1 Livi laSimakadze lelefika kuHoseya, umsa waBheri, ngesikhatsi sekubusa kwemakhosi bo-Uziya, naJothamu, na-Ahazi, naHezekiya, emakhosi akaJuda, nakubusa inkhosi Jerobowamu, umsa waJehoyashi, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli:
2 Watsi kube Simakadze acale kukhuluma naHoseya, Simakadze wakhuluma kuye, watsi: “Hamba utsatse umfati loyingwadla lonebantfwana labatelwe ngebugwadla, ngobe live linelicala lebugwadla lobesabekako, selisukile kuSimakadze.”
3 Ngako-ke Hoseya watsatsa Gomeri, indvodzakati yaDiblayimu; watetfwala, wamtalela indvodzana.
4 Simakadze wakhuluma kuHoseya, watsi: “Metse libito utsi nguJezreyeli, ngobe ngekushesha nje ngitayijezisa indlu yakaJehu ngenca yekubulawa kwebantfu eJezreyeli, futsi ngitawucedza umbuso waka-Israyeli.
5 Ngalelo langa ngitabephula butjoki baka-Israyeli, ngicedze emabutfo alo eSigodzini saseJezreyeli.”
6 Gomeri waphindze futsi watetfwala, watala indvodzakati, Simakadze wabe sewukhuluma kuHoseya, watsi: “Metse libito utsi nguLo Ruhama, ngobe angiseyiwuphindze ngiyihawukele indlu yaka-Israyeli, lokwekutsi ngingaze vele ngibatsetselele.
7 Noko ngiyakuyihawukela indlu yakaJuda; ngiyakubasindzisa, kodvwa hhayi ngebutjoki, nangenkemba, nangemphi, nangemahhashi, nangebagibeli bemahhashi, kodvwa ngiyakubasindzisa mine, Simakadze longuNkulunkulu wabo.”
8 Watsi kube alumule Lo Ruhama, Gomeri watala lenye indvodzana.
9 Simakadze wase utsi: “Lendvodzana yetse libito utsi nguLo Ami, ngobe anisiso sive sami, nami futsi angisiye Nkulunkulu wenu.”
10 “Noko ema-Israyeli ayawuba manyenti ngangesihlabatsi saselugwini lwelwandle, lesingeke sikalwe nome sibalwe. Endzaweni lapho kwakukhulunywa khona kubo kwatsiwa: ‘Nine anisiso sive sami,’ bayawubitwa ngekutsi: ‘Ngemadvodzana aNkulunkulu lophilako.’
11 Bantfu bakaJuda nebantfu baka-Israyeli bayawuphindze bahlanganiswe, bese babeka umholi wabo abe munye, bahlume eveni labo, ngobe liyawuba likhulu lelo langa lakaJezreyeli.
1 “Khulumani kubomnakenu nitsi: ‘Bantfu bakitsi,’ kubodzadzewenu nitsi: ‘Labatsandzekako bami.’ ”
2 “Yekhutani make wenu, mekhuteni, ngobe akasesiye umkami, nami angisesiyo indvodza yakhe. Ase akususe lokubukeka kwebugwadla ebusweni bakhe, nalokungetsembeki lokusemkhatsini wemabele akhe.
3 Ngaphandle kwaloko ngitamhlubula abe ngcunu, ngimente abe ngcunu njengamhlazane atalwa; ngitawumenta abe njengelihlane, ngimgucule abe live leligagadzekile, afe ngekoma.
4 Ngingeke ngibahawukele labantfwana bakhe, ngobe babantfwana bebugwadla.
5 Unina abengaketsembeki, wabemitsa ngekwelihlazo, watsi: ‘Ngitawulandzela emashende ami, labo labangipha kudla kwami nemanti ami, insontfo yami, nelineni yami, emafutsa ami kanye nesinatfo sami.’
6 Ngako-ke ngiyakuyivimba indlela yakhe, ngiyivale ngemahlahla emanyeva; ngiyawumvimbetela, kuze angasayitfoli nendlela.
7 Uyawucoshana nemashende akhe, kodvwa ngeke awakhandze; uyakuwafuna, kodvwa angeke awatfole. Uyawube sewutsi: ‘Ngitawuncandzeka ngibuyele endvodzeni yami yakucala, ngobe ngaleso sikhatsi bekukuhle kakhulu kimi kunanyalo.’
8 Usengakatsandzi kuvuma kutsi kwakungimi lona lowamnika kudla lokutinhlavu, neliwayini lelisha, nemafutsa, lowatfululela kuye isiliva negolide, lababekusebentisa kuBhali.
9 “Ngako-ke ngiyawutsatsa lamabele ami nase avutsiwe kanye naleliwayini lami lelisha nase lilungile. Ngiyakumemuka lensontfo yami nalelineni yami, lebeyimiselwe kutsi imbonye bungcunu bakhe.
10 Ngako nyalo sengitabungcunula lobubheva bakhe, embikwemashende akhe abuka; kute lotamephula lapha etandleni tami.
11 Ngitayicedza yonkhe lemikhosi yakhe: emadzili akhe eminyaka newekwetfwasa kwenyanga, newemaSabatha akhe, nawo onkhe emadzili akhe lamisiwe.
