Ozeya
4 Bveserani mafala a Yahova imwe mbumba ya Izraeli,
Yahova anadzatonga mbumba inakhala mu dziko ineyi+
Thangwi mu dziko ineyi nkhabemo undimomwene, nee ufuni wakukhonda mala, nee udziwisi wa Mulungu.+
2 Mu dziko ineyi kudumbira papezi, kulonga uthambi,+ kuphana,+
Kuba na kucita upombo+ pyamwazika,
Pontho ndzidzi onsene anthu asacucisa ciropa ca anango.+
3 Na thangwi ineyi, dziko ineyi inadzakhala paciliro,+
Pontho anthu onsene a mu dziko ineyi anadzakhala akusowa mphambvu;
Pinyama pya ntsanga, mbalame zakudzulu,
Ngakhale nyama za mʼbara pinadzamala.
4 “Natenepa, mbaleke kuoneka munthu anafuna kupokanya peno kusandika,+
Thangwi mbumba yako ndi ninga ale anapokanya nyantsembe.+
5 Imwe munadzagwegweduka namasikati dzuwa mbikagaka,
Pontho mprofeta anadzagwegweduka pabodzi na imwe, ninga ndi masiku.
Pontho ine ndinadzafudza mai wanu.
6 Mbumba yanga inadzaphiwa thangwi iyo nkhabe kundidziwa.
Nakuti imwe mwakhonda kupfundza pya ine,+
Inembo ndinakukhondani toera mutumikire ninga anyantsembe anga;
Pontho, nakuti imwe mwaduwala mwambo wanga,* ine Mulungu wanu,+
Ine ndinadzaduwalambo ananu.
7 Mu ndzidzi ukhathimizirika iwo, ndi mu ndzidzi ukhathimiza iwo kundidawira,+
Ine ndinadzacinja kundilemedza kwawo mbakukhala manyadzo.*
8 Iwo asadya thangwi ya madawo a mbumba yanga,
Pontho iwo asafuna kuti mbumba ipitirize kudawa.
9 Pinafuna kudzacitikira mbumba pinadzakhala sawasawa na pinafuna kudzacitikirambo anyantsembe;
Ine ndinadzaatonga thangwi ya makhaliro awo,
Pontho ndinadzaatcunyusa mwakubverana na pinacita iwo.+
10 Iwo anadzadya, mbwenye nee anadzakhuta.+
Iwo anadzacita kakamwe pyaulukwali,* mbwenye nee anadzakhala na ana,+
Thangwi iwo asiya kubvera Yahova.
12 Mbumba yanga isasaka ciphedzo kuna madzimunthu akucitwa na miti,
Iwo asacita pinapangwa iwo na ndodo* yawo;
Cifuno cawo cakucita ulukwali* caacitisa kupeuka,
Pontho thangwi ya ulukwali* wawo asakhonda kubvera Mulungu wawo.
13 Iwo asapereka ntsembe zawo padzulu pa mapiri,+
Pontho asapisa ntsembe zawo pa nthunda,
Pantsi pa miti mikulu ya masamba akubithimira, pa miti ya estoraki na pantsi pa miti yonsene mikulu,+
Thangwi mithundzi ya miti ineyi ndi yadidi.
Na thangwi ineyi, anace akazi asacita ulukwali,*
Pontho akwenyace asacita upombo.
14 Ine nee ndinadzatcunyusa ananu akazi thangwi ya ulukwali* wawo,
Pontho nee ndinadzatcunyusa akwenyanu thangwi ya upombo wawo.
Amuna asabuluka na maputa,
Pontho asaenda kapereka ntsembe na maputa mu templo;
Mbumba ineyi yakukhonda kubvesesa pinthu+ inadzafudzwa.
Lekani kuenda ku Jiligale+ nee ku Bheti-Aveni,+
Lekani kudumbira mbamulonga: ‘Tiri kudumbira mu dzina ya Yahova Mulungu wa mʼmaso!’+
16 Izraeli akhala wakukhonda bvera ninga ngʼombe ya upoka.+
Kodi cincino Yahova anadzaakumbiza ninga bira ingʼono pa mbuto inadyeserwa pifuyo?*
17 Efraimu ali kulambira madzimunthu.+
Nsiyeni ekhene!
Atongi awo asakomerwa kakamwe kucita pinthu pyakupasa manyadzo.+
19 Iye akwekwetwa na maphapido a mphepo,
Pontho iwo anadzapasika manyadzo thangwi ya ntsembe zawo.”