1O Israel, return unto the LORD thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity. 2Take with you words, and turn to the LORD: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously: so will we render the calves of our lips.14.2 receive…: or, give good 3Asshur shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses: neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, Ye are our gods: for in thee the fatherless findeth mercy.
4¶ I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him. 5I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.14.5 grow: or, blossom14.5 cast…: Heb. strike 6His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon.14.6 spread: Heb. go 7They that dwell under his shadow shall return; they shall revive as the corn, and grow as the vine: the scent thereof shall be as the wine of Lebanon.14.7 grow: or, blossom14.7 scent: or, memorial
8Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with idols? I have heard him, and observed him: I am like a green fir tree. From me is thy fruit found. 9Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the LORD are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein.
Okwenenya Kuleeta Omukisa
114:1 Kos 5:5Mudde eri Mukama Katonda wammwe, ggwe Isirayiri.
Ebibi byammwe bye bibaleetedde okugwa.
214:2 a Mi 7:18-19 b Beb 13:15Mudde eri Mukama
nga mwogera ebigambo bino nti,
“Tusonyiwe ebibi byaffe byonna,
otwanirize n’ekisa,
bwe tutyo tunaawaayo ebibala by’akamwa kaffe, ng’ebiweebwayo eby’ente ennume.
314:3 a Zab 33:17; Is 31:1 b Kos 8:6 c Zab 10:14; 68:5Obwasuli tebusobola kutulokola;
Tetujja kwebagala mbalaasi ez’omu ntalo.
Tetuliddayo kwogera nate nti, ‘Bakatonda baffe,’
nga twogera ku bintu bye twekoledde n’emikono gyaffe,
kubanga mu ggwe, bamulekwa mwe bajja okusaasirwa.”
414:4 a Kos 6:1 b Zef 3:17Ndibalekesaayo empisa zaabwe embi,
ne mbaagala awatali kye mbasalidde kya kusasula.
Kubanga obusungu bwange butanudde okubavaako.
514:5 a Lu 2:1 b Is 35:2 c Yob 29:19Ndifaanana ng’omusulo eri Isirayiri:
alimulisa ng’eddanga,
era alisimba emirandira ng’emivule gy’e Lebanooni.
614:6 a Zab 52:8; Yer 11:16 b Lu 4:11Amatabi ge amato galikula;
n’obulungi bwe buliba ng’omuzeyituuni,
n’akaloosa ke kaliba ng’akaloosa k’omuvule gw’e Lebanooni.
714:7 a Zab 91:1-4 b Kos 2:22 c Ez 17:23Abantu balibeera nate wansi w’ekisiikirize kye,
era alibala ng’emmere ey’empeke.
Alimulisa ng’omuzabbibu,
era alyatiikirira nga wayini ow’e Lebanooni.
814:8 nny 3Ggwe Efulayimu mugabo ki gwe nnina mu bakatonda bo?
Ndimwanukula ne mulabirira.
Nninga omuberosi omugimu, era n’ebibala byo biva mu nze.
914:9 a Zab 107:43 b Nge 10:29; Is 1:28 c Zab 111:7-8; Zef 3:5; Bik 13:10 d Is 26:7Abalina amagezi bategeera ensonga zino,
era abakabakaba balibimanya.
Amakuba ga Mukama matuufu,
n’abatuukirivu bagatambuliramu,
naye abajeemu bageesittaliramu.