12 Ngiyawuhliphita imivini yakhe nemikhwa yakhe, latsi: ‘Lena yinkhokhelo yami lenginikwe ngemashende ami;’ ngiyawukwenta kube lihlatsi leliminyene, tilwane tesiganga tikushwabudzele.
13 Ngiyawumjezisa ngenca yalawo malanga lashisa ngawo imphepho kuboBhali, wativunulisa ngetindandatho nangemihlobiso yakhe lemihle, walandzelana nemashende akhe, kodvwa mine wangikhohlwa,” kusho Simakadze.
14 “Ngako-ke manje ngitamhhungula, ngimholele ehlane, ngikhulume naye kamnandzi.
15 Ngulapho-ke ngitambuyisela khona tivini takhe, ngente Sigodzi sase-Akhori sibe ngumnyango welitsemba. Ngulapho-ke lapho ayawuhlabela khona njengasemalangeni akhe ebusha, nanjengalelo langa laphuma ngalo eGibhithe.
16 “Ngalelo langa uyawungibita utsi: ‘Ndvodza yami,’ ungeke uphindze ungibite utsi: ‘Bhali wami,’ ” kusho Simakadze.
17 “Emabito aboBhali ngiyakuwesusa emlonyweni wakhe; nemabito abo angeke asacelelwa lusito.
18 Ngalelo langa baka-Israyeli ngiyawubentela sivumelwane netilwane tesiganga netinyoni temoya kanye netidalwa letinwabutela phansi emhlabatsini. Butjoki, nenkemba, nemphi ngiyawukususa eveni, kuze kutsi bonkhe batewulala phansi baphephile.
19 Ngiyawukwendzisela kimi kuze kube phakadze naphakadze; ngiyawukwendzisa ngekulunga, nangekwemtsetfo, nangekwelutsandvo, nangesihawu.
20 Ngiyawukwendzisa ngekwetsembeka, uyakumhlonipha Simakadze.
21 “Ngalelo langa ngiyawuphendvula,” kusho Simakadze, “ngiyawuphendvula emazulu, nawo ayawuphendvula umhlaba;
22 nemhlaba uyawuphendvula ngalokutinhlavu, nangeliwayini lelisha, nangemafutsa, nako kuyawuphendvula iJezreyeli.
23 Ngiyakutihlanyelela yena eveni; ngiyakulubonakalisa lutsandvo lwami kulowo lebengimbita ngekutsi: ‘Akusiye lotsandzekako wami.’ Ngiyawukhuluma kulabo lekwakutsiwa: ‘Abasiso sive sami,’ ngitsi: ‘Nine nisive sami,’ nabo bayawutsi: ‘Wena unguNkulunkulu wetfu.’ ”
1 Simakadze wakhuluma kimi watsi: “Hamba, uphindze umtsandze umkakho, lite nome asatsandvwe ngulomunye futsi, ayingwadla. Mtsandze wena njengobe Simakadze atsandza ema-Israyeli, kwala nome sebagucukele kulabanye bonkulunkulu, batsandza emacebelengwane emagelebisi lomisiwe.”
2 Ngako ngamtsenga ngesiliva lengemagremu lali-170 nangemakhilogremu langaba likhulu ebhali.
3 Ngase ngiyamtjela lomkami, ngatsi: “Wena kufanele uhlale nami emalanga lamanyenti; akukafaneli lokutsi ube yingwadla nome wetayelane nalenye indvodza, nami ngitawuhlala nawe.”
4 Ngako ema-Israyeli asetawuhlala emalanga lamanyenti angenambusi, angenankhosi, angenamhlatjelo nome ematje langcwele, angenasidziya sebaphristi nome sithico.
5 Emvakwaloko ema-Israyeli ayawuphendvuka afune Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wawo, naDavide, inkhosi yawo. Bayawubuyela batitfobe kuSimakadze nakuto tibusiso taSimakadze ngemalanga ekugcina.
1 Vanini livi laSimakadze, nine ma-Israyeli, ngobe Simakadze usenelicala latanibeka lona, nine lenihlala kulelive, utsi: “Kute kwetsembeka, kute lutsandvo, kute kuphakamisa Nkulunkulu eveni.
2 Lokukhona ticalekiso kuphela, nekucala emanga, nekugwazana, nekweba kanye nebuphingi; bephula tonkhe tikhonkhwane teminyele letibekiwe; kucitsa ingati kulandzela kucitfwa kwengati.
3 Ngenca yaloku live liyalila, nabo bonkhe labahlala kulo bayahusheka; tilwane tesiganga netinyoni tasemoyeni kanye netinhlanti taselwandle kuyafa.”
4 “Kodvwa akubete umuntfu lobeka licala, akubete muntfu lobeka lomunye licala, ngobe mine ngibeka umphristi licala.
5 Nikhubateka emini nasebusuku, nebaphrofethi bakhubateka kanye nani, nine baphristi. Ngako ngitambhubhisa unyoko,
6 bantfu bami bayabhujiswa ngenca yekweswela lwati. “Njengobe nikulahlile kwati mine, nami-ke sengiyanilahla kutsi ningete naba baphristi bami; njengobe niwutsalalisele umtsetfo waNkulunkulu wenu, nami-ke ngiyawubatsalalisela bantfwabenu.
