HOSEA 1 - Sena

¹ MBUYA adalonga kuna Hosea mwana Beeri, pandzidzi wa utongi wa Uzia, Yotamu, Ahazi na Hezekia, mafumu a Yuda, pontho pandzidzi wa utongi wa Yeroboamu, mwana Yehoasi, mfumu wa Israele.

Pya mkazache Hosea na anache

² Pidatoma MBUYA kulonga kuna Israele kudzera muna Hosea, MBUYA adalonga kuna iye mbati, “Ndoko kasembe puta mbubale naye ana, tenepo anawo anakhalambo okhonda khulupirika ninga mawo. Thangwi, ninga puta, dzikoyo yasanduka yokhonda khulupirika kuna ine, MBUYA.”

³ Natenepo Hosea adasemba mkazi dzinache Gomeri, mwana Dibulaimu. Iye adakwata mimba mbabala mwanache wautombo wamamuna.

⁴ MBUYA adalonga kuna Hosea mbati, “Dzinache mthule Yezereele, thangwi chinchino pano ndinati nditchunyuse mfumu wa Israele, thangwi ya upandu udachita kholo wache Yehu mu Yezereele. Ine ndinati ndipuluze ufumu wa Israele.

⁵ Pansiku yeneyo ndinavunga anyankhondo amphamvu a Israele m'phedi ya Yezereele.”

⁶ Gomeri adakwata pontho mimba, ndzidzi wenewu adabala mwana wamkazi. Tenepo MBUYA adalonga kuna Hosea mbati, “Dzinache mthule ‘Nyakukhonda-funwa,’ thangwi ine nkhabeve dzaonesa anthu a ku Israele kuafuna kwanga, penu kualekerera pyakudawa pyawo tayu.

⁷ Kwache anthu a ku Yuda ndinaaonesa kuafuna kwanga. Ine ene MBUYA Mulungu wawo ndinaapulumusa, nee na nkhondo, penu talasada, mauta penu matswimo, penu akavalo na anyakupakira akavalo tayu.”

⁸ Pidalekesa iye mwanache wamkazi ule bele, Gomeri adakwata pontho mimba mbabala mwana wamamuna.

⁹ MBUYA adalonga kuna Hosea mbati, “Dzinache mthule ‘Si-anthu-anga-tayu,’ thangwi Aisraele si anthu anga tayu, pontho ine si ine Mulungu wawo tayu.”

Aisraele anabwezerwa pontho

¹⁰ Kwache Aisraele anakhala ninga tchetcha ya pagombe, ile nkhabe kwanisa kupimwa, penu kulengeseka tayu. Pambuto pale padalongwa iwo kuti, “Imwe si imwe anthu anga tayu”, penepo pene iwo anachemerwa, “Ana a Mulungu wamoyo.”

¹¹ Anthu a ku Yuda na a ku Israele anakhala abodzi. Iwo anasankhula mkadamu wawo mbodzi, pontho iwo anainjipa, pinthu pyawo mbapiafambira mwadidi m'dziko mwawomo. Thangwi nsiku ya Yezereele inakhala nsiku ikulu pyakwanga.