Hosea 14
1 Return thou, O Israel, unto Yahweh thy God, —for thou hast stumbled by thine iniquity.
Isalaele, zongela Yawe, Nzambe na yo, pamba te ezali masumu na yo nde ekweyisaki yo.
2 Take with you words, and return to Yahweh: say unto him—Wholly, shalt thou take away iniquity, Accept, then, with favour, and we will make good the boldness of our lips!
Bobongisa maloba na bino mpe bozonga epai na Yawe; boloba na Ye: « Limbisa mabe na biso nyonso, yamba biso na mawa na Yo mpo ete tobonzela yo maloba ya bibebu na biso, na esika ya bangombe.
3 Assyria, shall not save us, Upon horses, will we not ride, neither will we say any more—Our god! to the work of our own hands! For, in thee, shall the fatherless, find compassion.
Asiri akokoka kobikisa biso te; tokomata na mpunda ya bitumba te mpe tokoloba lisusu te na misala ya maboko na biso: ‹ Bozali banzambe na biso, › pamba te ezali Yo, Yawe, nde oyokelaka mwana etike mawa. »
4 I will heal their apostacy, I will love them freely, —for mine anger, hath turned, from them.
Nakobikisa bango na mabe na bango mpe nakolinga bango na motema moko, pamba te kanda na Ngai elongwe kati na bango.
5 I will become as the dew unto Israel, he shall break forth as the lily, —and he shall strike his roots as Lebanon:
Nakozala lokola londende mpo na Isalaele; akobimisa fololo lokola lisi, akopika misisa lokola nzete ya sedele ya Libani.
6 His branches, shall spread, that, like an olive-tree, may be his fresh beauty, —and his fragrance, like Lebanon.
Bitape na ye ekokende mosika, akozala na lokumu lokola nzete ya olive, mpe malasi na ye ekozala lokola malasi ya nzete ya sedele ya Libani.
7 They who dwell in his shade shall again show life like the corn, and break forth as the vine, —and, the remembrance of him, shall be like the wine of Lebanon.
Bato bakozongela kovanda na se ya elilingi na ye, bakokola malamu lokola ble, bakobimisa fololo lokola elanga ya vino kitoko ya Libani.
8 Ephraim [saith] —What to me any more are idols? I, have answered, and have closely observed him, I, am like a fir-tree that is green, From me, is thy fruit found.
Efrayimi akoloba: « Banzambe ya bikeko ezali lisusu na tina nini epai na Ngai? » Ngai nakoyanola ye mpe nakosunga ye. Nazali lokola nzete ya sipele ya mobesu, Ngai nde nasalaka ete obota mbuma.
9 Who is wise, that he may understand these things? intelligent, that he may take knowledge of them? For, straightforward, are the ways of Yahweh, and, the righteous, shall travel therein, but, transgressors, shall stumble therein.
Nani azali na bwanya mpo na kososola makambo oyo? Nani azali na mayele mingi mpo na koyeba yango? Pamba te banzela ya Yawe ezalaka alima: bato ya sembo bakolanda yango, kasi batomboki bakobeta mabaku na nzela yango.
