Ukuhlwanyela Umoya, Ukuvuna Isiphepho
Batshala umoya bavune isivunguvungu. Isikhalazo yinkolo abazenzele yona nepolitiki abazenzele yona: amakhosi abekwa ngaphandle kukaBaba wethu, ithole elenziwe yingcweti, ama-altare andiswa ukuze kwenziwe isono, abangane abathengwe kwamanye amazwe, futhi u-Israyeli usegwinyiwe phakathi kwezizwe njengembiza engafunwa muntu.
8 1Beka icilongo ezindebeni zakho! Ukhozi luzulazula phezu kwendlu yami, ngokuba baphulile isivumelwano sami bahlubuka umthetho wami. 2Bakhala kimi, bethi: “Baba wami! Siyakwazi thina, Israyeli!” a a v2 U-Israyeli ukhala ethi uyamazi uBaba kanti usazilahla izindlela zakhe—amazwi obudlelwano aphuma enhliziyweni efulathele. 3U-Israyeli ukulahlile okuhle; isitha siyakumxosha. 4Bamisa amakhosi, kodwa kungaveli kimi; bakhetha izikhulu, mina ngingakwazi lutho ngakho. Ngesiliva nangegolide labo bazenzela izithombe, okwagcina ngokunqunywa kwabo. 5Ngilahlile ithole lakho, Samariya; ulaka lwami luyavutha kubo. Koze kube nini bengakwazi ukuba msulwa? 6Ngokuba leli thole livela ku-Israyeli; ingcweti yalenza—akusiye uNkulunkulu. Ithole laseSamariya liyakuphihlizwa libe yizicucu. 7Bahlwanyela umoya, bayakuvuna isishingishane. Amabele amile awanazikhwebu; awakhiqizi mpuphu. Noma engathela, abezizwe bebengawagwinya. 8U-Israyeli ugwinyiwe; manje usuphakathi kwezizwe njengembiza engafunwa muntu. 9Ngokuba benyukele e-Asiriya— imbongolo yasendle ezulazula yodwa. U-Efrayimi uziqashisile kwizithandwa. b b v9 ‘Izithandwa’ yizizwe zangaphandle u-Israyeli azikhokhela ukuba zimvikele empini—isingathekiso esiqhubekayo sikaHoseya sika-Israyeli njengenkosikazi engathembekile egijimela abanye abalingani. 10Noma beqasha abangane phakathi kwezizwe, manje ngiyakubabutha ndawonye. Maduze bayakuqala ukububula ngaphansi komthwalo wenkosi yezikhulu. c c v10 ‘Inkosi yezikhulu’ ingumbusi wase-Asiriya—umbusi omkhulu ophethe wonke amakhosi angaphansi kwakhe—okwakuzakuthi u-Israyeli uthwale umthwalo wentela yakhe maduze. 11Ngenxa yokuthi u-Efrayimi wandisa ama-altare okona, aba ngama-altare okona kuye. 12Noma ngimbhalele izinto ezingenakubalwa zomthetho wami, zaphathwa njengokuthile okuyinqaba. 13Ngokuqondene nemihlatshelo abanikela yona kimi, bahlaba inyama bayidle, kodwa angithokozi ngayo. Manje ngiyakulikhumbula icala labo, ngijezise izono zabo; bayakubuyela eGibhithe. 14U-Israyeli umkhohliwe uMenzi wakhe wakha izigodlo; uJuda wandisa imizi ebiyelwe ngezivikelo. Kodwa ngiyakuthumela umlilo emizini yakhe, uyakuqeda izinqaba zakwaJuda.
