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.
You Israeli people, listen to this message from Yahweh! He is accusing you people who live in this country, [saying] “The people are not faithfully [doing what pleases me], they are not kind [to others], and they do not [even] know me!
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.
Everywhere in this land they curse [others], they murder [others], they steal, and they commit adultery. They act violently toward others and commit one murder after another.
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.
It is because of their doing those things that there is no rain [MTY], the land has become dry, the people are mourning, and the people are dying [from hunger]. Even the wild animals and the birds and the fish in the sea are dying.
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.
But no one should accuse someone else and say it is his fault. It is you priests whom I am accusing.
5 Ị na-asọ ngọngọ ehihie na abalị, ndị amụma na-esokwa gị sụọ ngọngọ. Nʼihi ya aga m ala nne gị nʼiyi
So I will punish [MTY] you priests, night and day, and I will punish the prophets with you. I am going to destroy [Israel, the nation that is like] [MET] a mother to you.
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.
It is because my people do not know [about me] that they will be destroyed. And their not knowing about me is because you priests have refused [to teach them about me]; so I will no longer allow you to be my priests. You have forgotten the things that I taught you, so I will forget [to bless] your 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.
As there are more and more priests, they have sinned against me more and more. So I will no longer allow them to be honored; instead, I will cause them to be disgraced.
8 Ha na-eriju afọ site na mmehie ndị m. Ha ji anya ukwu na-achọ ka ha na-emehie na-aga nʼihu.
The priests get food from [the offerings that the] people [bring in order to be forgiven for having sinned], [so] the priests want the people to sin more and more [in order that the people will bring them more and more offerings].
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.
The priests [are as sinful] as the [other] people, and I will punish [all of] them for what they have done; I will pay them back for the [evil] things that they have done.
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
[The priests] will eat, but they will still be hungry; they will have sex with prostitutes, but they will not have any children, because they have abandoned [me], Yahweh,
11 nʼaka ịgba akwụna, na mmanya ochie na mmanya ọhụrụ, nke na-ewepụ mmụọ nghọta.
and they are devoting themselves to sleeping with prostitutes, and to [drinking] old wine and new wine, which results in their not being able to think clearly.”
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.
“[You] my people request wooden idols [to tell you what you should do]! Like prostitutes who have left/abandoned their husbands,
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.
you have abandoned [me] your God, and you are chasing after [other gods] on the tops of hills and mountains; you burn incense under oak [trees], poplar [trees], and other trees where there is nice/pleasing shade. So your daughters have become prostitutes, and your daughters-in-law have committed 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.
But it is not [only] your daughters [whom I will punish] for having become prostitutes, and it is not [only] your daughters-in-law whom I will punish for committing adultery, because the men also are having sex with prostitutes, and they offer sacrifices with the prostitutes [who search for men at the] shrines [of the idols]. [They are all] foolish people, and they will [all] be ruined.
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.’
You Israeli [people] have abandoned me like [MET] those who commit adultery have abandoned their spouses. But do not cause [the people of] Judah to sin [also]. Do not go to Gilgal or go up to Beth-Aven [towns] [to worship idols there]. Do not make solemn promises [there, saying ‘Just as surely] as Yahweh lives, [I will do what I am promising].’
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?
You [people of Israel] are as stubborn as [SIM] a young cow. So there is no way [RHQ] that [I], Yahweh, will [provide food for them] [like a shepherd provides food for his] lambs [by leading them] to a nice meadow.
17 Ifrem na arụsị agbaala ndụ hapụ ya ka ọ nọọrọ onwe ya.
The people of Israel have chosen to worship idols [MET], [so] allow them [to do what they want to do].
18 Ọ bụladị mgbe mmanya ha gwụrụ, ha na-aga nʼihu na-agba akwụna; ha hụrụ ihere nʼanya nke ukwuu karịa otuto ha.
When their rulers finish drinking [their wine], they go to find prostitutes; they love their disgraceful behavior.
19 Ifufe ga-ebupụ ha, aja ha na-achụ ga-ewetara ha ihere.
But they will disappear [as though] [MET] they were blown away by a whirlwind. They will become [very] ashamed because of their offering sacrifices [to idols].”
