Hoseya
1:1 Izwi likaJehova elafika kuHoseya, indodana kaBeri, ezinsukwini
ka-Uziya, noJothamu, no-Ahazi, noHezekiya, amakhosi akwaJuda, nasemihleni
kaJerobowamu indodana kaJowashi, inkosi yakwa-Israyeli.
1:2 Ukuqala kwezwi likaJehova ngoHoseya. Wathi uJehova
Hoseya, Hamba uzithathele umfazi wobufebe nabantwana bobufebe;
+ ngoba izwe lenze ubufebe obukhulu, lifulathela uJehova.
1:3 Ngakho wahamba wathatha uGomere indodakazi kaDibilayimi; owakhulelwa, futhi
wamzalela indodana.
1:4 UJehova wathi kuye: "Mqambe igama elithi Jizreyeli; ngokuba kuseyingcosana
ngizaphindisela igazi laseJizreyeli phezu kwendlu kaJehu,
futhi uyobangela ukuba umbuso wendlu ka-Israyeli uphele.
1:5 Futhi kuyokwenzeka ngalolo suku, ukuthi ngiyokwephula umnsalo
Israyeli esigodini saseJizreyeli.
1:6 Futhi wakhulelwa futhi, futhi wazala indodakazi. Futhi uNkulunkulu wathi kuye:
Iqambe igama layo ngokuthi uLoruhama, ngokuba angisayikuba nesihawu endlini kaJehova
Israyeli; kodwa ngizabasusa.
1:7 Kodwa ngiyohawukela indlu yakwaJuda, futhi ngizobasindisa ngesandla
uJehova uNkulunkulu wabo, futhi akayikubasindisa ngomnsalo, noma ngenkemba, noma ngesandla
impi, ngamahhashi, noma ngabagadi bamahhashi.
1:8 Manje lapho eselunyulile Loruhama, wakhulelwa, wazala indodana.
1:9 Wayesethi uNkulunkulu: "Mqambe igama elithi Loami, ngokuba anisibo abantu bami, nami
kayikuba nguNkulunkulu wenu.
1:10 Nokho inani labantwana bakwa-Israyeli liyoba ngangesihlabathi somfula
ulwandle olungenakulinganiswa, olungenakubalwa; futhi kuyokwenzeka,
ukuthi endaweni lapho kwathiwa kubo: Anisibo abantu bami;
lapho kuyakuthiwa kubo: ‘Nina ningamadodana kaNkulunkulu ophilayo.
1:11 Khona-ke abantwana bakwaJuda nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli bayobuthwa
kanyekanye, bazikhethele inhloko eyodwa, bakhuphuke baphume
izwe, ngokuba luyakuba lukhulu usuku lwaseJizreyeli.