Hooseʼaa 6

1 “Kottaa gara Waaqayyootti deebinaa. Inni nu ciccireera; garuu nu fayyisa; inni nu madeesseera; garuu madaa keenya ni waldhaana.

Come, and let us return to the LORD: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.

2 Akka nu fuula isaa dura jiraannuuf, guyyaa lama booddee nu bayyanachiisa; guyyaa sadaffaatti immoo deebisee nu dhaaba.

After two days will he revive us: in the third day will he raise us up, and we shall live in his sight.

3 Kottaa Waaqayyoon haa beeknu; isa beekuufis haa tattaaffannu. Akkuma aduun dhugumaan baatu sana inni dhugumaan ni dhufa; inni akkuma bokkaa gannaa, akkuma bokkaa birraa kan lafa quubsu sanaatti gara keenya ni dhufa.

Then shall we know, [if] we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he will come to us as the rain, as the latter [and] former rain to the earth.

4 “Yaa Efreem, ani maalan si godha? Yaa Yihuudaa, ani maalan si godha? Jaalalli keessan akkuma hurrii ganamaa, akkuma fixeensa barii baduu ti.

O Ephraim, what shall I do to thee? O Judah, what shall I do to thee? for your goodness [is] as the morning cloud, and as the early dew it goeth away.

5 Kanaafuu ani raajota kootiin isin cicciree dubbii afaan kootiin isin fixe; murtiin koos akkuma aduu ni baʼa.

Therefore have I hewed [them] by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth: and thy judgments [are as] the light [that] goeth forth.

6 Ani araaran fedha malee aarsaa hin fedhuutii; aarsaa gubamu caalaa Waaqa beekuu nan fedha.

For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice: and the knowledge of God more than burnt-offerings.

7 Isaan akkuma Addaam kakuu cabsaniiru; achittis anaaf hin amanamne.

But they like men have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously against me.

8 Giliʼaad magaalaa hamootaa kan dhiigaan faalamtee dha.

Gilead [is] a city of them that work iniquity, [and is] polluted with blood.

9 Akkuma saamtuun riphxee nama eeggattu sana, gareen lubootaas akkasuma godhu; isaan yakka qaanessaa hojjechuudhaan karaa Sheekem irratti nama ajjeesu.

And as troops of robbers wait for a man, [so] the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness.

10 Ani mana Israaʼel keessatti waan suukaneessaa tokko argeera. Achitti Efreem ni sagaagale; Israaʼelis ni xuraaʼe.

I have seen a horrible thing in the house of Israel: there [is] the prostitution of Ephraim, Israel is defiled.

11 “Yaa Yihuudaa sittis haamamuun murteeffameera. “Yeroo ani boojuu saba koo deebisutti,

Also, O Judah, he hath set a harvest for thee, when I returned the captivity of my people.