlamukele uNkulunkulu wayo.+
Bazabulawa ngenkemba,+
Abantwababo bazataklazelwa phansi,
Labesifazana babo abazithweleyo badatshulwe izisu.”