Hoseya
4 Awu nine bantfu baka-Israyeli, lalelani livi laJehova,
Jehova ubabeke licala bantfu bakulelive,+
Ngobe labantfu abaketsembeki, bete lutsandvo lulocotfo, futsi bete lwati ngaNkulunkulu.+
2 Kufunga emanga, kukhuluma emanga,+ kubulala,+
Kweba kanye nekuphinga+ kugcwele kulelive,
Bantfu babulalana ngalana nangalana.+
3 Kungako lelive litawulila+
Futsi bonkhe labahlala khona batawuhhohloka kancane kancane;
Tilwane tesiganga netinyoni tasemazulwini
Kanye netinhlanti taselwandle kutawushabalala.
5 Ngako nitawugileka emini kalo-hha!
Nemphrofethi utawugileka kanye nani, kube shengatsi kusebusuku.
Make wenu ngitambhubhisa.
6 Bantfu bami batawubhujiswa ngobe abangati.
Njengobe abakafuni kungati,+
Nami ngitabayekelisa kutsi babe baphristi bami.
7 Bekutsi nakwandza linani lebaphristi, kwandze netono labatenta kimi.+
Inkhatimulo yabo ngitayigucula ibe lihlazo.*
8 Bantfu bami batsi nabona, labaphristi batitike ngenyama,*
Futsi bahlale bafisa* kutsi bente lokubi.
9 Lokutawehlela bantfu kutawufana nalokutawehlela baphristi.
Ngitabenta baphendvule ngenca yekutiphatsa kwabo,
Futsi ngibajezise ngenca yemisebenti yabo.+
10 Batawudla, kodvwa angeke besutse.+
12 Bantfu bami babuta etithicweni tabo letakhiwe ngetigodvo,
Benta loko intfonga* yabo lebatjela kona.
Sifiso sabo sekugwadla* siyabadukisa,
Futsi ngenca yebugwadla* babo abafuni kutitfoba kuNkulunkulu wabo.
13 Benta imihlatjelo eticongweni tetintsaba,+
Futsi bashuncisa imihlatjelo emagcumeni,
Bayishuncise ngephansi kwetihlahla tem-okhi, testorakisi* nangephansi kwato tonkhe tihlahla letinkhulu,+
Ngobe tinemtfunti lomnandzi.
Kungako emadvodzakati enu agwadla,*
Nabomalukatana benu baphinga.
14 Emadvodzakati enu angeke ngiwajezisele kugwadla* kwawo,
Nabomalukatana benu angeke ngibajezisele kuphinga kwabo.
Ngobe nemadvodza ahamba netingwababane
Futsi enta imihlatjelo netingwadla tasethempelini;
Kungako labantfu labete kucondza+ batawubhujiswa.
16 Ngobe Israyeli sewunenkhani kuhle kwenkhomo lenenkhani.+
Pho Jehova angamelusa njani emadlelweni* njengemvu lendvuna leseyincane?
17 Efrayimu utinikele etithicweni.+
Ningatihluphi ngaye!
Nebaholi* bakhe batitsandza kakhulu tintfo letilihlazo.+
19 Umoya utamphephula ngetimphiko tawo,
Futsi yena utawudliwa ngemahloni ngenca yalemihlatjelo yakhe.”