Hoseya 14

₁Awu, ma-Israyeli, buyani,

nibuyele kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu.

Tono tenu ngito letiniwisile.

₂Tsatsani emavi nibuyele nawo kuSimakadze.

Thandazani kuye, nitsi:

“Sitsetselele tonkhe tono tetfu,

usemukele ngemusa,

khona sitewunikela ngetitselo temilomo yetfu.

₃I-Asiriya ngeke isisindzise;

singeke siwagibele emahhashi emphi.

Singeke siphindze sisho futsi, sitsi:

‘Bonkulunkulu betfu’

kuloko lokwakhiwa tandla tetfu,

ngobe kuwe wena wedvwa

tintsandzane letite boyise titfola sihawu.”

₄“Ngiyawukuphilisa kunhlanhlatsela kwabo,

ngibatsandze ngekukhululeka,

ngobe intfukutselo yami seyisukile kubo.

₅Ngiyawufanana nematolo ku-Israyeli;

uyawuchakaza njengembali.

Njengemsedari waseLebanoni

uyawutishonisa phansi timphandze takhe;

₆emahlumela akhe ayawukhula.

Bukhatikhati bakhe bube njengesihlahla semncumo,

emakha akhe afanane nemsedari waseLebanoni.

₇Bantfu bayawuphindze bahlale emtfuntini wakhe.

Bayawuhluma njengetinhlavu.

Bayawuchakaza njengesihlahla semvini,

neludvumo lwabo luyawufanana

neliwayini laseLebanoni.

₈Awu, Efrayimu, ngisenandzabani netithico?

Ngiyawukuphendvula,

ngikunakekele.

Ngifanana nesihlahla lesiluhlata sesipheshula;

kutsela kahle kwakho kuphuma kimi.”

₉Ngubani lohlakaniphile?

Uyawutibona letintfo.

Ngubani lokwati kubona tintfo letifihlakele?

Utaticondza kahle letintfo.

Tindlela taSimakadze tilungile,

labalungile bahamba ngato,

kodvwa labahlubukako bayakhubeka kuto.