Hoseya 10
1 Israeli anali mpesa wotambalala; anabereka zipatso zambiri. Pamene zipatso zawo zinanka zichuluka, anawonjezera kumanga maguwa ansembe. Pamene dziko lake linkatukuka, anakongoletsa miyala yake yopatulika.
Israel was a luxuriant vine, yielding fruit for himself. The more his fruit increased, the more he increased the altars. The better his land produced, the better he made the sacred pillars.
2 Mtima wawo ndi wonyenga ndipo tsopano ayenera kulangidwa chifukwa cha kulakwa kwawo. Yehova adzagumula maguwa awo ansembe ndi kuwononga miyala yawo yopatulika.
Their hearts are devious; now they must bear their guilt. The LORD will break down their altars and demolish their sacred pillars.
3 Pamenepo anthuwo adzanena kuti, “Ife tilibe mfumu chifukwa sitinaope Yehova. Koma ngakhale tikanakhala ndi mfumu, kodi mfumuyo ikanatichitira chiyani?”
Surely now they will say, “We have no king, for we do not revere the LORD. What can a king do for us?”
4 Mafumu amalonjeza zambiri, amalumbira zabodza pochita mapangano. Kotero maweruzo amaphuka ngati zitsamba zakupha mʼmunda umene walimidwa.
They speak mere words; with false oaths they make covenants. So judgment springs up like poisonous weeds in the furrows of a field.
5 Anthu amene amakhala mu Samariya akuchita mantha chifukwa cha fano la mwana wangʼombe ku Beti-Aveni. Anthu ake adzalirira fanolo, chimodzimodzinso ansembe ake adamawo, amene anakondwera ndi kukongola kwake, chifukwa lachotsedwa pakati pawo ndi kupita ku ukapolo.
The people of Samaria will fear for the calf of Beth-aven. Indeed, its people will mourn with its idolatrous priests— those who rejoiced in its glory— for it has been taken from them into exile.
6 Fanolo lidzatengedwa kupita ku Asiriya ngati mphatso kwa mfumu yayikulu. Efereimu adzachititsidwa manyazi chifukwa cha mafano ake amitengo.
Yes, it will be carried to Assyria as tribute to the great king. Ephraim will be seized with shame; Israel will be ashamed of its wooden idols.
7 Samariya ndi mfumu yake adzatengedwa kupita kutali ngati kanthambi koyenda pa madzi.
Samaria will be carried off with her king like a twig on the surface of the water.
8 Malo opembedzerako mafano a ku Aveni adzawonongedwa. Ili ndiye tchimo la Israeli. Minga ndi mitungwi zidzamera ndi kuphimba maguwa awo ansembe. Kenaka anthu adzawuza mapiri kuti, “Tiphimbeni!” ndipo adzawuza zitunda kuti, “Tigwereni!”
The high places of Aven will be destroyed— it is the sin of Israel; thorns and thistles will overgrow their altars. Then they will say to the mountains, “Cover us!” and to the hills, “Fall on us!”
9 “Iwe Israeli, wachimwa kuyambira mʼmasiku a Gibeya, ndipo wakhala uli pomwepo. Kodi nkhondo sinagonjetse anthu ochita zoyipa ku Gibeya?
Since the days of Gibeah you have sinned, O Israel, and there you have remained. Did not the battle in Gibeah overtake the sons of iniquity?
10 Pamene ndifunire, ndidzalanga anthuwo; mitundu ya anthu idzasonkhanitsidwa kudzalimbana nawo, kuwayika mʼndende chifukwa cha uchimo wawo waukulu.
I will chasten them when I please; nations will be gathered against them to put them in bondage for their double transgression.
11 Efereimu ndi mwana wangʼombe wamkazi wophunzitsidwa amene amakonda kupuntha tirigu, choncho Ine ndidzayika goli mʼkhosi lake lokongolalo. Ndidzasenzetsa Efereimu goli, Yuda ayenera kulima, ndipo Yakobo ayenera kutipula.
Ephraim is a well-trained heifer that loves to thresh; but I will place a yoke on her fair neck. I will harness Ephraim, Judah will plow, and Jacob will break the hard ground.
12 Mufese nokha chilungamo ndipo mudzakolola chipatso cha chikondi changa chosasinthika. Ndipo tipulani munda wanu wosalimidwawo; pakuti ino ndi nthawi yofunafuna Yehova, mpaka Iye atabwera kudzakugwetserani mivumbi ya chilungamo.
Sow for yourselves righteousness and reap the fruit of loving devotion; break up your unplowed ground. For it is time to seek the LORD until He comes and sends righteousness upon you like rain.
13 Koma inu munadzala zolakwa, mwakolola zoyipa; mwadya chipatso cha chinyengo. Chifukwa mumadalira mphamvu zanu ndiponso ankhondo anu ochulukawo,
You have plowed wickedness and reaped injustice; you have eaten the fruit of lies. Because you have trusted in your own way and in the multitude of your mighty men,
14 phokoso lankhondo lidzamveka pakati pa anthu anga kotero kuti malinga anu onse adzawonongeka, monga momwe Salimani anawonongera Beti-Aribeli pa nthawi ya nkhondo; pamene anapha amayi pamodzi ndi ana awo omwe.
the roar of battle will rise against your people, so that all your fortresses will be demolished as Shalman devastated Beth-arbel in the day of battle, when mothers were dashed to pieces along with their children.
15 Momwemonso zidzakuchitikira, iwe Beteli chifukwa kuyipa kwako ndi kwakukulu. Tsiku limeneli likadzafika, mfumu ya Israeli idzawonongedwa kwathunthu.
Thus it will be done to you, O Bethel, because of your great wickedness. When the day dawns, the king of Israel will be utterly cut off.
