Mau Afika kwa Hoseya
Mneneri akulamulidwa kukonda mkazi wosakhulupirika, kuti Israyeli aone mmene Atate wathu amakondera anthu osakhulupirika. Bukuli likupereka chithunzi chachikondi kwambiri cha Atate mwa Aneneri onse.
1 1Mau a Atate wathu amene anafika kwa Hoseya mwana wa Beeri, m'masiku a mafumu a Yuda, Uziya, Yotamu, Ahazi, ndi Hezekiya, ndiponso m'masiku a Yeroboamu mwana wa Yowasi, mfumu ya Israeli.
Atate wathu Alankhula Kudzera M'zowawa za Hoseya
2Pamene Atate wathu anayamba kulankhula kudzera mwa Hoseya, Atate wathu anati, “Pita, ukatenge mkazi wachiwerewere ndipo ukhale ndi ana achiwerewere, pakuti dziko lasiyiratu Ine, natembenukira ku chiwerewere m'malo motsatira Ine.” a a v2 Ukwati wa Hoseya ndi Gomere ndiwo chithunzi chamoyo cha chikondi cha pangano cha Atate wathu pa anthu osakhulupirika. Buku lonse likutsata mtima wake kudzera m'chiweruzo, kudziletsa, chisoni, ndi kufunafuna kosalekeza kwa ana ake.
3Iye anapita natenga Gomere mwana wamkazi wa Dibulaimu; iye anatenga pathupi nabala mwana wamwamuna.
4Ndipo Atate wathu anati kwa iye, “Umutche dzina lakuti Yezireeli, pakuti posachedwa ndidzalanga nyumba ya Yehu chifukwa cha magazi a Yezireeli, ndipo ndidzathetsa ufumu wa nyumba ya Israeli. b b v4 Yezireeli kutanthauza kuti “Mulungu amafesa” kapena “Mulungu amabalalitsa” — dzina lotchula zonse ziwiri, kukhetsa magazi kumene Atate wathu adzaweruza, ndi kubalalika kumene kudzafika. 5Ndipo tsiku limenelo ndidzathyola uta wa Israeli m'chigwa cha Yezireeli.”
6Iye anatenganso pathupi nabala mwana wamkazi. Ndipo Atate wathu anati kwa iye, “Umutche dzina lakuti Lo-Ruhama, pakuti sindidzachitiranso chifundo nyumba ya Israeli, ngakhale kuwakhululukira konse. c c v6 Lo-Ruhama kutanthauza kuti “Palibe Chifundo” kapena “Wosachitiridwa Chisoni” — dzina limene Atate wathu amapereka kusonyeza nthawi pamene chifundo chake chachikondi, chozama mu mtima, chaletsedwa. 7Koma ndidzachitira chifundo nyumba ya Yuda ndipo ndidzawapulumutsa monga Atate wawo—sindidzawapulumutsa ndi uta, lupanga, kapena nkhondo, ndi akavalo kapena okwera akavalo.”
8Atamuletsa kuyamwa Lo-Ruhama, iye anatenga pathupi nabala mwana wamwamuna.
9Ndipo Atate wathu anati, “Umutche dzina lakuti Lo-Ami, pakuti inu si anthu anga, ndipo Ine sindidzakhala Atate wanu.” d d v9 Lo-Ami kutanthauza kuti “Osati Anthu Anga” — lonjezo la pangano lakuti “inu ndinu anthu anga, Ine ndine Mulungu wanu” lonenedwa mosinthika. Awa ndi mau akuda kwambiri m'buku lonse, ndipo Atate wathu adzawasintha mu vesi lotsatira lomwelo.
10Ana a Israeli adzakhala ochuluka ngati mchenga wa m'nyanja, osatheka kuyeza kapena kuwerengeka. Pamalo pamene anawuzidwa kuti, “Inu si anthu anga,” adzawuzidwa kuti, “Ana a Atate wa moyo.” 11Ana a Yuda ndi ana a Israeli adzasonkhana pamodzi, nasankha mtsogoleri mmodzi, nanyamuka kuchoka m'dziko, pakuti tsiku la Yezireeli lidzakhala lalikulu.