uHoseya
1:1 Ilizwi likaYehova elafika kuHoseya, unyana kaBheri, ngemihla
ooUziya, noYotam, noAhazi, noHezekiya, ookumkani bakwaYuda, nangemihla
kaYarobheham unyana kaYowashe, ukumkani wakwaSirayeli.
1:2 Ukuqaleka kwelizwi likaYehova ngoHoseya. Wathi uYehova kuye
Hoseya, Yiya uzeke umfazi wobuhenyu nabantwana bobuhenyu;
ngokuba ilizwe lihenyuze kakhulu, lemka kuYehova.
1:3 Waya ke, wazeka uGomere intombi kaDibhelayim; owamithayo, kwaye
wamzalela unyana.
1:4 Wathi uYehova kuye, Mthiye igama lokuba nguYizereli; ngokuba kusaya kuba ngumzuzwana
kwanini, ndiwaphindezele igazi laseYizereli kwindlu kaYehu;
ndibuphelise ubukumkani bendlu kaSirayeli.
1:5 Kuya kuthi ngaloo mini, ndisaphule isaphetha;
kwaSirayeli entilini yaseYizereli.
1:6 Wabuya wamitha, wazala intombi. Wathi uThixo kuye,
Mthiye igama lokuba nguAkenzelwanga-mfesane, ngokuba andiyi kuba saphinda ndiyenzele nceba indlu kaYehova
Sirayeli; ndiya kuzisusa kuphele.
1:7 Ke mna ndiya kuba nemfesane kwindlu kaYuda, ndibasindise ngesandla sakhe
uYehova uThixo wabo, akayi kubasindisa ngasaphetha, nangakrele, nangangam
imfazwe, ngamahashe, nangamahashe.
1:8 Akumlumla ke uAkenzelwanga-mfesane, wakhawula wazala unyana.
1:9 Wathi uThixo, Mthiye igama lokuba nguAsibantu-bam;
akayi kuba nguThixo wenu.
1:10 Ke inani loonyana bakaSirayeli liya kuba ngangentlabathi yaselwandle
ulwandle olungenakulinganiswa, olungenakubalwa; kwaye kuya kwenzeka,
ukuba apho kwabe kusithiwa kubo, Aningabantu bam nina;
khona apho kuya kuthiwa kubo, Ningoonyana bakaThixo ophilileyo.
1:11 bahlanganisane ke oonyana bakaYuda noonyana bakaSirayeli
kunye, bazimisele intloko ibe nye, banyuke baphume khona
ngokuba iya kuba nkulu imini yaseYizereli.