Hosea 3

1 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].”

Olúwa sì wí fún mi pé, “Tun lọ fẹ́ obìnrin kan tí í ṣe olùfẹ́ ọ̀rẹ́ rẹ̀, àti panṣágà, gẹ́gẹ́ bí ìfẹ́ Olúwa sì àwọn ọmọ Israẹli tí ń wo àwọn ọlọ́run mìíràn, tí wọ́n sì ń fẹ́ àkàrà èso àjàrà.”

2 [My wife had become a slave, ] but I bought her for (6 ounces/179 grams) of silver and ten bushels of barley.

Nítorí náà, mo sì rà á padà ní ṣékélì fàdákà mẹ́ẹ̀ẹ́dógún àti homeri kan àti lẹ́tékì barle kan.

3 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.”

Mo sì sọ fún un pé, “Ìwọ gbọdọ̀ máa gbé pẹ̀lú mi fún ọjọ́ pípẹ́, bẹ́ẹ̀ ni ìwọ kò gbọdọ̀ ṣe àgbèrè mọ́ tàbí kí o fẹ́ ọkùnrin mìíràn, èmi náà yóò sì gbé pẹ̀lú rẹ.”

4 [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!

Nítorí pé àwọn ọmọ Israẹli yóò wà fún ọjọ́ pípẹ́ láìní ọba tàbí olórí, láìsí ìrúbọ tàbí pẹpẹ mímọ́, láìsí àlùfáà tàbí òrìṣà kankan.

5 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.

Lẹ́yìn èyí ni àwọn ọmọ Israẹli yóò padà láti wá Olúwa Ọlọ́run wọn àti Dafidi ọba wọn. Wọn yóò sì wá síwájú Olúwa pẹ̀lú ẹ̀rù, wọn ó sì jọ̀wọ́ ara wọn fún Olúwa àti ìbùkún rẹ̀ ní ọjọ́ ìkẹyìn.