Hosiya 4
1 Nụrụnụ okwu Onyenwe anyị unu ndị Izrel, nʼihi na Onyenwe anyị nwere ebubo megide unu ndị bi nʼala a. “Nʼihi na ọ dịghị ikwesi ntụkwasị obi, ọ dịghị ịhụnanya, ọ dịghịkwa ihe ọmụma banyere Chineke nʼala a niile.
Hear the word of the Lord, ye children of Israel; for the Lord hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land; because there is no truth, nor kindness, nor knowledge of God in the land.
2 Ọ bụ naanị ịbụ ọnụ, ịgha ụgha na igbu mmadụ, izu ohi na ịkwa iko. Ọgbaaghara dị nʼebe niile, ya na ogbugbu mmadụ na-esepụghị aka.
There is false swearing, and lying, and murdering, and stealing, and committing adultery: they break the bounds, and blood toucheth on blood.
3 Nke a mere ala jiri nọrọ nʼiru ụjụ, ndị niile nọ na ya na-atakwa ahụ, ma anụ ọhịa, ma nnụnụ nke igwe, ọ bụladị azụ dị nʼosimiri ka a na-ekpochapụ.
Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of the heaven; yea, also the fishes of the sea shall perish.
4 “Ma otu ọ dị, ka onye ọbụla ghara ise okwu, ka onye ọbụla ghara ibo ibe ya ebubo. Nʼihi na ndị gị dịka ndị na-eseso onye nchụaja okwu.
Yet let no man strive, let no man reprove another: and thy people are contentious equally with the priest.
5 Ị na-asọ ngọngọ ehihie na abalị, ndị amụma na-esokwa gị sụọ ngọngọ. Nʼihi ya aga m ala nne gị nʼiyi
Therefore shalt thou stumble in the daytime, and the prophet also shall stumble with thee in the night; and I will destroy thy mother.
6 ndị m ka a na-ala nʼiyi nʼihi na ha amaghị ihe. “Ebe ọ bụ na ị jụrụ ihe ọmụma, aga m ajụkwa gị dị ka onye nchụaja m; ebe ọ bụ na ị gbakụtara iwu Chineke gị azụ mụ onwe m ga-agbakụtakwa ụmụ gị azụ.
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge; because thou hast rejected knowledge, so will I also reject thee, that thou shalt not be a priest to me; and as thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, so will I myself also forget thy children.
7 Ka ha na-abawanye nʼọnụọgụgụ, otu a ka ha si na-aga nʼihu na-emehie megide m, ha gbanwere Chineke ha dị ebube nʼihi ihe na-eweta ihere.
The more they increased, the more did they sin against me: therefore will I change their glory into shame.
8 Ha na-eriju afọ site na mmehie ndị m. Ha ji anya ukwu na-achọ ka ha na-emehie na-aga nʼihu.
The sin-offering of my people do they eat, and for their iniquity doth the soul of each one of them long.
9 Ọ ga-abụkwa ka ndị nchụaja dị, otu a ka ndị obodo dịkwa. Nʼihi ya, aga m enye ha ntaramahụhụ ma kwụghachi ha ụgwọ nʼihi omume ha niile.
Therefore shall the same befall both people and priest: and I will punish every one of them for his ways, and recompense every one for his doings.
10 “Ha ga na-eri ihe ma afọ agaghị eju ha. Ha ga-ebi ndụ akwụna ma ha agaghị amụba, nʼihi na ha ajụla Onyenwe anyị, were onwe ha nyefee
And they will eat, and shall not be satisfied; they will commit lewdness, and they shall not increase; because the Lord have they forsaken [not] keeping [his law].
11 nʼaka ịgba akwụna, na mmanya ochie na mmanya ọhụrụ, nke na-ewepụ mmụọ nghọta.
Lewdness and wine and new wine take away the heart.
12 Ndị nke m na-ajụ osisi apịrị apị ase ihe ha ga-eme, na-anata ọsịsa site na mkpara osisi onye ọ na-ajụ ase. Mmụọ nke ịgba akwụna na-eme ka ha kpafuo; ha gbara akwụna ma hapụ Chineke ha.
My people ask counsel of their stick of wood, and their staff shall tell them [the future]: for the spirit of lewdness hath caused them to err, and they are gone astray unfaithful to their God.
13 Ha na-achụ aja nʼelu ugwu niile, na-esure onyinye nsure ọkụ nʼelu ugwu nta niile, na nʼokpuru osisi ook, osisi pọpla na osisi terebint, ebe ndo ya dị ezi mma. Nʼihi nke a ka ụmụ unu ndị inyom na-agba akwụna, ndị nwunye ụmụ unu na-akwa iko.
Upon the tops of the mountains do they sacrifice, and upon the hills burn they incense, under oaks and poplars and terebinths, because their shadow is good: therefore will your daughters play the harlot, and your daughter-in-law will commit adultery.
14 “Agaghị m ata ụmụ unu ndị inyom ahụhụ, mgbe ha na-agba akwụna, maọbụ taa ndị nwunye ụmụ nwoke unu ahụhụ mgbe ha na-akwa iko, nʼihi na ndị ikom unu nʼonwe ha na-ejekwuru ndị akwụna, ha na ndị akwụna ụlọ arụsị na-achụkọkwa aja, ma ndị a na-enweghị nghọta ga-ala nʼiyi.
I cannot inflict punishment on your daughters when they play the harlot, nor on your daughters-in-law when they commit adultery; for they themselves associate with lewd women, and with harlots do they sacrifice: and so doth the people that doth not understand stumble.
15 “Ọ bụ ezie na unu bụ ndị na-akwa iko unu bụ Izrel, ma ka ikpe gharakwa ịma Juda. “Unu agakwala Gilgal, unu agakwala ruo Bet-Aven, unu aṅụkwala iyi sị, ‘Dịka Onyenwe anyị na-adị ndụ.’
Yet though thou play the harlot, O Israel, let not Judah offend: and come not ye unto Gilgal, nor go ye up to Beth-aven, nor swear, As the Lord liveth.
16 Ndị Izrel dị isiike dịka nwaagbọghọ ehi dị isiike. Onyenwe anyị ọ ga-esi aṅaa zụọ ha dịka ụmụ atụrụ nʼebe ịta nri sara mbara?
For like an untamable cow is Israel disobedient: now would the Lord have fed them as a sheep in a wide pasture.
17 Ifrem na arụsị agbaala ndụ hapụ ya ka ọ nọọrọ onwe ya.
Ephraim is bound to idols: let him alone.
18 Ọ bụladị mgbe mmanya ha gwụrụ, ha na-aga nʼihu na-agba akwụna; ha hụrụ ihere nʼanya nke ukwuu karịa otuto ha.
Their drinking bout will come to an end: while they are so often guilty of lewdness, their rulers love, prepare themselves but shame.
19 Ifufe ga-ebupụ ha, aja ha na-achụ ga-ewetara ha ihere.
The wind seizeth fast on them with its wings, and they shall be ashamed because of their sacrifices.
