Omuwa ta geelele Israel esimaneko lyiimenka
1 Omuwa ota ti: “Kugeni onkugo! Aatondi otaa fegula po evi lyandje ya fa omakodhi. Aantu yandje oya yono ehangano lyetu nayo noya tsa ondumbo nompango yandje. 2 Nonando nee yi ithane ndje Kalunga kawo noya tye, oyo aantu yandje noya tseya ndje, 3 oye ekelehi shoka oshiwanawa. Onkee aatondi yawo otaa ke ya tidhagana.
4 “Aantu yandje oyi ihogololele aakwaniilwa, ihe oye shi ningi muyo yene. Oya langeke aawiliki, ihe ngame inandi shi zimina. Oya kutha oshisiliveli shawo noshingoli e taa hambula iimenka. Shika otashi ya fala meyonuko. 5 Otandi tondo ontsezi yoshingoli tayi simanekwa kaantu yomoshilando Samaria. Otandi ya geele. Sigo uunake taa kala ngeyi inaaye etha iikalunga yawo? 6 Omuhambudhi Omuisraeli okwa hambula oshimenka, ihe kashi shi Kalunga. Ontsezi yoshingoli hayi simanekwa muSamaria, otayi ka tatulwa po. 7 Otaa kunu ombepo, ihe otaa ka teya oshikungulu! Epya lyiilya mbyoka inaayi tiligana itayi vulu okugandja oshithima. Nonando nee nali shi ninge, aakwiilongo otaye shi li po. 8 Israel a faathana niigwana yilwe noke na we oshilonga mokati kayo, a fa ombiga ya tatuka. 9 Ngaashi uusino uupwidhi aantu yaIsrael otaa lambalala oondjila dhawo yene. Oya yi, ya ka konge ekwatho kuAssur noya futu iigwana yilwe, opo yi ya gamene. 10 Ihe nena otandi ke ya gongela e tandi ya geele. Mbala otaa ka thinonwa kuuwehame, omukwaniilwa gwaAssur sho te ya hepeke.
11 “Oshigwana shaIsrael sho sha tungu iiyambelo oyindji okukutha po oondjo, oshi na muyo omahala ogendji gokuyonena. 12 Nando ndi kale nde ya nyolela iipango yaa shi kuyalulwa, oye yi tindi noye yi tala iinima iikwiilongo. 13 Otaa yambele ndje oondjambo notaa li onyama yadho, ihe ngame Omuwa kandi na mbili nayo. Otandi dhimbulukwa oondjo dhawo e tandi dhi ya geelele. Otandi ke ya shuna kuEgipiti.
14 “Oshigwana shaIsrael osha tungu oombala dhaakwaniilwa, ihe osha dhimbwa omushiti gwasho. Oshigwana shaJuda osha tungu iilandohote, ihe otandi ka tuma omulilo, gu lungunithe po oombala dhawo dhaakwaniilwa niilando yawo.”
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.
