Hosea 5
1 “Hear this, priests! Pay attention, house of Israel! Listen, house of the king! For judgment is coming against you all. You have been a snare at Mizpah and a net spread over Tabor.
“Nụrụnụ nke a, unu ndị nchụaja! Geenụ ntị, unu ụlọ Izrel! Geenụ ntị, unu ndị ezinaụlọ eze. Nʼihi na ọ bụ unu ka ikpe ahụ gbasara. Nʼihi na unu abụrụla ihe ị maa nʼọnya na Mizpa, na ụgbụ agbasara nʼelu Taboa.
2 The rebels stand deep in slaughter, but I will punish all of them.
Ndị nnupu isi ahụ abamiela ime nʼigbu mmadụ, aga m ata ha niile ahụhụ.
3 I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hidden from me. Ephraim, now you have become like a prostitute; Israel is defiled.
Amaara m ihe niile gbasara Ifrem, ọ dịkwaghị ihe zoro ezo banyere Izrel nʼebe m nọ. Gị Ifrem, ugbu a ị gbawala akwụna; gị Izrel, emerụọkwala gị.
4 Their deeds will not allow them to turn to God, for the mind of adultery is in them, and they do not know Yahweh.
“Omume ha agaghị ekwe ka ha laghachikwute Chineke ha, nʼihi na mmụọ nke ịkwa iko ewerela ute biri nʼime ha, ha amaghịkwa Onyenwe anyị.
5 The pride of Israel testifies against him; so Israel and Ephraim will stumble in their guilt; and Judah also will stumble with them.
Mpako niile nke Izrel na-agba ama megide ha, Ọ bụladị Izrel na Ifrem na-asọ ngọngọ nʼime mmehie ha, Juda, nʼonwe ya, soo ha na-asọ ngọngọ.
6 They will go with their flocks and herds to seek Yahweh, but they will not find him, for he has withdrawn himself from them.
Mgbe ha ga-eji igwe ewu na atụrụ ha na igwe ehi ha, gaa ịchọ Onyenwe anyị, ha agaghị achọta ya. Nʼihi na o sitela nʼebe ha nọ wezuga onwe ya.
7 They were unfaithful to Yahweh, for they have borne illegitimate children. Now the new moon festivals will devour them with their fields.
Ha bụ ndị na-ekwesighị ntụkwasị obi nye Onyenwe anyị. Ha mụrụ ụmụ a kwatara nʼiko. Ugbu a, mmemme ọnwa ọhụrụ ha ga-eripịa ha na ala ubi ha.
8 Blow the horn in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah. Sound a battle cry at Beth Aven: 'We will follow you, Benjamin!'
“Fụọ opi ike na Gibea, fụkwaa mpi anụ na Rema. Tie mkpu agha na Bet-Aven. Lee anya nʼazụ gị, Benjamin.
9 Ephraim will become a desolation on the day of punishment. Among the tribes of Israel I have declared what is certain to happen.
A ga-ebibi Ifrem kpamkpam nʼụbọchị ahụ m ga-ata ha ahụhụ. Nʼetiti ebo nke Izrel niile, ka m na-ekwusa ka amara na ọ bụ okwu kwesiri ntụkwasị obi.
10 The leaders of Judah are like those who move a boundary stone. I will pour my wrath on them like water.
Ndị ndu Juda adịla ka ndị ahụ na-ewezuga oke ala, aga m awụkwasị ha iwe m dịka uju mmiri ozuzo.
11 Ephraim is crushed; he is crushed in judgment, because he has willingly walked after idols.
Ifrem bụ onye a na-emegbu emegbu, onye e ji ike na-azọpịa, nʼihi na ọ kpacha anya na-achụso ihe efu.
12 So I will be like a moth to Ephraim, and like rot to the house of Judah.
Adị m ka nla nye Ifrem, dịkwa ka ihe na-eweta ire ure dịịrị ndị Juda.
13 When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah saw his wound, then Ephraim went to Assyria, and Judah sent messengers to the great king. But he was not able to cure you people or heal your wound.
“Mgbe Ifrem hụrụ ụdị ọrịa ọ na-arịa, Juda ahụkwa ọnya dị ya nʼahụ, mgbe ahụ Ifrem gakwuru ndị Asịrịa, ma zigakwara eze ukwu ahụ ozi. Ma ọ pụghị ịgwọ gị, maọbụ gwọọ ọnya gị niile.
14 So I will be like a lion to Ephraim, and like a young lion to the house of Judah. I, even I, will tear and go away; I will carry them off, and there will be no one to rescue them.
Nʼihi na-aga m adị ka ọdụm nye Ifrem dịkwa ka nwa ọdụm nye Juda. Aga m adọkasị anụ ahụ ha ma hapụ ha pụọ. Aga m ebupụ ha pụọ, na-enweghị onye ga-abịa ịzọpụta ha.
15 I will go and return to my place, until they acknowledge their guilt and seek my face, until they earnestly seek me in their distress.”
Aga m alaghachi azụ nʼọnọdụ m, ruo mgbe ha kweere na ikpe mara ha, ma chọọ ihu m; nʼọnọdụ mmekpa ahụ ha, ha ga-achọsi m ike.”
