Hosea
4 Ao, Israelbii, nyɛboa Yehowa wiemɔ lɛ toi,
Ejaakɛ Yehowa kɛ shikpɔŋ lɛ nɔ bii lɛ yɛ sane,+
Ejaakɛ anɔkwale kɛ suɔmɔ ni tsakeee kɛ Nyɔŋmɔ he nilee bɛ shikpɔŋ lɛ nɔ.+
2 Amale kitãkamɔi+ kɛ malemɔ kɛ gbɔmɔgbee+
Kɛ juu kɛ gbalafitemɔ+ egbɛ eshwã,
Ni lashishwiemɔ nyiɛɔ lashishwiemɔ sɛɛ.+
3 No hewɔ ni shikpɔŋ lɛ baaye awerɛho+
Ni enɔ bii lɛ fɛɛ ahiɛ baakpãtã lɛ;
Ŋa mli kooloi kɛ ŋwɛi loofɔji,
Hɛɛ, ŋshɔŋ loi po ahiɛ baakpãtã.
5 No hewɔ lɛ, obaatɛ ogbee shi shwane ketekete,
Ni gbalɔ lɛ hu kɛ bo baatɛ agbee shi tamɔ nɔ ni je ena.
Ni mahã omami amua enaa.*
6 Abaahã mimaŋ lɛ amua enaa,* ejaakɛ amɛbɛ nilee.
Akɛni okpoo nilee hewɔ lɛ,+
Mi hu makpoo bo ní okaye osɔfo ohã mi;
Ni akɛni ohiɛ ekpa o-Nyɔŋmɔ lɛ mla* lɛ nɔ hewɔ lɛ,+
Mi hu mihiɛ baakpa obii lɛ anɔ.
7 Babaoo ni amɛyi faa lɛ, babaoo ni amɛfeɔ esha amɛshiɔ mi ji no.+
Mahã amɛnunyam lɛ atsɔ hiɛgbele.*
9 Nɔ kome too baaba maŋbii lɛ kɛ osɔfo lɛ fɛɛ nɔ;
Mahã amɛbu amɛgbɛi lɛ ahe akɔntaa amɛhã mi,
Ni mahã nɔ ni jɛɔ amɛnifeemɔi amli baa lɛ abua amɛyiteŋ.+
10 Amɛbaaye nii, shi amɛtɔrɔŋ.+
12 Mimaŋbii lɛ biɔ amɛtsei amagai lɛ nii,
Amɛfeɔ nɔ ni amɛdɛhiɛmɔtso* lɛ kɛɔ amɛ lɛ;
Ejaakɛ ashawofeemɔ* mumɔ lɛ hãa amɛduɔ gbɛ,
Ni amɛshawofeemɔ* lɛ hewɔ lɛ, amɛsumɔɔɔ ni amɛbaa amɛhe shi amɛhãa amɛ-Nyɔŋmɔ lɛ.
13 Amɛshãa afɔle yɛ gɔji lɛ ayiteŋ,+
Ni amɛshãa lasu afɔle yɛ gɔŋkpɔi lɛ anɔ,
Yɛ ooki tsei kɛ storaks tsei kɛ tso agbo fɛɛ tso agbo shishi,+
Ejaakɛ amɛhɔɔŋ lɛ hi.
14 Migbalaŋ nyɛbiyei lɛ atoi yɛ amɛshawofeemɔ* lɛ he,
Ni migbalaŋ nyɛbihii lɛ aŋamɛi* lɛ atoi yɛ amɛgbalafitemɔ lɛ he.
Ejaakɛ hii lɛ kɛ ashawoi lɛ gbáa kɛyaa he kroko
Ni amɛfataa jamɔhei ashawoi lɛ ahe kɛshãa afɔle;
Maŋ ni tamɔ nɛkɛ ni bɛ jwɛŋmɔ+ lɛ hiɛ baakpãtã.
16 Ejaakɛ Israel kuɛŋ ti,+ tamɔ tsinayoo ni kuɛŋ ti.
Ani Yehowa baakwɛ amɛ agbɛnɛ tamɔ akwɛɔ gwantɛŋnuu yɛ shikpɔŋ ni kooloi yeɔ nii yɛ nɔ, ni kã shi shwaŋŋ nɔ lɛ?*
17 Efraim kɛ ehe eyabɔ amagai ahe.+
Nyɛshia lɛ!
Ni enɔyelɔi* lɛ sumɔɔ hiɛgbele waa.+
19 Kɔɔyɔɔ lɛ baakota lɛ ewo efijiaŋ,*
Ni amɛhiɛ baagboi yɛ amɛfɔleshai lɛ ahewɔ.”