Hosea 8

Xhosa XHO96 (IBHAYIBHILE)

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1“Yitsho ngomtyangampo wesigodlo! Nal' ixhalanga lirhiwula abantu *bakaNdikhoyo. Kaloku bawaphule umnqophiso wam, suka bawuvukela umthetho wam.

2Ewe, ngoku uSirayeli uyazibika kum; uyandivuma esithi: ‘Thixo wam endimaziyo!’

3Ngokutshikilela kwakhe okulungileyo uSirayeli wathiwa mbende lutshaba.

4Bazikhethele ookumkani ngaphandle kwam, bamisa namaphakathi ndingakwazi oko. Ngesiliva negolide yabo bazenzele izithixo; nto leyo iyintshabalalo kubo.

5Mh-mh-mh, ndiyalenyanya ithole laseSamariya! Ingqumbo yam iyavutha ngakubo; koda kube nini benyhuku-nyhuku?

6Tholendini lenziwe yingcibi yakwaSirayeli! Hayi, asiThixo le nto iyenzileyo. Ngenene elo thole laseSamariya liya kuntlekeka libe ziingceba.

7“Bona bahlwayela umoya, kanti bavuna isaqhwithi. Ingqolowa ziziphunzi ezingathwalanga; ngoko ke tu isivuno. Enoba besingade sifumaneke bezingafikayo iintlanga zizenzele.

8USirayeli uthiwe bimbilili. Utshone phakathi kwezizwe; unjengesitya ekungekho yaso mpela.

9Usuke wanyukela eAsiriya, wanjengeqwarha elibhadulayo; uEfrayim uzithengisile kwizithandwa zakhe.

10Angade aziqeshise, nditsho nakwiintlanga, kodwa ndosuka ndimqokelele. Phofu ke uya kuncipha, ingcinezelo yokumkani imthi nca.

11KwaEfrayim andisiwe amaqonga – nditsho awokungxengxezela isono. Ngoku angamaqonga okwenza isono.

12Ndaba ngababhalela imithetho, nayo ke ingembalwa iyintaphane, suka nayo leyo bayikhaba, bayithatha njengento yasemzini.

13Ewe, bona amadini bayandenzela; inyama yona bajika bayitye. *UNdikhoyo ke akanelisekanga ngabo, engabulibalanga nobugwenxa babo. Ewe, yena uza kubohlwaya; baza kuphindela kwaseJiputa.

14USirayeli umlibele umenzi wakhe, suka wazakhela amabhotwe. UJuda wazandisa izixeko ezinqatyisiweyo – zixeko ezo ndozithumela ngomlilo, ulenye konke, nditsho nezo nqaba.”

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