1Livi laSimakadze lelefika kuHoseya, umsa waBheri, ngesikhatsi sekubusa kwemakhosi bo-Uziya, naJothamu, na-Ahazi, naHezekiya, emakhosi akaJuda, nakubusa inkhosi Jerobowamu, umsa waJehoyashi, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli:
UmkaHoseya nebantfwana bakhe
2Watsi kube Simakadze acale kukhuluma naHoseya, Simakadze wakhuluma kuye, watsi: “Hamba utsatse umfati loyingwadla lonebantfwana labatelwe ngebugwadla, ngobe live linelicala lebugwadla lobesabekako, selisukile kuSimakadze.”
3Ngako-ke Hoseya watsatsa Gomeri, indvodzakati yaDiblayimu; watetfwala, wamtalela indvodzana.
4Simakadze wakhuluma kuHoseya, watsi: “Metse libito utsi nguJezreyeli, ngobe ngekushesha nje ngitayijezisa indlu yakaJehu ngenca yekubulawa kwebantfu eJezreyeli, futsi ngitawucedza umbuso waka-Israyeli. 5Ngalelo langa ngitabephula butjoki baka-Israyeli, ngicedze emabutfo alo eSigodzini saseJezreyeli.”
6Gomeri waphindze futsi watetfwala, watala indvodzakati, Simakadze wabe sewukhuluma kuHoseya, watsi: “Metse libito utsi nguLo Ruhama, ngobe angiseyiwuphindze ngiyihawukele indlu yaka-Israyeli, lokwekutsi ngingaze vele ngibatsetselele. 7Noko ngiyakuyihawukela indlu yakaJuda; ngiyakubasindzisa, kodvwa hhayi ngebutjoki, nangenkemba, nangemphi, nangemahhashi, nangebagibeli bemahhashi, kodvwa ngiyakubasindzisa mine, Simakadze longuNkulunkulu wabo.”
8Watsi kube alumule Lo Ruhama, Gomeri watala lenye indvodzana. 9Simakadze wase utsi: “Lendvodzana yetse libito utsi nguLo Ami, ngobe anisiso sive sami, nami futsi angisiye Nkulunkulu wenu.”
Israyeli uyawuphindze abuyiswe
10“Noko ema-Israyeli ayawuba manyenti ngangesihlabatsi saselugwini lwelwandle, lesingeke sikalwe nome sibalwe. Endzaweni lapho kwakukhulunywa khona kubo kwatsiwa: ‘Nine anisiso sive sami,’ bayawubitwa ngekutsi: ‘Ngemadvodzana aNkulunkulu lophilako.’ 11Bantfu bakaJuda nebantfu baka-Israyeli bayawuphindze bahlanganiswe, bese babeka umholi wabo abe munye, bahlume eveni labo, ngobe liyawuba likhulu lelo langa lakaJezreyeli.
