Hoseya
11 “Ngesikhatsi Israyeli asengumfana, ngamtsandza,+
Futsi indvodzana yami ngayibita kutsi iphume eGibhithe.+
3 Ngimi lowacatfulisa Efrayimu,+ ngamtsatsa ngambeka esifubeni sami;+
Kepha yena akazange avume kutsi ngimi lomelaphile.
4 Ngabadvonsela kimi ngelutsandvo nangemusa, kwaba ngatsi ngibadvonsa ngetintsambo;*+
Ngasusa lijoka etintsanyeni* tabo,
Futsi ngabanika kudla ngesineke.
5 Angeke babuyele eGibhithe, kodvwa i-Asiriya itawuba yinkhosi yabo,+
Ngobe abazange bavume kubuyela kimi.+
6 Inkemba itawucotfula emadolobha abo,+
Icotfule imishudo yemasango elidolobha, kanye nebantfu bakhona, ngenca yemacebo abo lamabi.+
7 Bantfu bami batimisele ngekungetsembeki kimi.+
Nanobe babitwa kutsi babuyele kuLosetikwako Konkhe, kodvwa kute losukumako.
8 Awu Efrayimu, ngingacala yini ngikuyekelele?+
Awu Israyeli, ngingakulahlelani nje?
Ngingacala yini ngikuphatse njenge-Adma?
Ngingacala yini ngikwente ufanane neZeboyimu?+
9 Angeke ngiyikhiphele ngephandle intfukutselo yami levutsako.
Angeke ngiphindze ngimbhubhise Efrayimu,+
Ngobe mine nginguNkulunkulu, angisuye umuntfu,
NginguLongcwele emkhatsini wenu;
Futsi angeke ngite kini ngitfukutsele.
10 Ema-Israyeli atawulandzela Jehova, futsi yena utawubhodla njengelibhubesi;+
Nakabhodla, bantfwabakhe batawuta besaba bavela enshonalanga.+
11 Batawuphuma eGibhithe bachachatela kuhle kwenyoni,
Baphume eveni lase-Asiriya kuhle kwelituba;+
Futsi ngitabahlalisa etindlini tabo,” kusho Jehova.+
12 “Efrayimu uhlale akhuluma emanga kimi,
Nangitsi nje ngiyagucuka, ngibona kukhohlisa kwa-Israyeli.+
Kodvwa Juda solo uhamba naNkulunkulu,
Futsi wetsembekile kuNkulunkulu Longcwele.”+