Awurade Abufuw A Etia Israel
1Sɛ Efraim kasa a, na nnipa ho popo;
wɔma no so wɔ Israelman mu.
Nanso Baalsom nti, onyaa afɔbu na owui.
2Afei wɔkɔ so yɛ bɔne ara;
wɔde wɔn dwetɛ yɛ ahoni ma wɔn ho,
nsɛsode no nyinaa no.
Adwumfo no nam nyansakwan so na ayeyɛ.
Wɔka nnipa yi ho asɛm se,
“Wɔde nnipa bɔ afɔre
na wofew nantwimma ahoni ano.”
3Ɛno nti, wɔbɛyɛ sɛ anɔpa omununkum
sɛ anɔpa bosu a etu yera,
sɛ ntɛtɛ a ehuw fi awiporowbea
sɛ wusiw a ɛfa mfɛnsere mu kɔ.
4“Nanso mene Awurade wo Nyankopɔn,
a miyii wo fii Misraim.
Nnye Onyankopɔn biara nto mu sɛ me,
anaa Ogyefo biara sɛ me.
5Mehwɛɛ wo wɔ nweatam so,
asase a so yɛ hyew yiye no so.
6Memaa wɔn aduan no, wodi mee;
wɔmee no, wɔyɛɛ ahantan;
na wɔn werɛ fii me.
7Enti mɛtow ahyɛ wɔn so sɛ gyata,
mɛtɛw wɔn wɔ akwan ho sɛ ɔsebɔ.
8Mɛtow ahyɛ wɔn so na matetew wɔn mu
te sɛ sisi bi a wɔawia ne mma.
Mɛwe wɔn te sɛ gyata;
wuram aboa besunsuan wɔn mu.
9“Wɔasɛe wo, Israel,
efisɛ woasɔre atia me,
me a meyɛ wo boafo.
10Wo hene wɔ he na wabegye wo?
Wo sodifo a wɔwɔ wo nkurow nyinaa so no wɔ he,
wɔn a wokaa faa wɔn ho se,
‘Ma me ɔhene ne ahenemma’ no?
11Enti mʼabufuw mu, memaa wo ɔhene,
na mʼanibere mu no, miyii no hɔ.
12Efraim afɔdi no wɔaboaboa ano
wɔakyerɛw ne bɔne agu hɔ.
13Ɔbɛte ɔyaw te sɛ ɔbea a ɔreko awo,
na abofra no nnim nyansa nti;
sɛ bere no du a,
ɔmma awotwaa no ano.
14“Mɛpata agye wɔn afi ɔda tumi mu.
Megye wɔn afi owu nsam.
Owu, wo nwowɔe wɔ he?
Asaman, wo sɛe wɔ he?
“Merennya ayamhyehye biara,
15mpo sɛ ɔyɛ yiye wɔ ne nuanom mu a.
Apuei mframa a efi Awurade hɔ bɛba,
ɛbɛbɔ afi nweatam so;
osu rentɔ asusowbere
na nʼabura bɛyow.
Wɔbɛfom ne koradan mu nneɛma
nea ɛsom bo no nyinaa.
16Ɛsɛ sɛ nnipa a wɔwɔ Samaria gye wɔn afɔdi to mu,
efisɛ wɔayɛ dɔm atia wɔn Nyankopɔn.
Wɔbɛtotɔ wɔ afoa ano;
wɔbɛtotow wɔn mmofra ahwehwe fam,
wɔn mmaa a wɔanyinsɛn nso wɔbɛpaapae wɔn mu.”
Marakara ma Jehova ma Gũũkĩrĩra Isiraeli
113:1 Isa 19:22; Jer 3:12Efiraimu-rĩ, aaragia andũ makainaina;
aarĩ mũtũgĩrie thĩinĩ wa Isiraeli.
No rĩrĩ, nĩehirie nĩ ũndũ wa kũhooya Baali, nake agĩkua.
2Na rĩrĩ, rĩu no gũkĩrĩrĩria makĩragĩrĩria kwĩhia;
methondekagĩra mĩhianano yao ene na betha ciao,
mĩhianano ĩthondeketwo na ũũgĩ mũingĩ,
yothe ĩrĩ wĩra wa mabundi.
Kwĩragwo atĩrĩ, ũhoro wa andũ aya,
“Marutaga andũ magongona,
na makamumunya mĩhianano ya njaũ.”
