1
Bwana akaniambia, Enenda tena, mpende mwanamke apendwaye na rafiki yake, naye ni mzinzi; kama vile Bwana awapendavyo wana wa Israeli, ingawa wanaigeukia miungu mingine, na kupenda mikate ya zabibu kavu.
Then the LORD said to me, “Go show love to your wife again, though she is loved by another and is an adulteress. Love her as the LORD loves the Israelites, though they turn to other gods and love to offer raisin cakes to idols.”
2
Basi nikajinunulia mwanamke huyo kwa vipande kumi na vitano vya fedha, na homeri moja ya shayiri, na nusu ya homeri ya shayiri;
So I bought her for fifteen shekels of silver and a homer and a lethech of barley.
3
nami nilimwambia, Utatawa kwa ajili yangu siku nyingi; hutafanya mambo ya ukahaba, wala hutakuwa mke wa mtu awaye yote; nami nitakuwa hali iyo hiyo kwa ajili yako.
Then I said to her, “You must live with me for many days; you must not be promiscuous or belong to another, and I will do the same for you.”
4
Kwa maana wana wa Israeli watakaa siku nyingi bila mfalme, wala mtu mkuu, wala sadaka, wala nguzo, wala naivera, wala kinyago;
For the Israelites must live many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred pillar, and without ephod or idol.
5
baada ya hayo wana wa Israeli watarejea, na kumtafuta Bwana, Mungu wao, na Daudi, mfalme wao; nao watamwendea Bwana na wema wake kwa kicho siku za mwisho. </p>
Afterward, the people of Israel will return and seek the LORD their God and David their king. They will come trembling to the LORD and to His goodness in the last days.