Hosea 3

1 Ningĩ Jehova akĩnjĩĩra atĩrĩ, “Thiĩ, wonie mũtumia waku wendo rĩngĩ, o na gũtuĩka nĩendetwo nĩ mũndũ ũngĩ na nĩ mũtharia. Mwende o ta ũrĩa Jehova endete andũ a Isiraeli, o na gũtuĩka nĩmagarũrũkagĩra ngai ingĩ na makenda keki iria nyamũre cia thabibũ nyũmũ.”

Then said the Lord unto me, Go once more, love a woman beloved of her husband, yet committing adultery; like the love of the Lord toward the children of Israel, who turn themselves after other gods, and love flagons of wine.

2 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio ngĩmũgũra na thogora wa cekeri ikũmi na ithano cia betha, na ta homeri na letheku ĩmwe ya cairi.

So I bought me such a one for fifteen pieces of silver, and for a chomer of barley, and half a chomer of barley.

3 Ngĩcooka ngĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Nĩũgũtũũrania na niĩ matukũ maingĩ, na no nginya ũtige ũmaraya na ndũkendane na mũndũ ũngĩ, na niĩ nĩngũtũũrania nawe.”

And I said unto her, Many days shalt thou abide [true] for me: thou shalt not play the harlot, and thou shalt not belong to any man, and so will I also be toward thee.

4 Nĩgũkorwo andũ a Isiraeli nĩmegũtũũra matukũ maingĩ matarĩ na mũthamaki kana mũnene, na matarĩ na igongona kana mahiga maamũre, na matarĩ na ebodi kana mũhianano.

For many days shall the children of Israel abide without a king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without a standing image, and without an ephod and theraphim.

5 Thuutha ũcio andũ a Isiraeli nĩmagacooka na marongorie Jehova Ngai wao na Daudi mũthamaki wao. Nĩmagooka makĩinainaga kũrĩ Jehova na kũrĩ irathimo ciake matukũ-inĩ ma mũthia.

After that will the children of Israel return, and seek for the Lord their God and David their king; and fearing will they hasten to the Lord and to his goodness in the latter days,