Omeriyarikaṋeno wa Hosea kOvaisrael
1 Ritanaureye ku Muhona, Ndjambi weṋu, tjiwaṋa tja Israel. Ourunde weṋu we mu putarisa au mu wisa. 2 Ritanaureye ku Muhona, nu ongumbiro ndji ngai rire ombunguhiro yeṋu ku ye: “Tu isira ourunde wetu auhe nu u yakure ongumbiro yetu, neṱe matu ku tanga otja pu twa kwizika. 3 Asirie kamaatji tu yama, noukambe wovita kamaau tu vatere. Eṱe kamaatu tja nai koviserekarera, mbi twa ungura nomake wetu: ‘Oweṋe Ndjambi wetu!’ Muhona, ove u ṱotjari na imba mbe hi nomundu ku mave sora okuriyameka.”
Muhona ma kwizikire Ovaisrael omuinyo omupe
4 Muhona ma tja nai: “Ami me kotora otjiwaṋa tjandje ku ami omuini. Me tji suvere nomutima wandje auhe, orondu hi tji nomazenge na tjo rukwao. 5 Ami me rire otja ombura mehi nda kukuta kotjiwaṋa tja Israel. Owo mave nyomoka otja ozongara zozonyanga; mave zikama nomasa tjimuna otupapa twa Libanon. 6 Owo mave nyomoka nave tandavara tjimuna omikono, nu mave rire ovawa ovamanise tjimuna omiṋinga. Owo mave kara nomoro omuwa tjimuna otupapa twa Libanon. 7 Owo mave hupu kehi yondjeverero yandje rukwao. Mave kunu ovikokotwa rukwao; nowo oveni mave nyomoka tjimuna omivite. Mave rire ovatjiukwa otja omavinu wa Libanon. 8 Ovaisrael kave nokukara ko na tja noomukuru vovisenginina. Owami erike ngu me yakura ozongumbiro zawo, nowami ngu meve tjevere; otja omuti mbu kara noruhapo aruhe, ami otjinga ame ve yama; nami owami omburo yozondaya zawo azehe.”
Omambo womaandero
9 Avehe mbe ri ozonongo ngave zuve imbi mbya tjangwa mba, nowo ngave vi ṱakamise momitima vyawo. Orondu ozondjira za Muhona ozo ozosemba, novasemba ve hupa mokuzetwara, nungwari ovarunde ve putara ave u, tjinga ave nakaura ozondjira nḓa.
Turn Back to the Lord
1 Israel, return! Come back
to the Lord, your God.
Sin has made you fall.
2 Return to the Lord and say,
“Please forgive our sins.
Accept our good sacrifices
of praise instead of bulls.
3 Assyria can't save us,
and chariots can't help.
So we will no longer worship
the idols we have made.
Our Lord, you show mercy
to orphans.”
The Lord Promises To Forgive
4 Israel, you have rejected me,
but my anger is gone;
I will heal you and love you
without limit.
5 I will be like the dew—
then you will blossom like lilies
and have roots like a tree.
6 Your branches will spread
with the beauty
of an olive tree
and with the aroma
of Lebanon Forest.
7 You will rest in my shade,
and your grain will grow.
You will blossom
like a vineyard
and be famous as the wine
from Lebanon.
8 Israel, give up your idols!
I will answer your prayers
and take care of you.
I am that glorious tree,
the source of your fruit.
9 If you are wise, you will know
and understand what I mean.
I am the Lord, and I lead you
along the right path.
If you obey me,
we will walk together,
but if you are wicked,
you will stumble.
