Hosea 14
1 Israel, return to Yahweh your God; for you have fallen because of your sin.
Mudde eri Mukama Katonda wammwe, ggwe Isirayiri. Ebibi byammwe bye bibaleetedde okugwa.
2 Take words with you, and return to Yahweh. Tell him, “Forgive all our sins, and accept that which is good; so we offer bulls as we vowed of our lips.
Mudde eri Mukama nga mwogera ebigambo bino nti, “Tusonyiwe ebibi byaffe byonna, otwanirize n’ekisa, bwe tutyo tunaawaayo ebibala by’akamwa kaffe, ng’ebiweebwayo eby’ente ennume.
3 Assyria can’t save us. We won’t ride on horses; neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, ‘Our gods!’ for in you the fatherless finds mercy.”
Obwasuli tebusobola kutulokola; Tetujja kwebagala mbalaasi ez’omu ntalo. Tetuliddayo kwogera nate nti, ‘Bakatonda baffe,’ nga twogera ku bintu bye twekoledde n’emikono gyaffe, kubanga mu ggwe, bamulekwa mwe bajja okusaasirwa.”
4 “I will heal their waywardness. I will love them freely; for my anger is turned away from them.
Ndibalekesaayo empisa zaabwe embi, ne mbaagala awatali kye mbasalidde kya kusasula. Kubanga obusungu bwange butanudde okubavaako.
5 I will be like the dew to Israel. He will blossom like the lily, and send down his roots like Lebanon.
Ndifaanana ng’omusulo eri Isirayiri: alimulisa ng’eddanga, era alisimba emirandira ng’emivule gy’e Lebanooni.
6 His branches will spread, and his beauty will be like the olive tree, and his fragrance like Lebanon.
Amatabi ge amato galikula; n’obulungi bwe buliba ng’omuzeyituuni, n’akaloosa ke kaliba ng’akaloosa k’omuvule gw’e Lebanooni.
7 Men will dwell in his shade. They will revive like the grain, and blossom like the vine. Their fragrance will be like the wine of Lebanon.
Abantu balibeera nate wansi w’ekisiikirize kye, era alibala ng’emmere ey’empeke. Alimulisa ng’omuzabbibu, era alyatiikirira nga wayini ow’e Lebanooni.
8 Ephraim, what have I to do any more with idols? I answer, and will take care of him. I am like a green cypress tree; from me your fruit is found.”
Ggwe Efulayimu mugabo ki gwe nnina mu bakatonda bo? Ndimwanukula ne mulabirira. Nninga omuberosi omugimu, era n’ebibala byo biva mu nze.
9 Who is wise, that he may understand these things? Who is prudent, that he may know them? For the ways of Yahweh are right, and the righteous walk in them, but the rebellious stumble in them.
Abalina amagezi bategeera ensonga zino, era abakabakaba balibimanya. Amakuba ga Mukama matuufu, n’abatuukirivu bagatambuliramu, naye abajeemu bageesittaliramu.
