Hosea 12
1 Ephraim tries to herd the wind, chasing after the east wind all day long. Their lies and violence keep on increasing. They make a treaty with Assyria, and send olive oil to Egypt.
Akaọrụ Ifrem bụ naanị ịchụso ikuku, ọ na-achụso ikuku si nʼọwụwa anyanwụ bido nʼụtụtụ ruo nʼabalị. Otu a ka ha si eme ka ịgha ụgha, na ime ihe ike na-abawanye ụba. Ha na Asịrịa na-agbakwa ndụ, ha na-ebugakwa mmanụ nʼIjipt.
2 The Lord also has an accusation against Judah, and will punish Jacob for the way the people act; he will repay them for what they have done.
Onyenwe anyị na-akpọ Juda ikpe. Ọ ga-ata Jekọb ahụhụ dịka ụzọ ya si dị, kwụghachikwa ya dịka omume ya si dị.
3 Even in the womb he fought with his brother; when he became a man he fought with God.
Mgbe ọ nọ nʼafọ nne ya ka o jidere nwanne ya nwoke nʼikiri ụkwụ. Mgbe ọ ghọrọ dimkpa, ya na Chineke gbara mgba.
4 He fought with the angel, and he won. He wept, and begged him for a blessing. Jacob found God at Bethel, and spoke with him there—
E, ya na mmụọ ozi gbara mgba. Nʼoge ahụ, o jidesiri ya aka ike, kwaa akwa, rịọọ ngọzị site nʼaka ya. Ọ hụrụ ya na Betel, gwaakwa ya okwu,
5 the Lord God Almighty, the Lord is his memorable name!
Onyenwe anyị Chineke onye pụrụ ime ihe niile, Onyenwe anyị bụ aha ya.
6 You must return to your God. Act lovingly and do what is right, and always wait for your God.
Ịghaghị ịlọghachikwute Chineke gị, guzosie ike nʼịhụnanya na ikpe ziri ezi, na-elekwa anya Chineke gị mgbe niile.
7 A merchant who holds in his hands dishonest scales loves to swindle.
Onye ahịa na-eji ihe ọtụtụ aghụghọ na-erenye ndị mmadụ ahịa, ọ hụrụ imegbu emegbu nʼanya.
8 Ephraim says, “I'm rich! I've made myself wealthy! I've made so much from my work, and nobody can prove me guilty of doing wrong.”
Ifrem kwuru, “Abaala m ọgaranya! Abụrụla m onye nwere akụnụba dị ukwuu! Ọ bụ ezie na m bụ onye nwere akụ dị ukwuu, ma agaghị achọta njehie maọbụ mmehie ọbụla nʼime m.”
9 But I am the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt. I will make you live again in tents like you do at the time of that particular festival.
“Abụ m Onyenwe anyị na Chineke gị, onye si nʼIjipt kpọpụta unu. Aga m emekwa ka ị biri nʼụlọ ikwu ọzọ, dịka ọ dị nʼoge mmemme ndị ahụ niile a kara aka.
10 I spoke through the prophets. I myself gave many visions and parables through the prophets.
A gwara m ndị amụma, ọ bụ m mere ka ha hụ ọhụ dị iche iche, sitekwa nʼọnụ ndị amụma tụọ ilu dị iche iche.”
11 If Gilead is idolatrous, they will surely come to nothing. In Gilgal they sacrifice bulls. Even their altars are like heaps of rocks in the furrows of the field.
Gilead ọ na-eme ajọ ihe? Ndị ya bụ ndị efulefu. Ha na-achụ aja oke ehi dị iche iche na Gilgal? Ebe ịchụ aja ha niile ga a dịka ebe a chịkọtara ukwu nkume, nke dị nʼubi a kọrọ akọ.
12 Jacob fled to the land of Aram; Israel worked there to gain a wife, earning a wife by looking after sheep.
Jekọb gbalagara nʼala Aram; Izrel fere ofufe nʼihi inweta nwunye, nʼihi ịkwụ ụgwọ ya, o lekọtara atụrụ.
13 Through a prophet the Lord brought Israel up from Egypt, and by a prophet they were cared for.
Ọ bụkwa onye amụma ka Onyenwe anyị ji site nʼIjipt kpọpụta Izrel, o sitekwara nʼaka onye amụma lekọtazie ya anya.
14 Ephraim has really upset the Lord, and the Lord will let them have the consequences of their bloodshed and pay them back for their contempt.
Ma Ifrem akpasuola iwe ilu nke ukwuu. Onyenwe ya ga-awụkwasịkwa ya ikpe ọmụma. Ọ ga-akwụghachi ya dịka nlelị ya si dị.
