Hosiya 5:1-15
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Isahlulelo saka-Efrayimu noJuda (1-15)
5 “Yizwani lokhu, nina baphristi,+Tjhejani, ndlu ka-Israyeli,Lalelani, ndlu yekosi,Ngombana isahlulelo sibandakanya nani;Ngombana nisithiyo eMitsiphaNenede ethabululelwe phezu kweTabori.+
2 Labo abawako bangene batjhingela ekubulaleni,Ngiyabayelelisa* boke.
3 Ngiyamazi u-Efrayimu,No-Israyeli akakafihleki kimi.
Kwanje wena Efrayimu ungwadlile;U-Israyeli uzisilaphazile.+
4 Izenzo zabo azibavumeli babuyele kuZimabo,Ngombana kunommoya wobungwadla hlangana nabo+Akhenge balemuke ukuthi mina Jehova, nginguZimabo.
5 Ukuzikhakhazisa kwaka-Israyeli kunikele ubufakazi obumphikisako+U-Israyeli no-Efrayimu bawile ngebanga lemitjhaphwabo,NoJuda uwe nabo.+
6 Bakhambe nemihlambabo bayokufuna uJehova,Kodwana akhenge bamfumane.
Usukile kibo.+
7 Bakhohlise uJehova,+Ngombana baboyise bamadodana atjhili.
Nje-ke ngenyanga yinye, bazokurhiribidelwa namasimabo.
8 Vuthelani iphondo+ eGibeya, nivuthele ibhorompita eRama!+
Rhuwelelani isililo sepi eBhethe-Aveni,+ dosa phambili, Bhenjamini!
9 Wena Efrayimu, uzokuba yinto ethusako ngelanga lesijeziso.+
Ngikwenze kwaziwa okuzokwenzeka nakanjani hlangana neentjhaba zakwa-Israyeli.
10 Amakhosana wakwaJuda anjengalabo abatjhidisa umkhawulo.+
Ngizokuthululela ilaka lami phezu kwabo njengamanzi.
11 U-Efrayimu ugandelelekile, uphihlizwe ngesahlulelo,Ngombana bekazimisele ukulandela inaba lakhe.+
12 Benginjengengogwana etjhabalalisako ku-EfrayimuNginjengokubola endlini kaJuda.
13 U-Efrayimu nakabona ukugula kwakhe noJuda nakabona isilonda sakhe,U-Efrayimu waya e-Asiriya+ wathumela iinthunywa ekosini ekulu.
Kodwana akhenge ikghone ukukupholisa,Akhenge ikghone nokulapha isilonda sakho.
14 Ngizokuba njengebhubezi elincani ku-Efrayimu,Nanjengebhubezi elinamandla endlini kaJuda.
Mina ngizobarathula phakathi bese ngikhambe,+Ngizobathwala, akunamuntu ozobasindisa.+
15 Ngizokukhamba ngibuyele endawenami bekube kulapho baqalana nemiphumela yemilandwabo,Yeke bazokufuna isizo lami.*+
Nabasebudisini, bazongifuna.”+
