Hosea 11
1 “Because Israel [is] a youth, and I love him, Out of Egypt I have called for My Son.
“Mgbe Izrel bụ nwantakịrị, ahụrụ m ya nʼanya, ọ bụkwa site nʼIjipt ka m kpọpụtara nwa m.
2 They have called to them correctly, They have gone from before them, They sacrifice to lords, And make incense to carved images.
Ma dịka m na-akpọ ha, otu a ka ha na-aga nʼebe dị anya site nʼebe m nọ. Ha chụrụ Baal aja, surekwa aja ihe nsure ọkụ na-esi isi ụtọ nye arụsị dị iche iche.
3 And I have caused Ephraim to go on foot, Taking them by their arms, And they have not known that I strengthened them.
Ọ bụ mụ onwe m kuziiri Ifrem otu e si aga ije, ejidere m ha nʼaka m abụọ, ma ha amaghị na ọ bụ mụ onwe m gwọrọ ya.
4 I draw them with cords of man, With thick cords of love, And I am to them as a raiser up of a yoke on their jaws, And I incline to him—I feed [him].
Eji m ụdọ nke mmadụ bụ ebere, na ịhụnanya duo ya. Adịrị m ha dịka onye nʼebuli ibu arọ site nʼolu ha, ehulatakwara m ala, were aka m tinye ha nri nʼọnụ.
5 He does not return to the land of Egypt, And Asshur—he [is] his king, For they have refused to return.
“Ọ bụ na ha agaghị alaghachi azụ nʼIjipt, Asịrịa ọ gaghị abụ eze ha, nʼihi na ha ajụla ịlọghachikwute m?
6 The sword has been grievous in his cities, And it has ended his bars, and consumed—from their own counsels.
Mma agha ga-efegharị nʼobodo ha niile, ọ ga-eripịa ndị nchụaja na-agba afa, ọ ga-eripịakwa nzube ọjọọ ha niile.
7 And My people are hanging in suspense about My returning, And to the Most High they call, Together they do not exalt.
Ndị m ekpebiela nʼobi ha ịhapụ m. Nʼagbanyeghị na ha na-akpọ m Chineke nke kachasị ihe niile elu, ma mụ onwe m agaghị ebuli ha elu nʼụzọ ọbụla.
8 How do I give you up, O Ephraim? Do I deliver you up, O Israel? How do I make you as Admah? Do I set you as Zeboim? My heart is turned in Me, My sympathy has been kindled together.
“M ga-esi aṅaa rara gị nye, gị Ifrem? M ga-esi aṅaa rara gị nye, gị Izrel? M ga-esi aṅaa mee gị ka ịdị ka Adma? M ga-esi aṅaa meso gị dịka Zeboiim? Obi m na-akwasị akwa ike nʼime m; ọ na-agụsị m agụụ ike inyere unu aka.
9 I do not do the fierceness of My anger, I do not turn back to destroy Ephraim, For I [am] God, and not a man—The Holy One in your midst, and I do not enter in enmity.
Agaghị m emezu iwe ọkụ m maọbụ bibiekwa Ifrem ọzọ. Nʼihi na abụ m Chineke, abụghị m mmadụ. Abụ m Onye Nsọ na-ebi nʼetiti unu. Agaghị m emegidekwa obodo ha.
10 They go after YHWH—He roars as a lion, When He roars, then the sons from the west tremble.
Nʼihi na ha ga-agbaso Onyenwe anyị. Ọ ga-agbọkwa ụja dịka ọdụm. Mgbe ọ gbọrọ ụja, ụmụ ya ga-eji ịma jijiji site nʼakụkụ ọdịda anyanwụ bịakwute ya.
11 They tremble as a sparrow out of Egypt, And as a dove out of the land of Asshur, And I have caused them to dwell in their own houses,” A declaration of YHWH.
Dịka igwe nnụnụ ka ha ga-ama jijiji bịa site nʼIjipt, dịka nduru ka ha ga-efelata site nʼAsịrịa. Aga m eme ka ha biri nʼụlọ ha ọzọ,” otu a ka Onyenwe anyị kwupụtara.
12 “Ephraim has surrounded Me with feigning, And the house of Israel with deceit. And Judah is again ruling with God, And [is] faithful with the Holy Ones!”
Ifrem e jirila okwu ụgha gbaa m gburugburu, ezinaụlọ Izrel e jirila aghụghọ na-emeso m omume, ma Juda nọsịrị ike nʼekweghị nchịkọta nʼebe Chineke nọ, ọbụladị megide Onye Nsọ ahụ nke kwesiri ntụkwasị obi.
