¹Hear the word of Yahweh, you children of Israel; for Yahweh has a charge against the inhabitants of the land: “Indeed there is no truth, nor goodness, nor knowledge of God in the land.

¹ Ya Israyla izey, wa maa Rabbi sanno: Zama Rabbi gonda kakaw da laabo gorokoy, Za kaŋ cimi wala bakaraw wala Irikoy bayray si no laabo ra.

²There is cursing, lying, murder, stealing, and committing adultery; they break boundaries, and bloodshed causes bloodshed.

² Hay kulu si no kala laaliyaŋ da amaana ŋwaari. I goono ga asariya* kulu daaru, da boro wiyaŋ, Da zaytaray, da zina. I ga care wi ka bana.

³Therefore the land will mourn, and everyone who dwells therein will waste away. all living things in her, even the animals of the field and the birds of the sky; yes, the fish of the sea also die.

³ Woodin sabbay se no laabo go ga taabi, A ra gorokoy me-a-me mo ga te londibuunoyaŋ, Ngey da ganji hamey da beene curey, Oho, hala nda teeku ra hamey kulu mo, i go ga ban.

⁴ Kulu nda yaadin, boro kulu ma si kakaw, Boro kulu ma si deeni mo boro fo gaa, Amma a ga hima i ma kakaw da alfaga*.

⁵You will stumble in the day, and the prophet will also stumble with you in the night; and I will destroy your mother.

⁵ Nin wo, _alfaga_, ni ga kati zaari kwaaray, Annabi* mo ga kati ni banda cin. Ay ga ni tiksa halaci mo.

⁶My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you, that you may be no priest to me. Because you have forgotten your God’s law, I will also forget your children.

⁶ Ay borey halaci bayray-jaŋay sabbay se. Za kaŋ ni wangu bayray, Ay mo, ay ga wangu ni ma ciya ay alfaga. Za kaŋ ni na saalay kaa ay, ni Irikoyo asariya gaa, Ay mo, ay ga saalay kaa ni ize arey gaa.

⁷As they were multiplied, so they sinned against me. I will change their glory into shame.

⁷ Mate kaŋ alfagey tonton, Yaadin cine no zunubi kaŋ i ga te ay se tonton. Ay g'i darza bare ka ciya haawi.

⁸They feed on the sin of my people, and set their heart on their iniquity.

⁸ I go ga du ngey ŋwaaro ay borey zunubey ra. I go ga ngey bine ibaay sinji i taaley gaa.

⁹It will be, like people, like priest; and I will punish them for their ways, and will repay them for their deeds.

⁹ A ga ciya mo, haŋ kaŋ ga du borey, Nga no ga du alfaga. Ay g'i gooji i muraadey sabbay se, Ay ga bana i se mo i goyey boŋ.

¹⁰They will eat, and not have enough. They will play the prostitute, and will not increase; because they have abandoned giving to Yahweh.

¹⁰ I ga ŋwa amma i si kungu, I ga zina amma i si tonton, Zama i na saalay kaa Rabbi gaa.

¹¹ Kaaruwataray, da duvan*, itajo da izeena, Ngey no k'i laakaley ta.

¹²My people consult with their wooden idol, and answer to a stick of wood. Indeed the spirit of prostitution has led them astray, and they have been unfaithful to their God.

¹² Ay borey na saaware ceeci ngey bundu tooro gaa, I gunayaŋ goobo mo g'i kabarandi. Zama kaaruwataray* biya* n'i darandi, I fay da ngey Irikoyo ganayaŋ ka koy kaaruwataray banda.

¹³They sacrifice on the tops of the mountains, and burn incense on the hills, under oaks and poplars and terebinths, because its shade is good. Therefore your daughters play the prostitute, and your brides commit adultery.

¹³ I go ga sargayyaŋ te tondi yolley boŋ, I go ga dugu ton tudey boŋ, Da shen* nya, da saay nya nda boosay nya cire, Zama i biyo ga kaan. Woodin se no araŋ ize wayey goono ga te kaaruwayaŋ noodin, Araŋ ize arey wandey mo goono ga zina.

¹⁴I will not punish your daughters when they play the prostitute, nor your brides when they commit adultery; because the men consort with prostitutes, and they sacrifice with the shrine prostitutes; so the people without understanding will come to ruin.

¹⁴ Ay si araŋ ize wayey gooji d'i ga kaaruwataray te, Ay si araŋ ize arey wandey mo gooji d'i ga zina te, Zama alborey bumbey ga kamba ka koy zina-teerey banda. I ga sargayyaŋ te toorey windi kaaruwey banda. Yaadin mo no i ga borey kaŋ sinda fahamay halaci nd'a.

¹⁵“Though you, Israel, play the prostitute, yet don’t let Judah offend; and don’t come to Gilgal, neither go up to Beth Aven, nor swear, ‘As Yahweh lives.’

¹⁵ Ya nin, Israyla, ba kaŋ day ni go ga kaaruwataray te, Kulu nda yaadin, Yahuda ma si taali te. Araŋ ma si koy Jilgal, Araŋ ma si kaaru ka koy Bayt-Aben ka ze da Rabbi maa!

¹⁶For Israel has behaved extremely stubbornly, like a stubborn heifer. Then how will Yahweh feed them like a lamb in a meadow.

¹⁶ Za kaŋ Israyla te hanga sando danga haw zan hanga sando cine, Sohõ a ga du ka te no Rabbi m'i kuru danga feej'izeyaŋ nangu kaŋ gonda batama ra, wala?

¹⁷Ephraim is joined to idols. Leave him alone!

¹⁷ Ifraymu margu nda toorey. Wa fay d'a.

¹⁸Their drink has become sour. They play the prostitute continually. Her rulers dearly love their shameful way.

¹⁸ I baji haŋyaŋo banda no i ga kaaruwataray te waati kulu, I mayraykoyey ga ba haawi gumo.

¹⁹The wind has wrapped her up in its wings; and they shall be disappointed because of their sacrifices.

¹⁹ Haw kaŋ ga faaru n'i sambu ka dira nd'ey, I ga haaw mo i sargayey sabbay se.