7 Ngekwandza kwebaphristi kanjalo kwandza nekona kwabo kimi, ngitakwenanisa ngebukhosi babo batselwe lihlazo.
8 Batondla ngetono tebantfu bami, bajatjuliswe bubi babo.
9 Kuyawuba nje: Bantfu bayawufanana nebaphristi. Ngiyawubajezisa bobabili ngetindlela tabo, ngibakhokhele ngaloko lokubi labakwentile.”
10 “Bayakudla tabelo tabo temihlatjelo, kodvwa bangeke besutse; bayawungenela bugwadla, kodvwa bangandzi, ngobe bamshiyile Simakadze,
11 batinikela ebugwadleni, nasewayinini lelisha nalelidzala, lokususa kucondza
12 kwebantfu bami. Indlela bayibuta etithicweni tetigodvo, baphendvulwe yindvuku yelugodvo. Umoya webugwadla uyabedukisa; abaketsembeki kuNkulunkulu wabo.
13 Banikela imihlatjelo eticongweni tetintsaba, bashise iminikelo emagcumeni, ngaphansi kwema-okhi, nangaphansi kwemabhabhabhulomu nematherebinte, lapho kunemtfunti lomnandzi khona. Ngako-ke emadvodzakati enu agucukela ebugwadleni, nabomalukatane benu baphinga.
14 “Ngingeke ngiwajezise emadvodzakati enu nase angenela bugwadla, nabomalukatane benu ngingeke ngibajezise nase baphinga, ngobe ngiwo lamadvodza, ngisho labaphristi cobo lwabo, labesukelana naletingwababane, bente umhlatjelo netingwababane tasethempelini. Sive lesingenakucondza siyawubhubha!
15 “Awu Israyeli, nome sewuphinga kangaka nje, ningamenti Juda abe nelicala naye. “Ningayi eGilgali; ningayi eBhethi Aveni. Ningafungi futsi nitsi: ‘Kuphila kwaSimakadze!’
16 Ema-Israyeli anenkhani, anjengesitfokati lesinenkhani. Pho, Simakadze angabelusa kanjani njengemazinyane etimvu lasedlelweni?
17 Efrayimu utihlanganise netithico; myekeleni khona lapho!
18 Nome ngabe tinatfo tabo setiphelile, bayachubeka nebugwadla babo; baholi babo batitsandza kakhulu tindlela tabo telihlazo.
19 Siwunguwungwana siyawubakhukhula sibalahle khashane, nemihlatjelo yabo iyawubatsela ngelihlazo.”
1 “Lalelani lapha, nine baphristi! Nakisisani, nine ma-Israyeli! Lalelani, ninendlu yebukhosi! Lesehlulelo simelene nani: Nibe lugibe eMispa, naba linetha lelendlalelwe eThabori.
2 Tihlubuki tingumgodzi wekubulala. Tonkhe ngiyakuticondzisa ngemphatfocotfo.
3 Ngati konkhe nga-Efrayimu; Israyeli akafihlakali kimi. Efrayimu, wena sewugucukele ebugwadleni, Israyeli sewonakele.”
4 “Tento tabo atibavumeli kutsi babuyele kuNkulunkulu wabo. Umoya webugwadla usetinhlitiyweni tabo, abamhloniphi Simakadze.
5 Kutigcabha kwema-Israyeli kubufakazi lobumelene nawo; ema-Israyeli, ngisho na-Efrayimu, bayakhubateka esonweni sabo; ngisho naJuda ukhubateka kanye nabo.
6 Nabahamba nemihlambi yabo yetimvu netimbuti kanye nemihlambi yetinkhomo kuyawufuna Simakadze, bangeke bamtfole; sewutisusile kubo.
7 Abaketsembeki kuSimakadze; batala emavezandlebe. Manje emadzili abo ekwetfwasa kwenyanga atawubamita bona kanye nemasimi abo.”
8 “Khalisani impalampala eGibeya, nishaye licilongo eRama. Hlabani inyandzaleyo eBhethi Aveni, nitsi: Awu, Bhenjamini, basemvakwakho.
9 Efrayimu utakwentiwa abe yincitsakalo ngelilanga lekwehlulelwa. Emkhatsini wetive tema-Israyeli ngimemetela lokungiko.
10 Baholi bakaJuda bafanana nalabo labakhweshisa ematje emnyele. Ngiyawulutfululela kubo lulaka lwami njengetikhukhula temanti.
11 Efrayimu ucindzetelekile wagcotjwagcotjwa ngekwehlulelwa, ngobe utimisele kulandzela tithico.
12 Ngifanana nemvunya ku-Efrayimu, ngibe njengekubola esiveni sakaJuda.
13 “Watsi kube Efrayimu abone kugula kwakhe, naJuda abone emanceba akhe, Efrayimu wase ugucukela e-Asiriya, watfumela enkhosini lenkhulu kuyawucela lusito. Kodvwa iyehluleka kunelapha, iyehluleka kupholisa emanceba enu.
