Di Word Come to Hosea
God command one prophet make e love wife wey no dey faithful, so that Israel go see how our Papa love people wey no dey faithful. E bring out the softest papa-picture for all the Prophets.
1 1Di word of our Papa wey come to Hosea, pikin of Beeri, for di time of di kings of Judah — Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah — and for di time of Jeroboam, pikin of Joash, wey be king of Israel.
Our Papa Talk Through Hosea Pain
2Wen our Papa first talk through Hosea, our Papa sey, “Go, marry woman wey dey do ashawa and get pikin dem of ashawa, bicos di land don comot from me completely, dem don turn to ashawa insted of following me.” a a v2 Hosea marriage to Gomer na living picture of our Papa Covenant love for people wey no dey faithful. Di whole book dey trace im heart through judgment, holding back, grief, and di way wey e no tire to run after im pikin dem.
3E go marry Gomer, pikin-woman of Diblaim; she get belle and born a son.
4And our Papa sey give am, “Call im name Jezreel, bicos soon I go punish di house of Jehu for di blood of Jezreel, and I go end di kingdom of di house of Israel. b b v4 Jezreel mean “God dey sow” or “God dey scatter” — e dey name di bloodshed wey our Papa go judge and di scattering wey dey come. 5And for dat day I go break di bow of Israel for di Valley of Jezreel.”
6She get belle again and born a pikin-woman. And our Papa sey give am, “Call her name Lo-Ruhamah, bicos I no go show tender mercy wey dey pain belle to di house of Israel again, and I no go forgive dem at all. c c v6 Lo-Ruhamah mean “No Tender Mercy” or “Dem No Pity Am” — di name wey our Papa give to show sey na season wey im tender, deep-deep mercy dey hold back. 7But I go get mercy for di house of Judah and I go save dem as dia Papa — I no go save dem by bow, sword, or war, by horse or di people wey dey ride horse.”
8Wen she don wean Lo-Ruhamah, she get belle and born a son.
9And our Papa sey, “Call im name Lo-Ammi, bicos una no be my people, and I no go be una Papa.” d d v9 Lo-Ammi mean “Not My People” — di Covenant promise “una be my people, I be una God” wey dem talk for reverse. Na di darkest word for di book, and our Papa go undo am for di very next verse.
10Di pikin dem of Israel go plenty like di sand of di sea, wey person no fit measure or count. For di place wey dem tell dem, “Una no be my people,” na dia dem go tell dem, “Pikin dem of di living Papa.” 11Di pikin dem of Judah and di pikin dem of Israel go gada togeda, choose one head, and go up comot from di land, bicos di day of Jezreel go great well well.
