UHoseya 9
9
Isiprofetho ngokuthunjwa
1Ungajabuli, Israyeli,
kube ngukuthokoza njengokwabezizwe,
ngokuba umukile kuNkulunkulu wakho ngokufeba,
wathanda inkokhelo kuzo zonke izibuya zamabele.
2 Isibuya nesikhamo sewayini akuyikubafunza,
iwayini elisha liyakumkhohlisa.
3 Abayikuhlala ezweni likaJehova;
u-Efrayimi uyakubuyela eGibithe,
nase-Asiriya bayakudla okungcolileyo.
4 Abayikuthululela uJehova iwayini;
imihlatshelo yabo ayiyikuba mihle kuye,
isinkwa sabo sibe njengesinkwa sabalilayo;
bonke abasidlayo bayakungcola,
ngokuba isinkwa sabo siyakuba ngesephango,
singangeni endlini kaJehova.
5Niyakwenze njani ngosuku lomhlangano
nangosuku lomkhosi kaJehova na?
6 Bhekani,
ngokuba bemukile ekuchithweni
iGibithe liyakubabutha,
iNofi libembele;
izinto zabo zamagugu zesiliva ziyakudliwa yizimbabazane,
kube ngameva ematendeni abo.
7 Ziyafika izinsuku zokuhanjelwa,
izinsuku zempindiselo zisondele;
u-Israyeli uyakukwazi.
Umprofethi uyakuba njengesiwula,
umuntu onomoya ahlanye ngenxa yobuningi bobubi bakho
nangobutha obukhulu;
8 umprofethi engumlindi ka-Efrayimi kanye noNkulunkulu wami,
ugibe lomthiyi wezinyoni lukuzo zonke izindlela zakhe,
nobutha busendlini kaNkulunkulu wakhe.
9 Bazonakalisile ngokujulileyo njengasezinsukwini zaseGibeya;
uyakhumbula ububi babo,
uyabahambela ngezono zabo.
10 “Ngamfumana u-Israyeli njengezithelo zomvini ehlane,
ngabona oyihlo njengolibo emkhiwaneni
ngesikhathi sawo sokuqala.
Kepha bafika eBali Peyori,
bazahlukanisela okunezinhloni,
baba yizinengiso njengalokho abakuthandayo.
11Udumo luka-Efrayimi luyakundiza,
lumuke njengenyoni,
kungabikho ukuzala, nonesisu,
nokukhulelwa.
12Noma bekhulisa abantwana babo,
nokho ngiyakubaphuca bona kungasali muntu;
yebo, maye kubo,
lapho ngimuka kubo!
13U-Efrayimi, njengalokho ngibone eTire,
utshalwe endaweni emnandi,
kepha u-Efrayimi uyakukhiphela umbulali abantwana bakhe.
14“Banike, Jehova uyakunikani?
Banike isisu esiphuphumayo namabele omileyo.
15 “Bonke ububi babo buseGiligali;
ngalokho ngabazonda khona;
ngenxa yobubi bezenzo zabo ngiyakubaxosha endlini yami,
angisayikubathanda;
zonke izikhulu zabo zingabahlubuki.
16U-Efrayimi ushayiwe,
impande yabo yomile,
abayikuthela izithelo.
Noma bezala,
ngiyakubulala okuthandekayo kwesisu sabo.”
17UNkulunkulu wami uyakubalahla,
ngokuba abamlalelanga,
babe ngabazulazulayo phakathi kwabezizwe.
Okuqokiwe okwamanje:
UHoseya 9: ZUL59
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