UHosiya 3:1-5
3 UJehova wasesithi kimi: “Hamba futhi, umthande umkakho lanxa esethandwa ngenye indoda futhi elala lamanye amadoda,+ njengoba nje uJehova laye ebathanda abako-Israyeli+ lanxa bemhlamukela besiya kwabanye onkulunkulu+ njalo bethanda amakhekhe enziwe ngamagilebisi awonyisiweyo.”*
2 Ngakho ngamthenga ngenhlamvu zesiliva ezingu-15 lebhali egcwele ihomeri* lehafu.
3 Ngasengisithi kuye: “Uzahlala ungowami okwensuku ezinengi. Akumelanga wenze ubuwule njalo akumelanga ulale lenye indoda. Lami kangisoze ngilale lawe.”
4 Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi abako-Israyeli bazahlala okwesikhathi eside* bengelankosi,+ bengelankosana,* bengelamhlatshelo, bengelansika, bengelayo i-efodi*+ kanye lezithombe zamatherafimu.*+
5 Ngemva kwalokho, abantu bako-Israyeli bazaphenduka bamdinge uJehova uNkulunkulu wabo+ loDavida inkosi yabo+ njalo ekucineni kwezinsuku bazabuya kuJehova beqhuqha befuna ubuhle bakhe.+
Amabala angaphansi
^ Lapha kutshiwo amakhekhe asetshenziswa ekukhonzeni kwamanga.
^ Ihomeri yayilingana lamalitha angu-220. Khangela iSengezo ku-B14.
^ NgesiHebheru, “okwensuku ezinengi.”
^ Kumbe, “bengelasiphathamandla.”
^ Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala leSengezo ku-B5.
^ Kumbe, “labonkulunkulu bezimuli zabo; lezithombe.”
