Hosiya
1 Ilizwi lakaJehova elafika kuHosiya,* indodana kaBheri, emihleni ka-Uziya,+ uJothamu,+ u-Arhazi+ noHezekiya+ amakhosi wakwaJuda+ nemihleni kaJerobhowamu,+ indodana kaJowatjhi,+ ikosi yakwa-Israyeli. 2 UJehova nakathoma ukukhuluma ilizwi lakhe ngoHosiya, uJehova wathi kuHosiya: “Khamba uyokutjhada nomfazi oyingwadla begodu ube nabantwana bobungwadla ngombana ngobungwadla, inarha ifulathele uJehova.”+
3 Yeke wakhamba, watjhada noGomere indodakazi kaDibilayimu, waba sidisi wambelethela nendodana.
4 Nje-ke uJehova wathi kuye: “Ithiye ngokuthi nguJizriyela,* ngombana kungasikade ngizokwenza indlu kaJehu+ iziphendulele ngebanga lezenzo zokuphalaka kweengazi eJizriyela begodu ngizokuqeda ubukhosi bendlu ka-Israyeli.+ 5 Ngelangelo ngizokuphula umsubela ka-Israyeli eMrhobeni weJizriyela.”
6 UGomere waba sidisi godu, wabeletha indodakazi. UZimu wathi kuHosiya: “Ithiye ngokuthi nguLo-Rurhama,* ngombana angekhe ngisayirhawukela+ indlu ka-Israyeli, ngizoyiqotha nakanjani.+ 7 Kodwana ngizokurhawukela indlu kaJuda,+ begodu mina Jehova Zimabo+ ngizobasindisa; angekhe ngibasindise ngomsubela namkha ngesabula namkha ngepi namkha ngeenjomani namkha ngabakhweli beenjomani.”+
8 Ngemva kokulumula uLo-Rurhama, waba sidisi godu, wabeletha indodana. 9 Nje-ke uZimu wathi: “Ithiye ngokuthi nguLo-Ami,* ngombana anisibabantu bami begodu nami angekhe ngibe ngowenu.
10 “Isibalo sabantu* bakwa-Israyeli sizokuba njengehlabathi yelwandle, engekhe yalinganiswa namkha yabalwa.+ Godu endaweni okwathiwa kibo, ‘Anisibabantu bami,’+ kuzokuthiwa kibo, ‘Nimadodana kaZimu ophilako.’+ 11 Abantu bakwaJuda nabakwa-Israyeli bazokubuthelelwa babe munye,+ bazozikhethela umdosiphambili munye begodu bazokukhuphuka baphume enarheni ngombana kuzokuba lilanga eliqakathekileko eJizriyela.+