14 Ngobe ngiyawuba njengelibhubesi ku-Efrayimu, ngifanane nelibhubesi lelikhulu kuJuda. Ngiyawubadzabudzabula babe ticucu, ngisuke lapho ngibashiye. Ngiyawubetfwala ngibesuse, kubete nalobalamulelako.
15 Ngiyawube sengibuyela endzaweni yami, baze balivume licala labo. Bayawufuna buso bami; baseselusizini lwabo bayawungifunisisa.”
1 “Wotani, asibuyele kuSimakadze. Sewusidzabule saba ticucu, kodvwa uyawusiphilisa; usilimatile, kodvwa uyakuwabopha emanceba etfu.
2 Emvakwemalanga lamabili utasiphilisa, ngelilanga lesitsatfu utasivusa, khona sitewuphila ebukhoneni bakhe.
3 Asimhloniphe Simakadze, sitimisele nekumnaka. Impela, njengobe kucinisekile kutsi lilanga liphuma ekuseni, kanjalo naye uyachamuka ete kitsi njengetimvula tasebusika, nanjengetimvula tasentfwasahlobo letinisela umhlaba.”
4 “Ngingentani ngawe, Efrayimu? Ngingentani ngawe, Juda? Lutsandvo lwenu lufanana nenkhungu yasekuseni, lunjengematolo asekuseni lanyamalalako.
5 Ngako-ke nganishaya nganijuba ticucu ngemavi ebaphrofethi bami, nganibulala ngemavi emlomo wami; tehlulelo tami timanyata njengembane etikwenu, tinehlele nome nini.
6 Ngobe ngifuna sihawu, hhayi umhlatjelo, ngifuna nekumati Nkulunkulu kuneminikelo yekushiswa.
7 Njenga-Adamu, sebasephulile sivumelwane, abaketsembeki kimi.
8 IGileyadi ilidolobha lalabakhohlakele, linindvwe tinyatselo letinengati.
9 Njengobe bosidlani balalela umuntfu endleleni, tenta njalo neticumbi tebaphristi; tiyabulalana kulomgwaco loya eShekhemu, tente budlova lobulihlazo.
10 Ngibone intfo leyesabekako endlini yaka-Israyeli: Efrayimu utinikele ebugwadleni na-Israyeli sewaba ngulongcolile.
11 “Nawe-ke, Juda, ulungiselwe kuvunwa. “Nase ngifuna kubuyisela inhlalakahle kubantfu bami,
1 nase ngifuna kuphilisa Israyeli, tono ta-Efrayimu tibekwa ebaleni, nemacala eSamariya ayembulwa. Benta emacebo, emasela agcekeze tindlu, tigebengu tibamba inkunzi etitaladini;
2 kodvwa ababoni kutsi ngitikhumbula tonkhe tento tabo letimbi. Tono tabo tiyabagabudzela, tisembikwami ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi.”
3 “Bajabulisa inkhosi ngebubi babo, bajabulise nebabusi ngemanga abo.
4 Bonkhe batiphingi, bashisa njengelihhavu lona lelimlilo walo lophekako akadzingi kuwukhwetela, kusukela ekubhuceni inhlama ize ikhukhumuke.
5 Ngelilanga lemkhosi wenkhosi yetfu babusi badzakwa liwayini, yona yaselulela baphukuti sandla.
6 “Tinhlitiyo tabo tinjengelihhavu, babhekana nayo ngekuvumelana ngemacebo. Intfukutselo yabo ibobotseka busuku bonkhe; bese kutsi ekuseni ivutse njengemalangabi emlilo.
7 Bonkhe bashisa njengelihhavu, bashwabudzela babusi babo. Onkhe emakhosi abo ayawa, kute namunye emkhatsini wabo locela lusito kimi.”
8 “Efrayimu utihlanganisa netive, Efrayimu ulicebelengwane lelipatalele, lelingakaguculwa.
9 Betive bamunya emandla akhe, kodvwa yena akakuboni loko. Timvu setiyacatsatela enhloko yakhe, kodvwa yena akakunaki loko.
10 Kutigcabha kwa-Israyeli kubufakazi lobumelene naye, kodvwa etikwako konkhe loko akabuyeli kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakhe, nome-ke amfune.
11 “Efrayimu ufanana nelituba, usheshe ayengeke, akanangcondvo. Bacela lusito eGibhithe, baze babalekele e-Asiriya!
12 Batawutsi nababaleka, ngijikijele linetha lami etikwabo. Ngiyawubadvonsela phansi njengetinyoni tasemoyeni. Nangibeva bancwabelana ndzawonye, ngiyawubabamba.
13 Maye kubo! Ngobe besukile kimi! Imbhubhiso kubo! Ngobe bangihlubukile bemelana nami! Ngifisa kangaka kubahlenga, kodvwa bakhuluma emanga ngami.
14 Abakhali kimi ngalokusuka etinhlitiyweni tabo, kodvwa balila emibhedzeni yabo. Babutsana ndzawonye babutsanele emabele neliwayini lelisha, kodvwa bangifulatsele mine.
