Hosiya
10 “U-Israyeli sitjalo samadiribe esingatjho litho* kodwana esithelako.+
Isithelo sakhe nasandako, wandisa ama-aldarakhe,+
Inarhakhe nayithelako, iinsika zakhe ezicwengileko ziba zihle ukuya phambili.+
2 Baphenduke amaqili;*
Yeke bazokufunyanwa bamlandu.
Kunothileko ozokugiriza ama-aldarabo aphihlize neensika zabo.
3 Sebazokuthi, ‘Asinakosi+ ngombana akhange simesabe uJehova.
Ikosi beyingasenzelani?’
4 Bakhuluma into enganahloko, bafunga amanga+ begodu benza iimvumelwano,
Yeke isahlulelo sizakuvela njengekhula elinetjhefu elimila emiseleni yesimu.+
5 Izakhamuzi zeSamariya zizokurhidlwa livalo ngebanga lesithombe sekonyana seBhethe-Aveni.+
Abantu baso bazosililela,
Njengombana kuzokwenza abaphristi bakazimu weentjhaba ebebathatjiswa ngiso nedumo laso,
Ngombana sizokuthathwa kibo siyiswe ekudingisweni.
6 Sizokulethwa e-Asiriya sibe sisipho sekosi ekulu.+
U-Efrayimu uzokuphathiswa iinhloni,
U-Israyeli uzokuhlazeka ngebanga leseluleko asilandelako.+
7 ISamariya lizokutjhatjalaliswa nekosalo,+
Njengehlumela eliphukileko elikhamba namanzi.
8 Iindawo eziphakemeko zeBhethe-Aveni,+ ezisisono saka-Israyeli,+ zizokutjhatjalaliswa.+
Kuzokumila ameva nabosotokolo ema-aldarenabo.+
Abantu bazokuthi eentabeni, ‘Sigubuzesani!’
Bathi emibundwini, ‘Girikelani phezu kwethu!’+
9 Maye! Israyeli, wone kusukela emihleni yeGibeya.+
Abantu basolo benza isono esifanako.
Ipi azange iwatjhabalalise amadodana akhohlakeleko eGibeya.
10 Nange ngifuna, ngingabajezisa.
Abantu bazokuhlangana bajamelane nabo,
Bazokubotjhelwa ejogweni nemitjhaphwabo emibili.*
11 U-Efrayimu bekalithokazana elibanduliweko elithanda ukubhula,
Yeke akhange ngimthwese ijogi entanyenakhe ehle.
Kodwana nje ngizokwenza u-Efrayimu alime.*+
UJuda uzokulima; uJakopo uphadlha amagade.
12 Zitjaleleni ukulunga nivune ithando.*
Limani endaweni evundileko+
Kusesenesikhathi sokufuna uJehova,+
Bekube kulapho afika anifundise ngokulunga.+
13 Kodwana nitjale* ubukhohlakali,
Yeke nivune ukungalungi,+
Nidle iinthelo zekohliso;
Ngombana nithembele eendleleni zenu,
Nemabuthwenenu amanengi.
14 Itjhada lepi lizokusahlela abantu bekhenu,
Namadorobhakho avikelekileko azokutjhatjalaliswa,+
Njengalokha uSalamani nakarhayila indlu ka-Aribele,
Ngelanga lepi, ngesikhathi abomma nabantwana baphihlizwa baba ziinquqwana.
15 Maye! Bhetheli,+ ngilokhu okuzokwenziwa kuwe ngebanga lobukhohlakali bakho obukhulu.
Ngamathathakusa ikosi yakwa-Israyeli izokurhayilwa* nakanjani.”+