Bangabi njengawoyisemkhulu, isizukulwane esiphambeneyo nesihlubukayo, isizukulwane esingaqinisanga inhliziyo yaso, nesimoya waso wawungathembekile kuNkulunkulu.
Hoseya 4:16 - IsiZulu 2020 Ngokuba u-Israyeli unenkani njengesithole esinenkani; pho uSimakade angabelusa kanjani njengewundlu lemvu emadlelweni abanzi na? IBHAYIBHELI ELINGCWELE Ngokuba u-Israyeli unenkani njengesithole; uJehova angabelusa njengemvana endaweni ebanzi na? Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024 Ngokuba u-Israyeli uwile njengethokazi elinhlanhlathayo; manje uJehova uyakuzalusa njengewundlu endaweni ebanzi. |
Bangabi njengawoyisemkhulu, isizukulwane esiphambeneyo nesihlubukayo, isizukulwane esingaqinisanga inhliziyo yaso, nesimoya waso wawungathembekile kuNkulunkulu.
Uyokusonga akuqinise, akulahle njengebhola ezweni elibanzi. Uyofela lapho; izinqola zakho zodumo ziyolala lapho, wena olihlazo lendlu yenkosi yakho.
Uyonisa imvula embewini yenu eniyihlwanyela emhlabathini, aninike umhlabathi ovundileyo, uthele kakhulu, ube nokudla okuningi. Ngalolo lusuku imfuyo yenu iyoklaba emadlelweni abanzi.
Izimvana ziyoklaba njengasemadlelweni azo, namazinyane adle encithakalweni yabacebileyo.
Simakade, nakuba izono zethu zifakaza ngathi, kodwa yenza okuthile, ngenxa yegama lakho, ngokuba ukuhlubuka kwethu kukhulu; sonile kuwe.
USimakade wayesethi kimi: “U-Israyeli ohlubukayo uzibonakalise elungile kimi kunoJuda okhohlisayo.
USimakade wathi kimi, ngesikhathi sokubusa kukaJosiya inkosi: “Uboneni na? U-Israyeli akahlubukanga yini na? Ukhuphukele kuzo zonke izintaba eziphakeme, nangaphansi kwazo zonke izihlahla eziluhlaza, wafeba khona.
Ubonile ukuthi ngakho konke ukungethembeki kwakhe u-Israyeli, ohlubukayo angenqenanga ukumnika incwadi yesehlukaniso, nokho udadewabo uJuda akesabanga, naye uhambile wayofeba.
“Ngimzwile nokumuzwa u-Efrayimi ezikhalela, ethi: ‘Ungishayile, ngashayeka njengethole elingaqeqeshekile; ngibuyise ukuze ngibuye, ngokuba Wena unguSimakade uNkulunkulu wami.
Ngakho-ke ingonyama yehlathi izobahlasela, impisi yasehlane ibabhubhise, ingwe icuthele imizi yabo; bonke abaphuma kuyo ibadweshule, ngokuba iziphambeko zabo ziningi, nokuhlubuka kwabo kukhulu.
Kepha abalalelanga, abayibekanga indlebe yabo kwengikushoyo, kodwa bahamba ngokobulukhuni benhliziyo yabo embi; bahlubuka, bahlehlela emuva, abaze baqhubekela phambili.
Pho kungani laba bantu baseJerusalema bephendukile, bahlubuka njalonjalo na? Babambelela enkohlisweni, benqaba ukubuya.
U-Efrayimi uyisithole esifundisiweyo, esithanda ukubhula okusanhlamvu; ngizomgaxa ijoka entanyeni yakhe enhle, u-Efrayimi ngimdonsise, uJuda alime, uJakobe azicubuzele amagade.
Inkemba iyophenduphenduka idle lubi emizini yabo, ishabalalise imigoqo yabo, ibashwabadele ngenxa yamaqhinga abo.
Abantu bami baphikelele ukuhlubuka kimi, noma bangambiza kangakanani oPhezukonke, ngeke abaphakamise.
Nina ngiyakunihlakazela phakathi kwezizwe, ngithumele inkemba emva kwenu, izwe lakini liyakuba yincithakalo, nemizi yenu ibe ngamabibi.
“Ngiyazisola ukuthi ngimbekeleni uSawule waba yinkosi, ngokuba uyekile ukungilandela, akaze awafeza amazwi ami.” USamuweli wathukuthela, wakhala kuSimakade ubusuku bonke.