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.
Hosea ti igameke kuIsrael
1 Israel, shuna kOmuwa Kalunga koye. Omayono goye oge ku pundukitha. 2 Shuneni kOmuwa meitedhululo, mu mu galikane mu tye: “Dhima po omayono getu agehe, taamba omagalikano getu notatu ke ku hambelela, ngashi tu uvaneke. 3 Assur ita vulu oku tu hupitha nando, nuukambe wiita itau vulu oku tu gamena. Itatu lombwele we iikalunga, tu tye oyo Kalunga ketu. Omuwa, ongoye to sile ohenda mboka taa galukile kungoye.”
Omuwa tu uvanekele Israel okukala okupe
4 Omuwa ota ti:
“Otandi ka galulila aantu yandje kungame.
Otandi kala ndi ya hole nomwenyo gwandje aguhe;
itandi ya geele we.
5 Ote kala noshigwana shaIsrael
ngaashi omvula mevi lyoluteni.
Otaa ka tsapuka ya fa oongala;
otaa ka mena omidhi dha ya muule,
ya fa omiti dhokuLibanon.
6 Otaa ka kala mokukoka okupe,
yo opala ya fa omiti dhooholivi.
Otaa ka taandelitha ezimba ewanawa.
ngaashi omisendeli dhaLibanon.
7 Esiku limwe otaa ka kala ishewe megameno lyandje.
Otaa ko opala ya fa oshikunino
noyu udha iiyimati ya fa oshitsambe shomiviinu.
Otaa ka simana ya fa omaviinu gaLibanon.
8 Oshigwana shaIsrael
itashi kala we shi na sha niimenka;
otandi yamukula omagalikano gawo
e tandi ya sile oshimpwiyu.
Ongomuti gwokwaziza tandi ke ya shiga;
ongame othithiya yomayambeko agehe.”
Ehulitho
9 Mboka ye na oondunge, naa uve shoka sha nyolwa mpaka, opo ye shi taambe komitima. Oondjila dhOmuwa odhu uka, naantu aayuuki otaa kala noku dhi lamba, ihe aalunde otaa pundukile po, oshoka inaa hala oku dhi tseya.