Hosea
5 “Nyɛ osɔfoi,+ nyɛboa enɛ toi,
Israel shĩa, nyɛfea toi,
Maŋtsɛ shĩa, nyɛboa toi,
Ejaakɛ kojomɔ lɛ kɔɔ nyɛhe;
Ejaakɛ nyɛfee nyɛhe akpa ni atsɔ nyɛhã Mizpa,
Kɛ yaa ni akɛlɛɛ shi yɛ Tabor+ nɔ.
3 Mile Efraim,
Ni akɛ Israel hu eteko mi.
4 Amɛnifeemɔi lɛ hãaa amɛnyɛ amɛku amɛsɛɛ kɛba amɛ-Nyɔŋmɔ lɛ ŋɔɔ,
Ejaakɛ ashawofeemɔ* mumɔ yɛ amɛmli;+
Ni amɛbuuu Yehowa akɛ amɛ-Nyɔŋmɔ.
5 Shwã ni Israel shwãa lɛ yeɔ odase eshiɔ lɛ diɛŋtsɛ;*+
Israel kɛ Efraim fɛɛ egbeegbee shi yɛ amɛtɔmɔ lɛ mli,
Ni Yuda kɛ amɛ egbee shi.+
6 Amɛkɛ amɛtoi kɛ amɛtsinai lɛ tee koni amɛyatao Yehowa,
Shi amɛnaaa lɛ.
Egbala ehe shi kɛje amɛŋɔɔ.+
7 Amɛkwa Yehowa,+
Ejaakɛ amɛfɔ maŋsɛɛ bii.
Agbɛnɛ, nyɔɔŋ* kome baami amɛ* kɛ amɛgbɛfaŋ nii* lɛ fɛɛ.
8 Nyɛkpãa akolonto+ yɛ Gibea, nyɛkpãa tɛtɛrɛmantɛrɛ yɛ Rama!+
Nyɛbɔa ta oshe yɛ Bet-aven+—kɛnyiɛ osɛɛ, Benyamin!
9 Ao Efraim, obaatsɔ nɔ ko ni hãa mɔ naa kpɛɔ ehe yɛ toigbalamɔ gbi lɛ nɔ.+
Mihã ale nɔ ni baaba kɛ̃ yɛ Israel wekui lɛ amli.
10 Yuda lumɛi lɛ tamɔ mɛi ni tsiɔ husu kɛyaa sɛɛ.+
Mafɔse mimlifu lɛ mashwie amɛnɔ tamɔ nu.
11 Awa Efraim yi, kojomɔ ni akojo lɛ lɛ ehã ekumɔ,
Ejaakɛ ekpɛ mli akɛ ebaanyiɛ ehenyɛlɔ lɛ sɛɛ.+
12 No hewɔ lɛ, mitsɔ tamɔ abɛi* mihã Efraim
Kɛ nii ní ekpɔtɔ mihã Yuda shĩa lɛ.
13 Be ni Efraim na ehela lɛ, ní Yuda hu na efala lɛ,
Efraim tee Asiria,+ ni etsu kɛtee maŋtsɛ wulu ko ŋɔɔ.
Shi enyɛɛɛ etsa bo,
Ni enyɛɛɛ ehã ofala lɛ agbo.
15 Maya, ni maku misɛɛ kɛya he ni miyɔɔ lɛ kɛyashi amɛbaatere amɛtɔmɔi lɛ ahe sɔ̃ lɛ,
Kɛ́ amɛyaje haomɔ mli lɛ, amɛbaatao mi.”+