313:3 Hos 6:4; Ayub 13:25; Dan 2:35Nĩ ũndũ ũcio makahaana ta kĩbii kĩa rũciinĩ,
na ta ime rĩa kĩrooko rĩrĩa rĩcookaga gũthira,
na ta mũũngũ ũrĩa ũmbũragwo kuuma kĩhuhĩro-inĩ kĩa ngano,
o na ta ndogo ĩgĩtoga yumĩire ndirica-inĩ.
413:4 Hos 12:9; Isa 43:11“No rĩrĩ, niĩ nĩ niĩ Jehova Ngai wanyu,
ũrĩa wamũrutire bũrũri wa Misiri.
Ndũkanetĩkie atĩ nĩ kũrĩ Ngai ũngĩ tiga niĩ,
na gũtirĩ Mũhonokia ũngĩ tiga niĩ.
5Nĩ niĩ ndaakũmenyagĩrĩra werũ-inĩ,
kũu bũrũri-inĩ ũrĩ ũrugarĩ mũingĩ.
613:6 Ezek 28:5; Gũcook 32:18Rĩrĩa ndamaheire irio, nĩmahũũnire;
na rĩrĩa maahũũnire, magĩtĩĩa;
magĩcooka makĩriganĩrwo nĩ niĩ.
7Nĩ ũndũ ũcio ngaamahithũkĩra ta mũrũũthi,
na ndĩmehithĩre njĩra-inĩ ta ngarĩ.
813:8 2Sam 17:8; Thab 50:22O ta ũrĩa nduba ĩĩkaga rĩrĩa ĩtunyĩtwo twana twayo-rĩ,
ngaamatharĩkĩra na ndĩmatarũrange.
Ngaamarĩa ta mũrũũthi,
ndĩmatambuure o ta ũrĩa nyamũ ya gĩthaka ĩĩkaga.
9“Wee Isiraeli-rĩ, ũrĩ mwanange,
nĩ ũndũ nĩũnjũkĩrĩire, ũgookĩrĩra mũteithia waku.
1013:10 2Ath 17:4; 1Sam 8:6Mũthamaki waku akĩrĩ ha, atĩ nĩguo akũhonokie?
Aathani aku a matũũra maku mothe marĩ ha,
o arĩa woigire atĩrĩ,
‘He mũthamaki, na ũhe anene’?
1113:11 Ndar 11:20; 1Ath 14:10Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, ndaakũheire mũthamaki ndakarĩte,
na ngĩcooka ngĩmweheria ndĩ na mangʼũrĩ.
1213:12 Gũcook 32:34Wĩhia wa Efiraimu nĩmũige,
mehia make nĩmandĩkĩtwo makaigwo.
1313:13 Mik 4:9-10; Isa 66:9Ruo ta rwa mũtumia ũkũrũmwo nĩrũramũnyiita,
nowe nĩ mwana ũtarĩ na ũũgĩ;
ihinda rĩakinya-rĩ,
akarega gũikũrũka nĩguo aciarwo.
1413:14 Thab 16:10; 1Akor 15:55“Nĩngamahonokia kuuma kũrĩ hinya wa mbĩrĩra;
nĩngamakũũra kuuma kũrĩ gĩkuũ.
Wee gĩkuũ-rĩ, mĩthiro yaku ĩrĩ ha?
Wee mbĩrĩra-rĩ, kũniinana gwaku gũkĩrĩ ha?
“Ndikaiguanĩra tha,
1513:15 Ayub 1:19; Jer 20:5o na angĩkaagaacĩra arĩ gatagatĩ-inĩ ka ariũ a ithe.
Rũhuho rwa mwena wa irathĩro ruumĩte harĩ Jehova nĩrũgooka,
rũhurutanĩte kuuma werũ-inĩ;
narĩo itherũkĩro rĩake rĩa maaĩ rĩkooma,
nakĩo gĩthima gĩake kĩhũe.
Nyũmba yake ya mũthiithũ
nĩĩgatahwo indo ciayo ciothe cia goro.
1613:16 Hos 10:14; 2Ath 15:16Andũ a Samaria no nginya marĩhio wĩhia wao,
nĩ tondũ nĩmaremeire Ngai wao.
Nao nĩmakooragwo na rũhiũ rwa njora;
natuo tũkenge twao tũgaatungumanio thĩ,
na atumia ao arĩa marĩ na nda itarũrwo.”
