¹ Leli ni ighambo lya Bhwaana lyoly kafikanga kwa Hosea mwana ghiseke Beeri mfuku sya Uzia, Yothamu, Ahazi no Hezekia, bhamii bha Yuda no katika mfuku sya Yeroboamu mwana ghheke Yoashi, mwami ghwa Israeli. ² Bwaka Bhwaana hoghaka sahulanga kuhiti la Hosea, ghakamubhalilanga, "kaje ukajitwale mukasi ambaye ali kahaba. Alobha no bhatwana ambabhoni matokea gha ukahaba ghuaje. Ku maana inchi jikujila uzinzi nkana kwa kumuleka Bhwaana." ³ Basi Hosea ghaka muto langa Gomeri bhinti Diblaimu naje ghaka twalanga nda, ghafyala mwana mghosi. ⁴ Bhwaana ghamu bhalila Hosea, Mutangile isina lyaje Yezreeli. Ku maana kumunda mutofu ndoji adhibu nyumba jekeyehu kusabhabhu jya kughona malaso Yezreeli; none ndomalisya bhami bhwa nyumba jeke Isiraeli. ⁵ Jilofumilila mfuku jelili hondokafunagha bhupinde ku Israel katika ibhonde lya Yezreel. ⁶ Gomeri ghakatwlanga nda kabhili ghamu fyala bhinti. Ndiho Bhwaana ghakamubhalilanga Hosea, "Mwite isina lyaje lo Ruhama; kwa maane te ndo bha hulumia kabhili nyumba jya Israeli, nisijeni kabha samehe kunsila jojonse. ⁷ Ninga tetyo ndo bha hulumia nyumba jeke Yuda, none ndobhaghokola nyene, Bhwaana, Kabhumba ghwabho tendobha okoehi kubhupinde, lupanga, vita, farasi, au bhatanda farasi.' ⁸ baada jya Gomeri kumulekya lo Ruhama, ghaka patanga nda no kufyala mwana ghundi mughosi. ⁹ Ndiho Bhwaana ghaka tendanga, "Mwite isina lyaje lo Amikwa kubha umwe si bhantu bhane, wala une si Kabhumba ghwanyu." ¹⁰ Ningi tetyo idadi jya bhantu nha Israeli jilobha kobhe musanga ghwa bhahari, ambajo tejikobholwe kupimwa au kuhesabibhwa. Jilobha halya ambaho bhaka ambi, "Bhwangu umwe si bhantu bhane," bhaloambiwa, "Umwe ni bhantu bheke Kahumba kubha hai." ¹¹ Bhantu bha Yuda ne bhantu bha Israel bhalolokonganya hamwibe. Bhabho bhalobhika kiongozi ghumwi ghwabho bhene ne bhalofu, na kufuma inchi, ku maana jilobha mfuku jya Yezreeli nkulu.