Hosea 3

1 Yehowa gblɔ nam be, “Yi nàkplɔ srɔ̃wò agbɔe, eye nàlɔ̃e, togbɔ be ame bubu le elɔ̃m, eye wòwɔ ahasi hã, elabena Yehowa galɔ̃ Israel kokoko, togbɔ be edzo yi ɖe mawu bubuwo gbɔ, eye wòlɔ̃ waintsetsebolo hã.”

And the LORD said unto me: 'Go yet, love a woman beloved of her friend and an adulteress, even as the LORD loveth the children of Israel, though they turn unto other gods, and love cakes of raisins.

2 Ale megbugbɔ ƒlee tso eƒe kluvinyenye me kple klosalo wuiatɔ̃ kple lu agba alafa ɖeka blaatɔ̃.

So I bought her to me for fifteen pieces of silver and a homer of barley, and a half-homer of barley;

3 Megblɔ nɛ be, “Ele be nànɔ gbɔnye ŋkeke geɖe; mègado go kple ŋutsu bubuwo alo awɔ gbolo o, ekema manye tɔwò ɖaa.”

and I said unto her: 'Thou shalt sit solitary for me many days; thou shalt not play the harlot, and thou shalt not be any man's wife; nor will I be thine.'

4 Le ɣeyiɣi didi siwo gbɔna me la, fia alo amegã manɔ Israel si o, vɔsasa, legba, kɔmewu alo aklamakpakpɛ ŋutɔ gɔ̃ hã manɔ wo si o!

For the children of Israel shall sit solitary many days without king, and without prince, and without sacrifice, and without pillar, and without ephod or teraphim;

5 Emegbe la, woatrɔ adi Yehowa, woƒe Mawu la, eye woayi woƒe Fia gbɔ. Woatsɔ dzodzo nyanyanya ava Yehowa kple eƒe dɔmenyonyo gbɔ le ŋkeke mamlɛawo me.

afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the LORD their God, and David their king; and shall come trembling unto the LORD and to His goodness in the end of days.