Hosea 12
1 Ephraim feedeth on wind, and pursueth after the east wind: all day long he multiplieth lies and desolation; and they make a covenant with Assyria, and oil is carried into Egypt.
Efiraimu arĩĩaga rũhuho; ahanyũkagia rũhuho rwa mwena wa irathĩro mũthenya wothe, na akaingĩhia maheeni na haaro. Agĩĩaga na kĩrĩkanĩro na Ashuri, na agatũmana maguta ma mĩtamaiyũ matwarwo bũrũri wa Misiri.
2 Jehovah hath also a controversy with Judah, and he will punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his doings will he recompense him.
Jehova arĩ na thitango ekũrehe ya gũũkĩrĩra Juda; nĩakaherithia Jakubu kũringana na njĩra ciake, na amũrĩhe kũringana na ciĩko ciake.
3 He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and in his strength he wrestled with God.
Arĩ nda ya nyina nĩanyiitire ndiira ya mũrũ wa nyina; aatuĩka mũndũ mũgima-rĩ, nĩagianire na Ngai.
4 Yea, he wrestled with the Angel, and prevailed; he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him in Bethel, and there he spoke with us,
Nĩagianire na mũraika, na akĩmũtooria; akĩrĩra na akĩmũthaitha amũrathime. Aamũkorire Betheli na makĩaranĩria nake kũu:
5 — even Jehovah, the God of hosts, — Jehovah is his memorial.
Jehova Ngai Mwene-Hinya-Wothe, Jehova nĩrĩo rĩĩtwa rĩake rĩrĩa rĩrĩ ngumo.
6 And thou, return unto thy God: keep loving-kindness and judgment, and wait on thy God continually.
No rĩrĩ, wee no nginya ũcookerere Ngai waku, na ũtũũrie wendo na kĩhooto, na wetagĩrĩre Ngai waku hĩndĩ ciothe.
7 [He is] a merchant, balances of deceit are in his hand; he loveth to oppress.
Mwonjorithia ahũthagĩra gĩthimi gĩtarĩ kĩa ma; endaga kũiya na wara.
8 And Ephraim saith, Nevertheless I am become rich, I have found me out substance; in all my labours they shall find none iniquity in me that were sin.
Efiraimu eganaga, akoiga atĩrĩ, “Niĩ ndĩ mũtongu mũno; niĩ nĩnduĩkĩte gĩtonga. No o na ndĩ na ũtonga ũcio wothe, matingĩona waganu kana wĩhia o na ũrĩkũ thĩinĩ wakwa.”
9 But I [that am] Jehovah thy God from the land of Egypt will again make thee to dwell in tents, as in the days of the solemn feast.
“Nĩ niĩ Jehova Ngai wanyu, ũrĩa wamũrutire bũrũri wa Misiri; nĩngatũma mũtũũre hema-inĩ rĩngĩ, o ta ũrĩa mwatũũraga matukũ-inĩ ma ciathĩ cianyu iria nyamũre.
10 And I have spoken to the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and by means of the prophets have I used similitudes.
Nĩndarĩirie anabii, ngĩmahe cioneki nyingĩ, na ngĩheana ngerekano na tũnua twao.”
11 If Gilead is iniquity, surely they are but vanity: they sacrifice bullocks in Gilgal; yea, their altars are as heaps in the furrows of the fields.
Gileadi-rĩ, nĩ kũrĩ waganu? Andũ akuo nĩ a tũhũ! Nĩmarutagĩra igongona rĩa ndegwa kũu Giligali? Igongona ciao igaatuĩka ta hĩba cia mahiga irĩ mũgũnda-inĩ mũciimbe.
12 And Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept [sheep].
Jakubu nĩorĩire bũrũri wa Aramu; Isiraeli aatungatire nĩguo egĩĩre na mũtumia, na nĩgeetha amũgũre-rĩ, aarĩithirie ngʼondu.
13 And by a prophet Jehovah brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved.
Jehova aahũthĩrire mũnabii kũruta Isiraeli kuuma bũrũri wa Misiri, na akĩmũmenyerera na guoko kwa mũnabii.
14 Ephraim provoked [him] to anger most bitterly; and his Lord shall leave his blood upon him, and recompense unto him his reproach.
No Efiraimu nĩatũmĩte Jehova arakare mũno. Mwathani wake nĩagatũma acookererwo nĩ ihĩtia rĩake rĩa ũiti wa thakame, na amũrĩhe nĩ ũndũ wa rũmena rwake.
