Uhoseya 4:3-12 Ibhayibheli Elingcwele (ZUL59)

3. Ngalokho izwe liyakudabuka,bonke abakhe kulo badangale kanye nezilwane zasendlenezinyoni zezulu;yebo, nezinhlanzi zolwandle ziyakususwa.

4. “Makungabikho ophikisana nomunye,asole omunye;nokho abantu bakho bayakuphikisana nabapristi.

5. Mpristi, uyakukhubeka emini,kukhubeke umprofethi kanye nawe ebusuku;nonyoko ngiyakumbhubhisa.

6. Abantu bami babhujiswa ngokuswela ukwazi;ngokuba ukulahlile ukwazi nami ngiyakukulahla wena,ungabi ngumpristi wami;lokhu ukhohliwe umthetho kaNkulunkulu wakhonami ngiyakukhohlwa abantwana bakho.

7. Njengokwanda kwabo,kanjalo bona kimi;udumo lwabo ngiyakulwenana ngehlazo.

8. Badla izono zabantu bami,babhekisa umphefumulo wabo ebubini babo.

9. Kuyakuthi njengabantu abe njalo umpristi:ngiyakubahambela ngenxa yezindlela zabo,ngibuyisele kubo izenzo zabo.

10. “Bayakudla, bangasuthi kodwa;bayakufeba, bangandi kodwa,ngokuba bayekile ukumnakekela uJehova.

11. Ubufebe newayini newayini elisha kususa umqondo.

12. Abantu bami babuza emthini,induku yabo ibatshele,ngokuba umoya wobufebe ubadukisile,basuka phansi kukaNkulunkulu wabo ngokufeba.

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