Buyela Ekhaya kuBawo Wakho
Isahluko sokugqibela sisimemo. Buyani niphethe amazwi, nivume ukuba iAsiriya namahashe akanakusindisa, niyeke ukubiza izinto ezenziwe ngezandla ngokuba ngoothixo. UBawo wethu uthembisa ukubathanda ngesisa, ukuba njengombethe kubo, aze athethe ngokucacileyo ukuba isiqhamo sabo sivela kuye.
14 1Buyela, Sirayeli, kuBawo wakho; kuba ukhubekile ngenxa yezono zakho.
2Buyela kuBawo wethu uphathe amazwi; uthi kuye: “Susa bonke ubugwenxa bethu usamkele ngobabalo, ukuze sinike isiqhamo semilebe yethu. 3UAsiriya akayi kusisindisa; asiyi kukhwela emahasheni. Asisayi kuphinda sithi ‘oothixo bethu’ kumsebenzi wezandla zethu, kuba kuwe inkedama ifumana imfesane kayise.”
4“Ndiya kuluphilisa ukreqo lwabo; ndiya kubathanda ngesisa, kuba umsindo wam ubuye wemka kubo. a a v4 UHoseya uphetha apho uBawo ebesoloko elangazelela ukubazisa khona abantwana bakhe: bephilisiwe, bethandwa ngesisa — kungekuko ngenxa yokuba bekusifanele, kodwa ngenxa yokuba intliziyo yakhe yajika yabheka ekhaya. 5Ndiya kuba njengombethe kuSirayeli; uya kutyatyamba njengenyibiba, endlale iingcambu zakhe njengemisedare yaseLebhanon. 6Amasebe akhe aya kuthi saa; ubuhle bakhe buya kuba njengomnquma, nevumba lakhe libe njengelemisedare yaseLebhanon. 7Baya kubuya bahlale emthunzini wam; baya kuhluma njengengqolowa, batyatyambe njengomdiliya, udumo lwabo lube njengewayini yaseLebhanon. 8Efrayim, ndisenantoni na mna nezithixo? Ndim lo ophendulayo, nokukhathalela wena. Ndinjengomsipres ohlumileyo; isiqhamo sakho sivela kum.”
9Osisilumko makaziqonde ezi zinto; oyingqondi makazazi zona. Kuba iindlela zikaBawo wethu zithe tye, amalungisa ahamba kuzo, kodwa abakreqi bakhubeke kuzo.
