< Hosea 3 >

1 Ug si Jehova miingon kanako: Lumakaw ka pag-usab, higugmaa ang usa ka babaye nga hinigugma sa iyang higala, ug ang usa ka babayeng mananapaw, bisan maingon sa paghigugma ni Jehova sa mga anak sa Israel, bisan sila molingi ngadto sa laing mga dios, ug mahagugma sa mga sopas nga may pasas.
Then Yahweh said to me, “Go and show to your wife that you still love her, even though she has been committing adultery with another man who loves her. [That will show that] I still love the people of Israel, even though they worship other gods/idols and eat raisin cakes [in feasts that honor those gods].”
2 Busa siya gipalit ko alang kanako sa napulo ug lima ka book nga salapi, ug usa ka omer sa cebada, ug tunga sa omer sa cebada;
[My wife had become a slave, ] but I bought her for (6 ounces/179 grams) of silver and ten bushels of barley.
3 Ug ako miingon kaniya: Ikaw magapabilin alang kanako sa daghang mga adlaw; ikaw dili na magapakighilawas, ug ikaw dili na mahimong asawa sa bisan kinsang tawo: busa ingon niana ako alang kanimo.
Then I said to her, “You must wait for many days [before we sleep together] [EUP]. During that time, you must not be a prostitute, and you must not have sex with any other man; but I will live with you.”
4 Kay ang mga anak sa Israel magapabilin sa daghang mga adlaw nga walay hari, ug walay principe, ug walay halad, ug walay haliging-halaran, ug walay ephod kun mga theraphin:
[Our doing that will show that] in the same way, the people of Israel will not have a king and [other] leaders for many years. They will not offer sacrifices or [have sacred stone] pillars, no sacred vest [for the Supreme Priest], and no idols!
5 Sa human niana ang mga anak sa Israel mamalik, ug mangita kang Jehova nga ilang Dios, ug kang David nga ilang hari, ug mangadto kang Jehova uban ang kahadlok ug sa iyang pagkaayo sa ulahing mga adlaw.
But later, the people of Israel will return to Yahweh their God and [be guided by him and] by a king who is a descendant of [King] David. In the last/future days they will come to Yahweh, revering him and trembling [in his presence], and he will bless them.

< Hosea 3 >