Hosea 12

Ukungathembeki kukaIsrayeli loJuda

1UEfrayimi udla umoya, axotshane a lomoya wempumalanga b; usuku lonke wandisa amanga lencithakalo c , d; benza isivumelwano leAsiriya e, lamafutha athwalelwa f eGibhithe g. 2INkosi layo ilengxabano loJuda h, izahambela uJakobe ngokwendlela zakhe i, imphindisele j ngokwezenzo zakhe k.

3Esiswini wabamba umfowabo ngesithende l, langamandla akhe wabindana loNkulunkulu m. 4Yebo, waba lamandla phezu kwengilosi, wanqoba n, wakhala inyembezi wayincenga o; eBhetheli wamthola, lalapho wakhuluma lathi p. 5Ngitsho iNkosi, uNkulunkulu wamabandla, iNkosi iyisikhumbuzo sayo q. 6Ngakho wena, phendukela kuNkulunkulu wakho r, gcina umusa lokulunga s, ulindele uNkulunkulu wakho njalonjalo t. 7Ungumthengisi, izilinganiso ezikhohlisayo zisesandleni sakhe u, uthanda ukucindezela. 8LoEfrayimi uthi: Kanti nginothile, sengizitholele inotho v; kuyo yonke imitshikatshika yami kabayikuthola ububi kimi, obuyisono w. 9Kodwa ngiyiNkosi, uNkulunkulu wakho, kusukela elizweni leGibhithe x; ngisezakuhlalisa emathenteni y njengensukwini zomkhosi omisiweyo z. 10Ngizakhuluma futhi labaprofethi aa, mina ngandise umbono ab, ngisebenzise imifanekiso ngesandla sabaprofethi. 11Bukhona yini ububi eGileyadi? Isibili bayize ac, bahlaba izinkunzi eGiligali ad; yebo, amalathi abo anjengenqumbi ae emiseleni yamasimu af.

12Kanti uJakobe wabalekela elizweni leSiriya ag, loIsrayeli wasebenzela umfazi ah, welusa izimvu ngenxa yomfazi ai. 13Langomprofethi aj iNkosi yamenyusa uIsrayeli eGibhithe ak, langomprofethi al walondolozwa am. 14UEfrayimi uyicunule ngobuhlungu obukhulu an; ngakho izayekela igazi lakhe phezu kwakhe ao, leNkosi yakhe ilibuyisele kuye ap ihlazo lakhe aq.

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