UHoseya Chapter 9
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Ungajabuli, Israyeli, kube nguku thokoza njengokwabezizwe , ngokuba umukile kuNkulunkulu wakho ngokufeba , wathanda inkokhelo kuzo zonke izibuya zamabele.
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Isibuya nesikhamo sewayini akuyikubafunza , iwayini elisha liyakumkhohlisa.
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Abayikuhlala ezweni likaJehova ; u-Efrayimi uyakubuyela eG ibithe, nase- Asiriya bayakudla okungcolileyo.
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Abayikuthululela uJehova iwayini; imihlatshelo yabo ayiyikuba mihle kuye, isinkwa sabo sibe njengesinkwa sabalilayo ; bonke abasidlayo bayakungcola , ngokuba isinkwa sabo siyakuba ngesephango, singangeni endlini kaJehova.
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Niyakwenze njani ngosuku lomhlangano nangosuku lomkhosi kaJehova na?
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Bhekani, ngokuba bemukile ekuchithwen i iGibithe liyakubabutha , iMofi libembele; izinto zabo zamagugu zesiliva ziyakudliwa yizimbabazane , kube ngameva ematendeni abo.
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Ziyafika izinsuku zokuhanjelwa, izinsuku zempindiselo zisondele; u-Israyeli uyakukwazi. Umprofethi uyakuba njengesiwula , umuntu onomoya ahlanye ngenxa yobuningi bobubi bakho nangobutha obukhulu;
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umprofethi engumlindi ka -Efrayimi kanye noNkulunkulu wami , ugibe lomthiyi wezinyoni lukuzo zonke izindlela zakhe , nobutha busendlini kaNkulunkulu wakhe.
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Bazonakalisile ngokujulileyo njengasezinsukwini zaseGibeya ; uyakhumbula ububi babo, uyabahambela ngezono zabo.
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Ngamfumana u -Israyeli njengezithelo zomvini ehlane , ngabona oyihlo njengolibo emkhiwanen i ngesikhathi sawo sokuqala . Kepha bafika eBali Peyori, bazahlukanisela okunezinhloni , baba yizinengiso njengalokho abakuthandayo.
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Udumo luka -Efrayimi luyakundiza , lumuke njengenyoni , kungabikho ukuzala, nonesisu, nokukhulelwa.
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Noma bekhulisa abantwana babo , nokho ngiyakubaphuca bona kungasali muntu; yebo, maye kubo, lapho ngimuka kubo!
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U-Efrayimi, njengalokho ngibone eTire, utshalwe endaweni emnandi, kepha u-Efrayimi uyakukhiphela umbulali abantwana bakhe.
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Banike, Jehova uyakunikani ? Banike isisu esiphuphumayo namabele omileyo.
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Bonke ububi babo buseGiligali ; ngalokho ngabazonda khona ; ngenxa yobubi bezenzo zabo ngiyakubaxosha endlini yami , angisayikubathanda; zonke izikhulu zabo zingabahlubuki.
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U-Efrayimi ushayiwe, impande yabo yomile , abayikuthela izithelo . Noma bezala, ngiyakubulala okuthandekayo kwesisu sabo.
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UNkulunkulu wami uyakubalahla , ngokuba abamlalelanga , babe ngabazulazulayo phakathi kwabezizwe.