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.
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.
