Hosea 7

¹ whenever I would heal Israel,
the sins of Ephraim are exposed
    and the crimes of Samaria revealed.
They practice deceit,
    thieves break into houses,
    bandits rob in the streets;

Eyi akyi no, mihuu abɔfo baanan sɛ, wogyinagyina asase ntweaa anan no so a, wɔretwe mframa anan a ɛwɔ asase so no san sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a, mframa biara remmɔ wɔ asase ne po so ne baabiara.

but they do not realize
    that I remember all their evil deeds.
Their sins engulf them;
    they are always before me.

Ɛnna mihuu ɔbɔfo foforo a ofi apuei reba a okita Onyankopɔn a ɔte ase no nsɔwano. Ɔteɛɛm frɛɛ abɔfo baanan no a na Onyankopɔn ama wɔn tumi sɛ wɔnsɛe asase ne ɛpo no.

“They delight the king with their wickedness,
    the princes with their lies.

Ɔbɔfo no kae se, “Monnsɛe asase ne ɛpo anaa nnua kosi sɛ yɛde nsɔwano bɛhyɛ Onyankopɔn asomfo no agyirae.”

They are all adulterers,
    burning like an oven
whose fire the baker need not stir
    from the kneading of the dough till it rises.

Na wɔkyerɛɛ me wɔn a wɔde Onyankopɔn nsɔwano hyɛɛ wɔn agyirae wɔ wɔn moma so no dodow. Wɔn nyinaa dodow yɛ ɔpeha aduanan anan a, wɔn nyinaa fi Israel mmusuakuw no mu.

On the day of the festival of our king
    the princes become inflamed with wine,
    and he joins hands with the mockers.

Yuda abusuakuw mu nnipa a wɔsɔw wɔn ano si mpem dumien. Ruben abusuakuw mu nnipa a wɔsɔw wɔn ano si mpem dumien. Gad abusuakuw mu nnipa a wɔsɔw wɔn ano si mpem dumien

Their hearts are like an oven;
    they approach him with intrigue.
Their passion smolders all night;
    in the morning it blazes like a flaming fire.

Aser abusuakuw mu nnipa a wɔsɔw wɔn ano si mpem dumien. Naftali abusuakuw mu nnipa a wɔsɔw wɔn ano si mpem dumien. Manase abusuakuw mu nnipa a wɔsɔw wɔn ano si mpem dumien.

All of them are hot as an oven;
    they devour their rulers.
All their kings fall,
    and none of them calls on me.

Simeon abusuakuw mu nnipa a wɔsɔw wɔn ano si mpem dumien. Lewi abusuakuw mu nnipa a wɔsɔw wɔn ano si mpem dumien. Isakar abusuakuw mu nnipa a wɔsɔw wɔn ano si mpem dumien.

“Ephraim mixes with the nations;
    Ephraim is a flat loaf not turned over.

Sebulon abusuakuw mu nnipa a wɔsɔw wɔn ano si mpem dumien. Yosef abusuakuw mu nnipa a wɔsɔw wɔn ano si mpem dumien. Benyamin abusuakuw mu nnipa a wɔsɔw wɔn ano si mpem dumien.

Nnipakuw

Foreigners sap his strength,
    but he does not realize it.
His hair is sprinkled with gray,
    but he does not notice.

Eyi akyi no, mihuu nnipakuw a obiara ntumi nkan wɔn dodow. Wofifi aman ne mmusuakuw ne nkurɔfo ne kasa nyinaa mu a wogyinagyina ahengua no ne Oguammaa no anim a wɔhyehyɛ ntade fitafitaa kitakita berɛw.

Israel’s arrogance testifies against him,
    but despite all this
he does not return to the Lord his God
    or search for him.

Wɔteɛɛm se, “Yɛn nkwagye fi yɛn Nyankopɔn a ɔte ahengua no so ne Oguammaa no.”

“Ephraim is like a dove,
    easily deceived and senseless—
now calling to Egypt,
    now turning to Assyria.

Na abɔfo no atwa ahengua no ne mpanyimfo no ne ateasefo baanan no ho ahyia. Afei wobutubutuw ahengua no anim, som Onyankopɔn

When they go, I will throw my net over them;
    I will pull them down like the birds in the sky.
When I hear them flocking together,
    I will catch them.

kae se, “Amen! Nhyira ne anuonyam ne nyansa ne aseda ne nidi ne tumi ne ahoɔden yɛ Onyankopɔn de daa daa! Amen!”

Woe to them,
    because they have strayed from me!
Destruction to them,
    because they have rebelled against me!
I long to redeem them
    but they speak about me falsely.

Mpanyimfo no mu baako bisaa me se, “Ɛhefo na wɔhyehyɛ ntade fitafitaa yi, na wofi he?”

They do not cry out to me from their hearts
    but wail on their beds.
They slash themselves,^[a] appealing to their gods
    for grain and new wine,
    but they turn away from me.

Mibuae se “Minnim, owura. Na wo na wunim.” Ɔka kyerɛɛ me se, “Eyinom ne wɔn a wɔafi ɔtaa mu. Wɔde Oguammaa no mogya ahoro wɔn ntade ama ayɛ fitaa.

I trained them and strengthened their arms,
    but they plot evil against me.

Na ɛno nti na wogyina Onyankopɔn ahengua anim a wɔresom awia ne anadwo wɔ ne hyiadan mu yi. Nea ɔbɛtena ahengua no so no bɛbɔ wɔn ho ban.

They do not turn to the Most High;
    they are like a faulty bow.
Their leaders will fall by the sword
    because of their insolent words.
For this they will be ridiculed
    in the land of Egypt.