UHOSEYA 1

₁Ilizwi likaYehova elafika kuHoseya unyana kaBheri, ngemihla kaUziya, kaYotam, ka-Ahazi, kaHezekiya, ookumkani bakwaYuda; ngemihla kaYarobheham unyana kaYowashe, ukumkani wakwaSirayeli.

₂Ukuqala kokuthetha kukaYehova noHoseya, wathi uYehova kuHoseya, Yiya uzeke umfazi wobuhenyu nabantwana bobuhenyu; ngokuba ilizwe lihenyuzé kakhulu, lemka kuYehova. ₃Waya ke, wazeka uGomere intombi kaDibhelayim; wakhawula, wamzalela unyana. ₄UYehova wathi kuye, Mthiye igama lokuba nguYizereli; ngokuba kusaya kuba ngumzuzwana, ndiwavelele amagazi akwaYizereli kwindlu kaYehu, ndibuphelise ubukumkani bendlu kaSirayeli. ₅Kuya kuthi ngaloo mini ndisaphule isaphetha sakwaSirayeli entilini yaseYizereli.

₆Waphinda wakhawula, wazala intombi. Wathi uYehova kuye, Yithiye igama lokuba nguAkenzelwanga-mfesane; ngokuba andiyi kuba saphinda ndiyenzele mfesane indlu kaSirayeli, ndingàbaxoleli nokubaxolela. ₇Ndiya kuyenzela imfesane ke indlu kaYuda, ndibasindise ngoYehova uThixo wabo, ndingabasindisi ngasaphetha, nangakrele, nangamfazwe, ngamahashe, nangabamahashe.

₈Akumlumla ke uAkenzelwanga-mfesane, wakhawula wazala unyana. ₉Wathi uYehova, Mthiye igama lokuba nguAsibantu-bam; ngokuba àningabantu bam, nam andiyi kuba ngowenu.

₁₀Ke inani loonyana bakaSirayeli liya kuba ngangentlabathi yaselwandle, engàlinganiswayo, engàbalwayo; kuthi endaweni yokuba kuthiwe kubo, Aningabantu bam, kusuke kuthiwe kubo, Ningoonyana bakaThixo ophilileyo. ₁₁Bohlanganisana ndawonye oonyana bakaYuda noonyana bakaSirayeli, bazimisele intloko ibe nye, banyuke baphume kwelo zwe; kuba iya kuba nkulu imini yaseYizereli.