Hosea 12 (BONCB)
1 U-Efrayimi udla umoya;uxotshana lomoya wasempumalanga ilanga lonkeandise amanga lodlakela.Wenza isivumelwano le-Asiriya,athumele amafutha e-oliva eGibhithe. 2 Kulecala UTHIXO azalethesa uJuda;uzajezisa uJakhobe mayelana lezindlela zakheaphindisele kuye mayelana lezenzo zakhe. 3 Esiswini wabamba isithende sikamfowabo;eseyindoda wabindana loNkulunkulu. 4 Wabindana lengilosi wayehlula;wakhala wacela umusa kuyo.Wayifica eBhetheliwakhuluma layo khonapho, 5 UTHIXO uNkulunkulu uSomandla, UTHIXO yilo ibizo lakhe lodumo! 6 Kodwa kumele ubuyele kuNkulunkulu wakho;ugcine uthando lokulunga,umlindele kokuphela uNkulunkulu wakho. 7 Umthengisi usebenzisa izikali zenkohliso;uthanda ukuqilibezela. 8 U-Efrayimi uyazincoma esithi,“Nginothe kakhulu; sengiyisipatsha.Ngenotho yami kabayikufumana ububiloba isono kimi.” 9 “Mina NGINGUTHIXO uNkulunkulu wenuowalikhupha eGibhithe;ngizalenza lihlale emathenteni futhi,njengasezinsukwini zemikhosi yenu emisiweyo. 10 Ngakhuluma labaphrofethi,ngabatshengisa imibono eminengingakhuluma imizekeliso ngabo.” 11 IGiliyadi ixhwalile na?Abantu bakhona bakhohlakele!EGiligali bayanikela umhlatshelo wenkunzi na?Ama-alithare abo azakuba njengezinqwaba zamatsheensimini elinyiweyo. 12 UJakhobe wabalekela elizweni lase-Aramu;u-Israyeli wasebenzela ukuthola umfazi,njalo welusa izimvu ukuba amlobole. 13 UTHIXO wasebenzisa umphrofethi ekukhupheni u-Israyeli eGibhithe;wamlondoloza ngomphrofethi. 14 Kodwa u-Efrayimi umthukuthelise kabuhlungu;UThixo wakhe uzaliyekela liphezu kwakheicala lokuchitha kwakhe igazinjalo uzaphindisela kuye ukudelela kwakhe.