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4Zwaninia ilizwi leNkosi, bantwana bakoIsrayeli, ngobab iNkosi ilempikisano labahlali belizwe; ngoba kakulaqiniso, njalo kakulamusa, njalo kakulalwazic lukaNkulunkulu elizweni. 2 Kulokufungad, lokuqamba amanga, lokubulala, lokweba, lokufeba; bayafohla, lamacala egazi athinta amacala egazie. 3 Ngenxa yalokho ilizwe lizalilaf, laye wonkegh ohlala kilo udangelei, kanye lenyamazanajkl zeganga, njalo kanye lenyonimn zamazulu; yebo lenhlanziop zolwandle zizasuswa. 4 Kodwaq kakungabi khona umuntu ophikisayo, kangasoli omunye; ngoba abantu bakhor banjengabaphikisanas lompristi. 5 Ngakho uzakhubeka emini, yebo, lomprofethi uzakhubeka kanye lawe ebusuku; njalo ngizamchithat unyokou.
6 Abantu bami babhujisiwev ngokuswelaw ulwazi; ngoba wena ulwalile ulwazi, lami ngizakwala, ukuze ungangisebenzelix njengompristi. Lokhu usuwukhohliwey umlayo kaNkulunkulu wakho, lami ngizakhohlwa abantwana bakho. 7 Njengokwandaz kwabo ngokunjaloa bonile kimi. Udumo lwabo ngizaluphendula lube lihlazo. 8 Badlab isono sabantu bami, baphakamiselacd umphefumulo wabo esiphambekweni sabo. 9 Kuzakuthi-kee njengabantuf abe njalo umpristi; ngizajezisagh izindlela zabo phezu kwabo, ngiphindiseleij izenzo zabo kubo. 10 Ngobak bazakudla, kodwa bangasuthi; bawule, kodwa bangandil; ngoba bayekele ukuqaphela iNkosi. 11 Ubuwulem lewayinino lewayini elitshap kususaq inhliziyo.
12 Abantu bami babuzar esigodwenis sabo, lentonga yabot izabatshela. Ngoba umoyau wokuwula ubaduhisile, ukuze bawule besuka phansi kukaNkulunkulu wabo. 13 Benzav imihlatshelo engqongeni zezintaba, batshisa impepha phezu kwamaqaqa, ngaphansi kwesihlahla se-okhi*w, lephophula*x, lesihlahla esikhuluy, ngoba umthunzi waso muhle. Ngenxa yalokho amadodakazi enuz azawula, labomakoti benu bazafeba. 14 Kangiyikuwajezisa amadodakazi enu lapho ewula, labomakoti benu lapho befeba; ngoba bona ngokwabo bazehlukanisaa lamawule, basebesenza imihlatshelo kanye lezifebe zethempeli; ngakho abantub abangelakuqedisisa bazawiselwa phansic.
15 Loba wena Israyeli uwula, uJuda kangabi lacalad. Lingangeni-ke eGiligalief, lingenyukeli eBeti-Avenigh, lingafungii lithi: Kuphila kukaJehova. 16 Ngoba uIsrayeli ujilaj njengejongosik eliyisiqholo; khathesi iNkosi izabelusa njengewundlu endaweni ebanzi. 17 UEfrayimil uhlangene lezithombe; myekelem. 18 Okunathwayon kwabo okulamandla kusukile, bazinikela ekuwuleni, ababavikelayoop bathanda ngokuthandaq ihlazo. 19 Umoyar ubabophele empikweni zawos, njalo bazakubat lenhloni ngenxa yemihlatshelo yabo.
a Hos. 5.1.
b Isa. 3.13; Jer. 25.31; Hos. 2.2; Mika 6.2; Isa. 1.18.
c Jer. 4.22; 5.4; Hos. 4.6,14; Jer. 9.3.
d Eks. 20.13-15; Jer. 7.9; 23.10.
e Hos. 1.4; Mika 3.10; 7.2; Hab. 2.8,12,17; Zek. 9.7; Hos. 12.14.
f Jer. 4.28; Jow. 1.10; Amos 8.8.
g Jer. 4.28; Jow. 1.10; Amos 8.8.
h Zef. 1.3.
i Isa. 16.8.
j Zef. 1.3.
k Jow. 1.18.
l Hez. 38.20; Hab. 1.14.
m Zef. 1.3.
n Hez. 38.20; Hab. 1.14.
o Zef. 1.3.
p Hez. 38.20; Hab. 1.14.
q Hab. 1.17.
r Eks. 32.17; Dute. 9.12; Hez. 33.2.
s Dute. 17.12.
t 2 Sam. 21.5.
u Hos. 2.2.
v Hos. 10.7,15; Isa. 6.5.
w Isa. 5.13.
x Eks. 19.6.
y Jer. 23.39.
z Hos. 13.6; Dute. 32.15.
a 1 Sam. 2.30; Mal. 2.9; Hlab. 106.20; Jer. 2.11; Fil. 3.19.
b Levi 6.25,26; Hos. 10.17.
c Hlab. 24.4; Zaga 19.18.
d Jer. 22.27.
e Isa. 24.2; Jer. 5.31.
f Isa. 24.2; Jer. 5.31.
g Hos. 2.13,14; Hos. 12.2; Amos 3.2,14; Zef. 1.8,9,12; 3.7; Isa. 24.21.
h Hos. 12.2.
i Hos. 12.2.
j Zaga 17.13.
k Levi 26.26; Mika 6.14; Hag. 1.6.
l Gen. 28.14.
m Zaga 31.3,4.
n Zaga 31.3,4.
o Isa. 28.7; Zaga 20.1.
p Hos. 2.8.
q 1 Kho. 11.4; Tshu. 7.7.
r Hlu. 18.5; Nani 27.21; Jobe 12.7.
s Jer. 2.27; 3.9; Hab. 2.19.
t Hez. 21.21.
u Hos. 5.4; Isa. 44.20.
v Isa. 1.29; 57.5,7; Hez. 6.13; 20.28; Dute. 12.2.
w Gen. 35.8; Amos 2.9.
x Gen. 30.37.
y Gen. 35.4.
z Amos 7.17.
a Hos. 9.10; Juda 19.
b Hos. 4.1,6.
c Zaga 10.8.
d Hos. 5.15.
e Josh. 4.19; 5.9; Hos. 9.15; 12.11.
f Amos 4.4; 5.5; Amos 1.5.
g Amos 4.4; 5.5; Amos 1.5.
h Hos. 5.8; 10.5; 10.8; Josh. 7.2; 1 Kho. 12.29.
i Amos 8.14; Zef. 1.5.
j Hos. 9.15; Hlab. 68.6.
k Jer. 3.6; Zek. 7.11; Jer. 7.24.
l Jer. 7.15; Hos. 5.3.
m Mat. 15.4,14.
n Mal. 3.7.
o Isa. 1.23; Mika 7.3.
p Hlab. 47.9.
q Zaga 30.15.
r Jer. 4.11,12; 51.1; Isa. 57.13; Hos. 13.15.
s Hlab. 18.10; 104.3; Zek. 5.9.
t Isa. 1.29; Jer. 2.26.