1 Wa beene hari ŋwaaray Rabbi gaa kaydiya alwaati ra. Wa ŋwaaray Rabbi gaa, nga kaŋ ga maliyaŋ te. A ga ni no beene hari mo, Boro kulu ma du subu nga faro ra.
1Ask of Yahweh rain in the spring time, Yahweh who makes storm clouds, and he gives rain showers to everyone for the plants in the field.
2 Zama toorey na sanni yaamo te, Gunakoy mo di tangari, I go ga tangari hindiriyaŋ dede. I kunfa kaŋ i goono ga te mo yaamo no. Woodin se no i ga daray sanda feejiyaŋ cine, I go taabi ra hawji jaŋay sabbay se.
2For the teraphim have spoken vanity, and the diviners have seen a lie; and they have told false dreams. They comfort in vain. Therefore they go their way like sheep. They are oppressed, because there is no shepherd.
3 Ay futa mo di ka ton ay hawjiyey boŋ. Ay ga goojiyaŋ te hincin jindey se, Zama Rabbi Kundeykoyo na nga kuro kunfa, Kaŋ ga ti Yahuda windo. A g'i ciya sanda nga wongu bari hanna cine.
3My anger is kindled against the shepherds, and I will punish the male goats; For Yahweh of Armies has visited his flock, the house of Judah, and will make them as his majestic horse in the battle.
4 A gaa no fu bonjare ga fun. Lolo a do, wongu biraw a do, Mayraykoyey kulu mo a do no, I kulu margante.
4From him will come forth the cornerstone, from him the nail, from him the battle bow, from him every ruler together.
5 I ga ciya wongaariyaŋ. I ga ngey ibarey taamu-taamu wongu ra sanda fondo gaa potor-potor cine. I ga wongu te zama Rabbi go i banda, Bari-karey mo ga di kayna.
5They shall be as mighty men, treading down muddy streets in the battle; and they shall fight, because Yahweh is with them; and the riders on horses will be confounded.
6 Ay ga Yahuda dumo gaabandi. Ay ma Yusufu dumo mo faaba. Ay ma ye ka kand'ey, zama ay ga suuji te i se. I ga ciya sanda ay mana i furu baa ce fo, Zama ay no ga ti Rabbi i Irikoyo, Ay g'i ŋwaara ta mo.
6“I will strengthen the house of Judah, and I will save the house of Joseph, and I will bring them back; for I have mercy on them; and they will be as though I had not cast them off: for I am Yahweh their God, and I will hear them.
7 Ifraymu waney ga ciya sanda wongaariyaŋ. I biney ga farhã danga day duvan* sabbay se no. Oho, hal i izey ga di woodin ka farhã, I biney ga kaan mo Rabbi ra.
7Ephraim will be like a mighty man, and their heart will rejoice as through wine; yes, their children will see it, and rejoice. Their heart will be glad in Yahweh.
8 Ay ga falle i se k'i margu, Zama ay n'i fansa. I ga yulwa koyne sanda mate kaŋ cine i yulwa waato.
8I will signal for them, and gather them; for I have redeemed them; and they will increase as they have increased.
9 Koyne, baa kaŋ ay n'i duma dumi cindey game ra, Kulu nda yaadin laabey kaŋ ga mooru yaŋ ra i ga fongu ay gaa. I ga funa, ngey nda ngey izey, i ga ye ka kaa mo.
9I will sow them among the peoples; and they will remember me in far countries; and they will live with their children, and will return.
10 Ay ga ye k'i fattandi Misira laabo ra koyne, Ay m'i margu i ma fun Assiriya ra. Ay ga kand'ey Jileyad da Liban laabey ra, Nango si wasa i se mo.
10I will bring them again also out of the land of Egypt, and gather them out of Assyria; and I will bring them into the land of Gilead and Lebanon; and there won’t be room enough for them.
11 A ga taabi teeko daŋandi, a ga teeko bondayey kar. Misira isa guusuyaŋey kulu ga sundu, I ga Assiriya boŋbeera zeeri, Misira koytaray sarjilla mo ga bisa.
11He will pass through the sea of affliction, and will strike the waves in the sea, and all the depths of the Nile will dry up; and the pride of Assyria will be brought down, and the scepter of Egypt will depart.
12 Ay g'i gaabandi Rabbi ra mo, I ga soobay ka bar-bare a maa ra. Yaadin no Rabbi ci.
12I will strengthen them in Yahweh; and they will walk up and down in his name,” says Yahweh.