God's Love Offers Hope
1 Once again the Lord spoke to me. And this time he said, “Hosea, fall in love with an unfaithful woman who has a lover. Do this to show that I love the people of Israel, even though they worship idols and enjoy the offering cakes made with fruit.”
2 So I paid 15 pieces of silver and about 150 kilograms of grain for such a woman. 3 Then I said, “Now you are mine! You will have to remain faithful to me, though it will be a long time before we sleep together.”
4 It will also be a long time before Israel has a king or before sacrifices are offered at the temple or before there is any way to get guidance from God. 5 But later, Israel will turn back to the Lord their God and to David their king. At that time they will come to the Lord with fear and trembling, and he will be good to them.
Hoseya ne nkadzi usingagalikebgwe
1 Yahwe bakati kundili, “Yenda ku nkadzi uwo kakale unlakidze ludo nenguba edana ne mmwe kakale ali phombgwekadzi, un'de koga sa Yahwe beda Baiziraela nenguba Baiziraela benamata midzimu mimwe beda tjiwunga tjina zhambi dzakawomesiwa.”
2 Ndizo antenga nge shekele dze siliva dzili gumi lina dzilishanu (15) ne saka lina gaswa le bhali. 3 Ndikan'dwa ati, “Ugale nami mazhuba manjinji, usitongobe fukula naiko usitongo shangana ne mmwe nlume, namibo ndowothama saikoko kukuli.” 4 Ngoti Baiziraela banowogala mazhuba manjinji basina mambo kene mbusi, basina tjibhayilo kene mabgwe akayengemala, basina efodi kene zwifano. 5 Shule kwe tjibaka Baiziraela banowobgwilila bakashaka Yahwe Ndzimu wabo na Dafite mambo wabo. Banowotja Yahwe ne bubuya gwabo mu mazhuba e bupelo.