15 Ngabacecesha, ngabacinisa, kodvwa bangakhela luzungu lwebubi.
16 Abagucukeli kuLongetulu Kwako Konkhe; bafanana nebutjoki lobungakacini. Baholi babo bayawubulawa ngenkemba ngenca yemagama abo langenanhlonipho. Ngenca yaloko bayawuba luhleko nelihlazo eveni laseGibhithe.”
1 “Beka licilongo etindzebeni takho temlomo! Lusweti lusetikwendlu yaSimakadze, ngobe sive sisephulile sivumelwane sami, sawuhlubuka nemtsetfo wami.
2 Israyeli ukhala kimi, utsi: ‘Awu Nkulunkulu wetfu, siyakuhlonipha.’
3 Kodvwa Israyeli ukulahlile loko lokungukona kukuhle, ngako-ke sitsa sitamcosha.
4 Batibekela emakhosi bangakancutfulisi kimi, batikhetsela babusi bangakabonwa ngimi. Ngesiliva yabo nangegolide yabo batentela tithico letitababhubhisa bona.
5 Awu, Samariya, silahle lesithico sakho selitfole! Intfukutselo yami iyanivutsela, kuyawudzimate kube ngunini solomane nehluleka kuba ngulabamsulwa?
6 Lesithico siphuma ka-Israyeli! Lelitfole lentiwe ngumuntfu loyingcweti kutekubata, alisiye Nkulunkulu. Litakwephulwa libe ticucu, lelo tfole laseSamariya.
7 “Bahlanyela umoya bavune siwunguwungwana. Luhlanga alunaso sishakato; lungeke lusivete sivuno. Kube belungatsela tinhlavu, betive bebangaluphanga.
8 Israyeli umitiwe, manje sewusemkhatsini wetive njengentfo lengenamsebenti.
9 Ngobe sebakhuphukele e-Asiriya kuyawufuna lusito njengembongolo yesiganga lezulazula yodvwana. Efrayimu sewutitsengise yena emashendeni akhe.
10 Nome sebatitsengise bona kubetive, nyalo sengitababutsela ndzawonye. Batawucala bondze ngaphansi kwencindzetelo yenkhosi yase-Asiriya.
11 “Lite nome Efrayimu akhe emalati lamanyenti eminikelo yesono, lamalati asagucuke aba ngemalati ekwenta tono.
12 Ngababhalela tintfo letinyenti temtsetfo wami, kodvwa loko bakutsatsa njengentfo lengesiyo yabo.
13 Banikela ngemihlatjelo lenikwe mine, bese badla lenyama, kodvwa Simakadze akajabuli ngayo. Manje sewutabukhumbula bubi babo, abajezisele tono tabo: Bayawubuyela eGibhithe.
14 Israyeli sewumkhohliwe uMenti wakhe, wakha tigodlo; Juda sewubiyele emadolobha lamanyenti. Kodvwa ngitawutfumela umlilo etikwalamadolobha abo, loyawushisa letinqaba tabo uticedze.”
1 Awu, Israyeli, ungajabuli; ungatsakasi njengaletinye tive. Ngobe nine aniketsembeki kuNkulunkulu wenu. Nitsandza inkhokhelo yebugwadla bekukhonta tithico; nifuna kukhokhelwa kuwo onkhe emabala ekubhulela kolo.
2 Emabala ekubhulela kolo nematje ekuhluta liwayini ngeke abondle bantfu; liwayini lelisha bangeke balitfole.
3 Bangeke basale eveni laSimakadze; Efrayimu uyawubuyela eGibhithe, adle kudla lokungcolile e-Asiriya.
4 Bangeke bayitfululele kuSimakadze iminikelo yeliwayini, kantsi nemihlatjelo yabo ingeke imjabulise. Imihlatjelo lenjalo kubo iyawufanana nesinkhwa salabalilako; bonkhe labayidlako bayawungcola ngekwemtsetfo. Lokudla kuyawuba kwabo; kungeke kungeniswe ethempelini laSimakadze.
5 Niyakwente njani ngelilanga lemadzili enu lamisiwe, ngemalanga emadzili aSimakadze?
6 Ngisho nome bangaphunyula ekubhujisweni, iGibhithe iyawubabutsela ndzawonye, iMemfisi ibangcwabe. Emagugu abo esiliva ayawumbonywa ngumena wetinchachabutane, nemanyeva ayawumbonya emathende abo.
7 Emalanga esijeziso ayeta, yebo emalanga emphindziselo asasondzele, Israyeli kufanele akwati loko. Njengobe tono tenu titinyenti kangaka nebutsa benu bubukhulu kangaka, umphrofethi sewutsatfwa njengesilima, umuntfu wesembulo atsatfwe njengeluhlanya.
8 Umphrofethi utfunyelwe nguNkulunkulu kutsi abe ngumlindzi wa-Efrayimu, noko tingibe timele umphrofethi kuto tonkhe tindlela takhe, nebutsa busendlini yaNkulunkulu wakhe.
