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UmkaHoseya labantwana bakhe

1 Ilizwi leNkosi elafika kuHoseya indodana kaBeyeri ensukwinia zaboUziya, uJothamu, uAhazi, uHezekhiya, amakhosi akoJuda, lensukwini zikaJerobhowamub indodana kaJowasi inkosi yakoIsrayeli.

2 Ukuqala kwelizwi leNkosi ngoHoseya. INkosi yasisithi kuHoseya: Hambac uzithathele umfazi wobuwule, labantwanad bobuwule; ngoba ilizwee liyawula kakhulu ngokungayilandelif iNkosi. 3 Wasehamba wathatha uGomeri indodakazi kaDibilayimi; wasekhulelwa, wamzalela indodana. 4 INkosi yasisithi kuye: Biza ibizo layo uthi nguJizereyeli, ngoba kuseseyisikhatshana ngizaphindiselagh icala legazi leJizereyeli phezu kwendlu kaJehu, ngiwuqedei umbuso wendlu kaIsrayeli. 5 Kuzakuthi ngalolosuku ngephulej idandili likaIsrayeli esigodinik seJizereyeli.

6 Wasebuya ekhulelwa, wazala indodakazi. UNkulunkulul wasesithi kuye: Biza ibizo layo uthi nguLo-Ruhamam, ngoba kangisayikubuyan ngihawukele indlu kaIsrayeli, kodwao ngizabasusa lokubasusa. 7 Kodwa ngizayihawukelap indlu yakoJuda, ngibasindise ngeNkosi uNkulunkulu wabo; njalo kangiyikubasindisaq ngedandili, loba ngenkemba, loba ngempir, ngamabhizast, kumbe ngabagadi bamabhiza.

8 Esemlumulileu uLo-Ruhama, wakhulelwa, wazala indodana. 9 UNkulunkuluv wasesithi: Biza ibizo layo uthi nguLo-Amiw; ngobax kalisibo abantu bami, ngakho mina kangisuye owenu.

10 Kube kanti inaniy labantwana bakoIsrayeli lizakuba ngangetshebetshebe lolwandle elingeke lilinganiswe elingeke libalwe. Njaloz kuzakuthia, endaweni yokuthi kuthiwe kubo: Kalisibo abantu bami; kuzakuthiwa kubo: Lingabantwanabc bakaNkulunkulu ophilayod. 11 Ngakho abantwanae bakoJuda labantwana bakoIsrayeli bazabuthaniswa ndawonye, bazimiselef inhlokog eyodwa, benyukeh baphume elizweni. Ngoba luzakuba lukhulu usuku lweJizereyelii.

a Isa. 1.1; Amos 1.1; Mika 1.1.

b 2 Kho. 14.23; 15.1.

c Hos. 3.1.

d Hos. 2.4.

e Hos. 2.5; Hez. 16.15.

f Zef. 1.6.

g 2 Kho. 10.11; 1 Kho. 16.7.

h Jer. 9.25.

i 2 Kho. 15.10,12.

j 2 Kho. 15.29; Hos. 10.14.

k Josh. 17.16.

l Hos. 1.4,9.

m Hos. 2.1,23; 1.10; Roma 9.25; 1 Pet. 2.10.

n 2 Kho. 17.6,23; Hos. 2.4.

o Isa. 2.9; Gen. 18.24,26; Eks. 23.21; Josh. 24.19.

p Hos. 2.23; Zek. 10.6; 2 Kho. 19.35.

q Hos. 2.18; Zek. 4.6,9,10; 1 Sam. 17.47.

r Hos. 2.18; Zek. 4.6,9.10; 1 Sam. 17.47.

s Hos. 2.18; Zek. 4.6,9.10; 1 Sam. 17.47.

t Hlab. 33.17; Hos. 14.3; Mika 5.10.

u Gen. 21.8; 1 Sam. 1.24.

v Hos. 1.4,9.

w Dan. 9.26; Hos. 2.1.

x Hos. 2.23.

y Gen. 32.10; Jer. 33.22; Isa. 48.19; Isa. 49.20; Roma 9.27.

z Roma 9.26.

a Isa. 62.4.

b Hos. 2.23.

c Dute. 14.1; 2 Kor. 6.18.

d Josh. 3.10; Hlab. 42.2.

e Isa. 11.12,13; Jer. 3.18; 50.4; Hez. 34.23; 37.16-24; Zek. 10.6,8; Jer. 31.10; Joha. 11.52.

f Isa. 11.12,13; Jer. 3.18; 50.4; Hez. 34.23; 37.16-24; Zek. 10.6,8; Jer. 31.10; Joha. 11.52.

g Hos. 3.5.

h Jer. 30.3.

i Jer. 30.4.