¹Nak toj sâjeb chak li ralal xcßajol laj Israel, lâin quinraheb. Ut nak cuanqueb chak Egipto, quinbokeb li cualal incßajol.

¹Isiraeri achiri mwana muduku, ndaimuda, ndikadana mwanakomana wangu abve Egipita.

²Lâin xcuaj raj nak xeßchal cuiqßuin, abanan nak xinbokeb, kßaxal cuißchic xineßxtzßektâna. Chiruheb chic laj Baal nequeßmayejac ut chiruheb li yîbanbil dios nequeßxcßat lix pomeb.

²Vaporofita vachinyanya kuvadana,, ivo vakanyanya kuvatiza; vakabayira vaBhaari, nokupisira zvifananidzo zvakavezwa zvinonhuhwira.

³Lâin xincßutuc bêc chiruheb li ralal xcßajol laj Efraín. Chanchan nak xinchßiloheb nak xincßut lix yâlal chiruheb. Ut incßaß xeßxqßue retal nak lâin nin-iloc reheb.

³Kunyange zvakadaro ini ndakadzidzisa Efuremu kufamba; ndakavatakura mumaoko angu, asi havana kuziva kuti ndini ndakavaporesa.

⁴Saß kßunil ut riqßuin rahoc xebincßam cuiqßuin. Saß châbilal xebinberesi. Lâin xcuisi li îk saß xbêneb ut xebinqßue chi cuaßac saß xyâlal.

⁴Ndakavakakata namabote omunhu, nezvisungo zvorudo; ndakava kwavari somunhu anobvisa joko pashaya dzavo, ndikagadza zvokudya pamberi pavo.

⁵Abanan incßaß nequeßraj sukßîc cuiqßuin. Xban aßan eb laj Asiria teßnumtâk saß xbêneb ut aßanakeb chic lix reyeb. Chanchan nak queßcuan chak Egipto.

⁵Havangadzokeri kunyika yeEgipita, asi muAsiria ndiye achava mambo wavo, nekuti vakaramba kudzokera kwandiri.

⁶Tâcuânk li plêt saß lix tenamiteb. Talajeßosokß li tenamit xban li plêt. Eb lin tenamit teßosokß xban nak queßxbânu li cßaßru queßraj xjuneseb.

⁶Munondo uchava nehasha pakati pemaguta avo, uchapedza zvipfigiso zvavo nokuzviparadza, nemhaka yamano avo.

⁷Lin tenamit niquineßxtzßektâna. Junes kßetkßetil chic cuan saß xchßôleb. Usta nequeßxye nak lâin li kßaxal nim incuanquil, abanan mâ jun reheb naqßuehoc incuanquil.

⁷Vanhu vangu vanoramba vachida kudzokera shure vachindisiya; kunyange vachidamwa kune Wekumusoro-soro, havatongosimuki.

⁸¿Chanru nak texincanab êjunes, lâex ralal xcßajol laj Efraín? ¿Chanru nak texinkßaxtesi saß rukßeb li xicß nequeßiloc êre, lâex aj Israel? ¿Ma târûk ta biß texinsach joß xinbânu riqßuineb laj Adma ut riqßuineb laj Zeboim? Lâin cßajoß nak nequexinra. Joßcan nak nayotßeß inchßôl êban.

⁸Ndingakuregedza seiko, iwe Isiraeri? Ndingakuita seiko seAdhima? Ndingakuenzanisa seiko neZebhoimi? Mwoyo wangu washandukurwa mukati mangu, tsitsi dzangu dzamutswa pamwechete.

⁹Lâin incßaß tinbânu li cßaßru quincßoxla xbânunquil êriqßuin nak quechikß xxamlel injoskßil. Lâin incßaß chic texinsach chi junaj cua, lâex aj Efraín, xban nak lâin Diosin. Mâcuaßin yal cuînk. Lâin li Dios Santo li cuanquin saß êyânk. Incßaß tin-oc saß lê tenamit chêsachbal.

⁹Handingaiti nokutsamwa kwangu kukuru, handingadzoki ndichiti ndiparadze Efuremu; nekuti ndiri Mwari, handizi munhu, ndini Mutsvene pakati penyu, handingauyi ndakatsamwa.

¹⁰Chanchanakin li cakcoj nak tinjap cue chiruheb li xicß nequeßiloc reheb li cualal incßajol. Sicsotkeb xbaneb xxiu li cualal incßajol nak teßchâlk cuiqßuin saß li oeste li na-oc cuiß li sakße.

¹⁰Vachatevera Jehovha, achiomba seshumba; nekuti uchaomba, vana vachauya vachidedera vachibva mavirazuva.

¹¹Chanchanakeb laj xicßanel xul nak teßchâlk cuiqßuin saß junpât joß nak queßel chak Egipto. Ut chanchanakeb li mucuy nak teßêlk chak Asiria. Ut lâin tebinqßue cuißchic chi cuânc saß lix naßajeb, chan li Kâcuaß.—Eb li ralal xcßajol laj Efraín junes ticßtißic nequeßxbânu chicuu. Ut eb laj Israel junes balakßic nequeßxbânu. Ut eb laj Judá queßxkßetkßeti ribeb chicuu lâin li tzßakal Dios ut yôqueb chixqßuebal xlokßal li yîbanbil dios.

¹¹Vachauya seshiri vachibva Egipita, senjiva vachibva panyika yeAsiria; ini ndichavagarisa mudzimba dzavo, ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha.

¹²—Eb li ralal xcßajol laj Efraín junes ticßtißic nequeßxbânu chicuu. Ut eb laj Israel junes balakßic nequeßxbânu. Ut eb laj Judá queßxkßetkßeti ribeb chicuu lâin li tzßakal Dios ut yôqueb chixqßuebal xlokßal li yîbanbil dios.

¹²Efuremu vakandikombera nenhema, uye imba yaIsiraeri nokunyengera; Judha vanongoramba vachipenga pamberi paMwari, pamberi paiye Mutsvene akatendeka.