Di Papa Buy Back Im Beloved One
Our Papa tell Hosea make e go love woman wey dey do adultery again, and e buy her back with silver and barley. She go stay with am without any other man for long, plain time, just like Israel go stay many years without king, sacrifice or idol before dem return.
3 1Our Papa tell me again say: “Go, love one woman wey anoda man dey love, one woman wey dey commit adultery—just like how your Papa dey love di children of Israel, even doe dem dey turn to oda gods and dey love raisin cakes.” a a v1 Raisin cakes na sweet offerings wey dem dey use for pagan fertility worship; how Israel love dem dey show di kind spiritual unfaithfulness wey dey for dia heart.
2So I buy am back for myself: fifteen pieces of silver and about nine bushels of barley. b b v2 Di silver and di grain togeda reach about di price of one slave; Hosea pay to win back im own wife wey no dey faithful — e be like picture of how our Papa dey buy back di children wey comot from am. 3Then I tell am say, “Stay wit me for plenty days: no go prostitute yourself, no belong to anoda man—and I go do di same tin for you.”
4Di children of Israel go live for plenty days witout king or prince, witout sacrifice or sacred pillar, witout ephod or house idols. c c v4 Ephod na cloth wey priest dey wear wey dem dey use take find God guidance; as e no dey again, e show say dem don completely lose di way to reach am. 5Afta dat, Israel people go return, dem go find dia Papa and David dia king, and dem go dey shake as dem come meet our Papa and im goodness for di last days. d d v5 Di David wey dem promise, wey go rule, na Jesus, di Pikin wey dem raise up from David family line — di king wey im children wey dey return dey come house to meet.
