¹And now hear, Jacob, my servant, and Israel, whom I have chosen:

¹ Amma sohõ, ya ay tamo Yakuba, Ya Israyla kaŋ ay suuban, ma maa.

²thus saith Jehovah, that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, who helpeth thee, Fear not, Jacob, my servant, and thou, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.

² Yaa no Rabbi kaŋ na ni te, A na ni taka za gunda ra, nga kaŋ ga ni gaa mo, A ci ka ne: Ya ay tamo Yakuba, Nin, Yesurun kaŋ ay suuban, Ma si humburu,

³For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground; I will pour my Spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring.

³ Zama ay ga hari dooru nangey kaŋ jaw boŋ da hari zuru gooru yaŋ mo nangu koogey boŋ. Ay g'ay Biya zumandi ni banda boŋ d'ay albarka mo ni dumo boŋ.

⁴And they shall spring up among the grass, as willows by the water-courses.

⁴ I ga zay subey ra, Sanda kuubu kaŋ go hari zuru fondo gaa.

⁵One shall say, I am Jehovah's; and another shall call [himself] by the name of Jacob; and another shall write with his hand: [I am] Jehovah's, and surname [himself] by the name of Israel.

⁵ Boro fo ga ne: «Ay ya Rabbi wane no.» Afo mo ga Yakuba maa sambu. Afo mo ga woone hantum nga kambe gaa: «Rabbi wane no.» A ga maa gaaru daŋ nga boŋ se da Israyla maa.

⁶Thus saith Jehovah, the King of Israel, and his Redeemer, Jehovah of hosts: I [am] the first, and I [am] the last, and beside me there is no God.

⁶ Rabbi sanno neeya: Israyla Koyo kaŋ g'a fansa ga ti Rabbi Kundeykoyo. A ne: Ay no sintina, Ay no bananta mo. Ay baa da banda Irikoy kulu si no.

⁷And who, as I, shall call, and shall declare it, and set it in order for me, since I appointed the ancient people? And the coming things, and those that shall happen, let them declare unto them.

⁷ May no ga ti ay cine? To, a ma seeda te ka ci me! A m'a sasare ay se za waati kaŋ ay na doŋ zamaney borey sinji. A ma muraadey kaŋ goono ga kaa seeda. Wo kaŋ yaŋ ga aniya ka te, a m'i ci.

⁸Fear not, neither be afraid. Have I not caused thee to hear from that time, and have declared it? and ye are my witnesses. Is there a +God beside me? yea, there is no Rock: I know not any.

⁸ Wa si jijiri, wa si humburu mo. Manti ay jin ka ni kabarandi nd'a za doŋ bo, Hal ay n'a ci ni se? Araŋ no ga ti ay seedey. Irikoy fo go no kaŋ waana ay? Abada, afo si no. Ay mana Tondi fo bay.

⁹They that form a graven image are all of them vanity, and their delectable things are of no profit; and they are their own witnesses: they see not, nor know; -- that they may be ashamed.

⁹ Borey kaŋ yaŋ ga tooru jabante te, i kulu yaamoyaŋ no. I jinay caadantey mo sinda nafa kulu. Toorey ga seeda ngey boŋ se kaŋ ngey si di, Ngey si bay mo, kal i teekoy ma haaw.

¹⁰Who hath formed a ùgod, or molten a graven image that is profitable for nothing?

¹⁰ May no ka de-koy fo cina, Wala a na sooguyaŋ tooru fo te kaŋ si hay kulu hanse?

¹¹Behold, all his fellows shall be ashamed; and the workmen are but men. Let them all be gathered together, let them stand up: they shall fear, they shall be ashamed together.

¹¹ Guna a goy hangasiney kulu ga haaw, Zama goy-teerey din ya boroyaŋ no. I kulu ma margu nangu folloŋ, i ma tun ka kay. Humburkumay m'i di, I ma haaw mo care banda.

¹²The iron-smith [hath] a chisel, and he worketh in the coals, and he fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with his strong arm; -- but he is hungry, and his strength faileth; he hath not drunk water, and he is faint.

¹² Zam ga deesi kaanandi, a ga goy danji bi ra, A ma tooro te da ndarka, A kambe gaabikoono mo no a ga nga goyo te d'a. Oho, a ga maa haray, a gaabo ga gaze, A mana hari haŋ, a ga farga.

¹³The worker in wood stretcheth out a line; he marketh it out with red chalk; he formeth it with sharp tools, and he marketh it out with the compass, and maketh it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of man: that it may remain in the house.

¹³ Sace ga korfayze daŋ ka candi, A ma nga jeeriyaŋey te da kalam, A m'a jabu nda nga zaama, A m'a alhaalo te da kambu, A goono g'a cina Adam-ize booro himandi boŋ, Zama a ma goro fu ra.

¹⁴When he heweth him down cedars, he taketh also a holm-oak and a terebinth -- he chooseth for himself among the trees of the forest: he planteth a pine, and the rain maketh [it] grow.

¹⁴ A ma sedreyaŋ beeri, A ma sipres* da shen* bundu sambu, A ma afo suuban nga boŋ se saajo tuurey ra, A ma sipres* tuuri tilam, Beene hari ga naŋ a ma beeri.

¹⁵And it shall be for a man to burn, and he taketh thereof, and warmeth himself; he kindleth it also, and baketh bread; he maketh also a ùgod, and worshippeth it; he maketh it a graven image, and falleth down thereto.

