Hosea 8 (BONCB)
1 “Faka icilongo ezindebeni zakho!Ukhozi lungaphezu kwendlu KATHIXOngoba abantu basephule isivumelwano samibahlamukela lomthetho wami. 2 U-Israyeli uyakhalaza kimi esithi,‘Oh Nkulunkulu wethu, siyakwamukela!’ 3 Kodwa u-Israyeli ukwalile okuhle;isitha sizaxotshana laye. 4 Babeka amakhosi kungekho mvumo yami;bakhetha ababusi kungekho mvumo yami.Ngesiliva sabo langegolide,bazenzela izithombe zibe yikubhujiswa kwabo. 5 Lahla isithombe sakho sethole, wena Samariya!Ulaka lwami luyavutha ngawe.Koze kube nini bengelamandla okuhlambuluka na? 6 Bavela ko-Israyeli!Ithole leli labunjwa yingcwethi;kalisuye Nkulunkulu.Lizachobozwa libe yizicucu,ithole lelo laseSamariya. 7 Bahlanyela umoyabavune isavunguzane.Ihlanga kalilasikhwebu;kaliyikuthela ifulawa.Aluba belingathela amabele,abezizweni kade bezawamimiliza. 8 U-Israyeli useginyiwe;khathesi phakathi kwezizweunjengento engelasizo. 9 Ngoba sebeye e-Asiriyanjengobabhemi weganga entula yedwa.U-Efrayimi uzithengisile kuzithandwa. 10 Lanxa bezithengisile phakathi kwezizwe,ngizabaqoqela ndawonye.Bazaqalisa ukucikizekabengaphansi kwencindezelo yenkosi elamandla. 11 Lanxa u-Efrayimi wakha ama-alithare amanengi eminikelo yezono,asebe ngama-alithare okwenza izono. 12 Ngabalobela izinto ezinengi zomthetho wamikodwa bona bazithatha njengento engaziwayo. 13 Banikela imihlatshelo njengezipho kimibabuye badle inyama yakhona,kodwa UTHIXO kathokozi ngabo.Khathesi usezakhumbula ukuxhwala kwaboabajezisele izono zabo:Bazabuyela eGibhithe. 14 U-Israyeli usemkhohliwe uMenzi wakhewakha izindlu zamakhosi;uJuda usevikele amadolobho amanengi ngezinqaba.Kodwa ngizathumela umlilo emadolobheni aboozaqothula izinqaba zabo.”