Hosea 14
1 Israeli, rudi kwa Bwana, Mungu wako, kwa kuwa umeanguka kwa sababu ya uovu wako.
to return: return [emph?] Israel till LORD God your for to stumble in/on/with iniquity: crime your
2 Chukueni maneno pamoja nanyi na mrudieni Yahweh. Mwambieni, “Ondoa uovu wetu wote, uyakubali mema, ili tuweze kukupa matunda ya midomo yetu.
to take: take with you word and to return: return to(wards) LORD to say to(wards) him all to lift: forgive iniquity: crime and to take: recieve good and to complete bullock lips our
3 Ashuru haitatuokoa; hatutapanda farasi kwenda vitani. Hatuwezi tena kuiambia kazi ya mikono yetu, 'ninyi ni miungu yetu,' kwa maana kwako mtu asiye na baba hupata huruma.”
Assyria not to save us upon horse not to ride and not to say still God our to/for deed: work hand our which in/on/with you to have compassion orphan
4 'Nitawaponya kugeuka kwao; Nami nitawapenda kwa moyo, kwa maana hasira yangu itaondoka kwake.
to heal faithlessness their to love: lover them voluntariness for to return: turn back face: anger my from him
5 Nitakuwa kama umande kwa Israeli; atachanua kama maua na kuchukua mizizi kama mwerezi nchini Lebanoni.
to be like/as dew to/for Israel to sprout like/as lily and to smite root his like/as Lebanon
6 Matawi yake yataenea; Uzuri wake utakuwa kama mizeituni, na harufu yake kama mierezi ya Lebanoni.
to go: walk shoot his and to be like/as olive splendor his and aroma to/for him like/as Lebanon
7 Watu wanaoishi katika kivuli chake watarejea; watafufuliwa kama nafaka na maua kama mizabibu. Utukufu wake utakuwa kama divai ya Lebanoni.
to return: return to dwell in/on/with shadow his to live grain and to sprout like/as vine memorial his like/as wine Lebanon
8 Efraimu, nifanye nini tena na sanamu? Mimi nitamjibu na kumtunza. Mimi ni kama mberoshi majani yake ni ya kijani daima; kutoka kwangu huja matunda yako.”
Ephraim what? to/for me still to/for idol I to answer and to see him I like/as cypress luxuriant from me fruit your to find
9 Nani mwenye busara ili aelewe mambo haya? Nani anaelewa mambo haya ili awatambue? Kwa kuwa njia za Bwana ni sawa, na wenye haki watatembea ndani yao, lakini waasi wataanguka ndani yake.
who? wise and to understand these to understand and to know them for upright way: conduct LORD and righteous to go: walk in/on/with them and to transgress to stumble in/on/with them
