UHoseya Chapter 5
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Yizwani lokhu nina bapristi, nilalele nina ndlu ka -Israyeli, nibeke indlebe nina ndlu yenkosi , ngokuba ukwahlulela kukinina , lokhu nanilugibe eM ispa nenetha elenekwe eThabori.
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Abahlubuki bashone phansi ngokuhlaba kwabo , kepha ngingumlayi wabo bonke.
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Ngiyamazi mina u-Efrayimi, u-Israyeli akafihlekile kimi , ngokuba manje , Efrayimi, ufebile, u-Israyeli uzingcolisile.
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Abenzi izenzo zokuba babuyele kuNkulunkulu, ngokuba umoya wobufebe uphakathi kwabo, noJehova abamazi.
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Ukuzidla kuka -Israyeli kuyafakaza ebusweni bakhe ; o-Israyeli no -Efrayimi bayakukhubeka ngobubi babo; naye uJuda uyakukhubeka kanye nabo.
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Bayakuhamba nezimvu zabo nezinkomo zab o ukuyofuna uJehova ; kepha abayikumfumana; umonyukile kubo.
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Bamkhohlisile uJehova , ngokuba bazalile abantwana abangabafokazi ; manje inyanga eyethwasayo iyakubadla kanye nezabelo zabo.
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Bethani umtshingo eGibeya necilongo eRama; hlabani umkhosi eBeti Aveni: basemva kwakho, Benjamini!
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U-Efrayimi uyakuba yincithakalo ngosuku lokujeziswa , ngazisile izizwe zakwa-Israyeli okuqinisekileyo.
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Izikhulu zakwaJuda zinjengabasusa imincele; ngiyakuthulula phezu kwazo intukuthelo yami njengamanzi.
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U-Efrayimi ucindezelekile, uchotshoziwe ekwahlulelweni, ngokuba wavuma ukulandela umyalo oyize.
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Mina-ke senginjengenundu ku -Efrayimi, nanjengokubola kuyo indlu yakwaJuda.
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Lapho u -Efrayimi abona isifo sakh e noJuda isilonda sakhe , u-Efrayimi waya e -Asiriya, wathumela enkosi ni uJarebi ; kepha ingeniphulukise , ayinakusipholisa isilonda senu.
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Ngokuba ngiyakuba njengengonyama ku -Efrayimi, nebhongo lengonyama kuyo indlu yakwaJuda ; mina yebo , mina ngiyakudwengula , besengimuka; ngiyakususa, kungekho owophulayo.
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Ngiyakuhamba, ngibuyele endaweni yami , baze bazithwese icala labo , bafune ubuso bami; osizini lwabo bayakungifunisisa.