¹⁵ A ga ciya tuuri kaŋ boro ga ton. A ga kaa a gaa mo ka danji funsu ka caan. Oho, a g'a diyandi ka buuru ton d'a. Oho, a g'a te de-koy ka sududu a se. A g'a ciya jabuyaŋ tooru ka ye ganda a jine.

¹⁶He burneth part thereof in the fire; with part thereof he eateth flesh, he roasteth roast, and is satisfied; yea, he is warm, and saith, Aha, I am become warm, I have seen the fire.

¹⁶ A ga jara ton danji ra, Jara mo a ga ham ŋwa d'a, A ga ham ton d'a no ka ŋwa ka kungu. Oho, a ma caan ka ne: «Haay, ay hargo fun, ay di danjo!»

¹⁷And with the remainder thereof he maketh a ùgod, his graven image; he falleth down unto it, and worshippeth it, and prayeth unto it, and saith, Deliver me, for thou art my ùgod.

¹⁷ Wo kaŋ cindi din mo, a m'a te de-koy, Nga jabuyaŋ tooro nooya! A ga ye ganda a jine ka sududu. A ma adduwa te a gaa ka ne: «M'ay faaba, zama nin no ga ti ay irikoyo.»

¹⁸They have no knowledge, and understand not; for he hath plastered their eyes, that they may not see; and their hearts, that they may not understand.

¹⁸ Borey din mana bay, i mana laakal ye mo, Zama i moy go daabante hal i si hin ka di, I biney mo daabu hal i si hin ka faham.

¹⁹And none taketh it to heart, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire, and have also baked bread upon the coals thereof, I have roasted flesh, and eaten [it], and with the rest thereof shall I make an abomination? shall I bow down to a block of wood?

¹⁹ Afo mo si no kaŋ lasaabu nga bina ra. A sinda bayray, wala fahamay fo hal a ma ne: «Hay! Ay jin k'a jara fa ton danji ra, Oho, hala mo ay na buuru ton a danj'izo boŋ, Ay na ham ton ka ŋwa.

²⁰He feedeth on ashes; a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?

²⁰ Ay binde ga jare fa sambu ka te fanta hari fo? Ya ye ganda ka sududu tuuri tikse jine?» Boosu no bora din goono ga ŋwa, Bine fafaganta n'a kambandi ka kaa fonda ra, Hal a si hin ka nga fundo faaba, wala a ma ne: «Hayo wo kaŋ go ay kambe ŋwaaro ra, manti tangari no?»

²¹Remember these things, O Jacob, and Israel, for thou art my servant; I have formed thee: thou art my servant, Israel; thou shalt not be forgotten of me.

²¹ «Ya Yakuba, ya nin Israyla, Ma fongu muraadu woone yaŋ, Zama ni ya ay tam no, ay no ka ni taka. Ya Israyla, ni ya ay tam no, ay si dinya ni gaa bo.

²²I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins: return unto me; for I have redeemed thee.

²² Ay na ni taaley tuusu sanda beene hirriyaŋ buru ka ni zunubey mo tuusu sanda beene buru cine. Ma ye ka kaa ay do, zama ay no ka ni fansa*.

²³Sing, ye heavens; for Jehovah hath done it: shout, ye lower parts of the earth; break forth into singing, ye mountains, the forest, and every tree therein! For Jehovah hath redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself in Israel.

²³ Ya beeney, wa doon ka farhã, Zama Rabbi no ka te-goyo din te. Ya ndunnya guusuyaŋey, wa kuuwa, Ya araŋ tondi kuukey, Ya saaji tuuri zugu beerey, Da tuuri kulu dumi kaŋ go a ra mo, Wa kuuwa ka doon! Zama Rabbi na Yakuba fansa*, Hala nga darza ma bangay Israyla ra.

²⁴Thus saith Jehovah, thy Redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb: I [am] Jehovah, the maker of all things; who alone stretched out the heavens, who did spread forth the earth by myself;

²⁴ Yaa no Rabbi ci, Rabbi ni Fansakwa, Nga kaŋ na ni te za waato kaŋ ni go gunde ra. A ne: Ay no Rabbi, hay kulu Teeko, Ay hinne no ka beena daaru, Ay na ndunnya daaru k'a salle. May no go ay banda?

²⁵-- he that frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;

²⁵ Rabbi ga tangarikomey aleesey ganji. A ga gunakoy follandi, A ga laakalkooney bare ka ye banda, A g'i bayrayey ciya saamotaray.

²⁶that confirmeth the word of his servant, and performeth the counsel of his messengers; that saith to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be inhabited; and to the cities of Judah, Ye shall be built up, and I will raise up their ruins;

²⁶ A ga nga tamo sanni tabbatandi, A ga nga diyey saawarey mo kubandi. Ay, Rabbi, no ga ne Urusalima se a ga du gorokoyaŋ. Ya ne Yahuda galley mo se i ga ye ka cina. Ay g'a kurmey mo cina.

²⁷that saith to the deep, Be dry, and I will dry up thy rivers;

²⁷ Ay ga ne teekoy guusuyaŋey se: ‹Wa sundu ka koogu.› Ay ga ni isey mo koogandi.

²⁸that saith of Cyrus, [He is] my shepherd, and he shall perform all my pleasure; even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built; and to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid.

²⁸ Ay ga ne Sirus se: ‹Ni ya ay kuruko no›. A g'ay miila kulu goy te, Hal a ma ne Urusalima se: ‹Ni ma cina›, A ma ne Irikoy windo mo se: ‹Ni daba ma sinji.›