Israel ta tokolwa
1 Nale shampa tuu ezimo lyaEfraim lya popi, omazimo omakwawo gaIsrael oga tila; oga tala kuEfraim. Ihe aantu oya yono molwokusimaneka Baal, onkee otaa ka sa. 2 Otaa tsikile natango okuyona, sho taa hambula iikalunga yoshisiliveli ye etwa po komadhiladhilo gomuntu nokiikaha yomuntu. Nena otaa ti: “Yi yambeleni oondjambo.” Aantu otaa vulu ngiini okuthipa iimenka komilungu — iikalunga molupe lwoontsezi! 3 Ano aantu mbaka otaa ka kana ngetsitsiya lyongula ya fa omume ndjoka tayi kaha po ongulangula. Otaa ka kala ya fa etutu tali pepwa kombepo molupale, ya fa olwithi talu zi moluungu.
4 Omuwa ota ti: “Ongame Omuwa Kalunga koye nde ku tembudha muEgipiti. Ngoye ku na Kalunga gulwe, ongame awike. Ongame awike omukulili gwoye. 5 Onde ku sile oshimpwiyu mevi lyombuga. 6 Ihe sho we ya moshilongo oshiwanawa, owa kuta e to kala u na ombili, nena owi inenepeke e to dhimbwa ndje. 7 Nena otandi ke ku langela pondjila ndjoka ho ende. 8 Otandi ke ku nukila nda fa emwanka ndyoka lya kanitha uunimona walyo, notandi ku vutula. Ongonime otandi ke ku hutagula po notandi ke ku tuulagula nda fa oshilikama.
9 “Otandi ke ku hanagula po, ngoye oshigwana shaIsrael! Olye te ku popile? 10 Owi indile, u pewe omukwaniilwa naawiliki, ihe otaa vulu ngiini okuhupitha oshigwana? 11 Mondjahi onde ku pe aakwaniilwa, nomongeyo onde ya kutha po.
12 “Uulunde nomayono gaIsrael oga nyolwa membo noga pungulwa nawalela. 13 Israel oku na ompito yokukala nomwenyo, ihe ina hala okwiitaala — okwa fa omunona e li pokuvalwa, ihe ota tindile moshivalelo. 14 Onda li nda hala oku ya hupitha, yaa ye mehala lyaasi, onda li nda hala oku ya kutha moonyala dheso. Eso, etelela oshiyelakondjitho shoye! Shaasi, etelela egonga lyoye! Oshigwana shika itandi shi sile we olukeno. 15 Israel nando a kokelele a fa iigwanga, otii ka pepitha ombepo ompyu yokuuzilo tayi zi kombuga, e tayi kukutike oothithiya nomithima dhe. Otayi ka kutha po ashihe shi na ondjundo. 16 Samaria ota geelwa omolwokutsa ondumbo nangame. Aantu ye otaa ka sila miita; uuhanona otau ka nyanyagulwa, naakulukadhi aasimba otaa ka vutulwa.”
Omatimba aIsrael netokolo laye
1 Efraim shamha a popya, opa holoka etilo. Ye okwa fimanekwa muIsrael. Ndelenee okwa velwa ombedi molwaBaal nokwa fya. 2 Ndele natango otava twikile okunyona, ndele tave liningile oshitelekwafano koshisiliveli shavo, oikalunga paendunge davo, aishe oshilonga shomuhambwidi. Oyo tave i popifa: “Oyo tai tomenwa ovanhu, neenhana tave di fipi komilungu.” 3 Onghee vo otava ka kala ngaashi oshilemo shongula nongaashi omume hai kashe diva, ngaashi olungu lokoshipale, hali i omhepo, nongaashi omwifi hau piti mekende.
4 Ndelenee Aame Omwene Kalunga koye okudja kedu laEgipiti. No ino shiiva Kalunga kamwe ke lili ponho yange, ndele kape nomukwafi umwe, ame tuu andike. 5 Ame nda li ndi ku shii mofuka, medu likukutu. 6 Ova kuta paulifilo wavo. Ndele eshi va kuta, momitima davo ve linenepeka. Onghee hano va dimbwa nge. 7 Opo nee Ame nda ninga kuvo ngaashi onghoshi, onde va nangela pomunghulo wondjila ngaashi ongwe. 8 Ohandi va nhukile ngaashi emwangha olo la kufwa oumwanghona ndele handi pombaula oingone yomutima, ndele ngaashi onghoshi yonghadi handi pona po. Oilyani yomofuka otai va nyanyaula. 9 Omupya woye Israel osheshi, ove eshi ho tu ondubo naame, omukwafi woye. 10 Hano ohamba yoye oi li peni, opo i ku kwafe moilando yoye aishe? Novatokoli voye ovo va tongwa kwoove: Pe nge ohamba nomalenga, ove li peni? 11 Mehandu lange ohandi ku pe ohamba, nomoupyuhandu wange handi i kufa po. 12 Etimba laEfraim la mangelwa kumwe noulunde waye wa tuvikwa. 13 Oye ta ka hangika kouyehame womudali. Oye okaana kehe neendunge, itaka piti medimo pefimbo lokudalwa. 14 Ohandi ke va mangulula meenghono dokoufi, ohandi ke va kulila mefyo. Efyo, oudu woye u nolutapo u li peni? Oshovafi, ekanifo loye oli li peni? Elivelo lombedi tali kala la holekwa momesho ange. 15 Efraim nande na kale nokwiima mokati kovamwoye, omhepo yokoushilo otai ke uya, omhepo yOmwene, tai di mofuka. Eefifiya daye tadi kukuta, neendungu daye tadi tene, noinima yaye aishe i nondilo tai tinhwa po.” Molwomatimba asho, Samaria tashi ka kala moudjuu, osheshi osha twa ondubo naKalunga kasho. 16 Vo otava ka fya keongamukonda, ounona vavo tava ka nyanyaulwa, novalikadi vavo vafimba otava ka tandwa omadimo.
