¹And he said unto me, Son of man, eat what thou findest; eat this roll, and go, speak unto the house of Israel.

¹ A ye ka ne ay se koyne: «Boro izo, kala ni ma haŋ kaŋ ni gar din ŋwa, sanda tira wo nooya. Gaa ni ma koy ka salaŋ Israyla dumo se.»

²So I opened my mouth, and he caused me to eat that roll.

² Ay binde n'ay meyo fiti, kal a n'ay daŋ ya tira ŋwa.

³And he said unto me, Son of man, cause thy belly to eat, and fill thy bowels with this roll which I give thee. And I ate, and it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness.

³ A ne ay se:« Boro izo, kala ma ni gunda ŋwaayandi, ma ni teelo toonandi mo da tiro wo kaŋ ay go ga ni no.» Kala ay ŋwa. Ay meyo ra kay, a ga kaan sanda yu cine.

⁴And he said unto me, Son of man, go, get thee unto the house of Israel, and speak with my words unto them.

⁴ A ne ay se: «Boro izo, ma kaa ka koy Israyla dumo do, m'ay sanney ci i se.

⁵For thou art not sent to a people of strange language, and of difficult speech, [but] to the house of Israel;

⁵ Zama i mana ni donton deene waani fo dumi do, wala borey kaŋ yaŋ i sanno maayaŋ ga sandi, amma ni ma koy Israyla dumo do.

⁶not to many peoples of strange language and of difficult speech, whose words thou canst not understand: had I sent thee to them, would they not hearken unto thee?

⁶ Manti dumi boobo deene yawkoyey do bo, wala ciine kaŋ maayaŋ ga sandi, kaŋ ni si hin ka faham d'i sanney. Daahir, d'i dumiyaŋ do no ay na ni donton, doŋ i day ga hanga jeeri ka maa ni se.

⁷But the house of Israel will not hearken unto thee, for none of them will hearken unto me. For all the house of Israel are hard of forehead and stiff of heart.

⁷ Amma Israyla dumo si hanga jeeri ni se, zama i si ga hanga jeeri ay se. Zama Israyla dumo kulu ya boŋ sandoyaŋ no, hanga sandoyaŋ mo no.

⁸Behold, I have made thy face hard against their faces, and thy forehead hard against their foreheads.

⁸ A go mo, ay na ni hanga sandandi danga i waney cine. Ay na ni boŋ mo sandandi danga i wane cine.

⁹As an adamant harder than flint have I made thy forehead. Fear them not, neither be dismayed at them, for they are a rebellious house.

⁹ Ay ga ni sukuto sandandi danga daminti cine, hal a ma bisa baa captu tondi gaabi. Ma si humbur'ey, ni bina ma si pati mo i mo basuyaŋo kaŋ i ga te ni gaa se, zama dumi no kaŋ ga murte.»

¹⁰And he said unto me, Son of man, all my words which I shall speak unto thee, receive in thy heart, and hear with thine ears;

¹⁰ A ne ay se koyne: «Boro izo, sanni kulu kaŋ ay ga ci ni se, m'i ta ni bina ra, ma maa da ni hanga mo.

¹¹and go, get thee to them of the captivity, unto the children of thy people, and speak unto them, and tell them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah, -- whether they will hear or whether they will forbear.

¹¹ Ma koy mo tamtaray waney do, da ni borey izey do. D'i maa wala i wangu, ni ma ne i se: Yaa no Rabbi, Koy Beero ci:»

¹²And the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard behind me the sound of a great rushing, [saying,] Blessed be the glory of Jehovah from his place!

¹² Kala Biya n'ay sambu beene. Ay maa yooje bambata jinde mo ay banda kaŋ ne: «I ma Rabbi darza beerandi nga nangora do!!»

¹³-- and the sound of the wings of the living creatures that touched one another, and the sound of the wheels beside them, and the sound of a great rushing.

¹³ Ay maa mo fundikooney din fatey tuku care gaa yaŋ kosongu, da kanjey kaŋ go i jarga kosongo, yooje beero din jinde nooya.

¹⁴And the Spirit lifted me up, and took me away; and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit, and the hand of Jehovah was strong upon me.

¹⁴ Biya binde n'ay sambu ka konda ay. Ay koy futay da bine fottay ra, Rabbi kambe mo go g'ay kankam.

¹⁵And I came to them of the captivity at Tel-abib, that dwelt by the river Chebar, and I sat where they sat; and I sat there astonied among them seven days.

¹⁵ Ay binde kaa tamtaray izey do yaadin Tel-Abib ra, borey kaŋ yaŋ goono ga goro Kebar isa me gaa, hala ay goro nango kaŋ i bara nda goray. Jirbi iyye ay go i game ra, ay londey bu mo pat!

