Hoseya 8:1-14
8 “Emlonyeni —uphondo!+ Umuntu uza njengokhozi+ emelene nendlu kaJehova, ngesizathu sokuthi yeqe isivumelwano sami,+ futhi yeqe umthetho wami.+
2 Ilokhu ingimemeza ithi, ‘O Nkulunkulu wami, thina, Israyeli, sazé wena.’+
3 “U-Israyeli ulahle okuhle.+ Umuntu oyisitha makamsukele.+
4 Yena uzimisele amakhosi,+ kodwa hhayi ngenxa yami. Umise izikhulu, kodwa mina angazanga. Ngesiliva lakhe nangegolide lakhe uzenzele izithombe,+ ukuze anqunywe.+
5 O Samariya, ithole lakho lilahliwe.+ Intukuthelo yami ibavuthele.+ Kuyoze kube nini bengakwazi ukuba msulwa?+
6 Ngoba kusukela kwa-Israyeli bekulokhu kuyikho lokhu.+ Yingcweti nje ekwenzile,+ akuyena uNkulunkulu; ngoba ithole laseSamariya liyoba amabazelo nje.+
7 “Ngoba baqhubeka behlwanyela umoya, futhi bayovuna isivunguvungu.+ Akukho lutho olunokusanhlamvu okumile.+ Akukho hlumela eliveza ufulawa.+ Uma kungenzeka kube khona eliwuvezayo, izihambi ziyowugwinya.+
8 “U-Israyeli uzogwinywa.+ Manje uzoba phakathi kwezizwe,+ njengesitsha umuntu angajabuli ngaso.+
9 Ngoba yena ukhuphukele e-Asiriya,+ njengedube elingalodwa.+ U-Efrayimi yena, uqashe izithandwa.+
10 Futhi, nakuba eqhubeka eziqasha phakathi kwezizwe,+ manje ngizomqoqela ndawonye; futhi uzoba sezinhlungwini ezinzima+ isikhashana ngenxa yomthwalo osindayo wenkosi nowezikhulu.
11 “Ngoba u-Efrayimi wandise ama-altare ukuze one.+ Uye waba nama-altare ukuze one.+
12 Ngambhalela izinto eziningi zomthetho wami;+ zabhekwa njengezinto eziyinqaba.+
13 Balokhu benza umhlatshelo ngenyama ukuba ibe yimihlatshelo yami eyisipho,+ futhi balokhu bedla lokho uJehova angazange ajabule ngakho.+ Manje uzosikhumbula isiphambeko sabo futhi abenze balandise ngezono zabo.+ Bona babuyela eGibhithe.+
14 U-Israyeli wamkhohlwa uMenzi wakhe+ wakha amathempeli;+ uJuda yena, wandisa imizi enezivikelo eziqinile.+ Mina ngokuqinisekile ngizothumela umlilo emizini yakhe futhi uzoshwabadela imibhoshongo yokuhlala yalowo nalowo.”+
