Hosea 1:1-11
1 Ndeeli jwi lya Jehova ilyakamusikila Hosea* mwana wa Beeri mumazuba aa Uziya,+ Jotamu,+ Ahazi+ alimwi a Hezekiya,+ bami ba Juda,+ alimwi amumazuba aa Jeroboamu+ mwana wa Joasi,+ mwami wa Israyeli.
2 Jehova naakatalika kwaambaula kwiinda muli Hosea, Jehova wakaambila Hosea kuti: “Koya, ukakwate mukaintu muvwuule akuba abana bamubuvwuule,* nkaambo kwiinda mubuvwuule cisi eeci calekela limwi kutobela Jehova.”+
3 Aboobo wakaunka akuyookwata Gomeri mwana musimbi wa Diblaimu, eelyo wakamita akumuzyalila mwana musankwa.
4 Kumane Jehova wakamwaambila kuti: “Komuulika zina lyakuti Jezreeli,* nkaambo mukaindi buyo kaniini ndilabapa mulandu bamuŋanda ya Jehu+ akaambo kabulowa bwakatilwa ku Jezreeli, alimwi ndilapa kuti bulelo bwaŋanda ya Israyeli bumane.+
5 Mubuzuba oobo ndiyootyola buta bwa Israyeli mu Kkuti* lya Jezreeli.”
6 Mukaintu ooyu wakamita alimwi, eelyo wakazyala mwana musimbi. Mpoonya Leza wakaambila mwaalumi ooyu kuti: “Komuulika zina lyakuti Lo-ruhama,* nkaambo tandikabafwidi limbi luse+ bamuŋanda ya Israyeli, akaambo kakuti ncobeni ndiyoobatanda.+
7 Nokuba boobo ndiyoobafwida luse bamuŋanda ya Juda,+ alimwi mebo nde Jehova Leza wabo ndiyoobafwutula;+ tandikabafwutuli kwiinda mukubelesya buta, ipanga, nkondo, mabbiza naa basimabbiza.”+
8 Naakamulesya kunyonka Lo-ruhama, wakamita alimwi akuzyala mwana musankwa.
9 Mpoonya Leza wakaamba kuti: “Komuulika zina lyakuti Lo-amai,* nkaambo nywebo tamuli bantu bangu pe alimwi andime tandikooba wanu pe.
10 “Nokuba boobo, mweelwe wabana Israyeli uyooba mbuli musenga wakulwizi uutakonzyi kupimwa naa kubalwa.+ Alimwi mubusena oobo mobakali kwaambilwa kuti, ‘Nywebo tamuli bantu bangu,’+ bayakwaambilwa kuti, ‘Nywebo muli bana ba Leza muumi.’+
11 Eelyo bana Juda alimwi abana Israyeli bayoobunganizyigwa antoomwe mulukamantano+ alimwi bayoolisalila musololi omwe akuzwa mucisi, nkaambo buzuba bwa Jezreeli+ bunooli bupati.
Bupanduluzi buyungizyidwe
^ Ooku nkufwiinsyigwa kwazina lyakuti Hosaya lyalo ilyaamba kuti, “Kufwutulwa a Ja” naa “Ja Wafwutula.”
^ Naa “bamusyokwe.”
^ Nkokwaamba kuti “Leza Uyoosyanga Mbuto.”
^ Naa “Cibanda.”
^ Nkokwaamba kuti “Tanaakafwidwa Luse.”
^ Nkokwaamba kuti “Tabali Bantu Bangu.”