9 Bonakele ngalokujulile njengasetikhatsini taseGibeya. Nkulunkulu uyawubukhumbula bubi babo, abajezisele tono tabo.
10 “Ngesikhatsi nangitfola Israyeli, bekungatsi ngitfola emagelebisi elugwadvule; ngesikhatsi ngibona boyihlo, bekungatsi ngibona titselo tekucala esihlahleni semakhiwa. Kodvwa kwatsi nabefika eBhali Pheyori, batehlukanisela leso sithico lesilihlazo, nabo baze benyanyeka njengalentfo bebayitsandza.
11 Bukhulu ba-Efrayimu buyawundiza bemuke njengenyoni, kubete kutalwa kwebantfwana, kubete kutetfwala, kubete ngisho nekubamba sisu.
12 Nome ngabe bakhulisa bantfwana babo, ngiyawubemuka bona kungasali muntfu. Maye kubo, mhlazane ngibafulatsela.
13 Efrayimu ngimbonile, njengeThire, ahlanyelwe endzaweni lenhle. Kodvwa Efrayimu uyawukhipha bantfwana bakhe, abayise kumbulali.”
14 Simakadze, banike! Kodvwa utabanikani? Banike titalo letingabambi, ubanike nemabele late lubisi.
15 “Ngenca yabo bonkhe baseGilgali ngabazonda khona lapho. Ngenca yetono tabo labatentile, ngitabacosha lapha endlini yami. Ngingeke ngiphindze ngibatsandze; bonkhe baholi babo bayangihlubuka.
16 Efrayimu uhushekile, imphandze yakhe ibunile, akasatseli titselo. Ngisho nome bangatala bantfwana, ngiyakuyibulala leyo mbewu yabo labayitsandzako.”
17 Nkulunkulu wami uyawubala, ngobe abakamlaleli yena; bayawuba ngimizulane emkhatsini wetive.
1 Israyeli abengumvini lowenabako watitselela yena titselo. Satsi sitselo sakhe sisandza, wakha emalati lamanye; latsi live lakhe lisatfutfuka, wahlobisa ematje akhe lakhontwako.
2 Inhlitiyo yabo iyakhohlisana, manje sekufanele baletfwale licala labo. Simakadze utawephula emalati abo, abhidlite nalamatje abo lakhontwako.
3 Bayawube sebayakhuluma batsi: “Asinayo inkhosi, ngobe asizange simhloniphe Simakadze. Kodvwa nome ngabe besinayo inkhosi, beyitasentela ini?”
4 Benta tetsembiso letinyenti, bafungele emanga, bente netivumelwane. Ngako kwehlulela emacala kuyahluma njengencatsavane lenebutsi emiseleni yemasimi lalinyiwe.
5 Bantfu labahlala eSamariya bayalesabela, lelitfole lelisithico saseBhethi Aveni. Bantfu balo bayawulililela, kanjalo nebaphristi balo labalikhontako, labo lababetsakasele inkhatimulo yalo yegolide, bayawulililela ngobe itsatfwe kubo yayiswa ekutfunjweni.
6 Nalo lelitfole liyakwetfwalwa liyiswe e-Asiriya, liyewuba setfulo enkhosini lenkhulu. Efrayimu uyawuhlazeka; Israyeli uyawuba nemahloni ngetithico takhe tetigodvo.
7 ISamariya nenkhosi yayo kuyawuphephuka njengelusaba lwemuka etikwemanti emfula.
8 Tindzawo letiphakeme tebubi tiyawubhujiswa, leso sono sa-Israyeli. Emanyeva nemitfuma kuyawukhula kumbonye emalati abo. Bayawube sebakhuluma etintsabeni batsi: “Simbonyeni!” nasemagcumeni batsi: “Dzilikelani etikwetfu!”
9 “Kusukela ngesikhatsi saseGibeya, awu Israyeli, seloku niyona, futsi seloku nisachubeka niyona.” Imphi ingeke ibakhandze yini lababi eGibeya?
10 Ngitimisele kutsi ngitabajezisa; tive titawubutsana timelane nabo, tibabophe ngenca yetono tabo letinyenti.
11 “Efrayimu ulitfokati leliceceshiwe, lelikutsandzako kubhula emabele; ngako ngiyawubeka lijoko entsanyeni yakhe lenhle. Ngiyawubopha Efrayimu, Juda kufanele alime, Jakobe advube umhlabatsi.
12 Ngake ngatsi: ‘Tihlanyeleleni kulunga, nivune titselo temusa longapheli, bese nilima ingcatfo; ngobe sesikhatsi sekufuna Simakadze, adzimate efike ehlisele imvula yekulunga etikwenu.’
13 Kodvwa senihlanyele bubi, navuna bubi, nadla sitselo senkhohlakalo. “Ngobe nisuke netsembela kuwenu emandla nasemabutfweni enu lamanyenti,
14 kudvuma kwemphi kuyawusuka kumelane nebantfu benu, khona kutewutsi tonkhe tinqaba tenu tibhidlitwe, njengobe Shalmani abhidlita iBhethi Abeli ngelilanga lemphi, mhlazana bomake baphihlitwa phansi emhlabatsini kanye nebantfwababo.
15 Awu, Betheli, kuyakwenteka kona loko-ke nakuwe, ngobe bubi bakho bukhulu. Kuyawutsi kusa ngalelo langa, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli iyawube seyibhujiswe yaphela.”
