Hoseya 5:1-15
5 “O bapristi,+ yizwani lokhu, ninake nina bendlu ka-Israyeli, bekani indlebe nani bendlu yenkosi,+ ngoba isahlulelo siphathelene nani; ngoba nibe yisicupho+ kulo iMizpa naba njengenetha elilulelwe phezu kweThabori.+
2 Ngoba abahlubukayo bangené shí emsebenzini wokuceka,+ futhi ngangiyisikhuthazo kubo bonke.+
3 Mina siqu ngimazile u-Efrayimi,+ no-Israyeli ngokwakhe ubengafihlekile kimi.+ Ngoba manje, wena Efrayimi, ubaphathisé okwezifebe abesifazane;+ u-Israyeli uzingcolisile.+
4 Izenzo zabo azibavumeli ukuba babuyele kuNkulunkulu wabo,+ ngoba kukhona umoya wobufebe+ phakathi kwabo; abazange bamqaphele uJehova.+
5 Ukuziqhenya kuka-Israyeli kufakazé kwamlahla;+ u-Israyeli no-Efrayimi benziwa bakhubeke esiphambekweni sabo.+ UJuda naye ukhubeké kanye nabo.+
6 Bahamba nomhlambi wabo wezimvu nezimbuzi nomhlambi wabo wezinkomo beyofuna uJehova, kodwa abamtholanga.+ Wayesukile kubo.
7 Basebenzelané ngokukhohlisa noJehova ngokwakhe,+ ngoba bazale abantwana abangaziwa.+ Manje inyanga eyodwa iyobashwabadela kanye nezabelo zabo.+
8 “Shayani uphondo+ eGibheya,+ icilongo eRama! Khamulukani ngokukhamuluka kwempi eBheti-aveni+—ngemva kwakho Bhenjamini!+
9 O Efrayimi, uyoba yinto nje eshaqisayo ngosuku lokukhuzwa.+ Ngenzé amazwi athembekile aziwa phakathi kwezizwe zakwa-Israyeli.+
10 Izikhulu zakwaJuda sezifana ncamashí nalabo abahlehlisa umngcele.+ Ngizothululela phezu kwazo ukufutheka kwami njengamanzi.
11 U-Efrayimi ucindezelwe, uchotshoziwe ngobulungisa,+ ngoba wayekwenze kwaba ngokwakhe ukulandela ophikisana naye.+
12 Mina nganginjengenundu+ ku-Efrayimi nanjengokubola endlini kaJuda.
13 “U-Efrayimi wakubona ukugula kwakhe, noJuda isilonda sakhe.+ U-Efrayimi waya e-Asiriya+ wathumela enkosini enkulu.+ Kodwa yona ayikwazanga ukuniphulukisa,+ futhi ayikwazanga ukususa isilonda kini nganoma yiliphi ikhambi.+
14 Ngoba ngizoba njengebhongo lengonyama ku-Efrayimi+ nanjengebhongo lengonyama elinomhlwenga endlini kaJuda. Mina, mina ngokwami ngizodwengula futhi ngizohamba ngifike ngithathe ngimuke nakho, ngeke abe khona umkhululi.+
15 Ngizohamba, ngizobuyela endaweni yami baze balithwale icala labo;+ ngokuqinisekile bayobufuna ubuso bami.+ Lapho sebesebunzimeni obukhulu,+ bayongifuna.”+
