Hosea
4 Oo Israelbi, nyɛɛ bu Yehowa munyu tue,
Yehowa kɛ nihi nɛ a ngɛ zugba a nɔ ɔ ná sane,
Ejakaa anɔkuale yemi kɛ suɔmi nɛ se pui kɛ Mawu he nile be zugba a nɔ.
2 Lakpa kita kami kɛ lakpa yemi kɛ nɔ gbemi
Kɛ jumi kɛ gba puɛmi pɔ he wawɛɛ,
Nɛ muɔ si puemi nyɛɛ muɔ si puemi se.
3 Lɔ ɔ he je nɛ zugba a maa ye aywilɛho
Nɛ nihi nɛ a ngɛ nɔ ɔ a hɛ mi ma kpata a nɛ;
Nga mi lohwe awi yeli kɛ hiɔwe lohwe pɛlitsɛmɛ,
Kɛ wo mi lohi po, a hɛ mi ma kpata.
4 Se nɔ ko kɛ nɔ ko kó gbla nɔ́ mi, nɛ nɔ ko kó kã nɔ ko hɛ mi,
Ejakaa o we bi ɔmɛ ngɛ kaa nihi nɛ a kɛ osɔfo gblaa nɔ́ mi.
5 Lɔ ɔ he ɔ, o ma tɛ nɔ́ piani katakata,
Nɛ o kɛ gbalɔ ɔ tsuo ma tɛ nɔ́, kaa nɔ́ nɛ je jɔ.
Nɛ ma ha nɛ o yayo ma ma e nya.*
6 Ye we bi ɔmɛ ma ma a nya,* ejakaa a be nile.
Akɛnɛ o kua nile he je ɔ,
Imi hu ma kua mo nɛ o be sɔmɔe kaa osɔfo ha mi hu;
Nɛ akɛnɛ o hɛ je o Mawu ɔ mlaa a* nɔ he je ɔ,
Imi hu, ye hɛ maa je o bimɛ ɔmɛ a nɔ.
7 Si abɔ nɛ a he ngɛ hiɛe ɔ, si abɔ nɛ a ngɛ yayami pee kɛ ngɛ mi sie.
Ma tsake a hɛ mi nyami kɛ pee hɛ mi si puemi.*
8 A náa yayami nɛ ye we bi peeɔ ɔ he se,
Nɛ a suɔ kaa ye we bi nɛ ya nɔ nɛ a hi yayami pee kpamisaa.*
9 Nɔ́ nɛ maa ba ni ɔmɛ a nɔ ɔ, lɔ ɔ nɔuu lɛ maa ba osɔfo ɔ nɔ;
Ma ha nɛ a bu a je mi bami ɔ he akɔtaa,
Nɛ ma ngɔ nɔ́ nɛ maa je a ní peepee ɔ mi kɛ ba a kɛ ba a nɔ.
10 A maa ye ní, se a be tɔe.
A maa bɔ ajuama,* se a be fɔe,
Ejakaa a kɛ Yehowa pee we nɔ́ ko.
12 Ye we bi ya biɔ ní ngɛ tso amagahi a ngɔ,
A peeɔ nɔ́ nɛ a dɛma tso* deɔ mɛ ke a pee ɔ;
Ejakaa ajuama bɔmi mumi ɔ haa nɛ a tlaa blɔ,
Nɛ a we ajuama bɔmi ɔ he je ɔ, a sume nɛ a ba a he si kɛ ha Mawu.
13 A sãã afɔle ngɛ yoku ɔmɛ a yi mi,
Nɛ a haa nɛ afɔle sami lasuku jeɔ ngɛ kpoku ɔmɛ a nɔ,
Ngɛ oak tsohi kɛ storaks tsohi kɛ tso ngua fɛɛ tso ngua sisi,
Ejakaa a hɔ̃ ɔ hi saminya.
Lɔ ɔ he je nɛ o biyi ɔmɛ bɔɔ ajuama
Nɛ o nganyɛ ɔmɛ puɛɔ gba a nɛ.
14 I be o biyi ɔmɛ a tue gblae ngɛ a tuutuu pomi ɔ* he je,
Nɛ i be o nganyɛ ɔmɛ a tue gblae ngɛ a gba puɛmi ɔ he je.
Ejakaa nyumu ɔmɛ kɛ tuutuu yi ɔmɛ yaa he ko banee
Nɛ a kɛ tuutuu poli* ɔmɛ ya sãã afɔle;
Nimli kaa kikɛ nɛ́ a be nɔ́ sisi numi ɔ a hɛ mi ma kpata.
15 Oo Israel, e ngɛ mi kaa o ngɛ tuutuu poe* mohu lɛɛ,
Se ko ha nɛ Yuda nɛ ye fɔ.
Nyɛ ko ya Gilgal loo Bet Aven,
Nɛ nyɛ ko kã kita ke, “Be abɔ nɛ Yehowa ngɛ nɛ ɔ!’
16 Ejakaa Israel tue mi ti kaa na nɛ e tue mi ti.
Anɛ Yehowa maa hyɛ a nɔ kaa bɔ nɛ a hyɛɔ agbosu wayo nɔ ngɛ lohwehi a ní yemi he nɛ ngɛ nga nɔ ɔ lo?*
17 Efraim kɛ amagahi ya bɔ.
Lɔ ɔ he ɔ, nyɛ ngmɛɛ e he!
Nɛ e nɔ yeli ɔmɛ* suɔ hɛ mi si puemi wawɛɛ.
19 Kɔɔhiɔ ma koklo lɛ kɛ wo e pɛli ɔmɛ a mi,*
Nɛ zo maa gbe mɛ ngɛ afɔle nɛ a sãã amɛ a he.”