1Livi laSimakadze lelefika kuHoseya, umsa waBheri, ngesikhatsi sekubusa kwemakhosi bo-Uziya, naJothamu, na-Ahazi, naHezekiya, emakhosi akaJuda, nakubusa inkhosi Jerobowamu, umsa waJehoyashi, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli:
UmkaHoseya nebantfwana bakhe2 Watsi kube Simakadze acale kukhuluma naHoseya, Simakadze wakhuluma kuye, watsi: “Hamba utsatse umfati loyingwadla lonebantfwana labatelwe ngebugwadla, ngobe live linelicala lebugwadla lobesabekako, selisukile kuSimakadze.”
3Ngako-ke Hoseya watsatsa Gomeri, indvodzakati yaDiblayimu; watetfwala, wamtalela indvodzana.
4 Simakadze wakhuluma kuHoseya, watsi: “Metse libito utsi nguJezreyeli, ngobe ngekushesha nje ngitayijezisa indlu yakaJehu ngenca yekubulawa kwebantfu eJezreyeli, futsi ngitawucedza umbuso waka-Israyeli.
5Ngalelo langa ngitabephula butjoki baka-Israyeli, ngicedze emabutfo alo eSigodzini saseJezreyeli.”
6Gomeri waphindze futsi watetfwala, watala indvodzakati, Simakadze wabe sewukhuluma kuHoseya, watsi: “Metse libito utsi nguLo Ruhama, ngobe angiseyiwuphindze ngiyihawukele indlu yaka-Israyeli, lokwekutsi ngingaze vele ngibatsetselele.
7 Noko ngiyakuyihawukela indlu yakaJuda; ngiyakubasindzisa, kodvwa hhayi ngebutjoki, nangenkemba, nangemphi, nangemahhashi, nangebagibeli bemahhashi, kodvwa ngiyakubasindzisa mine, Simakadze longuNkulunkulu wabo.”
8Watsi kube alumule Lo Ruhama, Gomeri watala lenye indvodzana.
9Simakadze wase utsi: “Lendvodzana yetse libito utsi nguLo Ami, ngobe anisiso sive sami, nami futsi angisiye Nkulunkulu wenu.”
Israyeli uyawuphindze abuyiswe10 “Noko ema-Israyeli ayawuba manyenti ngangesihlabatsi saselugwini lwelwandle, lesingeke sikalwe nome sibalwe. Endzaweni lapho kwakukhulunywa khona kubo kwatsiwa: ‘Nine anisiso sive sami,’ bayawubitwa ngekutsi: ‘Ngemadvodzana aNkulunkulu lophilako.’
11 Bantfu bakaJuda nebantfu baka-Israyeli bayawuphindze bahlanganiswe, bese babeka umholi wabo abe munye, bahlume eveni labo, ngobe liyawuba likhulu lelo langa lakaJezreyeli.
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