uHoseya 2:1 Yithini kubazalwana benu, Wenani, bantu bam! koodade benu, ooRuhama. 2:2 Bambanani nonyoko, ngokuba akamfazi wam, nam andinguye indoda: makabukhwelelise ngoko ubuhenyu bakhe ebusweni bakhe; ukukrexeza kwakhe phakathi kwamabele akhe; 2:3 hleze ndimhlube abe ze, ndimmise enjengamini wazalwa ngayo yenze ibe njengentlango, uyimise ibe njengelizwe elingumqwebedu, uyibulale ngayo unxano. 2:4 ndingasikwa mfesane ngenxa yabantwana bakhe; ngokuba bangabantwana bakhe ubuhenyu. 2:5 Kuba unina uhenyuzile, uhenyuzile oko ngokuba wathi, Ndiya kulandela izithandane zam, ezindiphayo isonka sam namanzi am, uboya bam begusha neflakisi yam, ioli yam nento endiyiselayo. 2:6 Ngako oko, yabona, ndiya kuyibiyela indlela yakho ngameva, ndakhe udonga; ukuze angawufumani umendo wakhe. 2:7 Uya kuzisukela izithandane zakhe, angafiki kuzo; azifune, angazifumani; andule athi, Ndim ndiya kuya ndibuyele endodeni yam yokuqala; kuba oko bekulungile kum oko kunangoku. 2:8 Kuba ebengazi ukuba ndim owamnikayo ingqolowa, newayini entsha, neoli, ne baya bandisa isilivere negolide yakhe, abayenzela uBhahali. 2:9 Ngako oko ndiya kubuya, ndiyithabathe ingqolowa yam ngexesha layo; newayini yam ngexesha layo elimisiweyo, ndibubuyise uboya bam begusha neflakisi yam linikwe ukubugubungela ubuze bakhe. 2:10 Ngoku ke ndiya kuwatyhila amanyala akhe emehlweni ezithandane zakhe; akukho bani uya kumhlangula esandleni sam. 2:11 Ndoluphelisa lonke uvuyo lwakhe, umthendeleko wakhe, nokuthwasa kwenyanga kuye; neesabatha zayo, namaxesha ayo onke amisiweyo. 2:12 Ndiya kuyibhangisa imidiliya yakhe, nemikhiwane yakhe, abesithi, Nguwo lo umvuzo wam, endawunikwayo zizithandane zam; ihlathi, nenyamakazi iya kuyidla. 2:13 Ndiya kumvelela ngemihla yooBhahali, abeqhumisela ngayo kubo, wazivathisa ngamajikazi akhe, nezacholo zakhe, waza Walandela izithandane zakhe, wandilibala; utsho uYehova. 2:14 Ngako oko, yabona, ndiya kumrhwebesha, ndimse entlango; uthethe kakuhle naye. 2:15 Ndomnika izidiliya zakhe, zithabathele khona, nentili yeAkore njengomnyango wethemba, yomemelela khona, njengeemini zayo nanjengemini yokunyuka kwakhe ephuma ezweni laseYiputa. 2:16 Kuya kuthi ngaloo mini, utsho uYehova, undibize Isi; ungabi sathi ndinguBhahali. 2:17 Ngokuba ndiya kuwasusa amagama ooBhahali emlonyeni wakhe, basuke bona abasayi kuphinda bakhunjulwe ngamagama abo. 2:18 Ngaloo mini ndobenzela umnqophiso namarhamncwa kaYehova intsimi, neentaka zezulu, nezinambuzane zomhlaba Ndosaphula isaphetha, nekrele, nemfazwe phakathi kwelizwe emhlabeni, kwaye iya kubalalisa phantsi bekholosile. 2:19 Ndiya kukugana ube ngowam ngonaphakade; ewe, ndokuganela wena ndingobulungisa, nangesigwebo, nangenceba, nangenceba iinceba. 2:20 ndikugane ube ngowam ngokuthembeka; iNkosi. 2:21 Kuya kuthi ngaloo mini, ndiphendule, utsho uYehova; liya kuliphendula izulu, nalo liphendule ihlabathi; 2:22 ihlabathi liphendule ingqolowa, newayini entsha, neoli; kwaye bona uya kuva uYizereli. 2:23 Ndiya kuzihlwayelela yena emhlabeni; ndiya kuba nenceba kuye ongenzelwanga nceba; ndothi ke nakwabangebam bantu bam, ningabantu bam; bathi, UnguThixo wam wena.