Hosea 3:1-5
3 Then Jehovah sei lo mi: “Iu go and lovem moa datfala woman wea nara man lovem and wea hem duim adultery, olsem Jehovah hem lovem pipol blo Israel nomata olketa tane go lo olketa nara god and laekem tumas olketa raisin cake.”*
2 So mi baem hem lo 15-fala silver shekel* and 195 kilo* blo barley.
3 Then mi sei lo hem: “Iu bae stap witim mi for staka day. Iu mas no duim wei blo iu for prostitute,* and iu mas no duim sex witim nara man, and mi tu bae no duim sex witim iu.”
4 Diswan hem bikos for longtaem* pipol blo Israel bae no garem eni king, eni leader, no offerim eni sakrifaes, no garem eni ston post for worshipim, no garem eni ephod* and olketa teraphim statue.*
5 Bihaen, pipol blo Israel bae kam bak and lukaotem Jehovah, God blo olketa, and David, king blo olketa. Lo last part blo olketa day, olketa bae kam lo Jehovah bikos olketa fraet lo hem and olketa laek for kasem blessing from hem.
Olketa footnote
^ Diswan hem cake wea olketa wakem from grape wea olketa draem, and olketa iusim lo false worship.
^ Wanfala shekel equals 11.4 g. Lukim App. B14.
^ Heb., “wan and haf homer.” Wanfala homer equals 220 L (200 dry qt). Lukim App. B14.
^ Or, “olobaot (jury).”
^ Heb., “staka day.”
^ Lukim “Ephod” lo Dictionary.
^ Or, “olketa god blo famili. Olketa idol.” Lukim “Teraphim” lo Dictionary.
