Hozeya 3:1-5
3 Yehova ambile cheka kuli ami ngwenyi: “Zanga cheka pwevo uze ali nakulinga ujila uze vanazange kuli lunga weka,+ nge omu Yehova nazange vaIsalele+ numba tuhu vali nakulemesa tulunga veka,+ kaha nawa vanazange vindanda vyamihako yamivinyo yaumu.”*
2 Ngocho ngwamulanjile najimbongo japalata 15, nahomele* yimwe yambale nachimbwa.
3 Kaha ngwambile kuli ikiye ngwami: “Naupwanga upwevo lyami hamakumbi amavulu. Kanda naulinga ujilako, kanda naulisavala nalunga wekako. Nayami nawa kangweshi kulisavala nayoveko.”
4 Mwomwo vaIsalele navakiko navatwama tando yayisuku* chakuzeneka mwangana,+ chipwe chilolo, chipwe kuhana vimuna vakuvatula, chipwe panda yajila, chipwe lipunu,+ chipwe vatelafwime.*+
5 Kutwala muze vaIsalele navakakinduluka, kaha navakatondatonda Yehova Kalunga kavo+ namwangana wavo Ndavichi.+ Hamakumbi akukuminyina, navakeza kuli Yehova oku vali nakulichikimina mangana akavasolwele kuwaha chenyi.+
Kwinyikila Chamwishi
^ Kulumbununa, vize vazachishilenga kukulemesa chamakuli.
^ Homele yimwe yapwile jilita 220. Tala Chihande B14.
^ Hepe., “navatwama makumbi amavulu.”
^ Chipwe “tulunga vamutanga; tuponya.”