Hosea 12
1 U-Efrayimi udla umoya, uxoshana nomoya wasempumalanga, abhebhethekise amanga nobudlova imihla yonke. Wenza isivumelwano ne-Asiriya, athumele amafutha eGibhithe.
2 USimakade uthwesa uJuda icala, uyakumjezisa uJakobe ngokwezindlela zakhe, akhokhise kuye ngokwezenzo zakhe.
3 Esesibelethweni wabamba umfowabo ngesithende, esenamandla wabambana noNkulunkulu.
4 Wabambana nengelosi, wanqoba; wakhala, wanxusa kuyo isibusiso. Yamfumana eBhethele, yakhuluma nathi lapho,
5 uSimakade uNkulunkulu Wamabandla, uSimakade akhunjulwa ngalo.
6 Kodwa kufanele wena ubuyele kuNkulunkulu wakho, ube nokwethembeka nobuqotho, ulindele uNkulunkulu wakho njalo.
7 IKhanani liphethe izikali zenkohliso esandleni salo, liyakuthanda ukuqola.
8 U-Efrayimi uthi: “Impela ngicebile, senginentilibathwa yomcebo. Kuzo zonke izithukuthuku zami abayukuthola kimi okubi okuyisono.”
9 Kepha Mina nginguSimakade uNkulunkulu wakho selokhu kwaba seGibhithe. Ngisazokwenza futhi uhlale emathendeni njengasezinsukwini zemikhosi enqunyiweyo.
10 Ngakhuluma kubaphrofethi, ngandisa imibono, ngenza imizekeliso ngesandla sabaphrofethi.
11 Ngabe iGiliyadi selonakele? Impela abaselutho; bahlabe izinkunzi eGiligali, ngakho-ke ama-althare abo ayakuba njengenqwaba yamatshe emiseleni yamasimu.
12 UJakobe wabalekela e-Aramu, u-Israyeli wasebenzela umfazi, welusa umhlambi ukuze athathe umfazi.
13 USimakade wakhuphula u-Israyeli eGibhithe ngomphrofethi, wamlondoloza ngomphrofethi.
14 Kepha u-Efrayimi umchukuluze ngokwedlulele; icala lakhe lokuchitha igazi liyakuba phezu kwakhe, iNkosi yakhe imthele ngehlazo lakhe.