Hosea

4 Udeni ondjovo yaJehova, akutu, oshiwana shaIsrael,

Osheshi Jehova oku na oihokolola novakalimo vomoshilongo,

Osheshi kape na oshili nohole i na oudiinini, ile eshiivo li na sha naKalunga moshilongo.

 2 Okwaana kwoipupulu nokupopya oipupulu nomadipao

Nokuvaka noluhaelo oi li apeshe,

Nokutilashi ohonde okwa shikula okutilashi ohonde kukwao.

 3 Nomolwaasho edu tali lili,

Nomukalimo keshe womulo ota xulu po;

Noifitukuti yomoixwa needila dokeulu,

Nokuli neeshi domefuta, itai kala po vali.

 4 “Ashike hamunhu a kondjifa, ile a pukulula mukwao,

Osheshi ovanhu voye ova fa ovo tava kondjifa omupristeri.

 5 Onghee otamu ka punduka moshanga shomutenya,

Nomuprofeti ota ka punduka pamwe nanye ngaashi oufiku.

Molwaashi owe liteeka po eshiivo,

Naame ohandi ke ku liteeka po, uha longe u li omupristeri wange;

Ndele molwaashi owa dimbwa omhango* yaKalunga koye,

Ame mwene ohandi ka dimbwa ovanamati voye.

 8 Ohave lipalula nomatimba oshiwana shange

Nove na olwisho li na sha* nenyono lavo.

 9 Ovanhu nomupristeri otava ka ningilwa sha faafana;

Ohandi ke va hokololifa omolweendjila davo,

Nohandi ke va etela oilanduliko omolweenghatu davo.

Otava ka ninga oikumbu,* ashike itava ka hapupala,

Molwaashi ova ulika kutya inava fimaneka Jehova.

11 Oumbwada* nomaviinyu nosho yo omaviinyu mape

Ohai kufa po ehalo lokulonga osho sha yuka.*

12 Ovanhu vange ohava pula ekwafo koikalunga yavo yoiti,

Tava longo osho onhaili* yavo tai va lombwele;

Molwaashi omhepo youmbwada* otai va ningifa va yapuke mo,

Nomolwoumbwada* wavo, ova anya okuliyandja kuKalunga kavo.

13 Ohava yambele koxulo yeemhunda,

Nohava ningile omatwiminoyambo koikulundudu,

Koshi yomiti dinene noyomiti do-storax noyomuti keshe wa kula,

Molwaashi omudile wado omuwa,

Nomolwaashi ovanakadona voye tava kufa ombinga moumbwada,*

Noitenyakadona yoye tai haelwa.

14 Itandi ka hokololifa ovanakadona voye omolwoumbwada* wavo,

Noitenyakadona yoye omolwokuhaelwa kwayo,

Osheshi ovalumenhu ohava i neembwada,

Nohava yambe pamwe neembwada domotembeli;

Ovanhu va tya ngaho, vehe na eudeko, otava ka xulifwa po.

15 Nonande oto kufa ombinga moumbwada,* akutu, Israel,

Juda ina kala netimba.

Ino uya kuGilgal, ile kuBet-aven

Noino ana to ti, ‘Oshili, ofimbo Jehova e na omwenyo!’

18 Ngeenge obiila* yavo oya pu mo,

Otava ka ninga oikumbu.*

19 Omhepo otai ke mu tonyena* momavava ayo,

Notava ka kala va fya ohoni omayambo avo.”