Hoseya 2:1-23
2 “Yishoni kubafowenu nithi, ‘Abantu bami!’+ nakodadewenu nithi, ‘O wena wesifazane oboniswe isihe!’+
2 Mquliseni icala unyoko;+ mquliseni icala, ngoba akayena umkami+ nami angiyena umyeni wakhe.+ Kufanele asuse ubufebe bakhe phambi kwakhe nezenzo zakhe zokuphinga phakathi kwamabele akhe,+
3 ukuze ngingamhlubuli ahambe-ze+ futhi empeleni ngimbeke abe njengasosukwini lokuzalwa kwakhe,+ futhi ngimmise abe njengehlane+ ngimbeke abe njengezwe elingenamanzi+ futhi ngimbulale ngokoma.+
4 Ngeke ngiwabonise isihe amadodana akhe,+ ngoba angamadodana obufebe.+
5 Ngoba unina wenze ubufebe.+ Yena owawakhulelwa wenzé ngokuhlazisayo,+ ngoba uthe, ‘Ngifuna ukulandela labo abangikhanukelayo,+ abanginika isinkwa namanzi, uboya nelineni, amafutha nesiphuzo.’+
6 “Ngakho-ke bheka ngibiyela indlela yakho nxazonke ngameva; ngiyomisa udonga lwamatshe ngokumelene naye,+ ngeke azithole izindlela zakhe.+
7 Empeleni uyogijima alandele izithandwa zakhe ezimkhanukelayo, kodwa ngeke azifice;+ ngokuqinisekile uyozifuna, kodwa ngeke azithole. Khona-ke uyobe esethi, ‘Ngifuna ukuhamba ngibuyele kumyeni wami,+ owokuqala,+ ngoba kwakungcono ngaleso sikhathi kunamanje.’+
8 Kodwa yena ubengaqapheli+ ukuthi yimi engangimnike okusanhlamvu+ newayini elimnandi namafutha, nokuthi yimi engamandisela isiliva, negolide, abalisebenzisela uBhali.+
9 “‘Ngakho-ke ngizophenduka futhi ngokuqinisekile ngikuthathe okusanhlamvu kwami ngesikhathi sako newayini lami elimnandi ngenkathi yalo,+ futhi ngizobuhlwitha uboya bami nelineni lami lokumboza ubunqunu bakhe.+
10 Manje ngizozembula izitho zakhe zangasese emehlweni ezithandwa zakhe ezimkhanukelayo,+ futhi ngeke kube namuntu oyomhlwitha esandleni sami.+
11 Ngokuqinisekile ngizobangela ukuba kuphele konke ukwethaba kwakhe,+ umkhosi wakhe,+ ukwethwasa kwenyanga yakhe+ nesabatha lakhe nazo zonke izinkathi zakhe zemikhosi.
12 Ngizowenza ube yincithakalo umvini wakhe+ nomkhiwane wakhe,+ athé ngako: “Kuyisipho sami, engisiphiwe izithandwa zami ezingikhanukelayo”; futhi ngizokwenza kube yihlathi,+ ngokuqinisekile isilo sasendle siyokushwabadela.
13 Ngizomenza ukuba alandise+ ngenxa yezinsuku zemifanekiso kaBhali+ ayelokhu eyishunqisela umusi womhlatshelo,+ ngesikhathi elokhu evunula ngendandatho yakhe nangomhlobiso wakhe+ futhi elokhu elandela izithandwa zakhe ezimkhanukelayo,+ mina wangikhohlwa,’+ kusho uJehova.
14 “‘Ngakho-ke bhekani ngiyamehlula, futhi ngizombangela ukuba aye ehlane,+ futhi ngizokhuluma nenhliziyo yakhe.+
15 Ngizomnika izivini zakhe kusukela ngaleso sikhathi kuqhubeke,+ nethafa eliphansi lase-Akori+ njengomnyango oya ethembeni; ngokuqinisekile lapho uzophendula njengasezinsukwini zobusha+ bakhe nanjengasosukwini lokukhuphuka kwakhe ephuma ezweni laseGibhithe.+
16 Kuyothi ngalolo suku,’ kusho uJehova, ‘wena ungibize ngokuthi, myeni wami, futhi ngeke usangibiza ngokuthi mnikazi wami.’+
17 “‘Ngiyowasusa amagama emifanekiso kaBhali emlonyeni wakhe,+ futhi ngeke isakhunjulwa ngegama layo.+
18 Bona ngokuqinisekile ngiyobenzela isivumelwano ngalolo suku ngokuphathelene nesilo sasendle+ nesidalwa esindizayo samazulu nento enwabuzelayo yasemhlabathini, futhi umnsalo nenkemba nempi ngiyokwephula kuphele ezweni,+ ngiyobalalisa ngokulondeka.+
19 Ngiyokwenza ube ngowami kuze kube nini nanini,+ futhi ngiyokwenza ube ngowami ngokulunga nangobulungisa nangomusa wothando nangesihe.+
20 Ngiyokwenza ube ngowami ngokwethembeka; ngokuqinisekile uyomazi uJehova.’+
21 “‘Kuyothi ngalolo suku ngiphendule,’ kusho uJehova, ‘ngiphendule amazulu, wona aphendule umhlaba;+
22 umhlaba wona, uyophendula okusanhlamvu+ newayini elimnandi namafutha; kona, kuphendule uJizreyeli [‘uNkulunkulu uyohlwanyela imbewu’].+
23 Ngokuqinisekile ngiyomhlwanyela njengembewu ehlwanyelelwa mina emhlabathini,+ futhi ngiyombonisa isihe yena obengaboniswanga isihe,+ ngiyothi kulabo abangebona abantu bami: “Ningabantu bami”;+ bona, bayothi: “UnguNkulunkulu wami.”’”+
