1bere biara a mɛsa Israel yare no,
Efraim nnebɔne da adi.
Samaria awurukasɛm nso da adi.
Wɔyɛ nnaadaafo
akorɔmfo a wobubu adan ani kɔ afi mu,
ne akwamukafo a wɔbɔ korɔn wɔ mmɔnten so.
2Na wonhu sɛ
mekae wɔn nnebɔne nyinaa.
Wɔn bɔne bunkam wɔn so;
egu mʼanim bere biara.
3“Wɔde atirimɔdensɛm gyigye ɔhene no ani,
na wɔde atoro nso gyigye ahenemma no ani.
4Wɔn nyinaa yɛ aguamammɔfo
a akɔnnɔ redɛw wɔ wɔn mu.
Wɔte sɛ fononoo a wɔasɔ mu gya
bere a brodotofo ahyɛ ase refɔtɔw nʼasikresiam.
5Da a ɔhene rehyɛ fa no
ahenemma bow nsa,
na ɔhene no fɛwdifo ne wɔn bɔ mu goru.
6Wɔn koma te sɛ fononoo;
wɔde atirimpɔw bɔne kɔ ɔhene anim.
Wɔn nsusuwii bɔne no dɛɛdɛɛ anadwo mu nyinaa;
anɔpa, ɛdɛw te sɛ ogyatannaa.
7Wɔn nyinaa ayɛ hyew sɛ fononoo.
Wokunkum wɔn sodifo.
Wɔn ahemfo nyinaa hwehwe ase
na wɔn mu biara nsu mfrɛ me.
8“Efraim ne aman no adi afra;
Efraim yɛ ɔfam a anyinya a wonkisae.
9Ananafo twe nʼahoɔden,
nanso onhu.
Dwen aba ne ti so,
nanso nʼani mmaa so ɛ.
10Israel ahantan di adanse tia no,
nanso eyi nyinaa akyi no
ɔnnsan nkɔ Awurade ne Nyankopɔn nkyɛn,
na ɔnhwehwɛ no nso.
11“Efraim te sɛ aborɔnoma,
wotumi daadaa no na onni adwene.
Ɔfrɛ Misraim,
na wadan akɔ Asiria.
12Sɛ wɔkɔ a, mɛtow mʼasau agu wɔn so;
atwe wɔn aba fam te sɛ wim nnomaa.
Sɛ mete sɛ wɔretu abɔ mu a,
mɛkyere wɔn.
13Nnome nka wɔn,
efisɛ wɔatwe wɔn ho afi me ho!
Ɔsɛe mmra wɔn so
efisɛ wɔatew me so atua!
anka mepɛ sɛ migye wɔn
nanso wutwa atoro fa me ho.
14Wommfi wɔn koma mu nsu mfrɛ me,
mmom wotwa adwo wɔ wɔn mpa so.
Wɔboaboa wɔn ho ano kɔhwehwɛ aduan ne nsa foforo,
nanso wɔtwe wɔn ho fi me ho.
15Metetew wɔn, hyɛɛ wɔn den,
nanso wɔbɔ pɔw bɔne tia me.
16Wɔnhwehwɛ Ɔsorosoroni no;
wɔte sɛ tadua a asɛe,
wɔn ntuanofo bɛtotɔ wɔ afoa ano
efisɛ, wɔnkasa obu so.
Eyi nti wobedi wɔn ho fɛw
wɔ Misraim asase so.
17:1 a Kos 6:4 b nny 13 c Kos 4:2na buli lwe nawonyanga Isirayiri,
ebibi bya Efulayimu ne birabika,
n’ebikolwa eby’ekyejo ebya Samaliya nabyo ne birabika.
Balimba,
bamenya ne bayingira mu mayumba,
era batemu abateega abantu mu makubo.
27:2 a Yer 14:10; Kos 8:13 b Yer 2:19Naye tebalowooza
nga nzijukira ebikolwa byabwe byonna ebibi.
Ebibi byabwe bibazingizza,
era mbiraba.
37:3 Kos 4:2; Mi 7:3“Kabaka asanyukira obutali butuukirivu bwabwe,
n’abakungu basanyukira obulimba bwabwe.
47:4 Yer 9:2Bonna benzi;
bali ng’ekyoto ekyaka omuliro,
omufumbi w’emigaati gw’ateetaaga kuseesaamu
okutuusa obutta bw’agoye, lwabuusa ku kyoto ne buzimbulukuka.
57:5 Is 28:1, 7Ku lunaku kabaka lw’agabula embaga,
abakungu ettamiiro lya wayini ne libalwaza,
kabaka ne yeegatta n’abanyoomi.
67:6 Zab 21:9Emitima gyabwe gyokerera nga oveni
mu busungu bwabwe;
Obusungu bwabwe bubuguumirira ekiro kyonna;
mu makya ne bwaka ng’omuliro.
77:7 nny 16Bonna bookya nga oveni,
era bazikiriza abakulembeze baabwe.
Bakabaka baabwe bonna bagudde;
tewali n’omu ku bo ankowoola.
87:8 nny 11; Zab 106:35; Kos 5:13“Efulayimu yeegattika ne bannaggwanga;
Efulayimu mugaati oguyiddeko oluuyi olumu.
97:9 Is 1:7; Kos 8:7Bannaggwanga banyuunyunta amaanyi ge
naye takimanyi.
Mu nviiri ze mulimu envi,
naye takiraba.
107:10 a Kos 5:5 b Is 9:13Okwekulumbaza kwa Isirayiri kwe kubalumiriza,
naye newaakubadde ng’ebyo byonna bimutuuseeko
tadda eri Mukama Katonda we
newaakubadde okumunoonya.
117:11 a Kos 11:11 b Kos 5:13; 12:1“Efulayimu ali ng’ejjiba,
alimbibwalimbibwa mangu era talina magezi;
bakaabira Misiri,
era bagenda eri Obwasuli.
127:12 Ez 12:13Bwe baliba balaga eyo, ndibasuulako akatimba,
era ndibassa wansi ng’ennyonyi ez’omu bbanga.
Bwe ndiwulira nga bakuŋŋaana, ndibaziyiza.
137:13 a Kos 9:12 b Yer 14:10; Ez 34:4-6; Kos 9:17 c nny 1; Mat 23:37Zibasanze,
kubanga bawabye ne banvaako.
Baakuzikirira
kubanga banjemedde.
Njagala nnyo okubanunula,
naye banjogerako eby’obulimba.
147:14 a Yer 3:10 b Am 2:8 c Kos 13:16Tebankaabira n’emitima gyabwe,
wabula ebiwoobe babikubira ku bitanda byabwe.
Bakuŋŋaana awamu olw’emmere ey’empeke ne wayini,
naye ne banjeemera.
157:15 Nak 1:9, 11Nabayigiriza ne mbawa n’amaanyi,
naye bansalira enkwe.
167:16 a Zab 78:9, 57 b Ez 23:32 c Kos 9:3Tebakyukira oyo Ali Waggulu Ennyo;
bafuuse ng’omutego gw’akasaale ogwayonooneka;
abakulembeze baabwe balifa kitala,
olw’ebigambo byabwe ebya kalebule.
Era kyebaliva babasekerera
mu nsi y’e Misiri.”
