UJehova wayesethi kuMose: “Hamba, wehle; ngoba abantu bakho owabakhupha elizweni leGibhithe bazichithile.
Hoseya 9:9 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024 Bazonakalisa ngokujulile njengasezinsukwini zaseGibeya; ngalokho uyakukhumbula ububi babo, ahambele izono zabo. IBHAYIBHELI ELINGCWELE Bazonakalisile ngokujulileyo njengasezinsukwini zaseGibeya; uyakhumbula ububi babo, uyabahambela ngezono zabo. IsiZulu 2020 Sebeshone shi enkohlakalweni njengasezinsukwini zaseGibheya; uyakukhumbula iziphambeko zabo, abajezisele izono zabo. |
UJehova wayesethi kuMose: “Hamba, wehle; ngoba abantu bakho owabakhupha elizweni leGibhithe bazichithile.
Futhi umhlaba ungcolile phakathi kwabakhileyo kuwo; ngokuba beqile imithetho, baguqula isimiso, bephula isivumelwano esiphakade.
Usho kanje uJehova kulaba bantu, uthi: “Bathanda ukuduka, abazinqandanga izinyawo zabo; ngalokho uJehova akathokozi ngabo; Manje uzokhumbula ububi babo futhi ahambele izono zabo.
“Wena-ke, ndodana yomuntu, profetha uthi: ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova ngokuphathelene nabantwana bakwa-Amoni nangesihlamba sabo; ngisho nani nithi: ‘Inkemba, inkemba ihoshiwe; ngenxa yokuhlatshwa kwephulwa ukuze kugaywe ngenxa yokubenyezela.
O Israyeli, wonile kusukela ezinsukwini zaseGibeya; lapho bema; ukulwa eGibeya ngokumelene nabantwana bobubi akubaficanga.
Futhi njengabantu kuyakuba khona njengabapristi, futhi ngiyobahambela ngenxa yezindlela zabo futhi ngibuyisele kubo izenzo zabo.
Vuthelani icilongo eGibeya, necilongo eRama; memeza kakhulu eBeti Aveni, emva kwakho, Benjamini!
Futhi abacabangi enhliziyweni yabo ukuthi ngiyakhumbula bonke ububi babo; ziphambi kobuso bami.
Bahlabela inyama yemihlatshelo yami, bayidle; kepha uJehova akabemukeli; manje uyakukhumbula ukona kwabo, ahambele izono zabo; bayakubuyela eGibithe.
Umlindi ka-Efrayimi wayenoNkulunkulu wami, kepha umprofethi ulugibe lomcuphi wezinyoni ezindleleni zakhe zonke, nenzondo endlini kaNkulunkulu wakhe.
Ngathi: Ngiqinisile, lizangesaba, lizakwamukela ukulaywa; ukuze indawo yabo yokuhlala ingaqedwa, nokho ngibajezisile; kepha bavuka ekuseni, baziphanga zonke izenzo zabo.
Inkosi yakhe yathi kuye: “Asiyikusuka lapha, siye emzini womfokazi ongesiye owabantwana bakwa-Israyeli; siyakuwelela eGibeya.
Bheka, kwafika ixhegu livela emsebenzini walo kusihlwa livela ensimini, nalo livela ezintabeni zakwa-Efrayimi; wagogobala eGibeya, kepha abantu baleyo ndawo babengabakwaBenjamini.
Kwathi besajabula izinhliziyo zabo, bheka, amadoda omuzi, amadodana kaBheliyali, ahaqa indlu, ashaya umnyango, akhuluma kumninindlu, ixhegu, ethi: “Letha ukukhulula.” indoda engene endlini yakho, ukuze simazi.
Bahaqa abakwaBenjamini nxazonke, babaxosha, babanyathela ngokukhululeka ngaseGibeya ekuphumeni kwelanga.