¹Listen now to what Yahweh says: “Arise, plead your case before the mountains, and let the hills hear what you have to say.

¹ Wa maa sohõ haŋ kaŋ Rabbi ci, a ne: «Tun ka kande ni sabaabey tondi kuukey jine, Tudey mo ma maa ni jinde.»

²Hear, you mountains, Yahweh’s controversy, and you enduring foundations of the earth; for Yahweh has a controversy with his people, and he will contend with Israel.

² Ya araŋ tondi kuukey, d'araŋ mo, Ndunnya dabey kaŋ ga duumi, Wa maa Rabbi sanno kaŋ ga Israyla taaley ci. Zama Rabbi gonda ciiti saani nga nda nga jama game ra, A ga kande ciiti mo Israyla boŋ.

³My people, what have I done to you? How have I burdened you? Answer me!

³ Ya araŋ ay borey, ifo no ay te araŋ se? Ifo mo no ay n'araŋ fargandi nd'a? Wa tu ay se.

⁴For I brought you up out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage. I sent before you Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.

⁴ Zama daahir ay no ka araŋ kaa Misira laabo ra. Ay n'araŋ fansa ka kaa tamtaray windo ra, Ay na Musa nda Haruna nda Maryama donton mo araŋ jine.

⁵My people, remember now what Balak king of Moab devised, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him from Shittim to Gilgal, that you may know the righteous acts of Yahweh.”

⁵ Ya araŋ ay borey, wa fongu sohõ haŋ kaŋ no Mowab bonkoono Balak saaware, Da haŋ kaŋ Balaam* Peyor izo tu d'a a se mo. Wa fongu koyne _nd'araŋ dirawo|_ za Sittim ka koy Jilgal, Zama araŋ ma Rabbi goy adilantey bay.

⁶How shall I come before Yahweh, and bow myself before the exalted God? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves a year old?

⁶ Ifo no ay ga kande Rabbi jine, ka sududu nd'a Irikoy kaŋ go beene jine? Ay ga kaa a do da sargayyaŋ* kaŋ i ga ton, Wala da handayzeyaŋ kaŋ to jiiri fo?

⁷Will Yahweh be pleased with thousands of rams? With tens of thousands of rivers of oil? Shall I give my firstborn for my disobedience? The fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?

⁷ Rabbi ga maa feeji zambar-zambarey kaani no? Wala ji gooru hala zambar way? Ay m'ay hay-jina no ay murteyaŋo sabbay se, Wala ay banda mo ay fundo zunubey sabbay se?

⁸He has shown you, O man, what is good. What does Yahweh require of you, but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?

⁸ Amma, ya nin Adam-ize, a na ni cabe haŋ kaŋ ga boori. Ifo no Rabbi ga ceeci ni gaa, Da manti cimi goy teeyaŋ, da baakasinay suuji cabeyaŋ, Da ni ma dira ni Irikoyo banda boŋ kaynandiyaŋ ra?

⁹Yahweh’s voice calls to the city, and wisdom sees your name: “Listen to the rod, and he who appointed it.

⁹ Rabbi jinda goono ga birno ce. Laakal hanno hari mo no boro se a ma humburu ni maa. Wa maa goobo, da nga mo kaŋ n'a daŋ se.

¹⁰Are there yet treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and a short ephah An ephah is a measure of volume (about 22 litres or about 2/3 of a bushel), and a short ephah is made smaller than a full ephah for the purpose of cheating customers. that is accursed?

¹⁰ Hala hõ laala arzaka ga cindi boro laalo windi ra, Da zamba neesiji kaŋ i g'a fanta, wala?

¹¹Shall I be pure with dishonest scales, and with a bag of deceitful weights?

¹¹ Ay ma tangari tiŋay neesiji hanandi no? Ya halliyaŋ neesiyaŋ tondey mo hanandi, wala?

¹²Her rich men are full of violence, her inhabitants speak lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their speech.

¹² Zama kwaara arzakantey kulu go ga to da toonye, A gorokoy mo ciya tangarikomyaŋ. I deeney mo gonda halliyaŋ i meyey ra.

¹³Therefore I also have struck you with a grievous wound. I have made you desolate because of your sins.

¹³ Woodin se no ay mo ga ni gurzugandi. Ay ga ni halaci ni zunubey sabbay se.

¹⁴You shall eat, but not be satisfied. Your humiliation will be in your midst. You will store up, but not save; and that which you save I will give up to the sword.

¹⁴ Ni ga ŋwa, amma ni si kungu, Ni gunda ga ciya koonu, hay kulu si a ra. Ni ga margu, amma a si hallasi, Haŋ kaŋ ni ga jisi mo, Ay g'a nooyandi takuba se.

¹⁵You will sow, but won’t reap. You will tread the olives, but won’t anoint yourself with oil; and crush grapes, but won’t drink the wine.

¹⁵ Ni ga duma, amma ni si wi. Ni ga zeytun* taamu, Amma ni si ni boŋo tuusu nda jiyo. Ni ga reyzin* izey taamu mo, Amma ni si duvan* haŋ.

¹⁶For the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the works of the house of Ahab. You walk in their counsels, that I may make you a ruin, and her inhabitants a hissing; And you will bear the reproach of my people.”

¹⁶ I goono ga Omri hin sanney da Ahab dumo goyey kulu haggoy, Araŋ goono g'i saawarey gana mo. Woodin se no ay ga ni nooyandi halaciyaŋ se, Ni gorokoy ma ciya cuusuyaŋ hari, Araŋ g'ay jama wowi jare mo.