Hosea 11;1-12
11 “Ke ini Israel ekedide eyenọwọn̄, mma mma enye,+ nnyụn̄ n̄kot eyen mi nsio ke Egypt.+
2 “Adan̄a nte ẹkekotde mmọ,+ ntre ke mmọ ẹkedaha ẹkpọn̄ mbon oro ẹkekotde mmọ.+ Mmọ ẹma ẹwa uwa ẹnọ ndisọi mbiet Baal,+ ẹnyụn̄ ẹnam nsụn̄ikan̄ uwa ọwọrọ ọdọk ọnọ ndisọi mbiet.+
3 Edi ami n̄kekpep Ephraim isan̄,+ nda ubọk mi mmụm mmọ;+ edi mmọ ifiọkke ite ke ami n̄kọkọk unan mmọ.+
4 N̄kada urụk owo ye urụk ima ndụri mmọ,+ tutu n̄kabade ntie ye mmọ nte mbon oro ẹkọn̄ọrede ọkpọnọ ke itọn̄* mmọ ẹfep,+ nda udia sụn̄sụn̄ nnọ mmọ kiet kiet.+
5 Enye idifiakke inyọn̄ isọn̄ Egypt, edi Assyria eyedi edidem esie,+ koro mmọ mîmaha ndifiak ntiene mi.+
6 Akan̄kan̄ oyofụn̄ akanade mme obio+ esie onyụn̄ abiat mme eto usịnusụn̄ esie efep, onyụn̄ osobo+ mmọ ke ntak uduak mmọ.+
7 Ikọt mi isụk iyomke ndinam akpanikọ nnọ mi.+ Ndien ẹkot mmọ ẹte ẹfiak ẹtiene Ata Edikon̄; baba owo kiet idahake ke enyọn̄.
8 “O Ephraim, n̄keme didie ndikpọn̄ fi?+ O Israel, n̄keme didie ndiyak fi nnọ?+ N̄keme didie ndinịm fi nte Admah?+ N̄keme didie ndinịm fi nte Zeboiim?+ Mmokpụhọ ekikere;+ mmonyụn̄ n̄kop mbọm etieti.
9 Ami ndiwụtke ikan̄-ikan̄ iyatesịt mi.+ Nditọn̄ọke aba ntak nsobo Ephraim mfep,+ koro ami ndide Abasi,+ ndịghe owo, ndi Edisana ke otu mbufo;+ ami ndidịghe ntiene mbufo ke iyatesịt.
10 Mmọ ẹyesan̄a ye Jehovah.+ Enye oyokụni nte ekpe;+ enye oyokụni,+ ndien nditọ ẹyeto edem usoputịn ẹdi ke nnyekidem.+
11 Mmọ ẹyenyek ẹwọrọ nte inuen ke Egypt,+ ẹnyụn̄ ẹwọrọ nte ibiom ke isọn̄ Assyria;+ ndien nyanam mmọ ẹdụn̄ ke ufọk mmọ,” uyo Jehovah edi emi.+
12 “Ephraim ada nsu akan mi okụk,+ ufọk Israel onyụn̄ ada abian̄a akan mi okụk. Edi Judah ke osụk asasan̄a ye Abasi,+ enye onyụn̄ anam akpanikọ ọnọ Ata Edisana.”
Mme Ikọ Idakisọn̄
^ At. Ed., “mban̄.”
