23 ukuba abonakalise ingcebo yenkazimulo yakhe ezitsheni zomusa ayezilungisele inkazimulo ngaphambili,
24 thina asibizayo nathi, kungesikho kubaJuda kuphela kodwa nakwabezizwe?
25 Njengalokhu esho nakuHoseya ukuthi:“Ngiyakubiza abangesiso isizwe sami ngokuthi isizwe sami,nongathandiwe ngokuthi uthandiwe;
26 nasendaweni lapha kwathiwa kubo:‘Anisibo abantu bami,’lapho bayakubizwa ngokuthi:‘Abantwana bakaNkulunkulu ophilayo.’ ”
27 U-Isaya umemeza ngo-Israyeli, uthi:“Nokuba umumo wabantwana bakwa-Israyeliungangesihlabathi solwandle,yinsali eyakusindiswa,
28 ngokuba iNkosi iyakufezaizwi layo emhlabeni,iliphelelise, ikhawuleze,”
29 njengalokho washo u-Isaya ngaphambili ukuthi:“Uma iNkosi Sebawoti ibingasishiyelangainzalo besiyakuba njengeSodoma,sifane neGomora.”