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.