UHosiya 9 - Ndebele Contemporary Bible 2022

Isijeziso Sika-Israyeli

1Ungathokozi, we Israyeli;

ungajabuli njengezinye izizwe.

Ngoba ube ungathembekanga kuNkulunkulu wakho;

uthanda umholo wesifebe

ezizeni zonke zokubhulela.

2Iziza lezikhamelo zewayini kakuyikunika abantu ukudla;

iwayini elitsha lizabehlulekisa.

3Kabayikuhlala elizweni likaThixo;

u-Efrayimi uzabuyela eGibhithe

adle ukudla okungcolileyo e-Asiriya.

4Kabayikuthululela iminikelo yewayini kuThixo,

lemihlatshelo yabo kayiyikumthokozisa.

Imihlatshelo enje kubo izakuba njengesinkwa sabalilayo;

bonke abayidlayo bazangcola.

Ukudla lokhu kuzakuba ngokwabo;

akuyikufika ethempelini likaThixo.

5Lizakwenzani ngosuku lwemikhosi yenu emisiweyo,

ngensuku zamadili kaThixo na?

6Lanxa bengaphunyuka ekubhujisweni,

iGibhithe izababutha,

njalo iMemfisi izabangcwaba.

Ingcebo yabo yesiliva izathathwa yimbabazane,

njalo ameva azagcwala emathenteni abo.

7Insuku zokujeziswa ziyeza,

insuku zokwahlulelwa sezifikile.

U-Israyeli kumele akwazi lokhu.

Ngoba izono zenu zinengi kakhulu

lenzondo yenu inkulu kakhulu,

umphrofethi ubalwa njengesiwula

umuntu oholwa ngomoya enziwe njengohlanya.

8Umphrofethi, ekanye loNkulunkulu wami,

ungumuntu olinda u-Efrayimi,

kodwa imijibila imlindele kuzozonke izindlela zakhe,

kanye lenzondo endlini kaNkulunkulu.

9Batshone baphelela ekonakaleni,

njengasezinsukwini zaseGibhiya.

UNkulunkulu uzakukhumbula ukuxhwala kwabo

abajezisele izono zabo.

10“Ekufumaneni kwami u-Israyeli

kwakunjengokuthola amagrebisi enkangala;

ekuboneni kwami okhokho benu,

kwakunjengokubona izithelo zakuqala zomkhiwa.

Kodwa ekufikeni kwabo kuBhali-Pheyori,

bazinikela kulesosithombe esihlazisayo

benyanyeka njengaleyonto ababeyithanda.

11Udumo luka-Efrayimi luzaphapha luhambe njengenyoni,

akuyikuba lokuzala, lokukhulelwa, lokuthatha izisu.

12Loba bangaze bondle abantwana,

ngizabemuka bonke.

Maye kubo,

lapho sengibadelile!

13Ngimbonile u-Efrayimi, njengeThire,

ebekwe endaweni enhle.

Kodwa u-Efrayimi uzakhuphela

abantwana bakhe phandle kobulalayo.”

14Baphe, Oh Thixo

uzabaphani na?

Baphe izibeletho eziphunzayo

lamabele angelalutho.

15“Ngenxa yokuxhwala kwabo konke eGiligali,

ngabazonda khonale.

Ngenxa yezenzo zabo eziyizono,

ngizabaxotsha endlini yami.

Kangisayikubathanda futhi;

bonke abakhokheli babo bangabahlamuki.

16U-Efrayimi udlekile,

impande zabo zomile,

kabatheli zithelo.

Loba bengazala abantwana,

ngizayibulala inzalo yabo abayithandayo.”

17UNkulunkulu wami ubalile

ngoba kabamlalelanga;

bazakuba zinzulane phakathi kwezizwe.