| ← Hosea (2/14) → |
| 1. | Bizani abafowenu lithi ngabantu bami, labodadewenu lithi ngabathandekayo. |
| 2. | Solani unyoko, limsole, ngoba kasuye umkami, lami kangisiyo indoda yakhe, ukuze ayekele ukuwula kwakhe, asuse izigqizo zokufeba kwakhe emabeleni akhe, |
| 3. | hlezi ngimhlubule abe nqunu, abe njengosukwini azalwa ngalo, ngimenze afanane lenkangala, ngimbeke abe njengelizwe elomileyo, ngimbulale ngokoma. |
| 4. | Kangiyikubahawukela labantwana bakhe, ngoba bangabantwana bokufetshwa. |
| 5. | Ngoba unina wabo uwulile, owabazalayo wenzile ihlazo. Ngoba wathi: Ngizazilandela izithandwa zami, ezingipha ukudla lamanzi, loboya bezimvu, lefilakisi, lamafutha lokunathwayo. |
| 6. | Ngalokho, khangela, ngizavala indlela yakhe ngameva, ngimakhele umduli ukuze angazitholi indlela zakhe ezindala. |
| 7. | Uzathungatha izithandwa zakhe, kodwa angazifici; uzazidinga, kodwa angazitholi. Abesesithi: Sengizabuyela endodeni yami yokuqala, ngoba kwakungcono kimi ngalesosikhathi kulakhathesi. |
| 8. | Wayengakwazi ukuthi kwakuyimi engangimnika amabele lewayini elitsha lamafutha, ngimnika isiliva esinengi legolide elinengi abakusebenzisela uBhali. |
| 9. | Ngakho ngizathatha amabele ami ngesikhathi sokuvuna, lewayini lami elitsha ngesikhathi salo esimisiweyo; ngithathe loboya bami bezimvu lesikhusha sami, okuzakwembesa ubunqunu bakhe. |
| 10. | Sengizakwambula ihlazo lakhe phambi kwezithandwa zakhe, kungabi khona omophulayo esandleni sami. |
| 11. | Ngizaqeda intokozo yakhe yonke, amadili akhe, lokuthwasa kwenyanga, lamasabatha akhe, lemikhosi yakhe yonke emisiweyo. |
| 12. | Ngizagamula izihlahla zakhe zamavini lezemikhiwa, atsho ngazo ukuthi: Lezi zingumvuzo wami izithandwa zami ezinginike wona. Ngizazenza zibe liGusu, zidliwe zinyamazana zeganga. |
| 13. | Ngizamphindisela ngenxa yezinsuku zemikhosi yaboBhali, ayebatshisela ngazo impepha, ezicecisa ngamasongo langamangqongqo, walandela izithandwa zakhe, wangikhohlwa, kutsho i Nkosi. |
| 14. | Ngalokho, khangela, ngizamhuga, ngimuse enkangala, ngimduduze. |
| 15. | Lapho-ke ngizambuyisela izivini zakhe, ngenze isihotsha seAkori, okutsho iNhlupheko, sibe nguMnyango wethemba. Uzaphendula lapho njengensukwini zobutsha bakhe, njengesukwini lokuphuma kwakhe elizweni leGibhithe. |
| 16. | Kuzakuthi ngalolosuku, kutsho i Nkosi, ungibize uthi: Mkami; ungabe usangibiza: Bhali wami. |
| 17. | Ngoba ngizasusa amabizo aboBhali emlonyeni wakhe, angabe esezwakala futhi. |
| 18. | Ngalolosuku ngizakwenza isivumelwano lenyamazana zeganga lenyoni zamazulu lezinto ezihahabayo ukuze zingabahluphi. Ngizakwephula idandili lenkemba, ngiqede impi emhlabeni, ngikulalise phansi uvikelekile. |
| 19. | Ngizazimisela wena Israyeli ube ngumkami kokuphela, ngizimisele wena ngokuqotho langokulunga langothando. |
| 20. | Ngizazimisela wena ngeqiniso; uzangazi mina Nkosi. |
| 21. | Kuzakuthi-ke ngalolosuku, ngizanika impendulo, kutsho i Nkosi, ngizaphendula amazulu, lona liphendule umhlaba, |
| 22. | lomhlaba uphendule amabele lewayini elitsha lamafutha, wona aphendule uJizereyeli. |
| 23. | Ngizamhlanyela uIsrayeli elizweni abe yisivuno sami. Ngizamhawukela uLoRuhama, ngithi kuLoAmi: Lina lingabantu bami; yena athi: Wena unguNkulunkulu wethu. |
| ← Hosea (2/14) → |