Hosiya
1 Iri ndiro shoko raJehovha rakauya kuna Hosiya* mwanakomana waBheeri mumazuva emadzimambo eJudha+ anoti, Uziya,+ Jotamu,+ Ahazi,+ naHezekiya,+ uye mumazuva aJerobhoamu+ mwanakomana waJoashi,+ mambo weIsraeri. 2 Shoko raJehovha parakatanga kuuya kuna Hosiya, Jehovha akati kuna Hosiya: “Enda unoroora mudzimai pfambi* uve nevana vachaberekwa nechipfambi, nekuti nyika yatsauka zvakanyanya ichisiya Jehovha, ichiita sepfambi.”+
3 Saka akanoroora Gomeri mwanasikana waDhibraimu, uyo akava nepamuviri akamuberekera mwanakomana.
4 Jehovha akabva ati kwaari: “Mutumidze kuti Jezreeri,* nekuti pasina nguva ndichatonga imba yaJehu+ nemhaka yemabasa ekudeura ropa ekuJezreeri, uye ndichagumisa umambo hweimba yaIsraeri.+ 5 Zuva iroro ndichatyora uta hwaIsraeri muBani reJezreeri.”
6 Akavazve nepamuviri, akabereka mwanasikana. Uye Mwari akati kuna Hosiya: “Mutumidze kuti Ro-ruhama,* nekuti handizonzwirizve vanhu veimba yaIsraeri tsitsi,+ nekuti ndichatovadzinga.+ 7 Asi ndichanzwira vanhu veimba yaJudha tsitsi,+ uye ndichavaponesa nesimba raJehovha Mwari wavo;+ handizovaponesi neuta kana nebakatwa kana nehondo, kana nemabhiza kana nevatasvi vemabhiza.”+
8 Paakarumura Ro-ruhama, akavazve nepamuviri, akabereka mwanakomana. 9 Mwari akabva ati: “Mutumidze kuti Ro-ami,* nekuti imi hamusi vanhu vangu uye ini handizovi wenyu.
10 “VaIsraeri vachawanda sejecha regungwa risingayereki kana kuverengeka.+ Munzvimbo yavakambonzi, ‘Hamusi vanhu vangu,’+ vachanzi, ‘Vanakomana vaMwari mupenyu.’+ 11 VaJudha nevaIsraeri vachaunganidzwa pamwe chete vobatana+ uye vachasarudza mutungamiriri mumwe chete, vobuda munyika yacho, nekuti zuva reJezreeri richava zuva rakakosha kwazvo.+