1 The word of the LORD that came unto Hosea, the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel.
Hili ndilo neno la Bwana lililomjia Hosea, mwana wa Beeri, siku za Uzia, na Yothamu, na Ahazi, na Hezekia, wafalme wa Yuda; na siku za Yeroboamu, mwana wa Yoashi, mfalme wa Israeli.
2 The beginning of the word of the LORD by Hosea. And the LORD said to Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms: for the land hath committed great whoredom, departing from the LORD.
Hapo kwanza Bwana aliponena kwa kinywa cha Hosea, Bwana alimwambia Hosea, Enenda ukatwae mke wa uzinzi, na watoto wa uzinzi; kwa maana nchi hii inafanya uzinzi mwingi, kwa kumwacha Bwana.
3 So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; which conceived, and bare him a son.
Basi akaenda akamwoa Gomeri, binti Diblaimu; naye akachukua mimba, akamzalia mtoto mwanamume.
4 And the LORD said unto him, Call his name Jezreel; for yet a little while , and I will avenge the blood of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and will cause to cease the kingdom of the house of Israel.
Bwana akamwambia, Mwite jina lake Yezreeli; kwa maana bado kitambo kidogo, nitaipatiliza nyumba ya Yehu damu ya Yezreeli, na kuukomesha ufalme wa nyumba ya Israeli.
5 And it shall come to pass at that day, that I will break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel.
Tena itakuwa siku ile, nitauvunja upinde wa Israeli katika bonde la Yezreeli.
6 And she conceived again, and bare a daughter. And God said unto him, Call her name Lo-ruhamah: for I will no more have mercy upon the house of Israel; but I will utterly take them away.
Akachukua mimba tena, akazaa mtoto mwanamke. Bwana akamwambia, Mwite jina lake Lo-ruhama kwa maana sitairehemu nyumba ya Israeli tena, nisije nikawasamehe kwa njia yoyote.
7 But I will have mercy upon the house of Judah, and will save them by the LORD their God, and will not save them by bow, nor by sword, nor by battle, by horses, nor by horsemen.
Lakini nitairehemu nyumba ya Yuda; nitawaokoa kwa Bwana, Mungu wao; wala sitawaokoa kwa upinde, wala kwa upanga, wala kwa silaha, wala kwa farasi, wala kwa wapanda farasi.
8 Now when she had weaned Lo-ruhamah, she conceived, and bare a son.
Basi, akiisha kumwachisha Lo-ruhama, akachukua mimba, akazaa mtoto mwanamume.
9 Then said God , Call his name Lo-ammi: for ye are not my people, and I will not be your God .
Bwana akasema, Mwite jina lake Lo-ami kwa maana ninyi si watu wangu, wala mimi sitakuwa MUNGU wenu.
10 Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered; and it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people, there it shall be said unto them, Ye are the sons of the living God.
Tena itakuwa ya kwamba hesabu ya wana wa Israeli itafanana na mchanga wa bahari, usioweza kupimwa wala kuhesabiwa; tena itakuwa, badala ya kuambiwa, Ninyi si watu wangu, wataambiwa, Ninyi ndio wana wa Mungu aliye hai.
11 Then shall the children of Judah and the children of Israel be gathered together, and appoint themselves one head, and they shall come up out of the land: for great shall be the day of Jezreel.
Na wana wa Yuda na wana wa Israeli watakusanyika pamoja, nao watajiwekea kichwa kimoja, nao watakwea watoke katika nchi hii; kwa maana siku ya Yezreeli itakuwa kuu sana.
