Hosea 10

Ndebele Bible 1978 (iBhayibhili Elingcwele 1978)

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1UIsrayeli ulivini elihle kakhulu elithelayo izithelo. Ngokwanda kwezithelo zakhe wandisa amalathi akhe; langokwanda kobuhle belizwe lakhe wenza insika zakhe eziyizithombe zibe zinhle.

2Inhliziyo yabo ikhohlakele, khathesi sebezathwala icala labo. Izabhidliza amalathi abo, idilize lensika zabo eziyizithombe.

3Ngoba khathesi sebezakuthi: Kasilankosi thina, ngoba kasiyesabi i Nkosi; inkosi-ke ingasenzelani?

4Bakhuluma amazwi nje, benze izivumelwano ngezifungo zamanga; isigwebo sesinjengokhula olubulalayo olukhula emifolweni yensimu.

5Abakhileyo eSamariya bayathuthumela ngethole leBeti-Aveni. Abantu balo bazalililela, labapristi bezithombe balikhalele, bekhalela ubuhle balo osebususiwe kulo.

6Yebo, lona lizathwalelwa eAsiriya, libe ngumthelo enkosini enkulu. UEfrayimi uzayangeka, loIsrayeli abe lenhloni ngokungalaleli kwakhe.

7ISamariya lenkosi yayo kuzanyamalala njengebazelo elindendayo emanzini.

8Indawo eziphakemeyo zokukhonzela ezilize eziyisono sikaIsrayeli zizachithwa; ameva lokhula oluhlabayo kuzamila emalathini abo. Bazakuthi ezintabeni: Sisibekeleni; bathi lemaqaqeni: Welani phezu kwethu.

9Kusukela ensukwini zeGibeya wonile, Israyeli, kulokhu kusenjalo lalamuhla.

10Ngizabasukela abantu abahlamukayo, ngibatshaye; izizwe zizababuthanela nxa betshayelwa izono zabo ezinengi.

11UEfrayimi ulithokazi elithambileyo elithanda ukubhula amabele; ngilibophele ejogweni; ngambophela uEfrayimi, ukuze alime, loJakobe wambulalela amagade.

12Zihlanyeleleni ukulunga, livune izithelo zothando; qhathani ingqatho yenu, ngoba kuyisikhathi sokuyidinga i Nkosi, ukuze ifike, ithele ukulunga phezu kwenu.

13Lilime ububi, lavuna ukungalungi, lidlile izithelo zamanga. Ngoba lithembile indlela yenu, lobunengi bamaqhawe enu;

14ngalokho kuzakuba khona ukuxokozela kwempi phakathi kwabantu bakini, kudilizwe lenqaba zenu zonke njengalokhu ushalimani wachitha iBetiAribeli ngosukulwempi, kwachotshozwa onina labantwana babo.

15Kuzakuba njalo kuwe, Israyeli, ngenxa yobubi bakho obukhulu; njengoba ilanga lingaphuthi ukuphuma, kunjalo-ke lenkosi kuIsrayeli izachithwa.

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