3 Ngati konkhe nga-Efrayimu; Israyeli akafihlakali kimi. Efrayimu, wena sewugucukele ebugwadleni, Israyeli sewonakele.”
Kodvwa kuyawutsi lomfana asengakakwati kwala lokubi akhetse lokuhle, lelo live lalamakhosi lamabili lowesabako, liyawube selingasenalutfo.
Simakadze uyawuletsa kuwe nasetikwesive sakini, nasetikwendlu yeyihlo, sikhatsi lesingazange sesibe khona kusukela baka-Efrayimu bahlephuka kubakaJuda; uyawuletsa inkhosi yase-Asiriya.”
Siriya, na-Efrayimu, nemsa waRemaliya bakwakhela luzungu, batsi:
Watsi kube Simakadze acale kukhuluma naHoseya, Simakadze wakhuluma kuye, watsi: “Hamba utsatse umfati loyingwadla lonebantfwana labatelwe ngebugwadla, ngobe live linelicala lebugwadla lobesabekako, selisukile kuSimakadze.”
Efrayimu utondla ngemoya, ucoshana nemoya wasemphumalanga lonkhe lilanga, wandzise emanga nebudlova. Wakha sivumelwane ne-Asiriya, atfumele emafutsa emncumo eGibhithe.
Abetsi Efrayimu nakakhuluma, kutfutfumele emadvodza; abephakanyisiwe ka-Israyeli. Kodvwa waba nelicala lekukhonta Bhali, wafa.
Ngakunakekela usesehlane, eveni lelinekushisa lokuvutsako.
Efrayimu ucindzetelekile wagcotjwagcotjwa ngekwehlulelwa, ngobe utimisele kulandzela tithico.
“Watsi kube Efrayimu abone kugula kwakhe, naJuda abone emanceba akhe, Efrayimu wase ugucukela e-Asiriya, watfumela enkhosini lenkhulu kuyawucela lusito. Kodvwa iyehluleka kunelapha, iyehluleka kupholisa emanceba enu.
Efrayimu utakwentiwa abe yincitsakalo ngelilanga lekwehlulelwa. Emkhatsini wetive tema-Israyeli ngimemetela lokungiko.
Ngibone intfo leyesabekako endlini yaka-Israyeli: Efrayimu utinikele ebugwadleni na-Israyeli sewaba ngulongcolile.
“Ngingentani ngawe, Efrayimu? Ngingentani ngawe, Juda? Lutsandvo lwenu lufanana nenkhungu yasekuseni, lunjengematolo asekuseni lanyamalalako.
“Lite nome Efrayimu akhe emalati lamanyenti eminikelo yesono, lamalati asagucuke aba ngemalati ekwenta tono.
“Ngini kuphela lenginikhetsile emkhatsini wato tonkhe tive temhlaba; ngako-ke ngitanijezisa ngenca yato tonkhe tono tenu.”
Ngobe ngiyati kutsi mangaki emacala enu nekutsi tono tenu tikhulu kangakanani. Niyabacindzetela labalungile, nitsatse imidizo, nemuke labamphofu emalungelo abo etinkhundleni.
Litubulo lakhe lenkunzi linebukhosi, timphondvo takhe tenyatsi. Ngaletimphondvo uyawudvungulula tonkhe tive kanyekanye, kuze kufike emaphetselweni emhlaba. Banjalo baka-Efrayimu, batinkhulungwane tetinkhulungwane. Banjalo nabakaManase, batinkhulungwane.”
Kute sidalwa lesifihlakele kuNkulunkulu, kodvwa konkhe kusebaleni kwembuliwe emehlweni alowo lekufanele sitilandze kuye.
Ngiyayati imisebenti yakho, awucandzi, awushisi. Maye, bengingatsandza kutsi umane ushise nome ucandze!