Hosiya
2 Kodwana abatjho eenhliziyweni zabo ukuthi ngizobukhumbula boke ubumbi babo.+
Nje-ke izenzo zabo zibabhodile;
Ziphambi kobuso bami.
3 Bathabisa ikosi ngobumbi babo,
Namakhosana ngokukhohlisa kwabo.
4 Boke baziimfebe,*
Bavutha njenge-ondo ebaswe mbhagi,
Olisa ukukhwezela umlilo ngemva kokubhica ihlama beyikhukhumale.
5 Ngelanga lekosethu, amakhosana agulile,
Asilingekile ngebanga lewayini.+
Ithabululele isandla sayo kilabo abahleka ubudlhadlha.
6 Ngombana batjhidela ngeenhliziyo ezivutha njenge-ondo.*
Umbhagi ulala ubusuku boke;
Ekuseni i-ondo ivutha njengamalangabi womlilo.
7 Boke batjhisa njenge-ondo,
Barhiribidela ababusi* babo.
8 U-Efrayimu uzihlanganisa neentjhaba.+
U-Efrayimu unjengekhekhe eliyindulungu elitjhiywe lingakaphendulwa.
9 Abantu abangaziwako badle amandlakhe+ kodwana yena akazi ngakho.
Neenhluthu zakhe sezibe mhlophe kodwana akakuboni lokho.
10 Ukuzikhakhazisa kwaka-Israyeli kunikele ubufakazi obumphikisako,+
Kodwana akhenge babuyele kuJehova uZimabo,+
Namkha bamfune naphezu kwakho koke lokhu.
11 U-Efrayimu unjengejuba elisidlhadlha, elinganangqondo.+
Babawe isizo eGibhide,+ baya e-Asiriya.+
12 Nanyana kukuphi lapha baya khona, ngizokuthabululela inedami phezu kwabo.
Ngizobehlisela phasi njengeenyoni zomkayi.
Ngizobajezisa ngokuvumelana nesiyeleliso esanikelwa ihlanganwabo.+
13 Maye! Kibo ngombana bangibalekele,
Bazokutjhatjalaliswa ngombana bonile kimi!
Bengilungele ukubahlenga kodwana bakhulume amanga ngami.+
14 Akhenge babawe isizo kimi ngokusuka ehliziyweni,+
Nanyana bebasolo barhahlawula isililo emibhedenabo.
Bebazisika bona bafumane ikoroyi newayini elitjha;
Bangijikele.
15 Nanyana bengibayala begodu ngiqinisa imikhonwabo,
Balwa nami, bahlela okumbi.
16 Batjhugulule ukuziphatha kwabo kodwana ingasi kokuthileko okungcono;*
Bebangakathembeki njengomsubela ongakaqini.+
Amakhosanabo azokuwa ngesabula ngebanga lelimu labo elidelelako.
Ngombana ngalokhu bazokuba yihlekisa enarheni yeGibhide.”+