Hosiya
2 “Yenithi kubafowenu, ‘Bantu bami!’*+
Kubodadwenu, ‘Maye mfazi orhawukelweko!’*+
2 Mangalelani unyoko; mmangaleleni,
Ngombana akasimkami,+ nami angisiyindodakhe.
Kufuze asuse ubungwadla bakhe kuye
Nobufebe* bakhe hlangana namabelakhe,
3 Nakungasinjalo, ngizomhlubulisa abe bulanzi, ngimenze abe njengamhlazana abelethwako,
Ngimenze abe njengommango,
Ngimenze abe njengenarha enganamanzi,
Ngimbangele bona abulawe kukoma.
4 Angekhe ngiwarhawukele amadodanakhe,
Ngombana madodana wobungwadla.
5 Ngombana unina ungwadlile.+
Yena owazithwala wona uziphethe ngendlela ehlazisako+ ngombana uthe,
‘Ngizokulandela iinthandwa zami,+
Labo abanginikela uburotho bami namanzami,
Iwulwami nelinenami, amafuthami nesiselo sami.’
6 Nje-ke ngizokuvala indlelakho ngomthangala wameva;
Ngizokwakha iboda lamatje elizomsitha,
Ukuze angaboni iindlela zakhe.
7 Uzokugijima ngemva kweenthandwa zakhe kodwana angekhe azifumane+
Uzozifuna kodwana angekhe azifumane.
8 Akhenge alemuke bona ngimi owamnikela ikoroyi,+ iwayini elitjha namafutha,
Ngimi owamnikela isiliva elinengi
Negolide, ebebalisebenzisela uBhali.+
9 ‘Nje-ke ngizokubuyela, ngithathe nekoroyami ngesikhathi sayo
Newayini lami elitjha ngesikhathi salo,+
Ngizokuhluthula iwulami nelinenami ebezizokuvala ubulanzi bakhe.
10 Ngizokwambula izitho zakhe zangaphasi phambi kweenthandwa zakhe,
Akunamuntu ozomsindisa esandleni sami.+
11 Ngizoliqeda loke ithabo lakhe,
Iminyanyakhe,+ iminyanyakhe yokuthwasa kwenyanga, amasabathakhe, nazo zoke iinkhathi zakhe zeminyanya.
12 Ngizokona imithakhe yamadiribe nemithakhe yamafeyi, athi ngayo:
“Le mirholwami, engiyibhadelwe ziinthandwa zami”;
Ngizoyiphendula ibe lihlathi,
Neembandana zizoyirhiribidela.
13 Ngizomenza aziphendulele ngebanga lamalanga ebekenzela ngawo iinthombe zakaBhali imihlatjelo,+
Nakazihlobisa ngeendzilamnwana zakhe nangemikghabiso begodu agijima ngemva kweenthandwa zakhe,
Kodwana mina wangikhohlwa,’+ kutjho uJehova.
14 ‘Yeke ngizomrabhela,
Ngizomusa emmangweni,
Ngizokukhuluma naye bona ngithumbe ihliziywakhe.
15 Ngizombuyisela isimakhe yamadiribe, kusukela mhlokho kuye phambili,+
NomRhoba we-Akori+ bona ube lisango eliya ethembeni;
Uzokuphendula lapho njengemalangeni wobutjha bakhe,
Njengamhlazana aphuma enarheni yeGibhide.+
16 Ngelangelo,’ kutjho uJehova,
‘Uzongibiza ngokuthi Ndodami, angekhe usangibiza ngokuthi Mphathami.’*
18 Ngelangelo ngizobenzela isivumelwano neembandana,+
Neenyoni zomkayi nezinto ezirhurhuba ehlabathini;+
Ngizokususa umsubela, isabula nepi enarheni,+
19 Ngizokuthatha uhlale mkami;
Ngizokuthatha ube mkami ngokulunga nangobulungiswa,
20 Ngizokuthatha ube mkami ngokuthembeka,
Ngokuqinisekileko uzomazi uJehova.’+
21 ‘Ngelangelo ngizokuphendula,’ kutjho uJehova,
‘Ngizokuphendula izulu,
Lona lizokuphendula iphasi,+
22 Iphasi lona lizokuphendula ikoroyi, iwayini elitjha namafutha;