Ilizwi Lifika kuHoseya
Umprofeti uyalelwa ukuba athande umfazi ongathembekanga, ukuze uSirayeli abone indlela uBawo wethu awathanda ngayo abantu abangathembekanga. Kuvelisa owona mfanekiso kaBawo wethu unobubele kuzo zonke iincwadi zabaprofeti.
1 1Ilizwi likaBawo wethu elafika kuHoseya unyana kaBheri, ngemihla yookumkani bakwaYuda u-Uziya, uYotam, uAhazi, noHezekiya, kananjalo ngemihla kakumkani wakwaSirayeli uYarobheham unyana kaYowashe.
UBawo wethu Uthetha Ngentlungu kaHoseya
2Xa uBawo wethu waqala ukuthetha ngoHoseya, uBawo wethu wathi: “Hamba uzeke umfazi wobuhenyu, uzale abantwana bobuhenyu, kuba ilizwe lindishiye kwaphela, lijike laya ebuhenywini endaweni yokundilandela.” a a v2 Umtshato kaHoseya noGomere ungumfanekiso ophilayo wothando lomnqophiso lukaBawo wethu kubantu abanganyanisekanga. Yonke le ncwadi ilandela intliziyo yakhe ngaphaya komgwebo, ukuzibamba, usizi, nokusukela okungayekiyo abantwana bakhe.
3Wahamba wazeka uGomere intombi kaDibhelayim; wamitha wazala unyana.
4Waza uBawo wethu wathi kuye: “Mthiye igama elinguYizereli, kuba kungekudala ndiya kuyohlwaya indlu kaYehu ngenxa yegazi laseYizereli, ndenze buphele ubukumkani bendlu yakwaSirayeli. b b v4 UYizereli uthetha ukuthi “uThixo uyahlwayela” okanye “uThixo uyachitha” — kubiza kokubini ukuphalazwa kwegazi uBawo wethu aya kukugweba nokuchithachitha okuza kuza. 5Yaye ngaloo mini ndiya kusaphula isaphetha sakwaSirayeli entilini yaseYizereli.”
6Wabuya wamitha wazala intombi. Waza uBawo wethu wathi kuye: “Mthiye igama elinguLo-Ruhama, kuba andisayi kuba saba nemfesane kwindlu yakwaSirayeli, andisayi kubaxolela nakanye. c c v6 ULo-Ruhama uthetha ukuthi “Akukho Mfesane” okanye “Ongenzelwa Nceba” — ligama uBawo wethu alinikayo ukubonisa ixesha apho imfesane yakhe enothando nenzulu ibanjiweyo. 7Kodwa ndiya kuba nemfesane kwindlu yakwaYuda, ndiya kubasindisa njengoBawo wabo—andiyi kubasindisa ngesaphetha, ngekrele, okanye ngemfazwe, ngamahashe okanye ngabamahashe.”
8Akuba emlumle uLo-Ruhama, wamitha wazala unyana.
9Waza uBawo wethu wathi: “Mthiye igama elinguLo-Ami, kuba nina aningobantu bam, mna andiyi kuba nguBawo wenu.” d d v9 ULo-Ami uthetha ukuthi “Aningobantu Bam” — idinga lomnqophiso elithi “ningabantu bam, mna ndinguThixo wenu” lithethwe ngokuguqukileyo. Lelona lizwi limnyama kule ncwadi, yaye uBawo wethu uya kulichitha kwivesi elilandelayo kanye.
10Abantwana bakwaSirayeli baya kuba baninzi njengentlabathi yolwandle, engenakulinganiswa, engenakubalwa. Endaweni apho bekuthiwa kubo, “Aningobantu bam,” kuya kuthiwa kubo, “Bantwana bakaBawo ophilayo.” 11Abantwana bakwaYuda nabantwana bakwaSirayeli baya kuhlanganisana ndawonye, bazimisela intloko ibe nye, benyuke baphume ezweni, kuba yoba nkulu imini yaseYizereli.
