Hohea 3

1 I mea ano a Ihowa ki ahau, Tena ano haere, arohaina tetahi wahine e arohaina ana e te tangata, he wahine puremu; kia rite ki te aroha o Ihowa ki nga tama a Iharaira, ahakoa e anga atu ana ki nga atua ke, a e matenui ana ki nga keke karepe maroke.

And Jehovah said unto me, Go again, love a woman beloved of a friend, and an adulteress, according to the love of Jehovah for the children of Israel, though they turn to other gods, and love raisin-cakes.

2 Na hokona ana ia e ahau maku ki nga pihi hiriwa kotahi tekau ma rima ki te homa perai, me te hawhe homa parei:

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

3 A ka ki atu ki a ia, Kia maha nga ra e noho ai koe he mea taumau maku; kaua e kairau, kaua ano e riro i te tangata: ka pena ano ahau ki a koe.

And I said unto her, Thou shalt abide for me many days; thou shalt not play the harlot, and thou shalt not be [another] man's, and I will also be for thee.

4 He maha hoki nga ra e noho ai nga tama a Iharaira, kahore he kingi, kahore he rangatira, kahore he patunga tapu, kahore hoki he pou, kahore he epora, kahore he terapimi.

For the children of Israel shall abide many days without king, and without prince, and without sacrifice, and without statue, and without ephod and teraphim.

5 Muri iho ka hoki mai nga tama a Iharaira, ka rapu i a Ihowa, i to ratou Atua, i a Rawiri ano, i to ratou kingi; ka haere mai i runga i te wehi ki a Ihowa, ki tona pai ano i nga ra whakamutunga.

Afterwards shall the children of Israel return, and seek Jehovah their God, and David their king; and shall turn with fear toward Jehovah and toward his goodness, at the end of the days.