Hoseya
2 “Ubotsi kubomnakenu: ‘Nine nibantfu bami!’*+
Futsi ubokhuluma nabodzadzewenu utsi: ‘Nine nibafati labentelwe umusa!’*+
2 Mangalela make wakho; mmangalele,
Ngobe akesuye umfati wami+ futsi nami angisiyo indvodza yakhe.
3 Nakangenti njalo ngitamkhumula abe ngcunu, abe njengamhlazana atalwa,
Ngitamenta abe njengelihlane,
Abe njengendzawo lete emanti,
Futsi ngitamenta abulawe koma.
4 Bantfwana bakhe angeke ngibentele umusa,
Ngobe ubatfole ngekugwadla.*
Loyo lowabatfwala esiswini sakhe wente tintfo letilihlazo,+ ngobe watsi:
‘Ngitawulandzela labo lengitsandzana nabo,+
Labo labanginika sinkhwa nemanti,
Labanginika timphahla teboya netelineni, nemafutsa kanye nekwekunatsa.’
6 Ngako ngitawubeka emanyeva kuze ngivimbe indlela yakhe;
Futsi ngitamvalela ngelubondza lwematje,
Kuze angayiboni indlela.
7 Utawulandzela labo latsandzana nabo, kodvwa angeke abakhandze;+
Utabafuna, kodvwa angeke abatfole.
Utawubese utsi: ‘Ngitawubuyela endvodzeni yami yekucala,+
Ngobe ngaleso sikhatsi bengincono kakhulu kunaloku lesengingiko nyalo.’+
8 Bekangafuni kuvuma kutsi ngimi lebengimnika kolo,+ liwayini lelisha kanye nemafutsa,
Nekutsi ngimi lebengimnika lisiliva lelinyenti
Neligolide, lebebakusebentisa nabakhonta Bhali.+
9 ‘Ngako ngitawubuyela emuva ngiyotsatsa kolo wami ngesikhatsi sekuvuna,
Ngitsatse neliwayini lami lelisha ngesikhatsi salo,+
Futsi ngitamemuka timphahla tami teboya netelineni lebekufanele ambonye ngato bungcunu bakhe.
10 Titfo takhe tangasense ngitatibeka ebaleni, kuze tibonwe ngulabo lebekatsandzana nabo,
Futsi kute ngisho namunye lotamsindzisa esandleni sami.+
11 Ngitakucedza konkhe kujabula kwakhe,
Ngicedze imikhosi yakhe,+ imikhosi yekwetfwasa kwenyanga, emasabatha akhe kanye nayo yonkhe imikhosi lebekiwe.
12 Ngitawubulala tihlahla takhe temagilebisi netemakhiwa, lebekakhuluma ngato atsi:
“Lona ngumholo wami lengiwunikwe ngulabo lebengitsandzana nabo”;
Ngitawutenta tibe lihlatsi,
Futsi tilwane tesiganga titawutidla titicedze.
13 Ngitamenta aphendvule ngaloko lakwenta ngesikhatsi anikelela boBhali imihlatjelo,+
Nangaloko lakwenta ngesikhatsi atihlobisa ngetindandatho kanye nemihlobiso futsi alandzela labo lebekatsandzana nabo,
Kodvwa mine wangikhohlwa,’+ kusho Jehova.
14 ‘Ngako ngitamncenga kutsi ahambe,
Ngimhole aye ehlane,
Futsi ngitawukhuluma naye aze atsintseke enhlitiyweni.
15 Ngemuva kwaloko ngitawuphindze ngimnikete tihlahla takhe temagilebisi,+
Ngitawenta nekutsi Sihosha* sase-Akhori+ sibe lisango lelimholela eveni lelitsemba;
Futsi utawufike angiphendvule khona lapho njengasebusheni bakhe,
Njengalesikhatsi aphuma eGibhithe.’+
16 Jehova utsi: ‘Ngalelolanga,
Wena utangibita ngekutsi ngiyindvodza yakho, futsi angeke uphindze ungibite ngekutsi ngiyinkhosi yakho.’*
18 Ngalelolanga ngitawentela bantfu bami sivumelwane netilwane tesiganga,+
Netinyoni temazulu kanye netilwane letihumako;+
Ngitawususa butjoki, inkemba kanye nemphi eveni,+
Futsi ngitawenta kutsi bantfu bami bahlale ngekuthula.+
19 Ngitakutsatsa ube ngumfati wami kuze kube phakadze;
Futsi ngikuphatse ngekulunga,
Ngelutsandvo lolucotfo nangemusa.+
20 Ngitakuphatsa ngekwetsembeka.
Mine nginguJehova, futsi nakanjani utawungati.’+
21 Jehova utsi: ‘Ngalelolanga ngitawuphendvula,
Ngitawuphendvula emazulu,
Futsi wona atawuphendvula umhlaba;+
22 Nemhlaba utawuphendvula kolo, neliwayini lelisha kanye nemafutsa;