UBaba Uhlenga Othandekayo Wakhe
UBaba wethu utshela uHoseya ukuba ahambe ayothanda futhi owesifazane ophingayo, futhi uyamhlenga ngesiliva nebhali. Kumele ahlale naye engenawo amanye amadoda isikhathi eside, esingenalutho, okufanekisela iminyaka ezayo ka-Israyeli engenankosi, engenamhlatshelo, engenasithombe ngaphambi kokuba babuye.
3 1UBaba wethu wabuye wathi kimi: “Hamba, uthande owesifazane othandwa ngomunye, owesifazane ophingayo—njengoba uBaba wakho ebathanda abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, nakuba bephendukela kwabanye onkulunkulu futhi bethanda amaqebelengwane amagilebhisi omisiwe.” a a v1 Amaqebelengwane amagilebhisi omisiwe ayengiminikelo emnandi eyayisetshenziswa ekukhonzeni kwabezizwe kwenzala; uthando lwakwa-Israyeli ngawo lufanekisa ukungathembeki ngokomoya.
2Ngakho ngamthenga ngambuyisela kimi: izinhlamvu zesiliva eziyishumi nanhlanu kanye namabhusheli abalinganiselwa kweyisishiyagalolunye ebhali. b b v2 Isiliva nokudla kudayelwa ndawonye kwafinyelela cishe entengweni yesigqila; uHoseya ukhokha ukuze abuyisele umkakhe ongathembekile—isithombe sikaBaba wethu ehlenga abantwana abamshiyayo. 3Ngase ngithi kuye: “Hlala nami izinsuku eziningi: ungaziphathi njengesifebe, ungabi ngowenye indoda—nami ngizakwenza okufanayo kuwe.”
4Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bazakuhlala izinsuku eziningi bengenankosi bengenasikhulu, bengenamhlatshelo bengenansika engcwele, bengena-efodi bengenazithombe zasekhaya. c c v4 I-efodi kwakuyingubo yomphristi eyayisetshenziselwa ukufuna isiqondiso sikaNkulunkulu; ukungabikho kwayo kubonisa ukulahlekelwa okuphelele ukufinyelela kuye. 5Emva kwalokho abantu bakwa-Israyeli bazakubuya, bafune uBaba wabo noDavide inkosi yabo, beze bethuthumela kuBaba wethu nasebuhleni bakhe ezinsukwini zokugcina. d d v5 UDavide othenjisiwe ozakubusa nguJesu, iNdodana evuswe emndenini kaDavide—inkosi abantwana bakhe ababuyayo ababuyela kuyo ekhaya.