¹⁶And it came to pass at the end of seven days, that the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

¹⁶ Kala jirbi iyya din banyaŋ banda, Rabbi sanno kaa ay do ka ne:

¹⁷Son of man, I have appointed thee a watchman unto the house of Israel, and thou shalt hear the word from my mouth, and give them warning from me.

¹⁷ Boro izo, ay na ni ciya batuko Israyla dumo se. Woodin se binde, waati kulu kaŋ ni maa ay me sanno, ma kaseeti i gaa d'ay sanney.

¹⁸When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt certainly die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, that he may live: the same wicked [man] shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thy hand.

¹⁸ Zama waati kaŋ ay ne boro laalo se: «Daahir, ni ga bu no!» ni mo, da ni mana boro laala din kaseeti, ni mana kaseetiyaŋ sanni te mo kaŋ ga naŋ a ma fay da nga laala fonda ka du ka nga fundo faaba -- kala boro laala din ma bu nga taalo ra, amma ay g'a kuro alhakko ceeci ni gaa.

¹⁹But if thou warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul.

¹⁹ Amma da ni na boro laala din kaseeti, hala nga mo wangu ka bare ka nga laalayaŋo da laala fonda mo naŋ, to, a ga bu nga taalo ra, amma nin wo, ni na ni boŋ kaa kambe.

²⁰And when a righteous [man] doth turn from his righteousness, and do what is wrong, and I lay a stumbling-block before him, he shall die; because thou hast not given him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his righteous acts which he hath done shall not be remembered; but his blood will I require at thy hand.

²⁰ Adilante* mo, d'a bare ka fay da nga adilitara, hal a na zunubi goy te, ay na katiyaŋ hari daŋ mo a jine, a ga bu, zama ni mana kaseeti a gaa. A ga bu nga zunubo ra. Ay si baa fongu a adilitaray goyey kaŋ a te gaa, amma ay g'a kuro alhakko ceeci ni gaa.

²¹And if thou warn the righteous [man], that the righteous sin not, and he doth not sin, he shall certainly live, for he hath taken warning; and thou hast delivered thy soul.

²¹ Amma da ni kaseeti adilanta din gaa ka ne adilanta se a ma si zunubi te, nga mo mana zunubi te, sikka si a ga funa, zama a maa kaseetiyaŋo kaŋ ni te a se din. Ni mo, ni na ni boŋ kaa kambe.

²²And the hand of Jehovah was there upon me; and he said unto me, Arise, go forth into the valley, and there I will talk with thee.

²² Rabbi kamba binde go ay boŋ noodin. A ne ay se mo: «Tun ka fatta ka koy batama ra, noodin no ay ga salaŋ ni se.»

²³And I arose, and went forth into the valley, and behold, the glory of Jehovah stood there, like the glory which I saw by the river Chebar; and I fell on my face.

²³ Kala ay tun ka fatta ka koy batama ra. Rabbi darza mo go ga kay noodin, sanda darza kaŋ cine ay di Kebar isa me gaa. Kal ay kaŋ gande birante.

²⁴And the Spirit entered into me, and set me upon my feet; and he spoke with me, and said unto me, Go, shut thyself within thy house.

²⁴ Waato din gaa no Biya furo ay ra k'ay kayandi ay cey gaa. A salaŋ ay se ka ne: Ma koy ka furo ni fuwo ra k'a meyo daabu.

²⁵And thou, son of man, behold, they shall put bands upon thee, and shall bind thee therewith, and thou shalt not go out among them.

²⁵ Amma a go, ya nin, boro izo, i ga ni di ka ni haw da korfoyaŋ kaŋ ga naŋ ni si du ka fatta ka koy i do.

²⁶And I will make thy tongue cleave to the roof of thy mouth, that thou shalt be dumb, and shalt not be to them a reprover; for they are a rebellious house.

²⁶ Ay ga naŋ mo ni deena ma naagu ni daana gaa. Sanni ga mongo ni se, hala ni si du ka kaseeti i gaa, zama dumi kaŋ ga murte no, ngey wo.

²⁷And when I speak with thee, I will open thy mouth, and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: He that heareth, let him hear; and he that forbeareth, let him forbear: for they are a rebellious house.

²⁷ Amma waati kaŋ ay ga salaŋ ni se, ay ga ni meyo fiti. Ni ma ne i se: «Rabbi, Koy Beero sanno no ay kande!» Boro kaŋ ga maa, a ma maa. Boro kaŋ ga wangu ka maa mo, a ma soobay ka wangu, zama dumi kaŋ ga murte no.