Hosea 2

¹“Frɛ wo nuammarimanom ‘Me nkurɔfoɔ’ na frɛ wo nuammaanom ‘Mʼadɔfoɔ.’ ”

²“Ka wo maame anim, ka nʼanim,

³Anyɛ saa a mɛpa ne ho ntoma

⁴Merennɔ ne mma,

⁵Wɔn maame anyɛ ɔnokwafoɔ

⁶Yei enti, mede nkasɛɛ bɛsi no ɛkwan;

⁷Ɔbɛti nʼadɔfoɔ nanso ɔrento wɔn;

⁸Ɔnnkae sɛ me na

⁹“Enti, sɛ mʼaduane no duru twaberɛ a mɛfa mʼadeɛ,

¹⁰Enti afei mɛbɔ no adagya

¹¹Mɛtwa nʼafahyɛ nyinaa so:

¹²Mɛsɛe ne bobe ne borɔdɔma nnua,

¹³Mɛtwe nʼaso wɔ nna a

¹⁴“Enti merekɔdaadaa no;

¹⁵Mɛsane de ne bobe mfuo ama no.

¹⁶“Saa ɛda no,” sei na Awurade seɛ,

¹⁷Mɛyi Baal ahodoɔ din no afiri nʼano;

¹⁸Saa ɛda no, mɛyɛ apam ama wɔn,

¹⁹Mɛware wo afebɔɔ;

²⁰Mɛware wo nokorɛ mu,

²¹“Saa ɛda no, mɛgye wo so,”

²²na asase nso bɛgye mfudeɛ so:

²³Mede Israel bɛdua asase no so ama me ho;