< Hosea 11 >
1 Hagi Israeli vahe'mo'zama mofavrema mani'nazage'na navesi'nezmante'na mofavreni'e hu'na Isipitira zamavare'noe.
“Wakati Israeli alipokuwa mtoto, nilimpenda, nilimwita mwanangu kutoka Misri.
2 Hianagi Nagrama kema zamagriku'ma nehuge'za, mago'ane natre'za afete vu'naze. Ana nehu'za Bali havi anumzantaminte'ene kaza osu havi anumzantaminte'ene ofane mananentake zanena ome kremana vu'naze.
Lakini kadiri nilivyomwita Israeli, ndivyo walivyokwenda mbali nami. Walitoa dhabihu kwa Mabaali na kufukiza uvumba kwa vinyago.
3 Hagi Israeli vahera zamazantera Nagra zamavazu hu'na vano nehu'na, kama vanoma hu avu'ava zana rempi huzmi'noe. Hianagi Nagrama zamazeri knamare'noa zana ke'za antahi'za osu'naze.
Mimi ndiye niliyemfundisha Efraimu kutembea, nikiwashika mikono; lakini hawakutambua kuwa ni mimi niliyewaponya.
4 Nagra nasunku hunezmante'na navesi nezmante'na Israeli vahera zamavare'na vu'noe. Ana nehu'na zamanankempintira karenamare zafa eri netre'na, pri hu'na ne'zana zami'noe.
Niliwaongoza kwa kamba za huruma ya kibinadamu, kwa vifungo vya upendo; niliondoa nira shingoni mwao nami nikainama kuwalisha.
5 Zamagra ete rukrahera huza Isipia ovugahaze. Hianagi Asiria vahe'mo'za kegava huzmantegahaze. Na'ankure Nagrite'ma e'zankura zamavesra hu'nazagu anara hugahaze.
“Je, hawatarudi Misri, nayo Ashuru haitawatawala kwa sababu wamekataa kutubu?
6 Hanki rankumazmifina bainati kazinteti ha' vahe'mo'za eme ha' huzmante'za ku'ma kafazmia tapage hunetre'za, zamahe vagaregahaze. Ana hanageno antahintahima retro'ma hu'naza zamo'a amne zankna hugahie.
Panga zitametameta katika miji yao, zitaharibu makomeo ya malango yao na kukomesha mipango yao.
7 Na'ankure Nagri vahe'mo'za natre'za rukrahe hu'za nevaze. Ana nehu'za Marerisga hunemo'e hu'za zamagra hugahazanagi, Nagra zamazeri so'ea osugahue.
Watu wangu wamedhamiria kuniacha. Hata kama wakimwita Yeye Aliye Juu Sana, kwa vyovyote hatawainua.
8 Hagi Efraemi vahe'mota inankna hu'na tamatregahue? Inankna hu'na Isareli vahe'mota tamatregahue? Hagi inankna hu'na Adma kumate vahe'ma zamazeri havizama hu'noa zana hugahue? Hagi inankna hu'na Zeboimi kumate vahe'ma zamazeri havizama hu'noa zana hugahue? Nagra nagu'areti tusi'za hu'na nasunkura huramantoe.
“Efraimu, ninawezaje kukuacha? Ee Israeli, ninawezaje kukutoa? Nitawezaje kukutendea kama Adma? Nitawezaje kukufanya kama Seboimu? Moyo wangu umegeuka ndani yangu, huruma zangu zote zimeamshwa.
9 Hagi narimpa ahe'zamo'ma tevema reana atrenugeno evuramina, Israeli vahera zamahe vaga'oregahue. Na'ankure Nagra vahetfana omani'noanki, Anumza mani'noe. Nagra Ruotage hu'noa Anumzama amu'nontamifima nemanua Anumzanki'na, Nagra narimpa aheramante'na e'na eme tamahe hanara osugahue.
Sitatimiza hasira yangu kali, wala sitageuka na kumharibu Efraimu. Kwa kuwa mimi ndimi Mungu, wala si mwanadamu, Aliye Mtakatifu miongoni mwenu. Sitakuja kwa ghadhabu.
10 Mago knafina Ra Anumzamofona amage antegahaze. Nagra Ra Anumzamo'na laionimo'ma nehiaza huna ranke nehanuge'za, mofavre naga'nimo'za zage fre kazigatira zamahirahiku nehu'za egahaze.
Watamfuata Bwana; atanguruma kama simba. Wakati angurumapo, watoto wake watakuja wakitetemeka kutoka magharibi.
11 Hagi maho namamo'zama nehazaza huza Isipitira hare'za ne-esageno, Asiriati'ma maho namamo'za zamahirahiku nehu'za hare'za azankna nehanage'na, ete zamavare'na kumazamire ome zamatregahue hu'na Ra Anumzamo'na nehue.
Watakuja wakitetemeka kama ndege wakitoka Misri, kama hua wakitoka Ashuru. Nitawakalisha katika nyumba zao,” asema Bwana.
12 Hagi Efraemi vahe'mo'za havigege huza nevazageno, Juda vahe'mofo Anumzamofo kea ontahi vano vano nehu'za Ruotge'ma Hu'nemofona zamagu'aretira hu'za avariri fatgoa nosaze.
Efraimu amenizunguka kwa uongo, nyumba ya Israeli kwa udanganyifu. Naye Yuda ni mkaidi dhidi ya Mungu, hata kinyume cha yule mwaminifu Aliye Mtakatifu.