Hosea
7 “Ciindi nendiyanda kumuponya Israyeli,
Cinyonyoono ca Efraimu acalo cilalibonya,+
Antoomwe abubi bwa Samariya;+
2 Pele mumyoyo yabo tabaambi kuti mebo ndiyoobuyeeya bubi bwabo boonse.+
Lino micito yabo ilibazingulukide koonse-koonse;
Ilalibonya antangalala kumbele lyangu.
3 Bakkomanisya mwami abubi bwabo,
Akukkomanisya basilutwe abumpelenge bwabo.
4 Boonse buyo mbaasimamambe,
Balapya mbuli citofwu ncayasya sikupanga zinkwa,
Ooyo uuleka kucisosela ciindi nakanda fulaulu akuuleka kuti ufwufwumuke.
5 Mubuzuba bwapobwe lyamwami wesu, basilutwe baciswa
—Banyema akaambo kawaini.+
Walo watambika janza lyakwe kulibaabo bafwubaazya.
6 Nkaambo balaboola munsi-munsi amyoyo iipya mbuli citofwu.*
Busiku boonse sikupanga zinkwa uloona;
Mafwumofwumo citofwu cilapya mbuli mulilo uuvwilima.
7 Boonse buyo balapya mbuli citofwu,
Eelyo balya baleli* babo.
8 Efraimu uluujisi kusangana abantu bamasi.+
Efraimu uli mbuli cinkwa cibulungene catasandulwa.
9 Beenzu bazimana nguzu zyakwe zyoonse,+ pele walo tazyi.
Alimwi mutwe wakwe woonse waile kutuba buu akaambo kamvwi, pele walo kunyina ncabwene.
10 Kulisumpula kwa Israyeli kwapa bumboni bumupa mulandu walo mwini,+
Pele tiibapiluka kuli Jehova Leza wabo,+
Alimwi tiibamuyandaula nokuba kuti bacitikilwa zintu zyoonse eezyi.
11 Efraimu uli buyo mbuli nziba mfwubafwuba iitakwe maano.+
Baita Egepita;+ baunka kuli Asuri.+
12 Kufwumbwa nkobaunka, ndiyoobavwumba alunsabwe lwangu.
Ndiyoobajata akubaleta ansi mbuli bayuni bamujulu.
Ndiyoobasubula kweelana amajwi aakucenjezya ngondakaambila mbungano yabo.+
13 Maawe kulimbabo, nkaambo batija kuzwa kulindime!
Abanyonyoonwe, nkaambo bandibisyila!
Mebo ndalilibambilide kubanununa, pele balo baamba zyakubeja kujatikizya ndime.+
14 Tiibakandiita amoyo woonse kuti ndibagwasye,+
Nokuba kuti bakaluujisi kulila amalo aabo.
Bakali kulinengaula akaambo kamaila aabo alimwi awaini wabo mupya;
Baluujisi kundizangila.
15 Nokuba kuti ndakabalaya akuyumya maanza aabo,
Balo tabandiyandi, bakanza kucita cibi.
16 Bakacinca bukkale bwabo, pele ikutali kucintu cisumpukide;*
Tiibakasyomeka mbubonya mbuli buta butebede.+
Basilutwe babo bayoojaigwa apanga akaambo kamilaka yabo yaamba majwi aabuzangi.
Akaambo kaceeci bayoosampaulwa mucisi ca Egepita.”+