Hosiya 1:1-11
1 Ilizwi lakaJehova elafika kuHosiya,* indodana kaBheri, emihleni ka-Uziya,+ uJothamu,+ u-Arhazi+ noHezekiya+ amakhosi wakwaJuda+ nemihleni kaJerobhowamu,+ indodana kaJowatjhi,+ ikosi yakwa-Israyeli.
2 UJehova nakathoma ukukhuluma ilizwi lakhe ngoHosiya, uJehova wathi kuHosiya: “Khamba uyokutjhada nomfazi oyingwadla begodu ube nabantwana bobungwadla ngombana ngobungwadla, inarha ifulathele uJehova.”+
3 Yeke wakhamba, watjhada noGomere indodakazi kaDibilayimu, waba sidisi wambelethela nendodana.
4 Nje-ke uJehova wathi kuye: “Ithiye ngokuthi nguJizriyela,* ngombana kungasikade ngizokwenza indlu kaJehu+ iziphendulele ngebanga lezenzo zokuphalaka kweengazi eJizriyela begodu ngizokuqeda ubukhosi bendlu ka-Israyeli.+
5 Ngelangelo ngizokuphula umsubela ka-Israyeli eMrhobeni weJizriyela.”
6 UGomere waba sidisi godu, wabeletha indodakazi. UZimu wathi kuHosiya: “Ithiye ngokuthi nguLo-Rurhama,* ngombana angekhe ngisayirhawukela+ indlu ka-Israyeli, ngizoyiqotha nakanjani.+
7 Kodwana ngizokurhawukela indlu kaJuda,+ begodu mina Jehova Zimabo+ ngizobasindisa; angekhe ngibasindise ngomsubela namkha ngesabula namkha ngepi namkha ngeenjomani namkha ngabakhweli beenjomani.”+
8 Ngemva kokulumula uLo-Rurhama, waba sidisi godu, wabeletha indodana.
9 Nje-ke uZimu wathi: “Ithiye ngokuthi nguLo-Ami,* ngombana anisibabantu bami begodu nami angekhe ngibe ngowenu.
10 “Isibalo sabantu* bakwa-Israyeli sizokuba njengehlabathi yelwandle, engekhe yalinganiswa namkha yabalwa.+ Godu endaweni okwathiwa kibo, ‘Anisibabantu bami,’+ kuzokuthiwa kibo, ‘Nimadodana kaZimu ophilako.’+
11 Abantu bakwaJuda nabakwa-Israyeli bazokubuthelelwa babe munye,+ bazozikhethela umdosiphambili munye begodu bazokukhuphuka baphume enarheni ngombana kuzokuba lilanga eliqakathekileko eJizriyela.+
Imitlolo Ephasi
^ Sirhunyezo segama elithi Hosaya, elitjho ukuthi “Sindiswe nguJah; uJah uSindisile.”
^ Kutjho ukuthi “UZimu uzokuTjala imBewu.”
^ Kutjho ukuthi “OngakaRhawukelwa.”
^ Kutjho ukuthi “AbasibaBantu Bami.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “samadodana.”
