Hosea
2 “Amwaambile banabokwanu kuti, ‘Nobantu bangu!’*+
Alimwi abacizyi banu kuti, ‘Omukaintu wakafwidwa luse!’*+
2 Amubape mulandu banyoko; amubape mulandu,
Nkaambo tabali bakaintu bangu pe,+ alimwi mebo tandili mulumaabo.
Beelede kuleka buvwuule bwabo
Alimwi abumambe mbobacita akati kankolo zyabo,
3 Buyo-buyo ndilabasamununa akubasiya mantanda mbubonya mbuli buzuba mbobakazyalwa,
Akubapa kuba mbuli nkanda,
Alimwi akubapa kuba mbuli cimpayuma,
Mpoonya akubajaya anyota.
4 Abalo bana babo tandikabafwidi luse pe,
Nkaambo mbana bamusyokwe.
5 Nkaambo banyina babana aaba bakacita buvwuule.+
Nyina iwakabazyala wakacita zintu zyuusya nsoni,+ nkaambo wakaamba kuti,
‘Ndilabatobela aabo bandiyanda kapati,+
Aabo bandipa cakulya amaanzi,
Zisani zyaboya bwambelele azisani zyuuba-uba, mafwuta alimwi azyakunywa.’
6 Aboobo ndilasinka nzila yabo amamvwa;
Alimwi ndilabayakila bwaanda bwamabwe,
Kutegwa batazijani nzila zyabo.
Eelyo uyakwaamba kuti, ‘Ndilapilukila kumulumaangu wakusaanguna,+
Nkaambo ndakali kukkala kabotu ciindi eeciya kwiinda lino.’+
8 Pele tiibakazyiba kuti ndime ndakabapa maila,+ waini mupya alimwi amafwuta,
Akuti ndakabapa nsiliva inji kapati
Alimwi angolida, eezyo nzyobakali kubelesya kuli Baala.+
9 ‘Aboobo ndiyoopiluka akubweza maila aangu kuciindi cangawo
Alimwi awaini wangu mupya kuciindi canguwo,+
Kumane ndiyookwempa zisani zyangu zyaboya bwambelele alimwi azisani zyangu zyuuba-uba eezyo zyeelede kuvwumba mantanda aabo.
10 Ndiyoovwumbula cinswe cabo kabalangilila aabo babayanda cakufwa,
Alimwi kunyina muntu uuyoobavwuna kuzwa mujanza lyangu.+
11 Ndiyoopa kuti kukkomana kwabo koonse,
Mapobwe aabo,+ mapobwe aabo aaciindi noukkala mwezi, masabata aabo alimwi aziindi zyabo zyoonse zyakusekelela zimane.
12 Ndiyoonyonyoona misaansa yabo amikuyu yabo, eezyo nzyobaamba kuti:
“Eezyi nzipego zyangu, nzyobakandipa aabo bandiyanda cakufwa”;
Ndiyoozipa kuti zibe syokwe,
Eelyo banyama bamusyokwe bayoozimana kuzilya.
13 Ndiyoobapa mulandu akaambo kamazuba nobakali kutuula zipaizyo kuzikozyanyo zya Baala,+
Nobakali kulisakatizya anweenwe azilisakatizyo zyabo mpoonya akutandila baabo ibakali kubayanda cakufwa,
Pele mebo bakandiluba,’+ mbwaamba Jehova.
14 ‘Aboobo ndilabakombelezya,
Ndilabatola munkanda,
Eelyo ndiyoobaambila majwi mabotu aabanjila mumoyo.
15 Ndiyoobapa myuunda yabo yamisaansa kuzwa ciindi eeco kuya kumbele,+
Akkuti* lya Akori+ kalili manjililo aasololela kubulangizi;
Bayoondivwiila okuya mbubonya mbuli kumazuba aakubukubusi bwabo,
Mbuli mubuzuba nobakazwa mucisi ca Egepita.+
16 Lino mubuzuba oobo,’ mbwaamba Jehova,
‘Yebo uyoondiita kuti Mulumaangu, tokandiiti limbi kuti Osimalelaangu.’*
17 ‘Ndiyoogwisya mazina aazikozyanyo zya Baala kumulomo wabo,+
Eelyo mazina aanzizyo taakayeeyegwi limbi pe.+
18 Mubuzuba oobo bantu bangu ndiyoobapangila cizuminano abanyama bamusyokwe,+
Abayuni bauluka mujulu alimwi azintu zikalaba ansi;+
Buta, panga alimwi ankondo ndiyoozigwisya mucisi,+
19 Ndiyookusinkilila kuti ube mukaintu wangu lyoonse mane kukabe kutamani;
Ndiyookusinkilila mubululami, munzila iiluzi,
Muluyando lutamani alimwi amuluse.+
20 Ndiyookusinkilila cakusyomeka,
Eelyo ncobeni uyoozyiba kuti ndime Jehova.’+