Israel te lidilulula ndele ta filwa onghenda
1 Israel, alukila kOmwene Kalunga koye, osheshi wa pundukifwa komanyonauno oye. 2 Indeni neendjovo nye mu alukile kOmwene mu tye: “Dima po omatimba aeshe. Tu tambulila mefilonghenda loye, opo nee hatu ke ku yambela eyambo lomilungu ponhele yeengobe. 3 Asiria itashi dulu oku tu kwafa. Fye inatu hala vali okulonda eenghambe, fye ihatu lombwele vali oilonga yomake etu: Kalunga ketu! Osheshi mwoove ofiye tai mono onghenda.”
4 Eliteeko leni ohandi li velula. Okehalo lange mwene ondi mu hole. Osheshi ehandu lange ole mu pilamena. 5 Ohandi ka ninga kuIsraeli ngaashi omume. Oye ta ka wapala ngaashi onhemo yomado, nomidi daye otadi ka twama ngaashi omuti womupopel. 6 Oitutumine yaye otai ka tandavela, newapalo laye otali ka kala ngaashi olo lolumono, nedimba laye ngaashi olo laLibanon. 7 Oonakukalamo momudile waye tava longo vali oilya, ndele voovene tava ka hapa ngaashi omuviinyu. Netumbalo laye tali ka kala ngaashi omaviinyu aLibanon. 8 Efraim! Ondi na shike vali noikalunga? Onde mu uda, ndele eisho lange ole mu tala. Ame ndi li ngaashi omukipresi mutalala. Oiimati yoye tai di mwaame.
9 Olyelye omunandunge ndele ta udu oinima ei? Olyelye omunamayele ndele ta koneke ei? Osheshi eendjila dOmwene da yuka. Novayuki ohava ende nado, ndelenee ovahenakalunga ohava pundukile mudo.
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.
