Hosea 2

¹“Frɛ wo nuabarimanom, ‘Me nkurɔfo’ na frɛ wo nuabeanom, ‘Mʼadɔfo.’ ”

²“Ka wo na anim, ka nʼanim,

³Anyɛ saa a mɛpa ne ho ntama

⁴Merennɔ ne mma,

⁵Wɔn na anyɛ ɔnokwafo

⁶Eyi nti, mede nsɔe besiw no kwan;

⁷Obetiw nʼadɔfo, nanso ɔrento wɔn;

⁸Ɔnkae sɛ me na

⁹“Enti sɛ mʼaduan no du twabere a mɛfa mʼade,

¹⁰Enti afei mɛbɔ no adagyaw

¹¹Metwa nʼafahyɛ nyinaa so:

¹²Mɛsɛe ne bobe ne borɔdɔma nnua,

¹³Mɛtwe nʼaso wɔ nna a

¹⁴“Enti merekɔdaadaa no;

¹⁵Mɛsan de ne bobe mfuw ama no.

¹⁶“Saa da no,” sɛɛ na Awurade se,

¹⁷Meyi Baal ahorow din no afi nʼano;

¹⁸Saa da no, mɛyɛ apam ama wɔn,

¹⁹Mɛware wo afebɔɔ;

²⁰Mɛware wo nokware mu,

²¹“Saa da no, megye wo so,”

²²na asase nso begye nnɔbae so:

²³Mede Israel bedua asase no so ama me ho;