Hosea nomukulukadhi kee shi kwiinekelwa
1 Omuwa okwa ti kungame: “Inda natango e to kala ishewe u hole omukiintu e li moluhondelo nomuholi gwe. Kala wu mu hole, ngaashi ngame ndi hole natango oshigwana shaIsrael, nando oya yi kiikalunga noye hole okuyambela iimenka omayambo giiyimati.”
2 Opo ihe nda futu iimaliwa iisiliveli omulongo niitano nooshako ne dhiishokelya, ndi mu kulile. 3 Onde mu lombwele: “Kala ethimbo ele nangame; ino ya moluhondelo naalumentu yalwe. Osho nangame wo ote ningi nangoye.” 4 Osho ngeyi Aaisraeli otaa ka kala ethimbo ele yaa na aakwaniilwa nenge aawiliki, yaa na omayambo nenge oongudhimanya dhiidhila, yaa na iikalunga nenge iihongwamenka. 5 Ihe ethimbo otali ya, uuna oshigwana shaIsrael tashi ka galukila natango kOmuwa Kalunga kawo nokomuna gwaDavid, omukwaniilwa gwawo. Nena otaa ka tila Omuwa notaa ka taamba omagano omawanawa kuye.
God's Love Offers Hope
1 Once again the Lord spoke to me. And this time he said, “Hosea, fall in love with an unfaithful woman who has a lover. Do this to show that I love the people of Israel, even though they worship idols and enjoy the offering cakes made with fruit.”
2 So I paid 15 pieces of silver and about 150 kilograms of grain for such a woman. 3 Then I said, “Now you are mine! You will have to remain faithful to me, though it will be a long time before we sleep together.”
4 It will also be a long time before Israel has a king or before sacrifices are offered at the temple or before there is any way to get guidance from God. 5 But later, Israel will turn back to the Lord their God and to David their king. At that time they will come to the Lord with fear and trembling, and he will be good to them.
