1The word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
1 Rabbi sanno kaa ay do koyne ka ne:
2Son of man, what is the vine tree more than any tree, the vine-branch which is among the trees of the forest?
2 Boro izo, man no reyzin* bundu bisa tuuri cindey wane, reyzin kambe mo, man no a bisa saajo tuuri zugey ra wane?
3Shall wood be taken of it to make any work? or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon?
3 I g'a bundu kaa zama i ma hay fo te d'a, wala? I g'a te sarfa hal i ma jinay fo kulu sarku a gaa, wala?
4Behold, it is cast into the fire for fuel; the fire has devoured both its ends, and its midst is burned: is it profitable for any work?
4 I g'a catu danji ra, danji ŋwaari no? Da danji n'a kambu hinka ŋwa, a bindo mo ma di, a gonda nafa goy kulu se koyne no?
5Behold, when it was whole, it was meet for no work: how much less, when the fire has devoured it, and it is burned, shall it yet be meet for any work!
5 A go, za waati kaŋ a go no nga sukutumo, a sinda nafa goy kulu se. Sanku fa sohõ kaŋ danji n'a ŋwa, a bi danji ra mo, a ga wasa goy kulu se no?
6Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: As the vine tree among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so will I give the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
6 Rabbi, Koy Beero binde ne: Woodin sabbay se, sanda mate kaŋ cine reyzin bundu bara saajo tuurey ra, haŋ kaŋ ay nooyandi danji se no, zama a m'a ŋwa, yaadin cine no ay na Urusalima gorokoy nooyandi.
7I will set my face against them; they shall go forth from the fire, but the fire shall devour them; and you shall know that I am Yahweh, when I set my face against them.
7 Ay ga mo sinji i gaa da gaaba. Baa i fatta danji ra, kulu nda yaadin danji g'i ŋwa. Woodin gaa no araŋ ga bay kaŋ ay no ga ti Rabbi, waati kaŋ ay ga mo sinji i gaa da gaaba.
8I will make the land desolate, because they have committed a trespass, says the Lord Yahweh.
8 Ay ga laabo mo ciya kurmu zama i na naanay feeri. Yaadin no Rabbi, Koy Beero ci.