UHOSEYA 4

₁Yizwani izwi likaJehova nina-bantwana bakwaIsrayeli,

ngokuba uJehova unokuphikisana nabakhileyo ezweni,

lokhu kungekho-qiniso, namusa,

nakumazi uNkulunkulu ezweni.

₂Kukhona ukufunga nokuqamba amanga, nokubulala, nokweba, nokuphinga;

bayafohla, izingazi zilandele izingazi.

₃Ngalokho izwe liyakudabuka,

bonke abakhé kulo badangale

kanye nezilwane zasendle

nezinyoni zezulu;

yebo, nezinhlanzi zolwandle ziyakususwa.

₄Makungabikho ophikisana nomunye,

asole omunye;

nokho abantu bakho bayakuphikisana nabapristi.

₅Mpristi, uyakukhubeka emini,

kukhubeke umprofethi kanye nawe ebusuku;

nonyoko ngiyakumbhubhisa.

₆Abantu bami babhujiswa ngokuswela ukwazi;

ngokuba ukulahlile ukwazi

nami ngiyakukulahla wena,

ungabi-ngumpristi wami;

lokhu ukhohliwe umthetho kaNkulunkulu wakho

nami ngiyakukhohlwa abantwana bakho.

₇Njengokwanda kwabo, kanjalo bona kimi;

udumo lwabo ngiyakulwenana ngehlazo.

₈Badla izono zabantu bami,

babhekisa umphefumulo wabo ebubini babo.

₉Kuyakuthi njengabantu abe-njalo umpristi:

ngiyakubahambela ngenxa yezindlela zabo,

ngibuyisele kubo izenzo zabo.

₁₀Bayakudla, bangasuthi kodwa;

bayakufeba, bangandi kodwa,

ngokuba bayekile ukumnakekela uJehova.

₁₁Ubufebe newayini newayini elisha kususa umqondo.

₁₂Abantu bami babuza emthini,

induku yabo ibatshele,

ngokuba umoya wobufebe ubadukisile,

basuka phansi kukaNkulunkulu wabo ngokufeba.

₁₃Bayahlabela eziqongweni zezintaba,

bashisa impepho emagqumeni,

phansi kwamaoki* nemipopula* nemitherebinte*,

ngokuba umthunzi wakho muhle;

kungalokho amadodakazi enu ayafeba,

nawomakoti benu bayaphinga.

₁₄Angiyikuwajezisa amadodakazi enu, lapho efeba,

nawomakoti benu lapho bephinga,

ngokuba namadoda achezukela iziphingi,

ahlaba kanye nezifebe zethempeli.

Kanjalo abantu abangenangqondo bayakuwiswa.

₁₅Noma wena-Israyeli ufeba,

uJuda makangazitholeli icala;

ningayi eGiligali,

ningenyukeli eBeti-Aveni,

ningafungi ngokuthi: Kuphila kukaJehova.

₁₆Ngokuba uIsrayeli unenkani njengesithole;

uJehova angabelusa njengemvana endaweni ebanzi na?

₁₇UEfrayimi uhlangene nezithombe;

myeke.

₁₈Ukuphuza kwabo sekuphelile;

bayafeba nokufeba;

izikhulu zabo zithandisisa ihlazo.

₁₉Umoya ubasongile ngamaphiko awo;

bayakujabha ngemihlatshelo yabo.