Buyela Ekhaya kuBaba Wakho
Isahluko sokugcina siyisimemo. Buyani namazwi asekulungele, nivume ukuthi i-Asiriya namahhashi akunakusindisa, niyeke ukubiza izinto ezenziwe ngezandla ngokuthi onkulunkulu. UBaba wethu uthembisa ukubathanda ngokukhululekile, abe njengamazolo kubo, futhi uthi ngokusobala izithelo zabo zivela kuye.
14 1Buyela, Israyeli, kuBaba wakho; ngokuba ukhubekile ngenxa yezono zakho.
2Buyela kuBaba wethu uphethe amazwi; uthi kuye: “Susa lonke icala lethu, usamukele ngomusa, ukuze sinikele isithelo sezindebe zethu. 3I-Asiriya ngeke isisindise thina; ngeke sigibele amahhashi. Asisayikuphinde sithi “onkulunkulu bethu” emsebenzini wezandla zethu, ngokuba kuwe intandane ithola isihawu sikayise.”
4“Ngiyakuphulukisa ukuhlubuka kwabo; ngiyakubathanda ngokukhululekile, ngokuba ulaka lwami selubasukile. a a v4 UHoseya uphetha lapho uBaba wethu ayelokhu elangazelela ukuletha khona abantwana bakhe: bephulukisiwe, bethandwa ngokukhululekile — hhayi ngokuba bekufanele, kodwa ngokuba inhliziyo yakhe yaphendukela ekhaya. 5Ngiyakuba njengamazolo ku-Israyeli; uyakuqhakaza njengomnduze, agxilise izimpande zakhe njengemisedari yaseLebanoni. 6Amahlumela akhe ayakwanda; inkazimulo yakhe ibe njengomnqumo, iphunga lakhe libe njengelemisedari yaseLebanoni. 7Bayakubuya bahlale emthunzini wami; bachume njengamabele, baqhakaze njengomvini, udumo lwabo lube njengewayini laseLebanoni. 8Efrayimi, ngisenamsebenzi muni mina nezithombe na? Yimina engiphendulayo nengikubhekayo wena. Nginjengomsayiphuresi ohlumayo; isithelo sakho sivela kimi.”
9Ohlakaniphileyo makaqonde lezi zinto; oqondisisayo makazazi zona. Ngokuba izindlela zikaBaba wethu ziqondile, abalungileyo bahamba kuzo, kodwa abahlubukayo bakhubeka kuzo.
