Hosea 14
1 Israel, be thou conuertid to thi Lord God, for thou fellist doun in thi wickidnesse.
Rudi, ee Israeli, kwa Bwana Mungu wako. Dhambi zako zimekuwa ndilo anguko lako!
2 Take ye wordis with you, and be ye conuertid to the Lord; and seie ye to hym, Do thou awei al wickidnesse, and take thou good; and we schulen yelde the caluys of oure lippis.
Chukueni maneno pamoja nanyi, mkamrudie Bwana. Mwambieni: “Samehe dhambi zetu zote na utupokee kwa neema, ili tuweze kutoa matunda yetu kama sadaka za mafahali.
3 Assur schal not saue vs, we schulen not stie on hors; and we schulen no more seie, Oure goddis ben the werkis of oure hondis; for thou schalt haue merci on that modirles child, which is in thee.
Ashuru hawezi kutuokoa, hatutapanda farasi wa vita. Kamwe hatutasema tena ‘Miungu yetu’ kwa kile ambacho mikono yetu wenyewe imetengeneza, kwa kuwa kwako wewe yatima hupata huruma.”
4 Y schal make hool the sorewis of hem; Y schal loue hem wilfuli, for my strong veniaunce is turned awei fro hem.
“Nitaponya ukaidi wao na kuwapenda kwa hiari yangu, kwa kuwa hasira yangu imeondoka kwao.
5 Y schal be as a dew, and Israel schal buriowne as a lilie. And the root therof schal breke out as of the Liban;
Nitakuwa kama umande kwa Israeli; atachanua kama yungiyungi. Kama mwerezi wa Lebanoni atashusha mizizi yake chini;
6 the braunchis therof schulen go. And the glorye therof schal be as an olyue tree, and the odour therof schal be as of the Liban.
matawi yake yatatanda. Fahari yake itakuwa kama mti wa mzeituni, harufu yake nzuri kama mwerezi wa Lebanoni.
7 Thei schulen be conuertid, and sitte in the schadewe of hym; thei schulen lyue bi wheete, and schulen buriowne as a vyne. The memorial therof schal be as the wyne of Liban.
Watu wataishi tena kwenye kivuli chake. Atastawi kama nafaka. Atachanua kama mzabibu, nao umaarufu wake utakuwa kama divai itokayo Lebanoni.
8 Effraym, what schulen idols do more to me? Y schal here him, and Y schal dresse him as a greene fir tree. Thi fruit is foundun of me.
Ee Efraimu, nina shughuli gani tena na sanamu? Nitamjibu na kumtunza. Mimi ni kama msunobari wenye majani mabichi; kuzaa kwako matunda kunatoka kwangu.”
9 Who is wijs, and schal vndurstonde these thingis? who is vndurstondyng, and schal kunne these thingis? For the weies of the Lord ben riytful, and iust men schulen go in tho; but trespassours schulen falle in tho.
Ni nani mwenye hekima? Atayatambua mambo haya. Ni nani mwenye ufahamu? Huyu atayaelewa. Njia za Bwana ni adili; wenye haki huenda katika njia hizo, lakini waasi watajikwaa ndani yake.
