Hosea 1

The word of the LORD that came unto Hosea, the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel.

Ko te kupu a Ihowa i puta ki a Hohea tama a Peeri i nga ra o nga kingi o Hura, ara o Utia, o Iotama, o Ahata, o Hetekia, i nga ra hoki o Ieropoama tama a Ioaha kingi o Iharaira.

The beginning of the word of the LORD by Hosea. And the LORD said to Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms: for the land hath committed great whoredom, departing from the LORD.

I te korerotanga ai a Ihowa i te tuatahi, he mea korero na Hohea, i mea a Ihowa ki a Hohea, Haere, tangohia tetahi wahine mau, he mea kairau, etahi tamariki ano, he mea na te kairau: he nui hoki te kairautanga i kairau ai te whenua i te mea ka wh akarerea nei a Ihowa.

So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; which conceived, and bare him a son.

Na haere ana ia, tikina ana e ia a Komere tamahine a Ripiraima. Na kua hapu tera, kua whanau ta raua tama.

And the LORD said unto him, Call his name Jezreel; for yet a little while, and I will avenge the blood of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and will cause to cease the kingdom of the house of Israel.

Na ka mea a Ihowa ki a ia, Huaina tona ingoa, ko Ietereere; no te mea tenei ake, he wa poto nei, ka rapu utu ahau mo te toto o Ietereere i te whare o Iehu, ka whakamutua ano e ahau te kingitanga o te whare o Iharaira.

And it shall come to pass at that day, that I will break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel.

I taua ra ka whati i ahau te kopere a Iharaira ki te raorao o Ietereere.

And she conceived again, and bare a daughter. And God said unto him, Call her name Lo–ruhamah: for I will no more have mercy upon the house of Israel; but I will utterly take them away.

Na kua hapu ano ia, whanau ake he tamahine. A ka mea a Ihowa ki a ia, Huaina tona ingoa, ko Roruhama: no te mea e kore e atawhaitia e ahau te whare o Iharaira a muri ake nei, e murua ranei e ahau tetahi wahi a ratou.

But I will have mercy upon the house of Judah, and will save them by the LORD their God, and will not save them by bow, nor by sword, nor by battle, by horses, nor by horsemen.

Engari te whare o Hura ka atawhaitia e ahau, ka meinga ano e ahau a Ihowa, to ratou Atua, hei whakaora i a ratou; e kore e meinga e ahau te kopere, te hoari, te whawhai, nga hoiho, nga kaieke hoiho ranei hei whakaora i a ratou.

Now when she had weaned Lo–ruhamah, she conceived, and bare a son.

A ka whakamutua e ia ta Roruhama kai u, ka hapu ia, a whanau ake he tama.

Then said God, Call his name Lo–ammi: for ye are not my people, and I will not be your God.

Na ka mea a Ihowa, Huaina tona ingoa ko Roami: ehara hoki koutou i te iwi naku, ehara ano hoki ahau i te Atua no koutou.

Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered; and it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people, there it shall be said unto them, Ye are the sons of the living God.

Ka rite ano ia te tokomaha o nga tama a Iharaira ki te onepu o te moana e kore nei e mehuatia, e kore e taua; na i te wahi i korerotia ai ki a ratou, Ehara koutou i te iwi naku, ko reira ano te kupu ki a ratou, He tama koutou na te Atua ora.

Then shall the children of Judah and the children of Israel be gathered together, and appoint themselves one head, and they shall come up out of the land: for great shall be the day of Jezreel.

Ko reira ano nga tama a Hura ratou ko nga tama a Iharaira huihui ngatahi ai, whiriwhiri ai i te upoko kotahi mo ratou, ka haere mai ano ratou i te whenua: no te mea he nui te ra o Ietereere.