Hoseya 12 - IsiZulu 2020

Ukungathembeki Kuka-Efrayimi

¹ U-Efrayimi udla umoya, uxoshana nomoya wasempumalanga, abhebhethekise amanga nobudlova imihla yonke. Wenza isivumelwano ne-Asiriya, athumele amafutha eGibhithe.

² USimakade uthwesa uJuda icala, uyakumjezisa uJakobe ngokwezindlela zakhe, akhokhise kuye ngokwezenzo zakhe.

³ Esesibelethweni wabamba umfowabo ngesithende, esenamandla wabambana noNkulunkulu.

⁴ Wabambana nengelosi, wanqoba; wakhala, wanxusa kuyo isibusiso. Yamfumana eBhethele, yakhuluma nathi lapho,

⁵ uSimakade uNkulunkulu Wamabandla, uSimakade akhunjulwa ngalo.

⁶ Kodwa kufanele wena ubuyele kuNkulunkulu wakho, ube nokwethembeka nobuqotho, ulindele uNkulunkulu wakho njalo.

⁷ IKhanani liphethe izikali zenkohliso esandleni salo, liyakuthanda ukuqola.

⁸ U-Efrayimi uthi: “Impela ngicebile, senginentilibathwa yomcebo. Kuzo zonke izithukuthuku zami abayukuthola kimi okubi okuyisono.”

⁹ Kepha Mina nginguSimakade uNkulunkulu wakho selokhu kwaba seGibhithe. Ngisazokwenza futhi uhlale emathendeni njengasezinsukwini zemikhosi enqunyiweyo.

¹⁰ Ngakhuluma kubaphrofethi, ngandisa imibono, ngenza imizekeliso ngesandla sabaphrofethi.

¹¹ Ngabe iGiliyadi selonakele? Impela abaselutho; bahlabe izinkunzi eGiligali, ngakho-ke ama-althare abo ayakuba njengenqwaba yamatshe emiseleni yamasimu.

¹² UJakobe wabalekela e-Aramu, u-Israyeli wasebenzela umfazi, welusa umhlambi ukuze athathe umfazi.

¹³ USimakade wakhuphula u-Israyeli eGibhithe ngomphrofethi, wamlondoloza ngomphrofethi.

¹⁴ Kepha u-Efrayimi umchukuluze ngokwedlulele; icala lakhe lokuchitha igazi liyakuba phezu kwakhe, iNkosi yakhe imthele ngehlazo lakhe.