1Efereimu amadya mpweya;
tsiku lonse amasaka mphepo ya kummawa
ndipo amachulukitsa mabodza ndi chiwawa.
Amachita mgwirizano ndi Asiriya
ndipo amatumiza mphatso za mafuta a olivi ku Igupto.
2Yehova akuyimba mlandu Yuda;
Iye adzalanga Yakobo molingana ndi makhalidwe ake,
adzamulanga molingana ndi ntchito zake.
3Akali mʼmimba mwa amayi ake, Yakobo anagwira chidendene cha mʼbale wake;
iye atakula analimbana ndi Mulungu.
4Yakobo analimbana ndi mngelo ndipo anapambana;
analira napempha kuti amukomere mtima.
Mulungu anakumana naye ku Beteli
ndipo anayankhula naye kumeneko,
5Yehova Mulungu Wamphamvuzonse,
Yehova ndiye dzina lake lotchuka!
6Koma inu muyenera kubwerera kwa Mulungu wanu;
pitirizani chikondi ndi chiweruzo cholungama,
ndipo muzidikira Mulungu wanu nthawi zonse.
7Munthu wamalonda amagwiritsa ntchito masikelo achinyengo;
iyeyo amakonda kubera anthu.
8Efereimu amadzitama ponena kuti,
“Ndine wolemera kwambiri; ndili ndi chuma chambiri.
Palibe amene angandiloze chala
chifukwa cha kulemera kwanga.”
9“Ine ndine Yehova Mulungu wako
amene ndinakutulutsa mu Igupto.
Ndidzakukhazikaninso mʼmatenti,
monga munkachitira masiku aja pa nthawi ya zikondwerero zanu.
10Ndinayankhula ndi aneneri,
ndinawaonetsa masomphenya ambiri,
ndipo ndinawawuza mafanizo kudzera mwa iwo.”
11Kodi Giliyadi ndi woyipa?
Anthu ake ndi achabechabe!
Kodi amapereka nsembe za ngʼombe zazimuna ku Giligala?
Maguwa awo ansembe adzakhala ngati milu ya miyala
mʼmunda molimidwa.
12Yakobo anathawira ku dziko la Aramu,
Israeli anagwira ntchito kuti apeze mkazi,
ndipo anaweta nkhosa kuti akwatire mkaziyo.
13Yehova anagwiritsa ntchito mneneri kuti atulutse Israeli mu Igupto;
kudzera mwa mneneriyo Iye anawasamalira.
14Koma Efereimu wamukwiyitsa kwambiri.
Nʼchifukwa chake Yehova adzawalanga ndi imfa.
Adzawalanga chifukwa anamuchititsa manyazi kwambiri.
1Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followeth after the east wind: he daily increaseth lies and desolation; and they do make a covenant with the Assyrians, and oil is carried into Egypt. 2The LORD hath also a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his doings will he recompense him.12.2 punish: Heb. visit upon
3¶ He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and by his strength he had power with God:12.3 had…: Heb. was a prince, or, behaved himself princely 4Yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him in Beth-el, and there he spake with us; 5Even the LORD God of hosts; the LORD is his memorial. 6Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment, and wait on thy God continually.
7¶ He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.12.7 a merchant: or, Canaan12.7 oppress: or, deceive 8And Ephraim said, Yet I am become rich, I have found me out substance: in all my labours they shall find none iniquity in me that were sin.12.8 in all…: or, all my labours suffice me not: he shall have punishment of iniquity in whom is sin12.8 that: Heb. which 9And I that am the LORD thy God from the land of Egypt will yet make thee to dwell in tabernacles, as in the days of the solemn feast. 10I have also spoken by the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and used similitudes, by the ministry of the prophets.12.10 ministry: Heb. hand 11Is there iniquity in Gilead? surely they are vanity: they sacrifice bullocks in Gilgal; yea, their altars are as heaps in the furrows of the fields. 12And Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep. 13And by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved. 14Ephraim provoked him to anger most bitterly: therefore shall he leave his blood upon him, and his reproach shall his Lord return unto him.12.14 most…: Heb. with bitternesses12.14 blood: Heb. bloods
