UHoziya 1

1 ¹Izwi likaBaba wethu elafika kuHoseya indodana kaBheri, ezinsukwini zamakhosi akwaJuda u-Uziya, uJothamu, u-Ahazi, noHezekiya, nasezinsukwini zenkosi yakwa-Israyeli uJerobowamu indodana kaJowashi.

UBaba wethu Ukhuluma Ngobuhlungu bukaHoseya

²Lapho uBaba wethu eqala ukukhuluma ngoHoseya, uBaba wethu wathi: “Hamba, uthathe umfazi wobufebe, uzale abantwana bobufebe, ngokuba izwe lingishiye ngokuphelele, liphendukela ebufebeni kunokungilandela.” ^a a v2 Umshado kaHoseya noGomere uyisithombe esiphilayo sothando lwesivumelwano sikaBaba wethu ngabantu abangathembekile. Yonke le ncwadi ilandela inhliziyo yakhe idabula ekwahluleleni, ekuzibambeni, osizini, nasekujahweni okungapheliyo kwabantwana bakhe.

³Wahamba wathatha uGomere indodakazi kaDibilayimi; wakhulelwa wazala indodana.

⁴UBaba wethu wathi kuye: “Mqambe igama uthi uJizreyeli, ngokuba masinyane ngiyakujezisa indlu kaJehu ngenxa yegazi laseJizreyeli, ngiqede umbuso wendlu yakwa-Israyeli. ^b b v4 UJizreyeli kusho ukuthi “uNkulunkulu uyahlwanyela” noma “uNkulunkulu uyahlakaza” — kuqamba kokubili ukuchitheka kwegazi uBaba wethu ayakukwahlulela nokuhlakazeka okuzayo. ⁵Ngalolo suku ngiyakuwaphula umnsalo wakwa-Israyeli esigodini saseJizreyeli.”

⁶Waphinde wakhulelwa wazala indodakazi. UBaba wethu wathi kuye: “Mqambe igama uthi uLo-Ruhama, ngokuba angisayikuba nasihawu endlini yakwa-Israyeli, noma ngibaxolele nakancane. ^c c v6 ULo-Ruhama kusho ukuthi “Akukho Sihawu” noma “Ongahawukelwa” — igama uBaba wethu alinikezayo ukubonisa isikhathi lapho isihawu sakhe esimnene, esijulile enhliziyweni, sigodliwe. ⁷Kodwa ngiyakuba nesihawu endlini yakwaJuda ngibasindise njengoBaba wabo—angiyikubasindisa ngomnsalo, ngenkemba, noma ngempi, ngamahhashi noma ngabagibeli bamahhashi.”

⁸Kwathi esemlumulile uLo-Ruhama, wakhulelwa wazala indodana.

⁹UBaba wethu wathi: “Mqambe igama uthi uLo-Ami, ngokuba anisibo abantu bami, nami angiyikuba nguBaba wenu.” ^d d v9 ULo-Ami kusho ukuthi “Hhayi Abantu Bami” — isithembiso sesivumelwano esithi “ningabantu bami, nami nginguNkulunkulu wenu” sishiwo ngokuphambene. Yizwi elimnyama kunawo wonke kule ncwadi, futhi uBaba wethu uyakulichitha evesini elilandelayo ngqo.

¹⁰Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bayakuba baningi njengesihlabathi solwandle, esingenakulinganiswa noma sibalwe. Lapho babetshelwe khona ukuthi, “Anisibo abantu bami,” bayakutshelwa ukuthi, “Bantwana bukaBaba ophilayo.” ¹¹Abantwana bakwaJuda nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli bayakubuthana ndawonye, bamise inhloko eyodwa, benyuke baphume ezweni, ngokuba luyakuba lukhulu usuku lwaseJizreyeli.