Hosea 2 (BONCB)

1 “Tshono kubafowenu uthi, ‘Bantu bami,’ ngabodadewenu uthi, ‘Bathandekayo bami.’ ” 2 “Mkhuze unyoko, mkhuze,ngoba engasuye mkami,lami kangisuye mkakhe.Kasuse ukukhangeleka kobufebe ebusweni bakhekanye lokungathembeki phakathi kwamabele akhe. 3 Funa ngimhlubule abe nqunu,ngimenze abeze njengamhla ezalwa;ngizamenza abe njengenkangala,ngimenze abe yilizwe elomileyongimbulale ngokomela amanzi. 4 Kangiyikubonakalisa uthando lwami ebantwaneni bakhe,ngoba bangabantwana bobufebe. 5 Unina ubeyisifebe,njalo ubemule ngehlazo.Wathi, ‘Ngizazilandela izithandwa zami,ezingipha ukudla kwami lamanzi ami,iwulu yami lamalembu ami,amafutha ami lokunathwayo kwami.’ 6 Ngakho-ke indlela yakhe ngizayivala ngamahlahla ameva;ngizamhonqolozela ngomduli ukuze indlela yakhe angayifumani. 7 Uzaxotshana lezithandwa zakhe kodwa angazifici,uzazidinga kodwa angazitholi.Ngakho uzakuthi,‘Ngizabuyela endodeni yami yakuqala,ngoba ngalesosikhathi ngangingcono kulakhathesi.’ 8 Kavumanga ukuthi yimi engamnika amabele,lewayini elitsha lamafutha ngamnika isiliva esinengi legolideabakusebenzisela uBhali. 9 Ngakho-ke ngizawathatha amabele ami lapho esevuthiwe,lewayini lami elitsha lapho selilungile.Ngizayithatha lewulu yami kanye lelineni lami,okwakumiselwe ukuvala ubunqunu bakhe. 10 Ngakho khathesi ngizahlazulula ukuxhwala bakheemehlweni ezithandwa zakhe;kakho ozamsusa ezandleni zami. 11 Ngizayiqeda yonke imikhosi yakhe yokuthokoza:imikhosi yakhe yeminyaka yonke, ukuThwasa kweziNyanga,insuku zakhe zamaSabatha,yonke imikhosi yakhe emisiweyo. 12 Ngizatshabalalisa izivini zakhe lezihlahla zakhe zemikhiwa,lokhu athi yinhlawulo yakhe evela kuzithandwa zakhe;ngizazenza zibe liguswanyanazidliwe yizinyamazana zeganga. 13 Ngizamjezisela insuku atshisela ngazooBhali impepha;wazicecisa ngamasongo langamangqongqo,walandela izithandwa zakhe,kodwa mina wangikhohlwa,” kutsho UTHIXO. 14 “Ngakho sengizamhuga;ngizamholela enkangalangikhulume laye kakuhle. 15 Lapho-ke ngizambuyisela izivini zakhe,ngenze iSigodi sase-Akhori sibe ngumnyango wethemba.Khonapho uzahlabelela njengasezinsukwini zobutsha bakhe,njengamhla ephuma eGibhithe. 16 Ngalolosuku,” kutsho UTHIXO,“lizangibiza ngokuthi ‘ndoda yami’;kalisayikungibiza ngokuthi ‘nkosi yami.’ 17 Ngizawasusa amabizo aboBhali ezindebeni zakhe;amabizo abo akusayikukhulekwa ngawo futhi. 18 Ngalolosuku ngizabenzela isivumelwanolezinyamazana zeganga lezinyoni zasemoyenikanye lezidalwa ezihuquzela emhlabathini.Idandili lenkemba kanye lempingizakuqeda elizweniukuze konke kulale phansi kuvikelekile. 19 Ngizakwendisela kimi kuze kube nininini;ngizakwendisa ngokulunga langemfanelo,ngothando langesihawu. 20 Ngizakwendisa ngokuthembeka,njalo uzamamukela UTHIXO. 21 Ngalolosuku ngizasabela,”kutsho UTHIXO,“Ngizasabela emikhathini,layo izasabela emhlabeni, 22 lomhlaba uzasabela emabelenilasewayinini elitsha kanye lasemafutheni,lokhu kuzasabela kuJezerili. 23 Ngizazihlanyelela yena elizweni;ngizabonakalisa uthando lwamikulowo engambiza ngokuthi,‘Akasi sithandwa sami.’Ngizakuthi kulabo ababizwa ngokuthi,‘Abangasibantu bami,’‘Lingabantu bami’;bona bazakuthi,‘UnguNkulunkulu wethu.’ ”

Hosea 2 (BONCB)

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