Hosea (1/14)  

1. Ilizwi le Nkosi lafika kuHoseya indodana kaBeyeri ensukwini zaboUziya loJothamu loAhazi loHezekhiya, amakhosi akoJuda, lensukwini zikaJerobowamu indodana kaJowasi inkosi yakoIsrayeli.
2. Lapho i Nkosi iqalisa ukukhuluma ngoHoseya yathi kuye: Hamba uyethatha umfazi oliwule, uzale abantwana bokuwulwa; ngoba ilizwe leli liyawula kakhulu ngokudela i Nkosi.
3. UHoseya wasehamba wathatha uGomeri indodakazi kaDibilayimi; wakhulelwa, wamzalela indodana.
4. I Nkosi yasisithi kuye: Ithe ibizo layo uthi yiJizereyeli, ngoba kuseseyisikhatshana ngizaphindisela igazi leJizereyeli phezu kwendlu kaJehu, ngiwuqede umbuso wakoIsrayeli.
5. Ngalolosuku ngizakwephula idandili likaIsrayeli esigodini seJizereyeli.
6. UGomeri wabuya wakhulelwa, wazala indodakazi. Yathi kuHoseya: Ithe ibizo uthi nguLoruhama, ngoba kangisayikuyihawukela indlu kaIsrayeli ukuze ngibathethelele.
7. Kodwa ngizahawukela indlu yakoJuda, ngibakhulule nge Nkosi uNkulunkulu wabo; njalo kangiyikubakhulula ngedandili, loba ngenkemba, loba ngempi, ngamabhiza, kumbe ngabagadi bamabhiza.
8. Esekhunyuliwe ebeleni uLoRuhama, wabuya wakhulelwa nguGomeri, wazala indodana.
9. Yathi kuHoseya: Ithe ibizo uthi nguLoAmi, ngoba kalisibo abantu bami, lami kangisuye uNkulunkulu wenu.
10. Kanti ubunengi babantwana bakoIsrayeli buzakuba ngangetshebetshebe lolwandle elingeke lilinganiswe loba libalwe. Endaweni yokuthi kuthiwe kibo: Kalisibo abantu bami; kuzakuthiwa kibo: Lingamadodana kaNkulunkulu ophilayo.
11. Abantwana bakoJuda labantwana bakoIsrayeli bazabuthana ndawonye, bazikhethele umkhokheli abe munye, bagcwale baze beqe imingcele yelizwe. ngoba luzakuba lukhulu usuku lweJizereyeli.

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