UHoziya 12 - IsiZulu 2020

Ukungathembeki Kuka-Efrayimi

1U-Efrayimi udla umoya,

uxoshana nomoya wasempumalanga,

abhebhethekise amanga nobudlova imihla yonke.

Wenza isivumelwano ne-Asiriya,

athumele amafutha eGibhithe.

2USimakade uthwesa uJuda icala,

uyakumjezisa uJakobe ngokwezindlela zakhe,

akhokhise kuye ngokwezenzo zakhe.

3Esesibelethweni wabamba umfowabo ngesithende,

esenamandla wabambana noNkulunkulu.

4Wabambana nengelosi, wanqoba;

wakhala, wanxusa kuyo isibusiso.

Yamfumana eBhethele,

yakhuluma nathi lapho,

5uSimakade uNkulunkulu Wamabandla,

uSimakade akhunjulwa ngalo.

6Kodwa kufanele wena

ubuyele kuNkulunkulu wakho,

ube nokwethembeka nobuqotho,

ulindele uNkulunkulu wakho njalo.

7IKhanani liphethe izikali zenkohliso

esandleni salo,

liyakuthanda ukuqola.

8U-Efrayimi uthi:

“Impela ngicebile,

senginentilibathwa yomcebo.

Kuzo zonke izithukuthuku zami

abayukuthola kimi okubi okuyisono.”

9Kepha Mina nginguSimakade uNkulunkulu wakho

selokhu kwaba seGibhithe.

Ngisazokwenza futhi uhlale emathendeni

njengasezinsukwini zemikhosi enqunyiweyo.

10Ngakhuluma kubaphrofethi,

ngandisa imibono,

ngenza imizekeliso ngesandla sabaphrofethi.

11Ngabe iGiliyadi selonakele?

Impela abaselutho;

bahlabe izinkunzi eGiligali,

ngakho-ke ama-althare abo

ayakuba njengenqwaba yamatshe

emiseleni yamasimu.

12UJakobe wabalekela e-Aramu,

u-Israyeli wasebenzela umfazi,

welusa umhlambi ukuze athathe umfazi.

13USimakade wakhuphula u-Israyeli

eGibhithe ngomphrofethi,

wamlondoloza ngomphrofethi.

14Kepha u-Efrayimi umchukuluze ngokwedlulele;

icala lakhe lokuchitha igazi

liyakuba phezu kwakhe,

iNkosi yakhe imthele ngehlazo lakhe.