Uhosiya 4:5-17 Ibhayibhile (XHO96)

5. Ùza kukhubeka uwe emini wena,nomshumayeli akhubeke awe kunye nawe ebusuku;ewe, nkqu nonyoko ndomcim' igama.

6. Kaloku abantu bam bayatshabalalangenxa yokuswela ulwazi ngam.“Kaloku uyalubukula ulwazi ngam;nawe ke ndiyakukhiqa kububingeleli bam.Wena uwutyeshele umthetho woThixo wakho;andiyi kubakhathalela ke noonyana bakho.

7. “Okukhona baye besanda ababingeleli,kokukhona kwandayo nokundona kwabo.Ke lona olo dumo lwabo ndolujika lube lihlazo.

8. Bona batya ngezono zabantu bam;eyona nto bayifunayo kukuba makwenziwe ubugwenxa.

9. Ngoko ke mna ndobopha ngentamb' enye,ndingakhethi mntu nambingeleli,ndibohlwaye bonke ngenxa yeendlela zabo,ndibabuyekeze ngenxa yeentlondi zabo.

10. Boba ngatya, banganeli noko;boba ngahenyuza, bangandi kodwa;kuba bakuyekile ukumphulaphula uNdikhoyo,

11. basuka bazilahlela ekuhenyuzeni.”“Entsha nendala iwayini iyithimba kuthi tu ingqondo

12. yabantu bam.Bade babuzise nakumfanekiso womthi;bafun' ukutyhilelwa nayintonga yembala.Kaloku balahlekiswa ngumoya wobuhenyu;bakrexezile bamlahla uThixo wabo.

13. Benz' amadini kwiincopho zeentaba,baqhumisele ezindulini,phantsi kwemioki, iipampiri, nemiterebhinte,apho kukho imithunzi epholileyo.Zisuke ke iintombi zenu zihenyuze;basuke oomolokazana bakrexeze.

14. “Andiyi kuzohlwaya iintombi zenu, nakuba zingenwa luhenyuzo nje,ngokunjalo noomolokazana benu, noba bangade bakrexeza,kuba namadoda ngokwawo ayahenyuza,enza iminikelo kunyenamahenyukazi asezindlwini zonqulo-zithixo.Awu, bantundini bangaqondiyo, anikho yintshabalalo!”

15. “Nangona ukrexeza nje, Sirayeli,uJuda yena makangazibizeli ityala.Mus' ukuya eGiligali, Juda,ungayi naseBhetaven,ungenzi zifungo zilambathayo,usithi: ‘Ekho nje uNdikhoyo!’

16. “Hayi, kamb' iinkani zakhe uSirayeli, nqwa nethokazi elidlokovayo!Ke uNdikhoyo angamalusa njani okwetakane edlelweni?

17. UEfrayim uthene nca nezithixo.Suka, myeke enjalo!

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