Hosea
12 “Efraim ote lipalula nomhepo.
Oha taataa omhepo yokoushilo efiku alishe.
Oha hapupalifa oipupulu nelongifo leenghono.
Ova ninga ehangano naAssiria, nova twala omaadi kuEgipiti.
2 Jehova oku na oshikoya naJuda;
Ota ka hokololifa Jakob she likolelela keendjila daye,
Note ke mu pa ondjabi she likolelela koilonga yaye.
3 Eshi a li moshidalelo, okwa kwata mumwaina koshififinwa,
Nokwa kondjifa Kalunga ta longifa eenghono daye.
4 Okwa kala ta kondjo nomweengeli, nokwa findana.
Okwa lila, nokwa pula e mu file onghenda.”
Okwe mu hanga kuBetel, naako oko a popila nafye,
5 Jehova oKalunga komatangakwaita,
Jehova olo edina ledimbulukifo laye.*
6 “Onghee alukila kuKalunga koye,
Kala u na ohole i na oudiinini nouyuki,
Nokukala we lineekela alushe muKalunga koye.
7 Ndele meke lomulandifi* omu na oiyelekifo yoipupulu;
Oku hole okukengelela.
8 Efraim ota twikile okutya, ‘Oshoshili, onda punapala;
Onda mona emona.
Nomoilonga yange aishe itava mono mo sha sha puka, ile oulunde.’
9 Ashike aame Jehova, Kalunga koye, okudja medu laEgipiti.
Ohandi ke ku ninga vali u kale ho di momatwali,
Ngaashi sha li pomafiku eufwafimbo.*
10 Onda popya novaprofeti,
Onda hapupalifa omamoniko avo,
Nonda popya omafaneko okupitila movaprofeti.
11 MuGilead omo mwa kala oukengeleledi* nosho yo oipupulu.
Ova yambela eengobe deemhedi muGilgal,
Neealtari davo odi li ngaashi eenduba domamanya di li moinenga, mepya.
12 Jakob okwa ya onhapo koshitukulwa* shaAram;*
Israel okwa longela oko a mone omukulukadi,
Nomolwomukulukadi, okwa kala ta file oshisho eedi.
13 Jehova okwa kufa Israel muEgipiti okupitila momuprofeti,
Nokwa li a wilikwa okupitila momuprofeti.
14 Efraim okwa etifa ehandu linene;
Etimba laye lohonde otali kala kuye;
Omwene waye ote ke mu handukila omolwodino yaye.”