1Israel, return to Yahweh your God; for you have fallen because of your sin.
1 Ya Israyla, ma ye ka kaa Rabbi ni Irikoyo do, Zama ni kaŋ ni goy laaley sabbay se.
2Take words with you, and return to Yahweh. Tell him, “Forgive all our sins, and accept that which is good: so we offer our lips like bulls.
2 Wa sanniyaŋ sambu araŋ banda ka ye ka kaa Rabbi do. Wa ne a se: «Ni m'iri goy laaley kulu sambu iri se, M'iri ta da gomni mo. Yaadin gaa no iri ga kande iri sanney ka sarga, day manti yeejiyaŋ.
3Assyria can’t save us. We won’t ride on horses; neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, ‘Our gods!’ for in you the fatherless finds mercy.”
3 Assiriya si iri faaba, iri si kaaru bariyaŋ, Iri si ye ka ne mo iri kambe goyey se: ‹Araŋ ya iri de-koyyaŋ* no.› Zama ni do no alatuumi ga du suuji.»
4“I will heal their waywardness. I will love them freely; for my anger is turned away from him.
4 Ay g'i murteyaŋo ciya yaddayaŋ, Ay ga ba r'ey gumo-gumo, Zama ay futa bare ka fay d'ey.
5I will be like the dew to Israel. He will blossom like the lily, and send down his roots like Lebanon.
5 Ay ga ciya Israyla se danga harandaŋ cine. A ga te boosi danga waaliya boko, A kaajey mo ga sinji danga Liban tuuri-nyayaŋ.
6His branches will spread, and his beauty will be like the olive tree, and his fragrance like Lebanon.
6 A kambey ga zay, A booriyaŋo ga ciya danga zeytun* nya cine, A hawo mo danga Liban cine.
7Men will dwell in his shade. They will revive like the grain, and blossom like the vine. Their fragrance will be like the wine of Lebanon.
7 Borey kaŋ yaŋ goono ga goro a biyo ra ga ye ka kaa ka ntaasu far. I ga te boosi danga reyzin* nya, I maa beera mo ga hima Liban duvaŋo.
8Ephraim, what have I to do any more with idols? I answer, and will take care of him. I am like a green fir tree; from me your fruit is found.”
8 Ifraymu ga ne: «Ifo k'ay zaa da tooru koyne ne jine?» Ay no ga tu ni se, ay ga haggoy da nin. Ay go danga sipres* nya biikoy, Ay do no ni ga du ni nafa.
9Who is wise, that he may understand these things? Who is prudent, that he may know them? For the ways of Yahweh are right, and the righteous walk in them; But the rebellious stumble in them.
9 Laakalkooni kulu ma faham da hayey din, Boro kaŋ gonda fayanka mo a ma bay i gaa. Zama Rabbi fondey ga saba, Adilantey mo ga dira i ra. Amma borey kaŋ yaŋ ga lordo harta ga kaŋ i ra.