1 “Ngesikhatsi Israyeli asengumntfwana, ngamtsandza, indvodzana yami ngayibita, ngayikhipha eGibhithe.
2 Kodvwa ngatsi ngisachubeka kubita Israyeli, nabo bachubeka bakhwesha kimi. Banikela imihlatjelo kuboBhali, batfuncisela titfombe imphepho.
3 Ngimi lowacatfulisa Efrayimu, ngamtsatsa ngambamba ngemikhono; kodvwa akazange akunake kutsi ngimi lowamphilisa.
4 Ngabadvonsa ngetintsambo temusa webuntfu, ngetibopho telutsandvo; ngaphakamisa lijoko entsanyeni yabo, ngagobondzelela kubo, ngabafunta.
5 “Bangeke yini babuyele eGibhithe, yona i-Asiriya ingeke yini ibuse etikwabo, njengobe naku bayala kuphendvuka?
6 Kuyawuba bumanyamanya betinkemba emadolobheni abo, tiyawubhidlita imicabo yetinsimbi yemasango abo, tiwacedze emacebo abo.
7 Bantfu bami batimisele kusuka kimi. Ngisho nome sebangambita Longetulu Kwako Konkhe, angeke abaphakamise ngisho nangayiphi indlela.
8 “Ngingakuyekelela kanjani, wena Efrayimu? Ngingakulahla kanjani, wena Israyeli? Ngingakuphatsa kanjani njenga-Adma? Ngingakwenta kanjani ufanane naSeboyimu? Inhlitiyo yami iguculiwe ngekhatsi kwami; sonkhe sihawu sami sivuselelekile.
9 Ngingeke ngiyisebentise intfukutselo yami leyesabekako, futsi ngingeke ngiphindze ngimbhubhise Efrayimu. Ngobe mine nginguNkulunkulu, angisiye umuntfu, nginguLongcwele losemkhatsini wenu. Ngingeke ngifike ngelulaka.
10 Bayawulandzela Simakadze; uyawubhodla njengelibhubesi. Nakabhodla, bantfwabakhe bayawuta batfutfumela, bachamuka ngasenshonalanga.
11 Bayawuta batfutfumela njengetinyoni tiphuma eGibhithe, nanjengematuba aphuma e-Asiriya. Ngiyawubahlalisa emakhaya abo,” kusho Simakadze.
12 Efrayimu ungitungelete ngemanga, indlu yaka-Israyeli yangitungeleta ngenkhohliso. Juda naye usichomoketi lesimelene naNkulunkulu, yebo, umelene naLongcwele lowetsembekile.
1 Efrayimu utondla ngemoya, ucoshana nemoya wasemphumalanga lonkhe lilanga, wandzise emanga nebudlova. Wakha sivumelwane ne-Asiriya, atfumele emafutsa emncumo eGibhithe.
2 Simakadze ubeka Juda licala, utawujezisa Jakobe njengekwetindlela takhe, amkhokhele ngangekwemisebenti yakhe.
3 Esiswini wabamba sitsendze semnakabo; asangumuntfu lomdzala walwa naNkulunkulu.
4 Walwa nengilosi, wayehlula. Wakhala ancenga sibusiso sakhe, wakhandzana naye eBetheli, wakhuluma naye khona lapho,
5 Simakadze Nkulunkulu longuSomandla, nguSimakadze Libito lakhe ladvume ngalo.
6 Kodvwa wena kufanele ubuyele kuNkulunkulu wakho, umtsandze, ulalele imitsetfo yakhe, wente intsandvo yakhe, ulindzele Nkulunkulu wakho ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi.
7 Umhwebi usebentisa tikalo letingaketsembeki; uyakutsandza kukhwabanisa timali.
8 Efrayimu uyatigabatisa, utsi: “Nginjinge kakhulu; senginemfuyo lenyenti. Ngalobunjinga bami bonkhe bangeke bakutfole lokubi nome sono kimi.”
9 “Mine nginguSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakho, lowakukhipha eGibhithe; ngiyawuphindze ngikwente uhlale emathendeni, njengasetikhatsini temadzili akho lemisiwe.
10 Ngakhuluma kubaphrofethi, ngabanika imibono leminyenti, ngakhuluma imifanekiso ngabo.”
11 Gileyadi ukhohlakele yini? Bantfu bakhe akusibantfu balutfo! Bayayenta imihlatjelo yetinkunzi eGilgali, ngako-ke emalati abo ayawufanana netincumbi tematje lasensimini lelinyiwe.
12 Jakobe wabalekela eveni lase-Aramu; Israyeli wasebentela kutfola umfati, ngekwelusa timvu.
13 Simakadze wasebentisa umphrofethi kuze abuyise Israyeli amkhiphe eGibhithe, wamnakekela ngesandla semphrofethi.
14 Kodvwa Efrayimu sewucunule Simakadze kakhulu, wadzimate watfukutsela; Simakadze wakhe uyawumetfwesa licala lakhe lekucitsa ingati, amkhokhise ngaloko kumhlazisa kwakhe.
