1 Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi:
1 Izwi likaSimakade lafika kimi, lathi:
Ngiyakwenza izwe libe yihlane, ngokuba bonile, isho iNkosi uJehova.
Ndodana yomuntu, iJerusalema malazi izinengiso zalo,
Ukulunga kuyasiphakamisa isizwe, kodwa isono siyisihlamba ebantwini bonke.
Yeka ukuthi umuzi othembekile usuphenduke kanjani isifebe! laligcwele ukwahlulela; ukulunga kwahlala khona; kodwa manje bangababulali.
Ungasho kanjani ukuthi: ‘Angingcoliswanga, angibalandelanga oBali? bheka indlela yakho esigodini, yazi okwenzileyo; wena uyinkana yenkazana enejubane, ehamba ngezindlela zayo;
Ukhalelani ngosizi lwakho? usizi lwakho alunakwelashwa ngenxa yobuningi bobubi bakho; ngoba izono zenu zandile, ngenzile lezizinto kini.
Wathi kimi: “Ndodana yomuntu, ngiyakuthuma kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, esizweni esihlubukayo esingihlubukileyo; bona naboyise baphambukile kimi kuze kube namuhla.
Manje wena ndodana yomuntu, uyathanda ukwahlulela, uyakwahlulela umuzi wegazi na? yebo, kumelwe umbonise zonke izinto zakhe ezesabekayo.
abaseBhabhiloni nawo wonke amaKaledi, oPhekodi noShowa noKowa nawo wonke ama-Asiriya kanye nawo, zonke izinsizwa ezinxanelekayo, izinduna nababusi, izikhulu ezinkulu nezidumile, bonke abagibele amahhashi.
Ukuqala kwezwi likaJehova ngoHoseya. UJehova wathi kuHoseya: “Hamba uzithathele isifebe nabantwana besifebe, ngokuba izwe lifebe kakhulu ngokusuka kuJehova.
Abantu bami babuza enqoleni yabo, udondolo lwabo luyabatshela, ngokuba umoya wobufebe ubadukisile, baphingile phansi kukaNkulunkulu wabo.
Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: “Ngenxa yeziphambeko ezintathu zakwaJuda, nangenxa yezine, angiyikukubuyisa ukujeziswa kwakhe; ngokuba badelela umthetho kaJehova, kabagcinanga imiyalo yakhe, amanga abo abadukisa njengalokho abahamba oyise.
Bheka, kwaphakanyiswa italenta lomthofu, nangowesifazane ehlezi phakathi kwe-efa.