Hoseya
4 Vwani mazu ngaku Yehova, yimwi Ayisirayeli,
Pakuti Yehova watumba mulandu ŵanthu wo aja mucharu ichi,+
Chifukwa chakuti mucharu ichi mulivi uneneska, chanju chambula kumala ndipuso ŵanthu atimuziŵa cha Chiuta.+
2 Kulapizga vinthu vaboza, kupusika,+ kubaya ŵanthu,+
Kuba, chigololu,+ ve peposi,
Ndipu nyengu zosi ŵanthu adira ndopa.+
3 Ndichu chifukwa chaki charu cho chazamuliya+
Ndipu munthu weyosi yo waja mwenimo wazamuwonda;
Nyama zamudondu, viyuni vamude,
Kweniso somba za munyanja, vazamumala.
4 “Kweni munthu weyosi wangasuskanga munyaki cha pamwenga kumuchenya.+
Pakuti mwe nge ŵanthu wo asuskana ndi wasembi.+
5 Mwaviyo, mwazamuguŵa lumwi le nyee,
Mchimi wazamuguŵiya namwi limoza, nge kuti mbusiku.
Ndipu ndazamuchetamisa* nyinamwi.
6 Ŵanthu ŵangu azamuchetamisika* chifukwa chakuti atindiziŵa cha.
Pakuti mwakana kundiziŵa,+
Nani so ndazakukukanani ndipu mwazakunditeŵete cha nge asembi;
Ndipuso chifukwa chakuti mwaluwa dangu laku* Chiuta winu,+
Nani so ndazamuluwa ŵana ŵinu.
7 Po ayandananga ukongwa, andibudiyanga so ukongwa.+
Unkhankhu wawu ndazakuwusambusa chilengesu.*
8 Yiwu aturya ubudi wa ŵanthu ŵangu,
Ndipu akhumba kuti ŵanthu abudiyengibudiyengi.
9 Vo vazamuchitikiya ŵanthu ndivu so vazamuchitikiya wasembi;
Ndazakuŵamba mulandu chifukwa cha nthowa zawu,
Ndipu ndazakuŵalanga mwakukoliyana ndi vakuchita vawu.+
10 Azamukurya kweni azamuguta cha.+
11 Uhuli,* vinyu kweniso vinyu wasonu
Vichitiska kuti munthu waleki kuja ndi mtima wakukhumba kuchita cho ntchamampha.*+
12 Ŵanthu ŵangu afumba ku vikozgu vawu vavimiti,
Achita vo nthonga* yitiŵakambiya;
Chifukwa chakuti jalidu la uhuli* litiŵalandizga,
Ndipu chifukwa cha uhuli* wawu akana kujithereska kwaku Chiuta.
13 Yiwu apereka sembi pachanya pa mapiri,+
Ndipuso atotcha sembi kuti zisunkhi josi pamitunthu,
Kusi kwa vimiti va oku, vimiti va sitorakisi kweniso chimiti chechosi chikulu,+
Chifukwa chakuti ve ndi mduzi wamampha.
Ndichu chifukwa chaki ŵana ŵinu anthukazi achita uhuli*
Ndipuso akumwana ŵinu achita chigololu.
14 Ndazamukumba mulandu ŵana ŵinu anthukazi chifukwa cha uhuli* wawu,
Ndipuso ndazamukumba mulandu akumwana ŵinu chifukwa cha chigololu chawu.
Pakuti anthulumi atoriyana kwakuŵija ndi mahuli
Ndipu apereka sembi ndi mahuli nga panyumba yakusopiyamu;
Ŵanthu ambula kuvwisa vinthu+ ŵenaŵa azamumala.
Mungazanga ku Giligala cha+ pamwenga ku Beti-aveni,+
Ndipu mungalapizganga cha kuti, ‘Nge mo Yehova waliri wamoyu!’+
16 Isirayeli waja ndi mtafu, nge ng’ombi yamtafu.+
Kumbi Yehova waŵaliskengi nge mwana wa mbereri munthulumi pamalu ngakuliskapu viŵetu ngasani?
17 Efurayemu wakoliyana ndi angoza.+
Mulekeni!
Ndipu alongozgi ŵaki atanja* vinthu vakuchitiska soni.+
19 Mphepu yazakumuvunga* mumapapa ngaki
Ndipu azamuchita soni chifukwa cha sembi zawu.”