1“When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.
1 Za waato kaŋ Israyla go zanka no, ay ga ba r'a, Ay n'ay izo ce mo a ma fun Misira laabo ra.
2They called to them, so they went from them. They sacrificed to the Baals, and burned incense to engraved images.
2 Ay ceeyaŋo baayaŋ misa cine no i na banda bare ay gaa. I soobay ka sargayyaŋ te Baaley se, Ka dugu ton mo toorey se.
3Yet I taught Ephraim to walk. I took them by his arms; but they didn’t know that I healed them.
3 Kulu nda yaadin, ay no ka Ifraymu dondonandi diraw, Ay n'i sambu k'i ganday, Amma i mana bay kaŋ ay no k'i no baani.
4I drew them with cords of a man, with ties of love; and I was to them like those who lift up the yoke on their necks; and I bent down to him and I fed him.
4 Ay n'i candi da Adam-izetaray korfoyaŋ, Da baakasinay hawyaŋ hari yaŋ mo. Ay ciya i se danga boro kaŋ ga takunkum kaa i meyey gaa, Ay gungum ka ŋwaari jisi i jine mo.
5“They won’t return into the land of Egypt; but the Assyrian will be their king, because they refused to repent.
5 I si ye ka koy Misira laabo ra koyne, Amma Assiriya ga ciya i se bonkooni, Zama i wangu ka ye ka kaa ay do.
6The sword will fall on their cities, and will destroy the bars of their gates, and will put an end to their plans.
6 Takuba ga faara i kwaarey ra, A g'i kwaarey birni meyey bundey ŋwa ka ban mo, Ngey boŋ saawarey sabbay se.
7My people are determined to turn from me. Though they call to the Most High, he certainly won’t exalt them.
7 Ay borey na ngey biney daŋ ngey ma banda bare ay gaa. Baa i n'i ce i ma ye Koy Beero kaŋ go beene do, I boro fo si no kaŋ g'a beerandi.
8“How can I give you up, Ephraim? How can I hand you over, Israel? How can I make you like Admah? How can I make you like Zeboiim? My heart is turned within me, my compassion is aroused.
8 Ya Ifraymu, mate n'ay ga te ka ni naŋ? Ya Israyla, mate n'ay ga te ka ni taŋ? Mate n'ay ga te ya ni ciya danga Adma kwaara cine? Mate n'ay ga te ka te ni se sanda Zeboyim kwaara wano cine? Ay bina barmay ay ra! Ay bakarawey kulu mo go, i baa.
9I will not execute the fierceness of my anger. I will not return to destroy Ephraim: for I am God, and not man; the Holy One in the midst of you; and I will not come in wrath.
9 Ay s'ay futay dunga zumandi, Ay si ye ka Ifraymu halaci koyne. Zama ay ya Irikoy no, manti boro bo, Ay ya Hananyankoy no araŋ bindo ra. Ay si kaa da futay beeri mo.
10They will walk after Yahweh, who will roar like a lion; for he will roar, and the children will come trembling from the west.
10 I ga dira Rabbi banda, Nga mo ga dundu danga muusu beeri cine. D'a dundu mo, a izey ga kaa ka fun wayna kaŋay haray da cahãyaŋ.
11They will come trembling like a bird out of Egypt, and like a dove out of the land of Assyria; and I will settle them in their houses,” says Yahweh.
11 I ga kaa ka fun Misira laabu nda cahãyaŋ, Danga curoyaŋ cine. I ga fun Assiriya laabu danga koloŋayyaŋ. Ay g'i zumandi mo i ma goro ngey fuwey ra. Yaadin no Rabbi ne.
12Ephraim surrounds me with falsehood, and the house of Israel with deceit. Judah still strays from God, and is unfaithful to the Holy One.