Hosea 6

Toba isiyo ya kweli

1 “ ‘Twendeni, tukamrudie Mwenyezi-Mungu! Yeye mwenyewe ameturarua, lakini yeye mwenyewe atatuponya. Yeye mwenyewe ametujeruhi, lakini yeye mwenyewe atatibu majeraha yetu.

2 Baada ya siku mbili, atatupa uhai tena, naam, siku ya tatu atatufufua ili tuweze kuishi pamoja naye.

3 Basi tumtambue, tujitahidi kumjua Mwenyezi-Mungu. Kuja kwake ni hakika kama alfajiri, yeye atatujia kama manyunyu, kama mvua za masika ziinyweshayo ardhi.’”

4 Lakini Mwenyezi-Mungu asema hivi: “Nitakutendea nini ee Efraimu? Nikufanyie nini ee Yuda? Upendo wenu kwangu ni kama ukungu wa asubuhi, kama umande unaotoweka upesi.

5 Ndiyo maana nimewavamia kwa njia ya manabii, nimewaangamiza kwa maneno yangu, hukumu yangu huchomoza kama pambazuko.

6 Maana ninachotaka kwenu ni upendo na si tambiko, Kumjua Mungu na si kutoa sadaka za kuteketezwa.

Uhalifu umeenea kote nchini

7 “Lakini mlilivunja agano langu kama mlivyofanya mjini Adamu; huko walinikosea uaminifu.

8 Gileadi ni mji wa waovu, umetapakaa damu.

9 Kama wanyang'anyi wamwoteavyo mtu njiani, ndivyo na makuhani walivyojikusanya na kuvizia. Wanaua watu njiani kuelekea Shekemu, naam, wanatenda uovu kupindukia.

10 Nimeona jambo la kuchukiza sana miongoni mwa Waisraeli: Watu wa Efraimu wanakimbilia miungu mingine naam, Waisraeli wamejitia unajisi.

11 Nawe Yuda hali kadhalika, nimekupangia wakati utakapovuna adhabu.

Hosea 6

1 Come, and let us return unto Jehovah; for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.2 After two days will he revive us: on the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live before him.3 And let us know, let us follow on to know Jehovah: his going forth is sure as the morning; and he will come unto us as the rain, as the latter rain that watereth the earth.4 O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the dew that goeth early away.5 Therefore have I hewed them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth: and thy judgments are as the light that goeth forth.6 For I desire goodness, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt-offerings.7 But they like Adam have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously against me.8 Gilead is a city of them that work iniquity; it is stained with blood.9 And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way toward Shechem; yea, they have committed lewdness.10 In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing: there whoredom is found in Ephraim, Israel is defiled.11 Also, O Judah, there is a harvest appointed for thee, when I bring back the captivity of my people.