¹Chetzßâmâk re li Kâcuaß re nak tixqßue li hab li naxqßue mokon xban nak aßan naqßuehoc re li câk ut aßan ajcuiß naqßuehoc re li hab chi nabal re nak tâêlk chi châbil li ichaj saß lê cßalebâl.

¹Kumbirai kuna Jehovha mvura nenguva yemvura yokupedzisira, achavapa mvura inonaya kwazvo, mumwe nomumwe ave nezvinomera mumunda.

²Joßcan nak mextzßâman reheb li yîbanbil dios xban nak aßan moco teßxqßue ta li cßaßru têtzßâma. Eb laj kße, aßan aj ticßtißeb. Moco yâl ta li cßaßru nequeßxye. Chanchan yal matqßuenbil nequeßxbânu li cßaßru nequeßxye. Moco yâl ta nak nequeßxcßojob êchßôl. Xban eb aßan nak queßxchaßchaßi ribeb li tenamit yalak bar. Ra queßxcßul xban nak mâ ani qui-iloc reheb.

²nekuti terafimi dzakataura zvisina maturo, vavuki vakaona nhema, vakaudza vanhu kurota kwenhema, vanovaraidza pasina; saka vanozviindira samakwai, vanotambudzika nokushaiwa mufudzi.

³Li nimajcual Dios quixye: —Cßajoß injoskßil saß xbêneb li nequeßtaklan saß xbêneb lin tenamit. Lâin tinqßueheb chixtojbal xmâqueb xban nak incßaß xeßcßamoc be chiruheb saß tîquilal. Abanan lin tenamit Judá lâin tincuil xtokßobâleb ru. Tintenkßaheb ut cauhakeb chic rib joß eb li cacuây li nequeßxic saß plêt.

³Kutsamwa kwangu kwakamukira vafudzi, ndicharova mutungamiriri; nekuti Jehovha wehondo wakashanyira boka rake, iyo imba yaJudha, achavaita sebhiza rake rakanaka pakurwa.

⁴Saß xyânkeb li tenamit Judá tâêlk chak jun li kßaxal nim xcuanquil, joß li pec li naqßueheß saß xxuc li cab. Aßan chanchan li cheß li nacûtun re junak li muhebâl. Ut chanchan ajcuiß li tzimaj re pletic. Ut aßan li tâtaklânk saß xbên chixjunil li ruchichßochß.

⁴Kwaari kuchabva ibwe rekona, kwaari mbambo, kwaari uta bwehondo, kwaari vabati vose pamwechete.

⁵Cauhakeb rib laj Israel chi pletic joß li soldado li nequeßxyekßi li xicß nequeßiloc reheb saß li sulul li cuan saß be. Teßnumtâk saß xbêneb li xicß nequeßiloc reheb xban nak lâin li Kâcuaß tincuânk riqßuineb. Teßxcßut xxutâneb li nequeßchal chirix cacuây chi pletic riqßuineb.

⁵Vachava semhare dzinotsika vavengi vadzo pasi pakurwa mumatope enzira dzomumusha; vacharwa nekuti Jehovha anavo; vatasvi vamabhiza vachanyadziswa.

⁶Lâin tinqßue xcacuil xchßôleb li ralal xcßajol laj Judá. Ut tincoleb ajcuiß li ralal xcßajol laj José. Tebinqßue cuißchic chi sukßîc saß lix naßajeb. Lâin tincuuxtâna ruheb. Chanchan nak mâ jun sut xintzßektânaheb xban nak lâin li Kâcuaß lix Dioseb. Ut tincuabi li cßaßru teßxtzßâma chicuu.

⁶Ndichasimbisa imba yaJudha, ndichaponesa imba yaJosefa, nokuvadzoserazve, nekuti ndichavanzwira nyasha; vachava savanhu vasina kurashwa neni; nekuti ndini Jehovha Mwari wavo, ndichavanzwa.

⁷Cauhakeb rib chi pletic li ralal xcßajoleb laj Efraín. Tâsahokß saß xchßôleb joß nak nasahoß saß xchßôleb nak nequeßrucß li vino. Nak teßxqßue retal li usilal xinbânu reheb, tâsahokß ajcuiß saß xchßôleb li ralal xcßajol. Tâsahokß saß xchßôleb cuiqßuin lâin li Kâcuaß.

⁷VaEfuremu vachava segamba rehondo, mwoyo yavo ichafara savanhu vakabatwa newaini; zvirokwazvo vana vavo vachazviona, vakafara; mwoyo yavo ichafara munaJehovha.

⁸Lâin tebinbok cuiqßuin ut tinchßutub ruheb xban nak ac xebincol. Ut kßaxal cuißchic nabalakeb joß nak queßcuan chak junxil.

⁸Ndichavaridzira muridzo, ndivaunganidze; nekuti ndakavadzikunura; vachawanda sezvavaiwanda kare.

⁹Usta ac xinjeqßuiheb ru saß eb li tenamit, ut usta cuanqueb chak saß li najtil tenamit, toj aran tineßxcßoxla chak. Teßsukßîk chak ut teßcuânk cuißchic saß lix naßajeb rochbeneb li ralal xcßajol.

⁹Ndichavakusha pakati pendudzi dzavanhu; vachandirangarira kunyika dziri kure; vachararama pamwechete navana vavo, vakadzoka.

¹⁰Tincuisiheb chak saß li tenamit Egipto joß ajcuiß saß li tenamit Asiria ut tebincßam saß lix tenamiteb Galaad ut Líbano. Aran teßcuânk ut incßaß chic tâtzßaklok li naßajej re teßcuânk xban nak kßaxal nabalakeb.

¹⁰Uye ndichavadzosa panyika ndichavaunganidza ndichavabvisa paAsiria; ndichavasvitsa kunyika yeGiriyadhi neRebhanoni; vachashaiwa pokugara.

¹¹Lâin tintenkßaheb chixcuybal xnumsinquil li raylal joß nak quintenkßaheb chak nak queßnumeß chak saß li Caki Palau aran Egipto. Lâin quintenkßaheb nak quinqßue chi chakic li nimaß ut queßnumeß jun pacßal. Lâin tincuisi xcuanquileb laj Asiria re nak incßaß chic teßxnimobresi ribeb ut tinsach ajcuiß xcuanquileb laj Egipto.Lâin tinqßue xcacuilal xchßôleb lin tenamit. Ut saß incßabaß lâin teßcuânk saß xyâlal. Lâin li Kâcuaß ninyehoc re aßin.

¹¹Vachafamba nomugungwa rokutambudzika, acharova mafungu mugungwa, pakadzika pose muNairi pachapwa; kuzvikudza kweAsira kuchaderedzwa, tsvimbo youshe yeEgipita ichabviswa.

¹²Lâin tinqßue xcacuilal xchßôleb lin tenamit. Ut saß incßabaß lâin teßcuânk saß xyâlal. Lâin li Kâcuaß ninyehoc re aßin.

¹²Ndichavasimbisa muna Jehovha, vachafamba muzita rangu, ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha.