Hosea 12
1 “Ephraim is enjoying wind, And is pursuing an east wind, All the day he multiplies lying and spoiling, And they make a covenant with Asshur, And oil is carried to 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 And YHWH has a controversy with Judah, To lay a charge on Jacob according to his ways, He returns to him according to his doings.
Jehova arĩ na thitango ekũrehe ya gũũkĩrĩra Juda; nĩakaherithia Jakubu kũringana na njĩra ciake, na amũrĩhe kũringana na ciĩko ciake.
3 In the womb he took his brother by the heel, And by his strength he was a prince with God,
Arĩ nda ya nyina nĩanyiitire ndiira ya mũrũ wa nyina; aatuĩka mũndũ mũgima-rĩ, nĩagianire na Ngai.
4 Indeed, he is a prince to the Messenger, And he overcomes [by] weeping, And he makes supplication to Him, At Bethel He finds him, And there He speaks with us,
Nĩagianire na mũraika, na akĩmũtooria; akĩrĩra na akĩmũthaitha amũrathime. Aamũkorire Betheli na makĩaranĩria nake kũu:
5 Even YHWH, God of the Hosts, YHWH [is] His memorial.
Jehova Ngai Mwene-Hinya-Wothe, Jehova nĩrĩo rĩĩtwa rĩake rĩrĩa rĩrĩ ngumo.
6 And you, through your God, turn, Keep kindness and judgment, And wait on your God continually.
No rĩrĩ, wee no nginya ũcookerere Ngai waku, na ũtũũrie wendo na kĩhooto, na wetagĩrĩre Ngai waku hĩndĩ ciothe.
7 Canaan! In his hand [are] balances of deceit! He has loved to oppress.
Mwonjorithia ahũthagĩra gĩthimi gĩtarĩ kĩa ma; endaga kũiya na wara.
8 And Ephraim says, Surely I have become rich, I have found wealth for myself, All my labors—they do not find against me iniquity that [is] 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 And I—your God YHWH from the land of Egypt, Again I turn you back into tents, As in the days of the appointed time.
“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 vision, And by the hand of the prophets I use allegories.
Nĩndarĩirie anabii, ngĩmahe cioneki nyingĩ, na ngĩheana ngerekano na tũnua twao.”
11 Surely Gilead [is] iniquity, They have been only vanity, In Gilead they have sacrificed bullocks, Also their altars [are] as heaps, on the furrows of a field.
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 flees to the country of Aram, And Israel serves for a wife, Indeed, he has kept watch for a wife.
Jakubu nĩorĩire bũrũri wa Aramu; Isiraeli aatungatire nĩguo egĩĩre na mũtumia, na nĩgeetha amũgũre-rĩ, aarĩithirie ngʼondu.
13 And by a prophet has YHWH brought up Israel out of Egypt, And by a prophet it has been watched.
Jehova aahũthĩrire mũnabii kũruta Isiraeli kuuma bũrũri wa Misiri, na akĩmũmenyerera na guoko kwa mũnabii.
14 Ephraim has most bitterly provoked, And he leaves his blood on himself, And his Lord turns his reproach back to him!”
No Efiraimu nĩatũmĩte Jehova arakare mũno. Mwathani wake nĩagatũma acookererwo nĩ ihĩtia rĩake rĩa ũiti wa thakame, na amũrĩhe nĩ ũndũ wa rũmena rwake.
