¹Lâex laj tij, cherabihak li oc cue chixyebal. Lâex laj Israel, cheqßuehak retal li tinye. Ex ralal xcßajol li rey, abihomak li tinye anakcuan. Xexrakoc raj âtin saß xbêneb li tenamit saß tîquilal. Abanan incßaß xebânu. Joßcan nak târakekß âtin saß êbên lâex ut texinqßue chixtojbal rix lê mâc. Xeqßue êrib joß jun raßal reheb laj Mizpa joß ajcuiß reheb laj Tabor.

¹Inzwai shoko iri, imwi vapristi, teererai imwi imba yaIsiraeri, rerekerai nzeve dzenyu, imwi imba yamambo; nekuti ndimi munotongwa; nekuti makanga muri musungo paMizipa, nomumbure wakadzikwa paRabhori.

²Chanchan nak xebec jun li jul kßaxal cham chokß re li raßal xban lix qßuial li mâusilal nequebânu. Joßcan nak texinqßue chixtojbal rix lê mâusilal chêjunilex lâex.

²Vakandimukira vakapinda kwazvo pakuora, asi ndichavatuka vose.

³Lâin ninnau chanru lê naßleb lâex ralal xcßajol laj Efraín. Incßaß naru têmuk êrib chicuu ex aj Israel. Li ralal xcßajol laj Efraín xineßxtzßektâna ut yôqueb chixlokßoninquil li jalanil dios. Ut lix mâusilaleb aßan xbon rib saß êyânk chêjunilex lâex aj Israel.

³Ndinoziva Efuremu, Isiraeri havana kuvanzika pamberi pangu; nekuti zvino iwe Efuremu, wakapata, Isiraeri vakasvibiswa.

⁴Xban lê mâusilal incßaß chic nequecßoxla sukßîc cuiqßuin lâin lê Dios. Nequeqßue ban êchßôl chixlokßoninquil li yîbanquil dios. Joßcan nak incßaß naru tênau cuu nak lâin li Kâcuaß.

⁴Zvavakaita hazvivatenderi kudzokera kuna Mwari wavo; nekuti mweya wokufeva uri mukati mavo, havazivi Jehovha.

⁵Xban lix kßetkßetileb laj Israel nacßutun nak cuanqueb xmâc. Ut xban lix kßetkßetileb, eb li ralal xcßajol laj Israel ut eb li ralal xcßajol laj Efraín teßosokß saß li mâc. Ut teßosokß ajcuiß saß lix mâqueb li ralal xcßajol laj Judá.

⁵Kuzvikudza kwaIsiraeri kunovapupurira pachena; saka Isiraeri naEfuremu vachagumburwa pazvakaipa zvavo, Judha vachagumburwawo pamwechete navo.

⁶Eb laj Israel nequeßxcßam li cuacax joß ajcuiß lix carner re nak teßxmayeja chicuu. Abanan mâcßaß rajbal nak nequeßmayejac chicuu xban nak lâin xintzßektânaheb.

⁶Vachaenda namakwai avo nemombe dzavo kundotsvaka Jehovha, asi havangamuwani; akaenda kure navo.

⁷Nequeßxbânu rib nak niquineßxlokßoni, abanan mâcuaß lâin nequeßxlokßoni cuu. Aß ban chic li jalanil dios nequeßxlokßoni. Eb li ralal xcßajol mâcuaßeb chic intenamit. Joßcan nak chi sêb tebinsach ut tinsach ajcuiß lix naßajeb.

⁷Vakanyengera Jehovha, nekuti vakabereka vana vasati vari vavo; zvino mutambo wokugara komwedzi uchavapedza pamwechete neminda yavo.

⁸Cheyâbasihak li trompeta aran Gabaa. Cheyâbasihak aran Ramá. Cheyehak resil aran Bet-avén xban nak ticlâc re li plêt. Cheqßuehak retal ut texxucuak lâex li ralal xcßajol laj Benjamín.

⁸Ridzai mumanzi paGibhiyoni, nehwamanda paRama; ridzai mhere paBhetiavheni; vari shure kwako, iwe Bhenjamini!

