< Hosea 13 >

1 When spoke Ephraim trembling he lifted up he in Israel and he became guilty by Baal and he died.
Na mbụ, mgbe ọbụla Ifrem kwuru okwu, a na-enwe ọma jijiji, nʼihi na ọ bụ onye e buliri elu nʼIzrel. Ma ikpe maara ya nʼihi ofufe o fere Baal, ọ nwụkwara.
2 And now - they increase to sin and they have made for themselves a molten image from silver their according to skill their idols [is the] work of craftsmen all of it of them they [are] saying [those who] offer sacrifice of humankind calves they will kiss!
Ugbu a, ha na-aga nʼihu nʼime mmehie, ha na-eji ọlaọcha na-akpụrụ onwe ha arụsị dị iche iche, nke ha ji uche kpachara anya kpụzie nke ọma, ha niile bụ akaọrụ ndị ǹka. Ha onwe ha na-ekwu, “Ha na-achụ aja ụmụ mmadụ. Ha na-esusukwa nwa ehi a kpụrụ akpụ ọnụ”
3 Therefore they will become like a cloud of [the] morning and like dew rising early going like chaff [which] it is storm-driven from a threshing floor and like smoke from a window.
Nʼihi ya, ha ga-adị ka igirigi nke ụtụtụ, maọbụ igirigi nke na-agbachapụ ngwangwa, dịka igbugbo nke a fụchapụrụ nʼebe ịzọcha ọka, dịka anwụrụ ọkụ nke si na oghereikuku na-ekupụ.
4 And I [am] Yahweh God your from [the] land of Egypt and gods besides me not you must know and [is] a deliverer there not except me.
“Ma mụ onwe m bụ Onyenwe anyị na Chineke gị, siterịị nʼala Ijipt. Unu agaghị anabatara onwe unu Chineke ọzọ karịa m. Ọ dịghị Onye nzọpụta ọzọ dị karịa m.
5 I I knew you in the wilderness in a land of drought.
Elekọtara m unu nʼime ọzara, nʼala ahụ kpọrọ nkụ, nke mmiri na-adịghị.
6 According to pasture their and they were satisfied they were satisfied and it was exalted heart their there-fore they forgot me.
Mgbe m nyere ha nri, ha rijukwara afọ. Mgbe afọ juru ha, ha bidoro ịkpa nganga, chefuo m.
7 And I became to them like a lion like a leopard on a road I will watch.
Nʼihi ya, aghaghị m ịbịakwasị ha dịka ọdụm; maọbụ dịka agụ nke na-ezo onwe ya nʼakụkụ ụzọ.
8 I will meet them like a bear robbed of cubs so I may tear [the] cavity of heart their and I will devour them there like a lion animal of the field it will tear to pieces them.
Aga m adakwasị ha dịka anụ ọhịa bịa nke a gbabara aka ụmụ ya, dọwasịa anụ ahụ kpuchiri obi ha aga m eripịa ha dịka ọdụm, anụ ọhịa ga-adọkasịkwa ha.
9 It will destroy you O Israel for in me in helper your.
“Aga m ala gị nʼiyi, gị Izrel, onye pụrụ inyere gị aka?
10 Where? [is] king your then so he may save you in all cities your and rulers your whom you said give! to me a king and leaders.
Ebee ka ndị eze gị nọ, ka ha bịa zọpụta gị? Ebee ka ndịisi ọchịchị nke obodo gị niile nọ, bụ ndị ahụ i ji nʼihi ha na-asị, ‘Nye m eze na ndị ọchịchị’?
11 I gave to you a king in anger my so I may take [him] away in wrath my.
Esitere m nʼiwe m nye gị eze, sitekwa nʼọnụma m, napụ gị ya.
12 [is] bound up [the] iniquity of Ephraim [is] stored up sin his.
Njehie nke Ifrem ka e kechikọtara debe; a na-edetukwa mmehie ya niile nʼakwụkwọ.
13 [the] pains of [one who] gives birth They will come to him he [is] a son not wise if a time not he will present himself at birth of children.
Ihe mgbu nke dịka ihe mgbu nwanyị ime na-eme na-abịakwasị ya; maọbụ nwantakịrị na-enweghị uche. Mgbe oge ya zuru, ọ jụrụ ịpụta site nʼọnụ akpanwa ka a mụpụta ya.
14 From [the] hand of Sheol will I ransom? them from death will I redeem? them where? [are] thorns your O death where? [is] destruction your O Sheol compassion it will be hidden from eyes my. (Sheol h7585)
“Aga m anapụta ha site nʼike nke Ala mmụọ. Aga m agbapụta ha site nʼọnwụ. Gị ọnwụ, olee ebe ajọọ ọrịa gị niile na-efe efe dị? Gị ala mmụọ, olee ebe ike ịla nʼiyi gị dị? “Agaghị m enwe ọmịiko ọbụla, (Sheol h7585)
15 For he a son brothers he flourishes it will come an east wind [the] wind of Yahweh from [the] wilderness [is] about to come up and it may be withered spring his so it may be dried up spring his it it will plunder [the] treasury of every article of preciousness.
ọ bụ ezie na ya onwe ya bụ onye na-amị mkpụrụ nʼetiti ụmụnne ya niile. Ma oke ifufe si nʼọwụwa anyanwụ, nke Onyenwe anyị zitere, ga-esi nʼọzara fekwasị ya. Isi iyi niile ga-ata, olulu mmiri ya ga-atakọrọkwa. A ga-apụnara ya ihe dị nʼụlọakụ ya niile, na akụ niile o nwere.
16 It will be held guilty Samaria for it has rebelled against God its by the sword they will fall children their they will be dashed in pieces and pregnant [women] its they will be ripped open.
Sameria aghaghị ịta ahụhụ ikpe ọmụma ya, nʼihi na o nupuru isi megide Chineke ha. A ga-eji mma agha gbuo ndị ya niile, tụpịa ụmụntakịrị ya niile nʼala, jirikwa mma agha bọwaa ndị inyom niile dị ime.”

< Hosea 13 >