Hoseya
2 Bwelai kwi Yehoba na bino byambo,
Mwambilai’mba, ‘Tulekelaiko mambo etu+ kabiji swai kutambula byawama byo twimupa,
Tukalambula byambo bya lutotelo bya pa tunwa twetu+ byonka byo tulambula milambo ya baana bañombe.*
3 Bena Asilya kechi baketupokolola ne.+
Kechi tukendanga pa bambili ne,+
Kabiji kechi tukambapo jibiji amba, “Anweba Lesa wetu!” ku bankishi bo twalenga ne,
Mambo anweba mubila lusa mwana wabula bashanji.’+
4 Amiwa nkebakwasha kwikala ba kishinka jibiji.+
5 Amiwa nkekala nobe kime ku bena Isalela;
Bakatenkuma nobe buluba
Kabiji bakekizha mizhazhi panshi nobe bichi bya ku Lebanoni.
6 Misampi yabo ikavula,
Buya bwabo bukekala nobe kichi kya maolivi,
Bwema bwabo bukanunkilanga nobe bwa ku Lebanoni.
7 Bakekalanga jibiji mu kimfutele kyanji.
Bakajimanga kajo ne kulala buluba nobe kichi kya miñanzañanza.+
Bakaya nkuwa* nobe binyu bya ku Lebanoni.
8 Bena Efelaimu bakamba’mba, ‘Bankishi baji na ñanyi mwingilo kwi atweba?’+
Amiwa nkebakumbula ne kwibalama.+
Nkekala nobe kichi kya yunipa kyatenkuma.
Yami nkemupanga bipangwa.”
9 Ñanyi uji na maana akwatakanye bino bintu?
Ñanyi uji na maana ayuke bino bintu?
Mambo mashinda a Yehoba aoloka,+
Kabiji bantu baoloka bakendanga monka;
Pakuba boba byatama baketuntula pa kwendamo.