With these words, he recalls the words of the prophet Hosea: For it is love that I desire, not sacrifice, and knowledge of God rather than holocausts.
Hi ku tirhisa muprofeta wa yena Hosiya, Yehovha u te: "Ndzi tsakele musa wa rirhandzu, ku nga ri xitlhavelo; ni ku tiva Xikwembu ku nga ri magandzelo yo hisiwa lama heleleke."