Hosea 1

UmkaHoseya labantwana bakhe

1Ilizwi leNkosi elafika kuHoseya indodana kaBeyeri ensukwini a zaboUziya, uJothamu, uAhazi, uHezekhiya, amakhosi akoJuda, lensukwini zikaJerobhowamu b indodana kaJowasi inkosi yakoIsrayeli.

2Ukuqala kwelizwi leNkosi ngoHoseya. INkosi yasisithi kuHoseya: Hamba c uzithathele umfazi wobuwule, labantwana d bobuwule; ngoba ilizwe e liyawula kakhulu ngokungayilandeli f iNkosi. 3Wasehamba wathatha uGomeri indodakazi kaDibilayimi; wasekhulelwa, wamzalela indodana. 4INkosi yasisithi kuye: Biza ibizo layo uthi nguJizereyeli, ngoba kuseseyisikhatshana ngizaphindisela g , h icala legazi leJizereyeli phezu kwendlu kaJehu, ngiwuqede i umbuso wendlu kaIsrayeli. 5Kuzakuthi ngalolosuku ngephule j idandili likaIsrayeli esigodini k seJizereyeli.

6Wasebuya ekhulelwa, wazala indodakazi. UNkulunkulu l wasesithi kuye: Biza ibizo layo uthi nguLo-Ruhama m, ngoba kangisayikubuya n ngihawukele indlu kaIsrayeli, kodwa o ngizabasusa lokubasusa. 7Kodwa ngizayihawukela p indlu yakoJuda, ngibasindise ngeNkosi uNkulunkulu wabo; njalo kangiyikubasindisa q ngedandili, loba ngenkemba, loba ngempi r, ngamabhiza s , t, kumbe ngabagadi bamabhiza.

8Esemlumulile u uLo-Ruhama, wakhulelwa, wazala indodana. 9UNkulunkulu v wasesithi: Biza ibizo layo uthi nguLo-Ami w; ngoba x kalisibo abantu bami, ngakho mina kangisuye owenu.

10Kube kanti inani y labantwana bakoIsrayeli lizakuba ngangetshebetshebe lolwandle elingeke lilinganiswe elingeke libalwe. Njalo z kuzakuthi aa, endaweni yokuthi kuthiwe kubo: Kalisibo abantu bami; kuzakuthiwa kubo: Lingabantwana ab , ac bakaNkulunkulu ophilayo ad. 11Ngakho abantwana ae bakoJuda labantwana bakoIsrayeli bazabuthaniswa ndawonye, bazimisele af inhloko ag eyodwa, benyuke ah baphume elizweni. Ngoba luzakuba lukhulu usuku lweJizereyeli ai.

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