Hoseya Chapter 5

1. “Yizwani lokhu nina bapristi, nilalele nina ndlu ka-Israyeli, nibeke indlebe nina ndlu yenkosi, ngokuba ukwahlulela kukinina, lokhu nanilugibe eMispa nenetha elenekwe eThabori.

2. Abahlubuki bashone phansi ngokuhlaba kwabo, kepha ngingumlayi wabo bonke.

3. Ngiyamazi mina u-Efrayimi, u-Israyeli akafihlekile kimi, ngokuba manje, Efrayimi, ufebile, u-Israyeli uzingcolisile.

4. “Abenzi izenzo zokuba babuyele kuNkulunkulu, ngokuba umoya wobufebe uphakathi kwabo, noJehova abamazi.

5. Ukuzidla kuka-Israyeli kuyafakaza ebusweni bakhe; o-Israyeli no-Efrayimi bayakukhubeka ngobubi babo; naye uJuda uyakukhubeka kanye nabo.

6. Bayakuhamba nezimvu zabo nezinkomo zabo ukuyofuna uJehova; kepha abayikumfumana; umonyukile kubo.

7. Bamkhohlisile uJehova, ngokuba bazalile abantwana abangabafokazi; manje inyanga eyethwasayo iyakubadla kanye nezabelo zabo.

8. “Bethani umtshingo eGibeya necilongo eRama; hlabani umkhosi eBeti Aveni: basemva kwakho, Benjamini!

9. U-Efrayimi uyakuba yincithakalo ngosuku lokujeziswa, ngazisile izizwe zakwa-Israyeli okuqinisekileyo.

10. Izikhulu zakwaJuda zinjengabasusa imincele; ngiyakuthulula phezu kwazo intukuthelo yami njengamanzi.

11. U-Efrayimi ucindezelekile, uchotshoziwe ekwahlulelweni, ngokuba wavuma ukulandela umyalo oyize.

12. Mina-ke senginjengenundu ku-Efrayimi, nanjengokubola kuyo indlu yakwaJuda.

13. “Lapho u-Efrayimi abona isifo sakhe noJuda isilonda sakhe, u-Efrayimi waya e-Asiriya, wathumela enkosini uJarebi; kepha ingeniphulukise, ayinakusipholisa isilonda senu.

14. Ngokuba ngiyakuba njengengonyama ku-Efrayimi, nebhongo lengonyama kuyo indlu yakwaJuda; mina yebo, mina ngiyakudwengula, besengimuka; ngiyakususa, kungekho owophulayo.

15. Ngiyakuhamba, ngibuyele endaweni yami, baze bazithwese icala labo, bafune ubuso bami; osizini lwabo bayakungifunisisa.”