Hosiya
13 “U-Efrayimu nakakhulumako, bebahlengezela,
Bekahlonitjhwa kwa-Israyeli.+
Kodwana waba mlandu ngebanga lokulotjha uBhali,+ bewahlongakala.
2 Nje-ke bona ukuya phambili
Benza iinthombe ngesiliva labo,+
Benza iinthombe ngobuthakgha, okumsebenzi wobukghwari.
Bathi ngazo, ‘Woke umuntu owenza umhlatjelo kufuze amange amakonyana.’+
3 Yeke bazokufana namafu wekuseni,
Bazokufana nombethe onyamalala msinyana,
Bazokufana neenhluba eziphetjhulwa siwuruwuru ngeselelweni,
Nanjengentuthu ephuma embotjeni yomfulelo.
4 Kodwana nginguJehova uZimakho kusukela enarheni yeGibhide,+
Akhange kube nomunye uZimu omaziko ngaphandle kwami,
Akekho umsindisi ngaphandle kwami.+
5 Ngakutlhogomela emmangweni,+ enarheni yesomiso.
6 Amadlelwabo abanelisa,+
Baneliseka, iinhliziyo zabo zathoma ukuzikhukhumeza.
Bakhohlwa ngami.+
7 Ngizokuba njengebhubezi elincani kibo,+
Njengengwe ebhace eduze nendlela ilindele ukusahlela.
8 Ngizokuza phezu kwabo njengebhere elilahlekelwe bantwabalo,
Ngizobatlhatlhamula iimfuba.*
Ngizobarhiribidela njengebhubezi,
Isibandana sizobarathula babe ziinquqwana.
9 Maye! Israyeli uzokurhayilwa,
Ngombana ungijikele, ujikele loyo okusizako.
10 Alo, iphi ikosakho bona ikusindise emadorobhenakho woke,+
Nababusi* bakho, othe ngabo,
‘Nginikela ikosi namakhosana’?+
12 Umtjhapho ka-Efrayimu ubulungiwe,
Isono sakhe sibekwe endaweni ethileko.
13 Uzokufikelwa ziinhlungu zokubeletha.
Kodwana mntwana osidlhadlha,
Nakufika isikhathi sokuthi abelethwe, akafuni ukuphuma.
KuFa ndina, kuphi ukutinya kwakho?+
Thuna ndina, kuphi ukutjhabalalisa kwakho?+
Amehlwami angekhe azwele.
15 Ngitjho nanyana angatlhurha hlangana nemihlanga,
Kuzokuvela umoya epumalanga, umoya kaJehova,
Uzokuvela emmangweni womise imithombakhe.
Umnothwabo wezinto zoke eziligugu uzokuthunjwa.+
16 ISamariya lizokuthweswa umlandu+ ngombana livukele uZimalo.+
Bazokuwa ngesabula,+
Abantwababo bazokuhlahlelwa babe ziinquqwana,
Abafazi babo abazithweleko bazokutlhatlhamulwa.”