⁹Eb li ralal xcßajol laj Efraín teßcanâk chi mâcßaß cuan reheb saß xkßehil li rakba âtin. Eb li ralal xcßajol laj Israel teßxnau nak relic chi yâl joßcaßin tâcßulmânk.

⁹Nyika yaEfuremu ichaitwa matongo nezuva rokutukwa; ndakazivisa pakati paIsiraeri zvichazovapo zvirokwazvo.

¹⁰Li Kâcuaß quixye: —Yô injoskßil xban nak eb laj cßamol be saß xyânkeb laj Judá queßcuulac êriqßuin lâex aj Israel ut queßxmakß chêru lê naßaj. Chanchan osoßqueb re saß li cacuil hab nak tinqßueheb chixtojbal xmâqueb.

¹⁰Machinda aJudha akafanana navanobvisa chiratidzo chemiganho; ndichadurura kutsamwa kwangu pamusoro pawo semvura.

¹¹Eb li ralal xcßajol laj Efraín nequeßrahobtesîc xban nak nequeßxtzßektâna li tîquilal ut nequeßxqßue xchßôl chixlokßoninquileb li yîbanbil dios.

¹¹Efuremu wakamanikidzwa wakapwanyiwa nokutongwa, nekuti akanga achitenda kutevera murayiro wavanhu.

¹²Joßcan nak lâin tebinqßue chi sachecß li ralal xcßajol laj Efraín. Ut teßosokß ajcuiß eb li ralal xcßajol laj Judá. Chanchanakeb chic li cßaßak re ru li namaxen ut li nacßuxeß xban li cßâms teßcanâk.

¹²Naizvozvo ndichava kuna Efuremu sechipfunho, uye sokuora kuimba yaJudha.

¹³Eb li ralal xcßajol laj Efraín teßxqßue retal nak kßaxal ra cuanqueb cuiß. Eb li ralal xcßajol laj Judá teßxqßue retal nak cuanqueb saß chßaßajquilal. Joßcan nak teßxic riqßuin li rey Jareb aran Asiria chixtzßâmanquil xtenkßanquileb. Abanan aßan incßaß târûk tixtenkßaheb.

¹³Efuremu akati achiona kurwara kwake, naJudha vanga rake, Efuremu akaenda Asiria, akatuma nhume kuna mambo Jarebhi; asi iye haagoni kukuporesai, kana kuporesa vanga renyu.

¹⁴Lâin tincßut lin joskßil chiruheb li ralal xcßajol laj Efraín. Chanchanakin li cakcoj nak tinrahobtesiheb. Chanchanakin li ral li cakcoj nak tinrahobtesiheb li ralal xcßajol laj Judá. Joß nak naxchap lix tib li cakcoj, joßcan ajcuiß tinbânu lâin riqßuineb. Lâin tinqßueheb saß raylal ut tincanabeb xjuneseb ut mâ ani târûk tâcolok reheb saß cuukß.Tintzßektânaheb ut tincanabeb xjuneseb toj teßxqßue retal lix mâqueb ut teßoc chinsicßbal. Toj cuanqueb saß raylal, tojoßnak teßxqßue retal lix mâusilaleb ut teßsukßîk cuiqßuin, chan li Kâcuaß.

¹⁴nekuti ndichava seshumba kuna Efuremu, uye seshumba duku kuimba yaJudha; ini, iyeni, ndichabvambura ndokuenda; ndichavatapa, hakuna angavarwira.

¹⁵Tintzßektânaheb ut tincanabeb xjuneseb toj teßxqßue retal lix mâqueb ut teßoc chinsicßbal. Toj cuanqueb saß raylal, tojoßnak teßxqßue retal lix mâusilaleb ut teßsukßîk cuiqßuin, chan li Kâcuaß.

¹⁵Ndichaenda ndichidzokera kunzvimbo yangu, kusvikira vatenda kutadza kwavo, vakatsvaka chiso changu; pakutambudzika kwavo vachanditsvaka nomwoyo wose.