Hosea 12
1 Ephraim is enjoying wind, And is pursuing an east wind, All the day lying and spoiling he multiplieth, And a covenant with Asshur they make, And oil to Egypt is carried.
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 a controversy hath Jehovah with Judah, To lay a charge on Jacob according to his ways, According to his doings He returneth to him.
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 Yea, he is a prince unto the Messenger, And he overcometh [by] weeping, And he maketh supplication to Him, At Bethel He doth find him, And there He doth speak with us,
Nĩagianire na mũraika, na akĩmũtooria; akĩrĩra na akĩmũthaitha amũrathime. Aamũkorire Betheli na makĩaranĩria nake kũu:
5 Even Jehovah, God of the Hosts, Jehovah [is] His memorial.
Jehova Ngai Mwene-Hinya-Wothe, Jehova nĩrĩo rĩĩtwa rĩake rĩrĩa rĩrĩ ngumo.
6 And thou, through thy God, dost turn, Kindness and judgment keep thou, And wait on thy 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! To oppress he hath loved.
Mwonjorithia ahũthagĩra gĩthimi gĩtarĩ kĩa ma; endaga kũiya na wara.
8 And Ephraim saith: 'Surely I have become rich, I have found wealth for myself, All my labours — they find not 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 — Jehovah thy God from the land of Egypt, Again do I turn thee 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 unto the prophets, And I have multiplied vision, And by the hand of the prophets I use similes.
Nĩndarĩirie anabii, ngĩmahe cioneki nyingĩ, na ngĩheana ngerekano na tũnua twao.”
11 Surely Gilead [is] iniquity, Only, vanity they have been, In Gilead bullocks they have sacrificed, 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 doth flee to the country of Aram, And Israel doth serve for a wife, Yea, for a wife he hath kept watch.
Jakubu nĩorĩire bũrũri wa Aramu; Isiraeli aatungatire nĩguo egĩĩre na mũtumia, na nĩgeetha amũgũre-rĩ, aarĩithirie ngʼondu.
13 And by a prophet hath Jehovah brought up Israel out of Egypt, And by a prophet it hath been watched.
Jehova aahũthĩrire mũnabii kũruta Isiraeli kuuma bũrũri wa Misiri, na akĩmũmenyerera na guoko kwa mũnabii.
14 Ephraim hath provoked most bitterly, And his blood on himself he leaveth, And his reproach turn back to him doth his Lord!
No Efiraimu nĩatũmĩte Jehova arakare mũno. Mwathani wake nĩagatũma acookererwo nĩ ihĩtia rĩake rĩa ũiti wa thakame, na amũrĩhe nĩ ũndũ wa rũmena rwake.
