Hoseya 2
2
1“Khulumani kubomnakenu nitsi: ‘Bantfu bakitsi,’ kubodzadzewenu nitsi: ‘Labatsandzekako bami.’ ”
Kungetsembeki kwaGomeri nekungetsembeki kwa-Israyeli
2 “Yekhutani make wenu, mekhuteni, ngobe akasesiye umkami,
nami angisesiyo indvodza yakhe.
Ase akususe lokubukeka kwebugwadla ebusweni bakhe,
nalokungetsembeki lokusemkhatsini wemabele akhe.
3 Ngaphandle kwaloko ngitamhlubula abe ngcunu,
ngimente abe ngcunu njengamhlazane atalwa;
ngitawumenta abe njengelihlane,
ngimgucule abe live leligagadzekile,
afe ngekoma.
4Ngingeke ngibahawukele labantfwana bakhe,
ngobe babantfwana bebugwadla.
5 Unina abengaketsembeki,
wabemitsa ngekwelihlazo, watsi:
‘Ngitawulandzela emashende ami,
labo labangipha kudla kwami nemanti ami,
insontfo yami, nelineni yami,
emafutsa ami kanye nesinatfo sami.’
6Ngako-ke ngiyakuyivimba indlela yakhe,
ngiyivale ngemahlahla emanyeva;
ngiyawumvimbetela,
kuze angasayitfoli nendlela.
7Uyawucoshana nemashende akhe, kodvwa ngeke awakhandze;
uyakuwafuna, kodvwa angeke awatfole.
Uyawube sewutsi: ‘Ngitawuncandzeka
ngibuyele endvodzeni yami yakucala,
ngobe ngaleso sikhatsi
bekukuhle kakhulu kimi kunanyalo.’
8Usengakatsandzi kuvuma kutsi kwakungimi lona
lowamnika kudla lokutinhlavu,
neliwayini lelisha, nemafutsa,
lowatfululela kuye isiliva negolide,
lababekusebentisa kuBhali.
9“Ngako-ke ngiyawutsatsa lamabele ami nase avutsiwe
kanye naleliwayini lami lelisha nase lilungile.
Ngiyakumemuka lensontfo yami nalelineni yami,
lebeyimiselwe kutsi imbonye bungcunu bakhe.
10Ngako nyalo sengitabungcunula lobubheva bakhe,
embikwemashende akhe abuka;
kute lotamephula lapha etandleni tami.
11Ngitayicedza yonkhe lemikhosi yakhe:
emadzili akhe eminyaka newekwetfwasa kwenyanga,
newemaSabatha akhe,
nawo onkhe emadzili akhe lamisiwe.
12 Ngiyawuhliphita imivini yakhe nemikhwa yakhe, latsi:
‘Lena yinkhokhelo yami
lenginikwe ngemashende ami;’
ngiyawukwenta kube lihlatsi leliminyene,
tilwane tesiganga tikushwabudzele.
13 Ngiyawumjezisa ngenca yalawo malanga
lashisa ngawo imphepho kuboBhali,
wativunulisa ngetindandatho
nangemihlobiso yakhe lemihle,
walandzelana nemashende akhe,
kodvwa mine wangikhohlwa,” kusho Simakadze.
Lutsandvo lwaSimakadze ngesive sakhe
14 “Ngako-ke manje ngitamhhungula,
ngimholele ehlane, ngikhulume naye kamnandzi.
15 Ngulapho-ke ngitambuyisela khona tivini takhe,
ngente Sigodzi sase-Akhori sibe ngumnyango welitsemba.
Ngulapho-ke lapho ayawuhlabela khona
njengasemalangeni akhe ebusha,
nanjengalelo langa laphuma ngalo eGibhithe.
16“Ngalelo langa uyawungibita utsi:
‘Ndvodza yami,’ ungeke uphindze ungibite utsi:
‘Bhali wami,’ ” kusho Simakadze.
17 “Emabito aboBhali
ngiyakuwesusa emlonyweni wakhe;
nemabito abo angeke asacelelwa lusito.
18 Ngalelo langa baka-Israyeli ngiyawubentela sivumelwane
netilwane tesiganga netinyoni temoya
kanye netidalwa letinwabutela phansi emhlabatsini.
Butjoki, nenkemba, nemphi ngiyawukususa eveni,
kuze kutsi bonkhe batewulala phansi baphephile.
19Ngiyawukwendzisela kimi
kuze kube phakadze naphakadze;
ngiyawukwendzisa ngekulunga,
nangekwemtsetfo, nangekwelutsandvo, nangesihawu.
20 Ngiyawukwendzisa ngekwetsembeka,
uyakumhlonipha Simakadze.
21“Ngalelo langa ngiyawuphendvula,” kusho Simakadze,
“ngiyawuphendvula emazulu,
nawo ayawuphendvula umhlaba;
22nemhlaba uyawuphendvula ngalokutinhlavu,
nangeliwayini lelisha, nangemafutsa,
nako kuyawuphendvula iJezreyeli.
23 Ngiyakutihlanyelela yena eveni;
ngiyakulubonakalisa lutsandvo lwami
kulowo lebengimbita ngekutsi:
‘Akusiye lotsandzekako wami.’
Ngiyawukhuluma kulabo lekwakutsiwa:
‘Abasiso sive sami,’
ngitsi: ‘Nine nisive sami,’
nabo bayawutsi: ‘Wena unguNkulunkulu wetfu.’ ”
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