UHosiya 7:1-16

  • Izinto ezimbi ezenziwa ngu-Efrayimi (1-16)

    • Kabasoze baphunyuke emambuleni kaNkulunkulu (12)

7  “Nxa ngisithi ngelapha u-Israyeli,Amacala ka-Efrayimi ayavela egcekeni,+Kanye lobubi obenziwa eSamariya.+ Ngoba bahlala besenza ubuqili,+Amasela ayagqekeza njalo amaqembu ezigebenga ayahlasela phandle.+  2  Kodwa akuthi thiki enhliziyweni zabo ukuthi ngizakukhumbula konke okubi abakwenzayo.+ Izenzo zabo zibahanqile,Ngiyakubona konke abakwenzayo.  3  Bathabisa inkosi ngokwenza okubi,Bathabise leziphathamandla* ngobuqili babo.  4  Bonke bayizifebe,Batshisa njengeziko elibaselwe ngumpheki wezinkwa,Elingadingi ukuthi alikhwezele nxa esavoxa inhlama njalo emelele ukuthi ikhukhumale.  5  Iziphathamandla ziyagula* ngelanga lenkosi yethu,Zizonde ziyafa ngenxa yewayini.+ Inkosi idlelana labathanda ukweyisa.*  6  Inhliziyo zabo zivutha njengeziko.* Umpheki wezinkwa uyalala ubusuku bonke,Kuthi ekuseni umlilo oseziko uvuthe kakhulu.  7  Bonke batshisa njengeziko,Bayabaqeda ababusi* babo. Wonke amakhosi abo asewile,+Kakho phakathi kwabo ongibizayo ecela uncedo.+  8  U-Efrayimi uzihlanganisa lezizwe.+ U-Efrayimi unjengekhekhe eliyisigombolozi elingaphendulwanga.  9  Abezinye izizwe sebemqede amandla+ kodwa yena kakwazi. Lenwele zakhe seziphenduke zaba mhlophe kodwa yena kananzeleli. 10  Ukuzigqaja kwabako-Israyeli kufakaza okubi ngabo,+Kodwa abazange babuyele kuJehova uNkulunkulu wabo,+Kabazange bamdinge lanxa bekusenzakala konke lokhu. 11  Abako-Efrayimi banjengejuba eliyisithutha, elingelangqondo.+ Badinge uncedo eGibhithe,+ baphinda bayaludinga e-Asiriya.+ 12  Loba ngaphi lapho abayakhona ngizakwendlala umambule wami phezu kwabo. Ngizabehlisela phansi njengenyoni zezulu. Ngizabajezisa njengoba nje ngabaxwayisa emhlanganweni wabo.+ 13  Maye kubo ngoba bangibalekele! Kabehlelwe ngumonakalo ngoba bangonele. Besengizimisele ukubahlenga kodwa bona bangiqambela amanga.+ 14  Lanxa bebelokhu bekhala emibhedeni yabo,Abazange bangibize ngenhliziyo yonke bedinga uncedo.+ Bebezisikasika ngenxa yamabele abo lewayini labo elitsha,Bayangihlamukela. 15  Lanxa ngibafundisile ngaqinisa lengalo zabo,Balokhu bebumba amacebo amabi bephikisana lami. 16  Batshintshe izindlela zabo kodwa kabazange baye kokuphakemeyo,*Kabathenjwa njengedandili* elixegayo.+ Iziphathamandla zabo* zizabulawa ngenkemba ngenxa yamazwi azo okweyisa. Lokhu kuzakwenza zibe yinhlekisa elizweni laseGibhithe.”+

Amabala angaphansi

Kumbe, “lamakhosana.”
Kumbe, “Amakhosana ayagula.”
Kumbe, “yelulele isandla sayo kwabaklolodayo.”
Ezinye inguqulo zithi, “Nxa besondela lamacebo ayingozi, izinhliziyo zabo ziyabe zinjengeziko.”
NgesiHebheru, “abahluleli.”
Lapha kutshiwo indlela yokukhonza ephakemeyo.
Kumbe, “Amakhosana abo.”