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.