Hosiya 11
1 “Mgbe Izrel bụ nwantakịrị, ahụrụ m ya nʼanya, ọ bụkwa site nʼIjipt ka m kpọpụtara nwa m.
When Israel was yet young, then I loved him, and out of Egypt did I call my son.
2 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.
The [prophets] called them; but the more they went from them: unto the Be'alim would they sacrifice, and to the graven images would they burn incense.
3 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.
Yet I myself appointed a leader for Ephraim, who took them up in his arms; but they would not acknowledge that I healed them.
4 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.
With human cords I ever drew them forward, with leading-strings of love: and I was to them as those that lift off the yoke from their jaws, and I held out unto them food.
5 “Ọ bụ na ha agaghị alaghachi azụ nʼIjipt, Asịrịa ọ gaghị abụ eze ha, nʼihi na ha ajụla ịlọghachikwute m?
He should not return unto the land of Egypt: yet [now] is the Assyrian his king; because they refused to repent.
6 Mma agha ga-efegharị nʼobodo ha niile, ọ ga-eripịa ndị nchụaja na-agba afa, ọ ga-eripịakwa nzube ọjọọ ha niile.
And the sword shall fall on his cities, and shall make an end of his boughs, and consume them, because of their [evil] counsels.
7 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.
For my people are only bent on backsliding from me; and though upward they call them, they altogether will not elevate themselves.
8 “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.
How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? how shall I surrender thee, Israel? how shall I make thee as Admah? how shall I change thee as Zeboyim? turned is my heart within me, all my compassion is enkindled together.
9 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.
I will not execute the fierceness of my anger, I will not again destroy Ephraim; for God am I, and not man, the Holy One in the midst of thee, and I will not come with an enemy's hatred.
10 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.
They shall follow after the Lord, when he will roar like a lion; for he will roar, and the children shall hasten together from the west;
11 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.
They shall hasten together as birds out of Egypt, and as doves out of the land of Assyria: and I will cause them to dwell in their houses, saith the Lord.
12 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.
With lies hath Ephraim encompassed me about, and with deceit, the house of Israel; but Judah yet ruleth with God, and is faithful to the Holy One.
