Hosea 6
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Tongan Bible, Revised West Version
1Come, let us return to the LORD. For He has torn us to pieces, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bind up our wounds.
1“Haʻu, pea tuku ke tau tafoki kia Sihova: he kuo ne haeʻi, pea te ne fakamoʻui ʻakitautolu; kuo ne taaʻi, pea te ne toe fakamaʻopoʻopo.
2After two days He will revive us; on the third day He will raise us up, that we may live in His presence.
2Hili ʻae ʻaho ʻe ua te ne toe fakamoʻui ʻakitautolu: ʻi hono tolu ʻoe ʻaho te ne toe fokotuʻu ʻakitautolu, pea te tau moʻui ʻi hono ʻao.
3So let us know— let us press on to know the LORD. As surely as the sun rises, He will appear; He will come to us like the rain, like the spring showers that water the earth.
3Pea te tau toki ʻilo ʻoka tau ka muimui atu ke ʻilo ʻa Sihova: ko ʻene ʻalu atu ʻoku teuteu ʻo hangē ko e pongipongi; pea te ne hoko kiate kitautolu ʻo hangē ko e ʻuha, ko e ʻuha mui mo e ʻuha muʻa ki he kelekele.
4What shall I do with you, O Ephraim ? What shall I do with you, O Judah? For your loyalty is like a morning mist, like the early dew that vanishes.
4“ʻE ʻIfalemi, Ko e hā te u fai kiate koe? ʻE Siuta, ko e hā te u fai kiate koe? He ko hoʻo lelei ʻoku hangē ko e ʻao ʻoe pongipongi, pea hangē ko e hahau ʻoe hengihengi ʻoku mole atu.
5Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of My mouth, and My judgments go forth like lightning.
5Ko ia kuo u taaʻi ʻakinautolu ʻi he kau palōfita; kuo u tāmateʻi ʻakinautolu ʻi he ngaahi lea ʻa hoku ngutu: pea ko hoʻo ngaahi fakamaau ʻoku hangē ko e maama ʻoku ulo atu.
6For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.
6He kuo u holi ki he ʻaloʻofa, kae ʻikai ki he feilaulau; pea ko e ʻilo ki he ʻOtua ʻo lahi hake ʻi he feilaulau.
7But they, like Adam, have transgressed the covenant; there they were unfaithful to Me.
7Kae hangē ko e tangata kuo nau maumauʻi ʻae fuakava: kuo nau fai kākā ʻi ai kiate au.
8Gilead is a city of evildoers, tracked with footprints of blood.
8Ko e kolo ʻokinautolu ʻoku fai kovi ʻa Kiliati, pea ʻoku ʻuli ʻi he toto.
9Like raiders who lie in ambush, so does a band of priests; they murder on the way to Shechem; surely they have committed atrocities.
9Hangē ʻoku tatali ʻe he fakataha ʻoe kau kaihaʻa ki ha tangata, ʻoku pehē ʻae fai fakapō ʻi he hala ʻe he fakataha ʻoe kau taulaʻeiki ʻo loto tatau pe: he ʻoku nau fai angaʻuli.
10In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing: Ephraim practices prostitution there, and Israel is defiled.
10Kuo u mamata ki ha meʻa fakailifia ʻi he fale ʻo ʻIsileli: ʻoku ʻi ai ʻae feʻauaki ʻa ʻIfalemi, kuo ʻuliʻi ʻa ʻIsileli.
11Also for you, O Judah, a harvest is appointed, when I restore My people from captivity.
11“Kuo tuʻutuʻuni foki, ʻe Siuta, ha ututaʻu kiate koe, ʻi heʻene liliu ʻae pōpula ʻa hoku kakai.
Tip: use the ← and → keys to turn chapters.