Hosiya
5 “Yizwani lokhu, nina baphristi,+
Tjhejani, ndlu ka-Israyeli,
Lalelani, ndlu yekosi,
Ngombana isahlulelo sibandakanya nani;
Ngombana nisithiyo eMitsipha
Nenede ethabululelwe phezu kweTabori.+
2 Labo abawako bangene batjhingela ekubulaleni,
Ngiyabayelelisa* boke.
3 Ngiyamazi u-Efrayimu,
No-Israyeli akakafihleki kimi.
Kwanje wena Efrayimu ungwadlile;
U-Israyeli uzisilaphazile.+
4 Izenzo zabo azibavumeli babuyele kuZimabo,
Ngombana kunommoya wobungwadla hlangana nabo+
Akhenge balemuke ukuthi mina Jehova, nginguZimabo.
5 Ukuzikhakhazisa kwaka-Israyeli kunikele ubufakazi obumphikisako+
U-Israyeli no-Efrayimu bawile ngebanga lemitjhaphwabo,
NoJuda uwe nabo.+
6 Bakhambe nemihlambabo bayokufuna uJehova,
Kodwana akhenge bamfumane.
Usukile kibo.+
7 Bakhohlise uJehova,+
Ngombana baboyise bamadodana atjhili.
Nje-ke ngenyanga yinye, bazokurhiribidelwa namasimabo.
8 Vuthelani iphondo+ eGibeya, nivuthele ibhorompita eRama!+
Rhuwelelani isililo sepi eBhethe-Aveni,+ dosa phambili, Bhenjamini!
9 Wena Efrayimu, uzokuba yinto ethusako ngelanga lesijeziso.+
Ngikwenze kwaziwa okuzokwenzeka nakanjani hlangana neentjhaba zakwa-Israyeli.
10 Amakhosana wakwaJuda anjengalabo abatjhidisa umkhawulo.+
Ngizokuthululela ilaka lami phezu kwabo njengamanzi.
11 U-Efrayimu ugandelelekile, uphihlizwe ngesahlulelo,
Ngombana bekazimisele ukulandela inaba lakhe.+
12 Benginjengengogwana etjhabalalisako ku-Efrayimu
Nginjengokubola endlini kaJuda.
13 U-Efrayimu nakabona ukugula kwakhe noJuda nakabona isilonda sakhe,
U-Efrayimu waya e-Asiriya+ wathumela iinthunywa ekosini ekulu.
Kodwana akhenge ikghone ukukupholisa,
Akhenge ikghone nokulapha isilonda sakho.
14 Ngizokuba njengebhubezi elincani ku-Efrayimu,
Nanjengebhubezi elinamandla endlini kaJuda.
15 Ngizokukhamba ngibuyele endawenami bekube kulapho baqalana nemiphumela yemilandwabo,
Nabasebudisini, bazongifuna.”+