1The word of Yahweh “Yahweh” is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered “LORD” (all caps) in other translations. that came to 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.
1Shoko raJehovha rakasvika kuna Hosiya mwanakaomana waBheeri, namazuva aUziya naJotami naAhazi naHezekia, madzimambo aJudha, uye namazuva aJerobhoami mwanakomana waJoashi, mambo waIsiraeri.
2When Yahweh spoke at first by Hosea, Yahweh said to Hosea, “Go, take for yourself a wife of prostitution and children of unfaithfulness; for the land commits great adultery, forsaking Yahweh.”
2Pakutanga kokutaura kwaJehovha naHosiya, Jehovha akati kuna Hosiya, Enda undozvitorera mukadzi woufeve navana voufeve; nekuti nyika inofeva zvikuru, zvavakasiyana naJehovha.
3So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; and she conceived, and bore him a son.
3Naizvozvo akaenda akatora Gomeri mukunda waDibhiraimi, iye akanaka pamuviri akamuberekera mwanakomana.
4Yahweh said to him, “Call his name Jezreel; for yet a little while, and I will avenge the blood of Jezreel on the house of Jehu, and will cause the kingdom of the house of Israel to cease.
4Jehovha akati kwaari, Mutumidze zita rinonzi Jezireeri, nekuti kwasara chinguva chiduku, ipapo ndichatsiva ropa reJezireeri paimba yaJehu, nokugumisa ushe bweimba yaIsiraeri.
5It will happen in that day that I will break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel.”
5Zvino nezuva iro ndichavhuna uta hwaIsiraeri mumupata weJezireeri.
6She conceived again, and bore a daughter. Then he said to him, “Call her name Lo-Ruhamah Lo-Ruhamah means “not loved.” ; for I will no longer have mercy on the house of Israel, that I should in any way pardon them.
6Akanakazve pamuviri, ndokubereka mwanasikana. Jehovha akati kwaari, Mutumidze iye zita rinonzi Roruhama; nekuti handichazonzwiri imba yaIsiraeri nyasha nditongovakangamwira.
7But I will have mercy on the house of Judah, and will save them by Yahweh their God The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “Elohim.” , and will not save them by bow, sword, battle, horses, or horsemen.”
7Asi ndichanzwira imba yaJudha nyasha, ndichavaponesa naJehovha Mwari wavo, handingavaponesi nouta, kana nomunondo, kana nokurwa, kana namabhiza, kana navatasvi vamabhiza.
8Now when she had weaned Lo-Ruhamah, she conceived, and bore a son.
8Zvino akati arumura Roruhama, akanakazve pamuviri, akabereka mwanakomana.
9He said, “Call his name Lo-Ammi Lo-Ammi means “not my people” ; for you are not my people, and I will not be yours.
9Jehovha akati, Mutumidze zita rinonzi Roami; nekuti imwi hamuzi vanhu vangu, neni handingavi Mwari wenyu.
10Yet the number of the children of Israel will be as the sand of the sea, which can’t be measured nor numbered; and it will come to pass that, in the place where it was said to them, ‘You are not my people,’ they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’
10Kunyange zvakadaro kuwanda kwavana vaIsiraeri kuchaita sejecha regungwa, risingabviri kuyerwa kana kuverengwa; zvichaitika kuti paya pakanga panzi kwavari, Hamuzi vanhu vangu, ndipapo pazvichanzi kwavari, Muri vanakomana vaMwari mupenyu.
11The children of Judah and the children of Israel will be gathered together, and they will appoint themselves one head, and will go up from the land; for great will be the day of Jezreel.
11Vana vaJudha navana vaIsiraeri vachaunganidzwa pamwechete, vachazvigadzira mukuru mumwe, ndokubva panyika nekuti zuva reJezireeri richava guru.