Hosea and the Unfaithful Woman
1 The Lord said to me, “Go again and show your love for a woman who is committing adultery with a lover. You must love her just as I still love the people of Israel, even though they turn to other gods and like to take offerings of raisins to idols.”
2 So I paid fifteen pieces of silver and seven bushels of barley to buy her. 3 I told her that for a long time she would have to wait for me without being a prostitute or committing adultery; and during this time I would wait for her. 4 In just this way the people of Israel will have to live for a long time without kings or leaders, without sacrifices or sacred stone pillars, without idols or images to use for divination. 5 But the time will come when the people of Israel will once again turn to the Lord their God and to a descendant of David their king. Then they will fear the Lord and will receive his good gifts.
Hosea nomukazendu omuhaṱakama
1 Muhona wa tja nai ku ami: “Twende rukwao u kasuvere omukazendu ngu katuka orukupo puna ombarise. Mu suvera tjimuna ami nga mba tji mba suvera Ovaisrael, nangarire kutja owo ve tanaukira koomukuru varwe, nu ve vanga okutwara oviyandjewa vyozombunguhiro zomandjembere nga kahisiwa ku wo.”
2 Ami otji mba suta ovimariva ovisilveri omurongo na vitano, novirya vyozokirograma esere nomirongo vitano okuranda na vyo omukazendu ngwi. 3 Ami mbe mu raera kutja ma sokundjiundja oruveze orure, a ha rire omukorondu na ha katuka orukupo; nu moure woruveze ndwi ami wina me mu undju. 4 Momuhingo tjingewo mbwi otjiwaṋa tja Israel opunga ama tji kara oruveze orure nokuhinozombara novanane, nokuhinozombunguhiro nozongunḓe ozonḓere zomawe, nokuhinoviserekarera vyovisenginina okurikotamena ku vyo. 5 Nungwari oruveze maru ya otjiwaṋa tja Israel mu matji tanaukire ku Muhona, Ndjambi watjo rukwao, na kondekurona ya David, ombara yatjo. Notjo matji kara nondira ku Muhona nu atji pewa oviyandjewa vye oviwa.
