“KOPE UMWANAKASHI CILENDE”

(Hosea 1:1–3:5)

Yehova aeba Hosea ukuti: “Kabiye, kope umwanakashi cilende.” (Hosea 1:2) Hosea aumfwila Yehova, aupa Gomere no kufyalamo umwana umwaume. Abana babili abo Gomere akonkeshapo ukufyala bafwile bana ba mu bucende. Amashina ya aba bana, Loruhama na Loami, yaliba ne fyo yapilibula. Yapilibula ukuti Yehova takomfwile abena Israele abashaba na cishinka uluse kabili akabakaana.

Bushe Yehova omfwa shani pa bantu bakwe bacipondoka? Aeba Hosea ukuti: “Kabiye kabili, katemwe umwanakashi umucende uwatemwikwa ku munankwe, ifyo Yehova atemwa abana ba kwa Israele, nelyo bene baalukila ku milungu imbi.”—Hosea 3:1.

“YEHOVA ALI NO MULANDU WA KULUBULWISHA ABEKASHI”

(Hosea 4:1–13:16)

“Yehova ali no mulandu wa kulubulwisha abekashi ba mu calo.” Mulandu nshi? Pantu “mu calo tamuli icine nangu cikuuku nangu kwishiba Lesa.” (Hosea 4:1, NW ) Abena Israele abapondokele Lesa balefinsha abanabo, balesuumya umulopa, balepepa tulesa twa bufi, kabili balecita no bulalelale. Mu nshita ya kuti balombe Yehova ukubafwa, “baita Egupti, baya ku Ashuri.”—Hosea 7:11.

Yehova abilisha ubupingushi bwakwe, atila: ‘Israele akaminwa.’ (Hosea 8:8) Abekashi ba mu bufumu bwa Yuda nabo bene bali no mulandu. Pali Hosea 12:2 (NW ) patila: “Yehova ali no mulandu wa kulubulwisha Yuda, no kulubulwisha Yakobo umwabela fye imibele yakwe; kabili akamupeele calingana ne micitile yakwe.” Lelo abantu bakwe bakabwela na kabili mu calo cabo pantu Yehova alaya ukuti: ‘Ndebashita mbafumye mu maka ya ku Mbo; ku mfwa e ko ndebalubula.’—Hosea 13:14.

“SHALITAMBALALE NSHILA SHA KWA YEHOVA”

(Hosea 14:1-9)

Hosea apaapaatile abena Israele ukuti: “We Israele, bwelela kuli Yehova Lesa obe; pantu wawa ku mampuulu yobe.” Akonkomeshe abantu bakwe ukulomba Yehova ukuti: “Lekeleleni amampuulu yesu yonse, buuleni ne cisuma; muleke tufishe kuli imwe no tuombe twa milomo yesu.”—Hosea 14:1, 2.

Uwalapila alingile ukubwelela kuli Yehova, ukulanakila inshila shakwe, no kulatuula amalambo ya kumulumbanya. Mulandu nshi? Pantu “shalitambalale nshila sha kwa Yehova; abalungama e mo benda.” (Hosea 14:9) Ala tulasekelela ukwishiba ukuti abengi “bakaba na katiina kuli Yehova na ku busuma bwakwe mu nshiku sha kulekelesha”!—Hosea 3:5.