Hosea 14
1 Return, O Israel, to Jehovah thy God; For thou hast fallen by thine iniquity.
O Israel, mitrɔ yi Yehowa, miaƒe Mawu la gbɔ, elabena miaƒe nu vɔ̃wo gbã mi gudugudu.
2 Take with you words, And return to Jehovah, saying, “Forgive all our iniquity, and receive us graciously, And we will render to thee the sacrifices of our lips!
Miva Yehowa gbɔ kple miaƒe kukuɖeɖe, eye miagblɔ nɛ be, “O Yehowa, tsɔ míaƒe nu vɔ̃wo ke mí. Ve mía nu nàgaxɔ mí, eye míatsɔ kafukafuvɔsa vɛ na wò.
3 Assyria shall not help us; We will not ride on horses; And no more will we say to the work of our hands, Ye are our Gods! For from thee the fatherless obtaineth mercy.”
Asiria mate ŋu axɔ na mí le aʋa me o, eye míaƒe aʋawɔsɔwo hã mate ŋu aɖe mí o; míagayɔ legba siwo míewɔ kple asi la be míaƒe mawuwo azɔ o, elabena wò Yehowa ɖeɖe gbɔ ko tsyɔ̃eviwo kpɔa nublanuikpɔkpɔ le.”
4 “I will heal their rebellion; I will love them freely; For my anger is turned away from them.
“Ekema mada gbe le woƒe mɔtatra ŋu, eye magalɔ̃ wo kple dzi faa, elabena nye dɔmedzoe nu afa keŋ.
5 I will be as the dew to Israel; He shall blossom as the lily, And strike his roots like Lebanon.
Manɔ abe ahũdzadza ene na Israel, aƒo se nyuie abe dzogbenya ene, eye wòaƒo ke ɖe to abe Lebanon ƒe sedati ene.
6 His sprouts shall spread forth, And his beauty shall be as the olive-tree, And his fragrance as Lebanon.
Eƒe alɔdzewo atse nyuie, eƒe dzedzeme anɔ abe amiti ene, eye eƒe ʋeʋẽ anɔ abe Lebanon ƒe sedati ene.
7 They that dwell under his shadow Shall revive as the corn; They shall shoot forth as the vine; Their name shall be like the wine of Lebanon.
Amewo aganɔ anyi ɖe eƒe vɔvɔli te bɔkɔɔ, aʋã abe bli ene, aƒo se abe wainti ene, eye axɔ ŋkɔ abe Lebanon ƒe wain ene.
8 Ephraim shall say, What have I more to do with idols? I will hear him; I will care for him; I will be like a green cypress-tree; From me shall thy fruit be found.”
O Efraim! Migbe nu le legbawo gbɔ! Matɔ nɛ, akpɔ eta. Mele abe ati dama ene. Wò nuteƒewɔwɔ tso gbɔnye.”
9 Who is wise, that he may understand these things, Prudent, that he may know them? For the ways of Jehovah are right, And the righteous walk in them; But in them transgressors stumble.
Ame sia ame si si nunya le la, ase nu siawo gɔme. Ame sia ame si bua ta me la, neɖo to, elabena Yehowa ƒe mɔwo le dzɔdzɔe, eye ame dzɔdzɔewoe zɔa edzi, ke nu vɔ̃ wɔlawo ya akli nu, adze anyi.
