Israel Rejects the Lord
The Lord said:
1 Sound a warning!
Israel, you broke our agreement
and ignored my teaching.
Now an eagle is swooping down
to attack my land.
2 Israel, you say, “We claim you,
the Lord, as our God.”
3 But your enemies
will chase you for rejecting
our good agreement.
4 You chose kings and leaders
without consulting me;
you made silver and gold idols
that led to your downfall.
5 City of Samaria, I'm angry
because of your idol
in the shape of a calf.
When will you ever
be innocent again?
6 Someone from Israel built
that idol for you,
but only I am God.
And so it will be smashed
to pieces.
7 If you scatter wind
instead of wheat,
you will harvest a whirlwind
and have no wheat.
Even if you harvest grain,
enemies will steal it all.
8 Israel, you are ruined,
and now the nations
consider you worthless.
9 You are like a wild donkey
that goes its own way.
You've run off to Assyria
and hired them as allies.
10 You can bargain with nations,
but I'll catch you anyway.
Soon you will suffer abuse
by kings and rulers.
11 Israel, you have built
many altars where you offer
sacrifices for sin.
But these altars have become
places for sin.
12 My instructions for sacrifices
were written in detail,
but you ignored them.
13 You sacrifice your best animals
and eat the sacrificial meals,
but I, the Lord,
refuse your offerings.
I will remember your sins
and punish you.
Then you will return to Egypt.
14 Israel, I created you,
but you forgot me.
You and Judah built palaces
and many strong cities.
Now I will send fire to destroy
your towns and fortresses.
Muhona ma vere Israel mokurikotamena koomukuru vovisenginina
1 Muhona ma tja nai komuprofete: “Posisa ohiva! Ovanavita mave taurire mehi randje tjimuna ozonguvi! Otjiwaṋa tjandje tja teya omerikutiropamwe ngu mba tjita na tjo nu atji pirukire omatwako wandje. 2 Nandarire kutja owo ve ndji tja owami Ndjambi wawo, nu ve tja owo otjiwaṋa tjandje, nokutja owo ve ndji i, 3 owo va nakaura imbi mbi ri oviwa. Ovanavita na wo opu ve za okuvetjera okuzepa.
4 “Otjiwaṋa tjandje tja toorora ozombara, nungwari tje ritoororera otjini nokuhinombango yandje. Otjo tja zika ovanane, nungwari nokuhinousemba wandje. Otjo tja toora osilveri nongoldo yatjo natji ungura po oomukuru vovisenginina kokutja tji yandekwe otjini. 5 Ami mba tonda otjiserekarera tjondana yongoldo ku ku rikotamena ovature votjihuro Samaria. Ami mba pindika na wo. Owo hapo mave rikotamene kovisenginina vyawo nga ruṋe? 6 Omuisrael onongo ongwa ungura otjiserekarera tjondana hi, notjo kamukuru oparukaze! Ondana yongoldo ku ku rikotamenenwa mOsamaria mai nyanyaurwa! 7 Owo tji va kunu ombepo mave kondo otjivepo. Ehi romakunino wovikokotwa mbi ha horo kamaari eta ovikurya. Nungwari andakuzu vya hora, ovandu wozonganda atjave vi rya okumana. 8 Otjiwaṋa tja Israel tja rira otja oviwaṋa vyarwe nu otjihinahepero tjimuna onyungu ndja tauka. 9 Ovaisrael ovirangaranga tjimuna ozongoro, nu ve kayenda ondjira yawo oveni. Owo ve kapaha ombatero kOvasirie, nu ve suta oviwaṋa vyarwe kutja vi ve vatere. 10 Nungwari nandarire kutja va tjita nao, ami nambano meve woronganisa nu e ve vere, nowo mave rihutu momihihamo, indji ombara ya Asirie tji mai ve ṋiṋikiza.
11 “Ovaisrael punga ave tungira ko ovipunguhiro ovingi vyokuisa ko ouvi opunga ave karerera ko notuveze otuingi twokutjitira po ourunde! 12 Ami mba tjangera otjiwaṋa tjandje omahongero omengi tjinene, nungwari otjo tje ye nakaura otja oviṋa vyoposyo vyovandu wozonganda. 13 Owo ve ndji punguhira ozombunguhiro nu averi onyama yazo. Nungwari ami ngu mbi ri Muhona hi nonyuṋe mu zo; nambano ami me zemburuka ourunde wawo nu e ve verere wo; meve yarura kOengipte!
14 “Ovaisrael va tunga ozondjuwo ongongo, nungwari va zemba Omuute wawo oveni. Ovajuda va tunga ovihuro ovingi ovinamasa. Nungwari ami me hindi omuriro mbu mau seseta ozondjuwo zawo ongongo novihuro vyawo.”
