Hosea 6

1 “Uyai tidzokere kuna Jehovha. Akatibvambura kutiita zvidimbu zvidimbu, asi achatiporesa; akatikuvadza, asi achasungazve mavanga edu.

Come, and let vs returne to the Lord: for he hath spoyled, and he will heale vs: he hath wounded vs, and he will binde vs vp.

2 Mushure mamazuva maviri achatimutsiridza; pazuva rechitatu achatidzorazve, kuti tirarame pamberi pake.

After two dayes will he reuiue vs, and in the third day he will raise vs vp, and we shall liue in his sight.

3 Ngatimuzivei iye Jehovha; ngatishingairirei kumuziva. Zvirokwazvo sokubuda kwezuva, achaonekwa; achauya kwatiri semvura yomuchando, semvura yebumharutsva inodiridza nyika.”

Then shall we haue knowledge, and indeuour our selues to know the Lord: his going forth is prepared as the morning, and he shall come vnto vs as the raine, and as the latter raine vnto the earth.

4 “Ndichaiteiko newe, Efuremu? Ndichaiteiko newe, Judha? Rudo rwenyu rwakafanana nemhute yamangwanani, sedova ramangwanani rinopera.

O Ephraim, what shall I doe vnto thee? O Iudah, how shall I intreate thee? for your goodnesse is as a morning cloude, and as the morning dewe it goeth away.

5 Naizvozvo ndinokugurai ndichikuitai zvidimbu zvidimbu navaprofita vangu, ndakakuurayai namashoko omuromo wangu, kutonga kwangu kwakapenya semheni kwamuri.

Therefore haue I cut downe by the Prophets: I haue slaine them by the wordes of my mouth, and thy iudgements were as the light that goeth forth.

6 Nokuti ndinoda ngoni, kwete zvibayiro, nokuziva Mwari kupfuura zvipiriso zvinopiswa.

For I desired mercie, and not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God more then burnt offrings.

7 SaAdhamu, vakaputsa sungano, vakanga vasina kutendeka kwandiri ipapo.

But they like men haue transgressed the couenant: there haue they trespassed against me.

8 Gireadhi iguta ravarume vakaipa, rakasvibiswa norunyoro rwetsoka dzeropa.

Gilead is a citie of them that worke iniquitie, and is polluted with blood.

9 Samakororo anovandira munhu, ndizvo zvinoita boka ravaprista. Vanouraya vanhu panzira inoenda kuShekemu, vachipara mhosva dzinonyadzisa.

And as the eues waite for a man, so the companie of Priestes murder in the way by consent: for they worke mischiefe.

10 Ndakaona chinhu chakaipa kwazvo muimba yaIsraeri. Imomo Efuremu anoita ufeve uye Israeri anosvibiswa.

I haue seene vileny in the house of Israel: there is ye whoredome of Ephraim: Israel is defiled.

11 “Nokwauriwo iwe, Judha, kukohwa kwatarwa. “Pose pandichadzorera maropafadzo avanhu vangu.

Yea, Iudah hath set a plant for thee, whiles I woulde returne ye captiuitie of my people.