UHosiya 8

U-Israyeli Uzavuna Isavunguzane

1“Faka icilongo ezindebeni zakho!

Ukhozi lungaphezu kwendlu kaThixo

ngoba abantu basephule isivumelwano sami

bahlamukela lomthetho wami.

2U-Israyeli uyakhalaza kimi esithi,

‘Oh Nkulunkulu wethu, siyakwamukela!’

3Kodwa u-Israyeli ukwalile okuhle;

isitha sizaxotshana laye.

4Babeka amakhosi kungekho mvumo yami;

bakhetha ababusi kungekho mvumo yami.

Ngesiliva sabo langegolide,

bazenzela izithombe zibe yikubhujiswa kwabo.

5Lahla isithombe sakho sethole, wena Samariya!

Ulaka lwami luyavutha ngawe.

Koze kube nini bengelamandla okuhlambuluka na?

6Bavela ko-Israyeli!

Ithole leli labunjwa yingcwethi;

kalisuye Nkulunkulu.

Lizachobozwa libe yizicucu,

ithole lelo laseSamariya.

7Bahlanyela umoya

bavune isavunguzane.

Ihlanga kalilasikhwebu;

kaliyikuthela ifulawa.

Aluba belingathela amabele,

abezizweni kade bezawamimiliza.

8U-Israyeli useginyiwe;

khathesi phakathi kwezizwe

unjengento engelasizo.

9Ngoba sebeye e-Asiriya

njengobabhemi weganga entula yedwa.

U-Efrayimi uzithengisile kuzithandwa.

10Lanxa bezithengisile phakathi kwezizwe,

ngizabaqoqela ndawonye.

Bazaqalisa ukucikizeka

bengaphansi kwencindezelo yenkosi elamandla.

11Lanxa u-Efrayimi wakha ama-alithare amanengi eminikelo yezono,

asebe ngama-alithare okwenza izono.

12Ngabalobela izinto ezinengi zomthetho wami

kodwa bona bazithatha njengento engaziwayo.

13Banikela imihlatshelo njengezipho kimi

babuye badle inyama yakhona,

kodwa uThixo kathokozi ngabo.

Khathesi usezakhumbula ukuxhwala kwabo

abajezisele izono zabo:

Bazabuyela eGibhithe.

14U-Israyeli usemkhohliwe uMenzi wakhe

wakha izindlu zamakhosi;

uJuda usevikele amadolobho amanengi ngezinqaba.

Kodwa ngizathumela umlilo emadolobheni abo

ozaqothula izinqaba zabo.”