UHosiya 1:1-11
1 Nanti ilizwi likaJehova elafika kuHosiya* indodana kaBheyeri ngensuku zika-Uziya,+ loJothamu,+ lo-Ahazi,+ loHezekhiya,+ amakhosi akoJuda,+ langezinsuku zenkosi yako-Israyeli uJerobhowami+ indodana kaJowashi.+
2 Kwathi uJehova eqalisa ukukhuluma ilizwi lakhe esebenzisa uHosiya, uJehova wathi kuye: “Hamba uyethatha umfazi oliwule,* akuzalele abantwana ngokuthengisa umzimba ngoba ilizwe lenze ubuwule ngokuhlamukela uJehova.”+
3 Ngakho wahamba wayathatha uGomeri indodakazi kaDibhilayimi, uGomeri wazithwala wasemzalela umntwana ongumfana.
4 UJehova wasesithi kuHosiya: “Mnike ibizo uthi nguJeziriyeli* ngoba ngesikhatshana nje ngizajezisa usendo lukaJehu*+ ngenxa yokuchitha igazi okwenziwe eJeziriyeli njalo ngizabuqeda ubukhosi bendlu yako-Israyeli.+
5 Ngalelolanga ngizakwephula idandili* lika-Israyeli esigodini seJeziriyeli.”
6 UGomeri waphinda wazithwala wasebeletha umntwana oyinkazana. UNkulunkulu wathi kuHosiya: “Mnike ibizo uthi nguLo-ruhama* ngoba angisoze ngiphinde ngibe lesihawu+ kwabendlu ka-Israyeli njalo ngizabaxotshela khatshana.+
7 Kodwa abendlu yakoJuda ngizabatshengisa isihawu+ njalo ngizabasindisa mina Jehova uNkulunkulu wabo.+ Kangisoze ngibasindise ngedandili kumbe ngenkemba loba ngempi kumbe ngamabhiza loba ngabagadi bamabhiza.”+
8 Kwathi uLo-ruhama esekhitshwe ebeleni, uGomeri waphinda wazithwala wabeletha umntwana ongumfana.
9 UNkulunkulu wasesithi: “Mnike ibizo uthi nguLo-ami* ngoba kalisibo bantu bami, lami angisuye Nkulunkulu wenu.
10 “Abantu bako-Israyeli bazakuba banengi njengetshebetshebe yolwandle engeke ibalwe loba ilinganiswe.+ Lapho okwakuthiwa kubo, ‘Kalisibo bantu bami,’+ kuzatshintshwa kuthiwe kubo, ‘Lingamadodana kaNkulunkulu ophilayo.’+
11 Abantu bakoJuda labako-Israyeli bazabuthaniswa ndawonye bamanyane.+ Bazazikhethela umkhokheli oyedwa njalo baphume elizweni ngoba usuku lukaJeziriyeli+ luzakuba lukhulu.
Amabala angaphansi
^ Leli libizo elifitshaniswe kwelithi Hoshaya. Litsho ukuthi, “Osindiswe nguJah; UJah usindisile.”
^ Kumbe, “ongaziphathanga.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “indlu kaJehu.”
^ Ibizo leli litsho ukuthi, “UNkulunkulu uzahlanyela inhlanyelo.”
^ Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
^ Ibizo leli litsho ukuthi, “Ongatshengiswanga isihawu.”
^ Ibizo leli litsho ukuthi, “Kalisibo bantu bami.”
