Hosea 14
NIV — New International Version Bible (NIV)
NA-TWI — Nkwa Asem (NA-TWI)
Verse 1
Afei mehwɛe na mihui sɛ Oguammaa no gyina Sion Bepɔw so. Na nnipa ɔpeha aduanan anan ka ne ho a wɔakyerɛw ne din ne n’agya din wɔ wɔn moma so.
Verse 2
Take words with you
and return to the Lord.
Say to him:
“Forgive all our sins
and receive us graciously,
that we may offer the fruit of our lips.[b]
and return to the Lord.
Say to him:
“Forgive all our sins
and receive us graciously,
that we may offer the fruit of our lips.[b]
Na metee nne bi fi soro a na ɛworo so te sɛ nsuworoee a ano yɛ den, na ɛte sɛ aprannaa. Ɛnne a metee no te sɛ dwom a sankubɔfo bi rebɔ wɔ ne sanku so.
Verse 3
Assyria cannot save us;
we will not mount warhorses.
We will never again say ‘Our gods’
to what our own hands have made,
for in you the fatherless find compassion.”
we will not mount warhorses.
We will never again say ‘Our gods’
to what our own hands have made,
for in you the fatherless find compassion.”
Na nnipa ɔpeha aduanan anan no ani kyerɛ ahengua no ne ateasefo baanan no ne mpanyimfo no. Wɔtoo dwom foforo bi a gye wɔn a wɔagye wɔn a wɔafi asase so no nko ara na wotumi suae.
Verse 4
“I will heal their waywardness
and love them freely,
for my anger has turned away from them.
and love them freely,
for my anger has turned away from them.
Wɔyɛ mmarima bi a esiane sɛ wɔne mmea nna no nti, wɔn ho atew. Baabiara a Oguammaa no bɛkɔ no, na wodi n’akyi. Wɔagye wɔn nkwa afi nnipa mu, na wɔne nnipa a wodi kan a wɔde wɔn ama Onyankopɔn ne Oguammaa no.
Verse 5
I will be like the dew to Israel;
he will blossom like a lily.
Like a cedar of Lebanon
he will send down his roots;
he will blossom like a lily.
Like a cedar of Lebanon
he will send down his roots;
Wɔnka atorosɛm, na mfomso nni wɔn ho.
Abɔfo baasa no
Verse 6
his young shoots will grow.
His splendor will be like an olive tree,
his fragrance like a cedar of Lebanon.
His splendor will be like an olive tree,
his fragrance like a cedar of Lebanon.
Afei mihuu ɔbɔfo foforo sɛ watu nam soro soro a ɔrekɔka Asɛmpa a entwam da no akyerɛ asase so nnipa a aman ne mmusuakuw ne kasa ne nkurɔfo nyinaa ka ho.
Verse 7
People will dwell again in his shade;
they will flourish like the grain,
they will blossom like the vine—
Israel’s fame will be like the wine of Lebanon.
they will flourish like the grain,
they will blossom like the vine—
Israel’s fame will be like the wine of Lebanon.
Ɔteɛɛm se, “Munsuro Onyankopɔn na monkamfo ne kɛseyɛ. Efisɛ, bere no adu sɛ obu adasamma atɛn. Monsom nea ɔbɔɔ soro, asase, ɛpo ne nsuti no!”
Verse 8
Ephraim, what more have I[c] to do with idols?
I will answer him and care for him.
I am like a flourishing juniper;
your fruitfulness comes from me.”
I will answer him and care for him.
I am like a flourishing juniper;
your fruitfulness comes from me.”
Ɔbɔfo a ɔto so abien dii nea odi kan no akyi kae se, “Wahwe ase! Babilon kɛse ahwe ase! Ɔde ne nsa a ɛmaa nnipa nyinaa bɔɔ aguaman no ma wɔnomee.”
Verse 9
Who is wise? Let them realize these things.
Who is discerning? Let them understand.
The ways of the Lord are right;
the righteous walk in them,
but the rebellious stumble in them.
Who is discerning? Let them understand.
The ways of the Lord are right;
the righteous walk in them,
but the rebellious stumble in them.
Ɔbɔfo a ɔto so abiɛsa a odi baanu a wodi kan no akyi teɛɛm kae se, “Obiara a ɔsom aboa no ne ne sɛso ohoni a na ɔma wɔhyɛ ne nsa ho anaa ne moma so agyirae
Verse 10
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no ankasa bɛnom Onyankopɔn nsa, n’abufuw nsa a ɔde n’ahoɔden nyinaa ahwie agu n’abufuw kuruwa mu no. Wɔn a wɔbɛyɛ saa no nyinaa, wɔbɛhyɛ wɔn ahoyeraw wɔ ogya ne sɔfre mu wɔ abɔfo ne Oguammaa no anim.
Verse 11
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Na ogya no wusiw a ɛhyɛ wɔn ahoyeraw no kɔɔ soro daa daa. Awia ne anadwo nyinaa, ogye nni hɔ ma wɔn a wɔsom aboa no ne ne sɛso ohoni ne obiara a wɔde ne din ahyɛ no agyirae no.
Verse 12
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Eyi nti na ɛsɛ sɛ Onyankopɔn nkurɔfo ne wɔn a wodi Onyankopɔn mmara so na wogye Yesu di no nya boasetɔ no.
Verse 13
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Afei metee nne bi fi soro a ɛkae se, “Kyerɛw eyi: Nhyira ne awufo a wowu Awurade mu fi mprempren rekɔ yi. Honhom no se, Yiw, wɔbɛhome afi wɔn brɛ no mu; na wɔn nnwuma di wɔn akyi.”
Verse 14
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Mihuu omununkum fitaa bi a na abɔde bi a na ɔte so no te sɛ onipa a sikakɔkɔɔ ahenkyɛw hyɛ no na okita kantankrankyi nnamnnam bi.
Verse 15
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Afei ɔbɔfo foforo bi fii asɔredan no mu puei, teɛɛm kyerɛɛ nea ɔte omununkum no so no se, “Fa wo kantankrankyi no twa efisɛ, otwa bere no adu; asase no asow aba a ɛsɛ sɛ wotwa!”
Verse 16
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Enti nea ɔte omununkum so no hwim ne kantankrankyi asase so ma etwaa asase so nnɔbae.
Verse 17
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Afei mihuu ɔbɔfo foforo bi a ofi soro asɔredan mu apue a ɔno nso kita kantankrankyi nnamnnam bi.
Verse 18
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Ɔbɔfo foforo bi a ɔno nso hwɛ ogya so fi afɔremuka no mu puei. Ɔteɛɛ ɔbɔfo a okita kankankrankyi nnamnnam no se, “Fa wo kantankrankyi nnamnnam no twa asase so bobe no asiaw aisaw efisɛ, n’aba no abere.”
Verse 19
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Enti ɔbɔfo no hwim ne kantankrankyi no wɔ asase so de twitwaa bobe aba no na ɔde koguu Onyankopɔn abufuw nsakyiamoa kɛse no mu.
Verse 20
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Na wotiatiaa nsakyiamoa no so kurotia na mogya fii nsakyiamoa no mu koduu apɔnkɔ nnareka ho teɛe akwansin apem ahansia.