Oseya
2 “Popilei ovakwendye mulikwai navo okuti: ‘Vanthu vange!’*+
Ovahikwena mulikwai navo, vepopilei okuti: ‘Ove mukai wokwalingilwa okankhenda!’*+
2 Tendeleyei nyoko, mutendeleyei,
Mokonda ngwe ha mukai+ wange-ko, ame himulume wae-ko.
Una yokuyeka-po okukala ekunga,*
Pokati komavele ae apole-po oumbalehi.
3 Mokonda ankho kamulingi ngootyo, mandyikemulula omatati ae, akala muhoyo ngo ponthiki atyitwa.
Mandyikemukalesa oluhandya,
Akakala otyilongo tyehena omaande,
Andyikemwipaa nohunga.
4 Himakakala nokankhenda novana vae,
Mokonda ovana voukunga.*
5 Mokonda ina yavo walinga oumbalehi.*+
Una wevekutula walinga otyipuka tyikundisa,+ mokonda wati:
‘Mandyikaovola onombalehi mbange,+
Vana vokumpha ombolo nomaande,
Novikutu, nomulela, novikunwa.’
6 Mokonda yotyo, mandyikahondya onondyila mbae nongandyo yomakete,
Mandyikatunga otyimato tyomamanya tyimutyilika,
Opo ahakavase onondyila mbae.
7 Makahatekela monyima yonombalehi mbae mahi kamekembuvasa,+
Mekeveovola mahi kamekevemona.
Konyima makapopia okuti: ‘Mandyikondoka komulume wange,+
Mokonda ankho ndyikahi vali nawa tyipona pehepano.’+
8 Walimbwako okuti ame nemwavailile ovilia+ novinyu, nomulela,
Ame nemupele opalata onyingi,
Noolu vaundapele nayo mefendelo lya Mbaale.+
9 ‘Mandyikondoka andyimupolo ovilia viange vyo pomuvo wokuteya,
Novinyu yange yo pononthiki mbokunyunga,+
Mandyimupolo ovikutu viange ankho vimufika ahakale muhoyo.
10 Pahe mandyilekesa omapenge ove konombalehi mbove,
Petupu omunthu nawike mekekuyovola pokuvoko kwange.+
11 Mandyikamana-ko ehambu liae aliho,
Novipito viae,+ nonohanyi mbae mbaviala, novityasapalo viae, novipito viae aviho.
12 Mandyikahanyauna omiti viae vionouva nomikuyu viae, vina apopia okuti:
“Oyo ofeto napewa nonombalehi mbange.”
Mandyikevikalesa otyiteta,
Ovinyama viomofika avikevilia-po.
13 Mandyikemukoyesa mokonda yononthiki alingila ovilikutila ovilolo vya Mbaale,+
Pweetyi elihiwiswa nonombilingu mbae novipuka viae oviwa, opo akaovole onombalehi mbae,
Kwaame walimbwa-ko,’+ o Siovaa wetyipopia.
14 ‘Mandyikemuhindila,
Andyikemutwala koluhandya,
Mandyikapopia etyi tyihika komutima wae.
15 Okutuka opo mandyikemukondolela omapia ae omiti vionouva,+
Mandyikakalesa Evota* lya Akole+ ombundi yekevelelo,
Opo ngwe mekenthavela ngo pomanima ouhikwena wae,
Ngo monthiki atunda kotyilongo tyo Isitu.’+
18 Monthiki oyo mandyikevelingila omphango novinyama vyo mohika,+
Noviila vyo meulu, novinyama viokulikoka.+
Mandyikayovola otyilongo etyi konkhondyi no komutunga no kovilwa.+
19 Ove mokakala omuhikwena wange atee-tee.
Mokakala omuhikwena wange mouviuki,
Nolwembia olunene nokankhenda.+
20 Mokakala omuhikwena wange moukwatyili,
Tyotyili mokanoñgonoka Siovaa.’+
21 Siovaa wati: ‘Monthiki oyo, ame mandyikakumbulula,’
‘Mandyikakumbulula omaulu,
Oo maakakumbulula eheke;+
22 Eheke malikakumbulula ovilia novinyu, nomulela,
23 Ame mandyikemukuna opo akale wange keheke,+
Mandyikakala nokankhenda na una nahakalele nokankhenda nae.*
Mandyikapopila vana vehe vanthu vange okuti: “Onwe muvanthu vange,”*+
Ngwe mavakati: “Ove, ove Huku yetu.”’”+