Mwenyezi Mlungu anaamba hivi, “Chi kuphi cheti cha kumricha mayo yenu? Kpwani nakuguzani ili niriphe madeni? Hata, nárichana na mayo yenu na mwimwi nchikuguzani kpwa sababu ya dambi zenu.
Undaamba, ‘Mwi afalume a Juda na mwi msagalao Jerusalemu phundzani vyo ye Mwenyezi Mlungu, Mlungu wa majeshi, Mlungu wa Iziraeli aambavyo: Lolani, nareha uyi phatu hipha hata atu ndiosikira akakamwe ni miri.
“Mutu achiricha mchewe achiuka na achendalólwa ni mlume wanjina, mutu iye kandaweza kuuyirana na mchewe tsona. Mana gago gandanajisi yo tsi. Ela uwe Iziraeli ukakala na alume anji dza malaya. Unawezadze kuniuyira? Mimi Mwenyezi Mlungu nkaamba.
Uwe kubali tu kukala u mkosa, kukala waniasi mimi Mwenyezi Mlungu, Mlunguo na uchimendza milungu ya chijeni na kuiabudu tsini ya mihi mikulu na kukala kuyaphundza sauti yangu, mimi Mwenyezi Mlungu nkaamba.
Wakati uho atu a Juda andagbwirana na atu a Iziraeli, nao andakpwedza phamwenga kula tsi za uphande wa vurini, edze kpwenye tsi nriyoapha akare enu arisi.
Mwenyezi Mlungu ariphoandza kugomba kutsupira Hosea wamuamba, “Phiya ukalóle mchetu amendzaye kuzinga, na uvyale ana kpwa kuzinga mana nyo atu a tsi ihi anazinga zaidi kpwa kuniricha mimi Mwenyezi Mlungu.”
Kpwa mana nine yao wahenda umalaya, iye wagbwira mimba katika waibu. Mana iye wáamba, “Nindaalunga azembe angu, mana aho ndio aniphao chakurya na madzi, nyoya za mangʼondzi na katani, mafuha na uchi wangu.”
Phahi hangu sambi tahupima mutu kama vira atu a dunia ahendavyo. Hata dzagbwe swiswi piya hipho mwandzo hwampima Jesu dza atu a dunia amuonavyo, ela sambi tahumpima hivyo tsona.