1 Ifureimi wakalisa phepo,
unotatamila phepo ye kubhezhuba zhuba lose,
bebe bewatsha manyepkhwa ne kumukilana.
Unothama nshanganyila ne Asiriya,
ebe etumila mafuta e thoba ku Egipiti.
2 Yahwe bana nlandu wabanopa Juda,
banowoloba Jakubo shamu kuyendidzana ne mipanga iye
bebe benlipa kuyendidzana ne mija iye.
3 Mu tjibumbilo wakabhata nkulu uwe nge itshitshino,
kati abe nlume kadzulana ne Ndzimu.
4 Wakadzulana ne ntumwa we kudzimu kakunda,
kalila kakumbila makombolelo.
Kashangana naye ku Bhetele,
ngono kalebeleka naye ikoko.
5 Yahwe Ndzimu Masimbawose,
zina labo ndi Yahwe!
6 Koga iwe bgwilila ku Ndzimu uwo,
usimise mu ludo nemu ndulamo,
ulindile Ndzimu uwo usinganyale.
7 Nseyenyi unoshingisa zwilizanyo zwisiizo
unoda kutjebela.
8 Ifureimi unozwikudza eti, “Ahaa ndakafuma,
ndakazwikubunganyila fumwa.
Mu fumwa yangu yose iyeyi,
akuna nlandu wabangawana ungabe tjibi.”
9 Ndimi Yahwe Ndzimu uwo,
kudwa ku shango ye Egipiti,
ndowothama kuti mugale mu mishasha kakale
se mu misi ye mizano yenyu yakabigwa.
10 Ndakalebeleka ne balebesambeli,
ndimi ndakawatsha mibono
adiya nge zwifaniso ndibo.
11 Bubi guyapo mu Giliyadi,
bathu bako abateli tjimwe.
Mu Giligala banothama zwibhayilo zwe mikono.
Zwibeso zwabo zowonga matuluthulu e mabgwe
mu ngolo dze nnda.
12 Jakubo wakatizhila ku shango ya Aramu,
ngono ikoko Iziraela kashingila kuwana nkadzi,
malobolo awe akabe kulisa pkhwizi.
13 Yahwe bakashingisa nlebesambeli kuzhisa Iziraela edwa ku Egipiti,
bakashingisa nlebesambeli kuntjengeta.
14 Koga Ifureimi wakanditanga kwakabipa,
ndizo wali Yahwe banowonkhiga nlandu we kutebula malopa
ngono banowonlipa nge kulengudzika.
1 All day long Israel chases
wind from the desert;
deceit and violence
are found everywhere.
Treaties are made with Assyria;
olive oil is taken to Egypt.
Israel and Judah Condemned
2 The Lord also brings charges
against the people of Judah,
the descendants of Jacob.
He will punish them
for what they have done.
3 Even before Jacob was born,
he cheated his brother,
and when he grew up,
he fought against God.
4 At Bethel, Jacob wrestled
with an angel and won;
then with tears in his eyes,
he asked for a blessing,
and God spoke to us there.
5 God's name is the Lord,
the Lord God All-Powerful.
6 So return to your God.
Patiently trust him,
and show love and justice.
7 Israel, you enjoy cheating
and taking advantage
of others.
8 You say to yourself, “I'm rich!
I earned it all on my own,
without committing a sin.”
The Lord Is Still the God of Israel
9 Israel, I, the Lord,
am still your God,
just as I have been
since the time
you were in Egypt.
Now I will force you
to live in tents once again,
as you did in the desert.
10 I spoke to the prophets—
often I spoke in visions.
And so, I will send my prophets
with messages of doom.
11 Gilead is terribly sinful
and will end up ruined.
Bulls are sacrificed in Gilgal
on altars made of stones,
but those stones will be scattered
in every field.
12 Jacob escaped to Syria
where he tended sheep
to earn himself a wife.
13 I sent the prophet Moses
to lead Israel from Egypt
and to keep them safe.
14 Israel, I will make you pay
for your violent crimes
and for insulting me.