Hoseya ISAHLUKO 1 1 Izwi likaJehova elafika kuHoseya, indodana kaBeri, emihleni ka-Uziya, noJothamu, no-Ahazi, noHezekiya, amakhosi akwaJuda, nasemihleni kaJerobowamu indodana kaJowashi, inkosi yakwa-Israyeli. 2 Ukuqala kwezwi likaJehova ngoHoseya. UJehova wathi kuHoseya: “Hamba uzithathele umfazi wobufebe nabantwana bobufebe, ngokuba izwe lenze ubufebe obukhulu ngokuphambuka kukaJehova. 3 Ngakho wahamba wathatha uGomere indodakazi kaDibilayimi; owakhulelwa, wamzalela indodana. 4 UJehova wathi kuye: “Mqambe igama lokuthi uJizreyeli; ngokuba kuseyisikhashana nje ngiphindisele igazi laseJizreyeli phezu kwendlu kaJehu, ngiqede umbuso wendlu yakwa-Israyeli. 5 Kuyakuthi ngalolo suku ngiphule umnsalo ka-Israyeli esigodini saseJizreyeli. 6 Wabuye wakhulelwa, wazala indodakazi. UNkulunkulu wathi kuye: “Mqambe igama lokuthi uLoruhama, ngokuba angisayikuba nomusa kuyo indlu yakwa-Israyeli; kodwa ngizabasusa. 7 Kodwa ngiyohawukela indlu yakwaJuda, futhi ngiyobasindisa ngoJehova uNkulunkulu wabo, futhi ngeke ngibasindise ngomnsalo, noma ngenkemba, noma ngokulwa, nangamahhashi, noma ngezinkweli zamahhashi. 8 Eselumulile uLoruhama, wakhulelwa, wazala indodana. 9 Wayesethi uNkulunkulu: "Mqambe igama lokuthi uLoami, ngokuba anisibo abantu bami, nami angiyikuba nguNkulunkulu wenu." 10 Nokho isibalo sabantwana bakwa-Israyeli siyakuba ngangesihlabathi solwandle esingenakulinganiswa, esingenakubalwa; kuyakuthi endaweni lapho okwathiwa kubo: ‘Anisibo abantu bami,’ khona kuyakuthiwa kubo: ‘Nina ningamadodana kaNkulunkulu ophilayo. 11 Khona abantwana bakwaJuda nabantwana bakwaIsrayeli bayakubuthana ndawonye, bazimisele inhloko eyodwa, bakhuphuke baphume ezweni, ngoba luyoba lukhulu usuku lwaseJizreyeli. ISAHLUKO 2 1 Thanini kubafowenu, Ami; nakodadewenu uRuhama. 2 Melanani nonyoko, nincenge, ngokuba akasiye umkami, angisiyo indoda yakhe; 3 funa ngimhlubule abe nqunu, ngimbeke njengasosukwini lokuzalwa kwakhe, ngimenze ihlane, ngimbeke njengezwe elomileyo, ngimbulale ngokoma. 4 Kangiyikuba lesihawu kubantwana bakhe; ngoba bangabantwana bobufebe. 5 Ngokuba unina ufebile, nowabakhulelweyo wenze ihlazo, ngokuba wathi: ‘Ngiyakulandela izithandwa zami ezinginika isinkwa sami namanzi ami, noboya bezimvu bami, nelineni lami, namafutha ami, nesiphuzo sami. 6 Ngakho-ke bheka, ngiyakubiyela indlela yakho ngameva, ngenze ugange, ukuze angayitholi imikhondo yakhe. 7 Uyakulandela izithandwa zakhe, kepha akayikuzifica; uyakuzifuna, kepha akayikuzithola; khona uyakusho ukuthi:
‘Ngiyakuhamba, ngibuyele endodeni yami yokuqala; ngokuba ngaleso sikhathi kwakungcono kimi kunamanje. 8 Ngokuba wayengazi ukuthi yimina engimnike amabele, newayini, namafutha, ngamandisela isiliva negolide, abakulungisela uBali. 9 Ngakho ngiyakubuya, ngithathe amabele ami ngesikhathi sakho, newayini lami ngesikhathi sakho, ngibuyise uboya bami bezimvu nelineni lami lokusibekela ubunqunu bakhe. 10 Manje sengizakwambula ukuxhwala kwakhe emehlweni ezithandwa zakhe, njalo kakho ozamophula esandleni sami. 11 Ngiyakuqeda konke ukuthokoza kwakhe, imikhosi yakhe, nokuthwasa kwenyanga yakhe, namasabatha akhe, nayo yonke imikhosi yakhe emisiweyo. 12 Ngiyakuchitha imivini yakhe nemikhiwane yakhe ashilo ngakho ukuthi: ‘Lezi ziyinkokhelo yami ezinginike yona izithandwa zami; 13 Ngiyakumhambela ngezinsuku zawoBali abashisela ngazo impepho, wahloba ngamacici akhe nangezinto zakhe ezicwebezelayo, walandela izithandwa zakhe, wangikhohlwa mina,” usho uJehova. 14 Ngalokho bheka, ngiyakumyenga, ngimyise ehlane, ngikhulume kahle kuye. 15 Ngiyakumnika izivini zakhe kusukela lapho, nesigodi sase-Akori sibe ngumnyango wethemba, ahlabelele khona njengasezinsukwini zobusha bakhe, nanjengasosukwini lokukhuphuka kwakhe ezweni laseGibithe. 16 “Kuyakuthi ngalolo suku,” usho uJehova, “ungibize ngokuthi u-Ishi; ungabe usangibiza ngoBhali. 17 Ngokuba ngiyakuwasusa amagama awoBhali emlonyeni wakhe, bangasayikukhunjulwa ngamagama abo. 18 Ngalolo suku ngiyakubenzela isivumelwano nezilwane zasendle, nezinyoni zezulu, nezilwanyana ezinwabuzelayo emhlabeni, ngephule umnsalo nenkemba nempi emhlabeni, ngibalalise ngokulondeka. 19 Ngiyakugana wena ube ngowami kuze kube phakade; yebo, ngiyakukugana ube ngowami ngokulunga, nangokwahlulela, nangobubele, nangobubele. 20 Ngiyakugana wena ube ngowami ngokuthembeka, uyakumazi uJehova. 21 “Kuyakuthi ngalolo suku ngiphendule,” usho uJehova, “ngiphendule amazulu, wona aphendule umhlaba; 22 Umhlaba uyakuphendula amabele, newayini, namafutha; bayakulalela uJizreyeli. 23 Futhi ngiyohlwanyela yena emhlabeni; ngiyakuba nomusa kongahawukelwanga; ngiyakuthi kwabangebona abantu bami: Ningabantu bami; bayakuthi: Wena unguNkulunkulu wami. ISAHLUKO 3 1 Wayesethi uJehova kimi: “Hamba futhi, uthande owesifazane othandwa ngumngane wakhe, eyisifebe, ngokothando lukaJehova kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, ababheka abanye onkulunkulu, abathanda izicucu zewayini. 2 Ngamthengela yena ngezinhlamvu eziyishumi nanhlanu zesiliva, nangehomere lebhali, nehomere lebhali; 3 Ngathi kuye: “Uyakuhlala kimi izinsuku eziningi; ungafebi, ungabi ngowenye indoda; nami ngiyakuba ngawe. 4 Ngokuba abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bayohlala izinsuku eziningi bengenankosi, bengenasikhulu, bengenamhlatshelo, bengenasithombe esibaziweyo, nengubo yamahlombe, namatherafi.