UHosiya

1 Nanti ilizwi likaJehova elafika kuHosiya* indodana kaBheyeri ngensuku zika-Uziya,+ loJothamu,+ lo-Ahazi,+ loHezekhiya,+ amakhosi akoJuda,+ langezinsuku zenkosi yako-Israyeli uJerobhowami+ indodana kaJowashi.+ 2 Kwathi uJehova eqalisa ukukhuluma ilizwi lakhe esebenzisa uHosiya, uJehova wathi kuye: “Hamba uyethatha umfazi oliwule,* akuzalele abantwana ngokuthengisa umzimba ngoba ilizwe lenze ubuwule ngokuhlamukela uJehova.”+

3 Ngakho wahamba wayathatha uGomeri indodakazi kaDibhilayimi, uGomeri wazithwala wasemzalela umntwana ongumfana.

4 UJehova wasesithi kuHosiya: “Mnike ibizo uthi nguJeziriyeli* ngoba ngesikhatshana nje ngizajezisa usendo lukaJehu*+ ngenxa yokuchitha igazi okwenziwe eJeziriyeli njalo ngizabuqeda ubukhosi bendlu yako-Israyeli.+ 5 Ngalelolanga ngizakwephula idandili* lika-Israyeli esigodini seJeziriyeli.”

6 UGomeri waphinda wazithwala wasebeletha umntwana oyinkazana. UNkulunkulu wathi kuHosiya: “Mnike ibizo uthi nguLo-ruhama* ngoba angisoze ngiphinde ngibe lesihawu+ kwabendlu ka-Israyeli njalo ngizabaxotshela khatshana.+ 7 Kodwa abendlu yakoJuda ngizabatshengisa isihawu+ njalo ngizabasindisa mina Jehova uNkulunkulu wabo.+ Kangisoze ngibasindise ngedandili kumbe ngenkemba loba ngempi kumbe ngamabhiza loba ngabagadi bamabhiza.”+

8 Kwathi uLo-ruhama esekhitshwe ebeleni, uGomeri waphinda wazithwala wabeletha umntwana ongumfana. 9 UNkulunkulu wasesithi: “Mnike ibizo uthi nguLo-ami* ngoba kalisibo bantu bami, lami angisuye Nkulunkulu wenu.

10 “Abantu bako-Israyeli bazakuba banengi njengetshebetshebe yolwandle engeke ibalwe loba ilinganiswe.+ Lapho okwakuthiwa kubo, ‘Kalisibo bantu bami,’+ kuzatshintshwa kuthiwe kubo, ‘Lingamadodana kaNkulunkulu ophilayo.’+ 11 Abantu bakoJuda labako-Israyeli bazabuthaniswa ndawonye bamanyane.+ Bazazikhethela umkhokheli oyedwa njalo baphume elizweni ngoba usuku lukaJeziriyeli+ luzakuba lukhulu.