< Hosea 14 >

1 O Israel, returne vnto the Lord thy God: for thou hast fallen by thine iniquitie.
Yípadà ìwọ Israẹli sí Olúwa Ọlọ́run rẹ. Ẹ̀ṣẹ̀ rẹ ló fa ìparun rẹ!
2 Take vnto you words, and turne to the Lord, and say vnto him, Take away all iniquitie, and receiue vs graciously: so wil we render the calues of our lippes.
Ẹ gba ọ̀rọ̀ Olúwa gbọ́, kí ẹ sì yípadà sí Olúwa. Ẹ sọ fún un pé, “Darí gbogbo ẹ̀ṣẹ̀ wa jì wá kí o sì fi oore-ọ̀fẹ́ gbà wá, kí àwa kí ó lè fi ètè wa sán an fún ọ
3 Asshur shall not saue vs, neither wil we ride vpon horses, neither will we say any more to the worke of our handes, Ye are our gods: for in thee the fatherlesse findeth mercie.
Asiria kò le gbà wá là; a kò ní í gorí ẹṣin ogun. A kò sì ní tún sọ ọ́ mọ́ láé, ‘Àwọn ni òrìṣà wa’ sí àwọn ohun tí ó fi ọwọ́ wa ṣe; nítorí pé lọ́dọ̀ rẹ ni àwọn aláìní baba tí ń rí àánú.”
4 I wil heale their rebellion: I wil loue them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him.
“Èmi wo àgàbàgebè wọn sàn, Èmi ó sì fẹ́ràn wọn, lọ́fẹ̀ẹ́, nítorí ìbínú mi ti yípadà kúrò lọ́dọ̀ wọn.
5 I will be as the dewe vnto Israel: he shall grow as the lilie and fasten his rootes, as the trees of Lebanon.
Èmi o dàbí ìrì sí Israẹli, wọn o sì yọ ìtànná bi ewéko lílì. Bi kedari ti Lebanoni yóò si ta gbòǹgbò.
6 His branches shall spread, and his beautie shalbe as the oliue tree, and his smell as Lebanon.
Àṣẹ̀ṣẹ̀yọ ẹ̀ka rẹ̀ yóò dàgbà, dídán ẹwà yóò rẹ̀ dànù bí igi olifi. Òórùn rẹ yóò sì dàbí igi kedari ti Lebanoni.
7 They that dwel vnder his shadow, shall returne: they shall reuiue as the corne, and florish as the vine: the sent thereof shalbe as the wine of Lebanon.
Àwọn ènìyàn yóò tún padà gbé lábẹ́ òjijì rẹ̀. Yóò rúwé bi ọkà. Yóò sì yọ ìtànná bi àjàrà, òórùn rẹ yóò dàbí ti wáìnì Lebanoni.
8 Ephraim shall say, What haue I to doe any more with idoles? I haue heard him, and looked vpon him: I am like a greene firre tree: vpon me is thy fruite founde.
Ìwọ Efraimu, kín ló tún kù tí mo ní ṣe pẹ̀lú ère òrìṣà? Èmi ó dá a lóhùn, èmi ó sì ṣe ìtọ́jú rẹ. Mo dàbí igi junifa tó ń fi gbogbo ìgbà tutù, èso tí ìwọ ń so si ń wá láti ọ̀dọ̀ mi.”
9 Who is wise, and he shall vnderstande these things? and prudent, and he shall knowe them? for the wayes of the Lord are righteous, and the iust shall walke in them: but the wicked shall fall therein.
Ta ni ọlọ́gbọ́n? Òun yóò mòye àwọn nǹkan wọ̀nyí. Ta a ní ó mọ̀? Òun yóò ní ìmọ̀ wọn. Títọ́ ni ọ̀nà Olúwa àwọn olódodo si ń rìn nínú wọn, ṣùgbọ́n àwọn ọlọ́tẹ̀ ni yóò kọsẹ̀ nínú wọn.

< Hosea 14 >