1 Abetsi Efrayimu nakakhuluma, kutfutfumele emadvodza; abephakanyisiwe ka-Israyeli. Kodvwa waba nelicala lekukhonta Bhali, wafa.
2 Manje bachubeka nako kona; batentela tithico ngesiliva yabo, titfombe letakhiwe ngekuhlakanipha lokukhulu. Konkhe kungumsebenti wencondzi yetekubata. “Benta imihlatjelo ngebantfu bange letithico letimise kwematfole.”
3 Ngako-ke bayawufanana nenkhungu yasekuseni, babe njengematolo asekuseni lanyamalalako, bafanane nemakhoba laphephuka ebaleni lekubhula, babe njengentfutfu lephuma ngelifasitelo ibaleke.
4 “Kodvwa mine nginguSimakadze longuNkulunkulu wakho, lowakukhipha eGibhithe. Animati lomunye Nkulunkulu ngaphandle kwami; kute uMsindzisi ngaphandle kwami.
5 Ngakunakekela usesehlane, eveni lelinekushisa lokuvutsako.
6 Ngatsi nangibondla emadlelweni lamahle, besutsa; batsi kube besutse, base bayatigabatisa, base bayangikhohlwa.
7 Ngako ngiyakuta kubo senginjengelibhubesi, njengengwe ngiyawubalalela endleleni.
8 Njengelibhele nalemukwe bantfwabalo, ngiyawubesukela ngibadladlabule. Njengelibhubesi ngiyawubashwabudzela, silwane sesiganga siyawubadzabudzabula.
9 “Awu, Israyeli, ngiyawukubhubhisa ngobe umelene nami, uphambene nemsiti wakho.
10 Iphi inkhosi yakho, kuze itewukusindzisa? Tiphi tikhulu takho kuwo onkhe lamadolobha akho lowakhuluma ngato, watsi: ‘Nginike inkhosi netikhulu’?
11 Ngako ngekutfukutsela kwami nganinika inkhosi, nangelulaka lwami ngaphindze ngayisusa.
12 Licala la-Efrayimu lilondvolotiwe, tono takhe tibhalwe phansi.
13 Imihelo yemfati nasatawubeleka iyamfikela, kodvwa ungumntfwana lote kuhlakanipha; kutsi nakufika sikhatsi sakhe, angete eta ngasemnyango wesibeletfo.
14 “Ngiyawubahlawulela yini emandleni elithuna ngibahlenge ekufeni? Ye Kufa, tiphi tifo takho letibulalanako? Ye Thuna, kuphi kubhubhisa kwakho? “Ngiyawubate sihawu.
15 Ngisho nome angahluma njengembali emkhatsini wetinhlanga, umoya waSimakadze, wangasemphumalanga, uyakuta, uhhusha uchamuka ngasehlane, umtfombo waka-Efrayimu uyawuphelelwa ngemanti, nesicobho sakhe some. Likamelo lakhe lekulondvolota liyawuphangwa tonkhe tintfo talo letingemagugu.
16 Bantfu baseSamariya kufanele batitfwalele licala labo, ngobe bamhlubukile Nkulunkulu wabo. Bayawubulawa ngenkemba; tinswane tabo tiyawusacatwa phansi emhlabatsini, labakhulelwe babo bahhujutwe tisu.”
1 Awu, ma-Israyeli, buyani, nibuyele kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu. Tono tenu ngito letiniwisile.
2 Tsatsani emavi nibuyele nawo kuSimakadze. Thandazani kuye, nitsi: “Sitsetselele tonkhe tono tetfu, usemukele ngemusa, khona sitewunikela ngetitselo temilomo yetfu.
3 I-Asiriya ngeke isisindzise; singeke siwagibele emahhashi emphi. Singeke siphindze sisho futsi, sitsi: ‘Bonkulunkulu betfu’ kuloko lokwakhiwa tandla tetfu, ngobe kuwe wena wedvwa tintsandzane letite boyise titfola sihawu.”
4 “Ngiyawukuphilisa kunhlanhlatsela kwabo, ngibatsandze ngekukhululeka, ngobe intfukutselo yami seyisukile kubo.
5 Ngiyawufanana nematolo ku-Israyeli; uyawuchakaza njengembali. Njengemsedari waseLebanoni uyawutishonisa phansi timphandze takhe;
6 emahlumela akhe ayawukhula. Bukhatikhati bakhe bube njengesihlahla semncumo, emakha akhe afanane nemsedari waseLebanoni.
7 Bantfu bayawuphindze bahlale emtfuntini wakhe. Bayawuhluma njengetinhlavu. Bayawuchakaza njengesihlahla semvini, neludvumo lwabo luyawufanana neliwayini laseLebanoni.
8 Awu, Efrayimu, ngisenandzabani netithico? Ngiyawukuphendvula, ngikunakekele. Ngifanana nesihlahla lesiluhlata sesipheshula; kutsela kahle kwakho kuphuma kimi.”
9 Ngubani lohlakaniphile? Uyawutibona letintfo. Ngubani lokwati kubona tintfo letifihlakele? Utaticondza kahle letintfo. Tindlela taSimakadze tilungile, labalungile bahamba ngato, kodvwa labahlubukako bayakhubeka kuto.