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| 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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