Aleke nagblɔ be, yemegblẽ ye ɖokui ŋu o, yemedze Baal yome o? Lé ŋku ɖe wò azɔlime ŋu le bali la me, eye nadze si nusi nèwɔ la, kposɔnɔ ɖidu, si le tsa glãla tsam le eƒe mɔ dzi la, nènye.
Eye wògblɔ nam bena: Amevi, madɔ wò ɖe Israel-viwo, dukɔ dzeaglã, si dze aglã ɖe ŋunye la gbɔ, woawo kple wo fofowo trɔ ʋu le yonyeme va do egbenɔwo tsɛ.
Esi Yehowa dze nuƒoƒo gome kple Hosea la, Yehowa gblɔ na Hosea bena: Yi naɖe gbolo, ne wòadzi ahasiviwo na wò; elabena anyigba la wɔ gbolo, eye wòtrɔ le Yehowa yome!
Ale Yehowa gblɔ esi: Le Yuda ƒe nu vɔ̃ɖi wɔwɔ etɔ̃ kple eneawo ta, nyematsɔe akee o; elabena wogbe Yehowa ƒe se, eye womelé eƒe ɖoɖowo me ɖe asi o, ke boŋ wona woƒe alakpalegba, siwo yome wo fofowo dze la, kplɔ wo trae.