UHoseya 8
8
Ukuhlwanyela umoya nokuvuna isivunguvungu
1 “Beka icilongo emlonyeni wakho;
onjengokhozi wehlela indlu kaJehova;
ngokuba beqile isivumelwano sami,
baphambuka emthethweni wami.
2Bakhala kimi ngokuthi:
‘Nkulunkulu wethu,
thina Israyeli siyakwazi.’
3U-Israyeli ukulahlile okuhle;
isitha siyakumxosha.
4 Bona bazibekela amakhosi engavelanga kimi;
bamisa izikhulu, ngingazi;
isiliva labo negolide labo bakwenza kwaba yizithombe zabo,
ukuze banqunywe.
5 Ithole lakho, Samariya, linengekile;
intukuthelo yami iyabavuthela;
koze kube nini bengakwazi ukuba msulwa na?
6 Ngokuba livela ku-Israyeli;
umkhandi walenza, alisiye uNkulunkulu;
yebo, ithole laseSamariya liyakuba yizihlephu.
7 “Ngokuba bahlwanyele umoya,
bayakuvuna isivunguvungu;
izele alinahlumela, alivezi impuphu;
uma liyiveza,
iyakuqedwa ngabafokazi.
8U-Israyeli uyagwinywa;
manje sebephakathi kwabezizwe
njengesitsha okungekho intokozo kuso.
9 Ngokuba benyukele e-Asiriya
bezihambele njengezimbongolo zasendle;
u-Efrayimi uyaqasha ngenkokhelo yothando.
10Noma beqasha phakathi kwabezizwe,
manje sengiyakubabutha,
bakhululwe kancane emthwalweni wenkosi yezikhulu.
11 “Ngokuba u-Efrayimi wandisile ama-altare aba ngukona;
ama-altare ayakuba ngukona kuye.
12Noma ngimlobela imithetho yami kaningi,
iyashaywa okungaziwayo.
13 Imihlatshelo yeminikelo yami bayihlaba,
bayidle inyama,
kepha uJehova akayenameli.
Useyakhumbula ububi babo,
abahambele ngezono zabo,
babuyele eGibithe.
14Ngokuba u-Israyeli ukhohliwe uMdali wakhe,
wakha izindlu zamakhosi,
noJuda wandisile imizi ebiyelweyo,
ngiyakuthuma umlilo emizini yakhe,
uqede izindlu zayo zobukhosi.”
Okuqokiwe okwamanje:
UHoseya 8: ZUL59
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