UHoseya Chapter 8
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Beka icilongo emlonyeni wakho ; onjengokhozi wehlela indlu kaJehova ; ngokuba beqile isivumelwano sami, baphambuka emthethweni wami.
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Bakhala kimi ngokuthi: Nkulunkulu wethu, thina Israyeli siyakwazi.
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U-Israyeli ukulahlile okuhle; isitha siyakumxosha.
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Bona bazibekela amakhosi engavelanga kimi ; bamisa izikhulu , ngingazi; isiliva labo nego lide labo bakwenza kwaba yizithombe zabo , ukuze banqunywe.
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Ithole lakho , Samariya, linengekile; intukuthelo yami iyabavuthela ; koze kube nini bengakwazi ukuba msulwa na?
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Ngokuba livela ku -Israyeli; umkhandi walenza, alisiye uNkulunkulu; yebo, ithole laseSamariya liyakuba yizihlephu.
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Ngokuba bahlwanyele umoya , bayakuvuna isivunguvungu ; izele alinahlumela, alivezi impuphu; uma liyiveza, iyakuqedwa ngabafokazi.
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U-Israyeli uyagwinywa ; manje sebephakathi kwabezizw e njengesitsha okungekho intokozo kuso.
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Ngokuba benyukele e -Asiriya bezihambele njengezimbongolo zasendle ; u- Efrayimi uyaqasha ngenkokhelo yothando.
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Noma beqasha phakathi kwabezizwe, manje sengiyakubabutha, bakhululwe kancane emthwalweni wenkosi yezikhulu.
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Ngokuba u -Efrayimi wandisile ama -altare aba ngukona ; ama-altare ayakuba ngukona kuye.
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Noma ngimlobela imithetho yami kaningi, iyashaywa okungaziwayo.
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Imihlatshelo yeminikelo yami bayihlaba , bayidle inyama, kepha uJehova akayenameli. Useyakhumbula ububi babo , abahambele ngezono zabo , babuyele eGibithe.
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Ngokuba u -Israyeli ukhohliwe uMdali wakhe , wakha izindlu zamakhosi , noJuda wandisile imizi ebiyelweyo , ngiyakuthuma umlilo emizini yakhe , uqede izindlu zayo zobukhosi.