1Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their husbands, “Bring us drinks!”
1 Wa maa sanni woone, Ya araŋ Basan haw nyaŋey kaŋ go Samariya tondo ra, Kaŋ yaŋ goono ga talkey kankam, ka alfukaarey tutubu. Araŋ kaŋ yaŋ ga ne araŋ kurnyey se: «Wa kande, iri ma haŋ.»
1Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, that oppress the poor, that crush the needy, that say unto their lords, Bring, and let us drink.
2The Lord Yahweh has sworn by his holiness that behold, “The days shall come on you that they will take you away with hooks, and the last of you with fish hooks.
2 Rabbi, Koy Beero ze nga hananyaŋo boŋ ka ne: «Guna, jirbey go kaa araŋ gaa kaŋ i g'araŋ ku da gwatiyaŋ, Araŋ banda kaŋ cindi mo, i g'i ku da hari ham darbey.
2The Lord Jehovah hath sworn by his holiness, that, lo, the days shall come upon you, that they shall take you away with hooks, and your residue with fish-hooks.
3You will go out at the breaks in the wall, everyone straight before her; and you will cast yourselves into Harmon,” says Yahweh.
3 Araŋ ga fatta birni cinarey kortimey ra, Araŋ boro kulu ga koy nga jine sap-sap. Araŋ ga kaŋ Hermon ra mo.» Yaadin no Rabbi ci.
3And ye shall go out at the breaches, every one straight before her; and ye shall cast [yourselves] into Harmon, saith Jehovah.
4“Go to Bethel, and sin; to Gilgal, and sin more. Bring your sacrifices every morning, your tithes every three days,
4 «Wa kaa Betel ka soobay ka asariya daaru, Wa kaa Jilgal ka taali boobo te. Wa kande araŋ sargayey* susubay kulu, Araŋ zakka mo jirbi hinza-hinza kulu.
4Come to Beth-el, and transgress; to Gilgal, [and] multiply transgression; and bring your sacrifices every morning, [and] your tithes every three days;
5offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving of that which is leavened, and proclaim free will offerings and brag about them: for this pleases you, you children of Israel,” says the Lord Yahweh.
5 Wa kande saabuyaŋ sargayyaŋ kaŋ ra i na dalbu diibi, Wa bine yadda sargayyaŋ fe, W'i baaro say-say, zama woodin no ga kaan araŋ se, Ya araŋ Israyla izey.» Yaadin no Rabbi, Koy Beero ci.
5and offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving of that which is leavened, and proclaim freewill-offerings and publish them: for this pleaseth you, O ye children of Israel, saith the Lord Jehovah.
6“I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and lack of bread in every town; yet you haven’t returned to me,” says Yahweh.
6 «Ay mo, ay naŋ hinjey ma kwaaray araŋ kwaarey kulu ra, }waari mo ma jaŋ araŋ nangey kulu ra. Kulu nda yaadin araŋ mana ye ka kaa ay do.» Yaadin no Rabbi ci.
6And I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and want of bread in all your places; yet have ye not returned unto me, saith Jehovah.
7“I also have withheld the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the harvest; and I caused it to rain on one city, and caused it not to rain on another city. One place was rained on, and the piece where it didn’t rain withered.
7 «Ay na beene hari ganji araŋ se za heemar ga cindi handu hinza a ma to. Ay naŋ mo hari ma kaŋ kwaara fo boŋ, Afo mo hari ma si kaŋ a boŋ. Hari kaŋ fari fo ra, Fari fo mo, kaŋ haro mana to a ra, a ma lakaw.
7And I also have withholden the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the harvest; and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece was rained upon, and the piece whereupon it rained not withered.
8So two or three cities staggered to one city to drink water, and were not satisfied: yet you haven’t returned to me,” says Yahweh.
8 Yaadin mo no a go, kwaara hinka wala ihinza na ngey gaa candi ka ye kwaara fo do zama ngey ma hari haŋ, i si yesi mo. Kulu nda yaadin araŋ mana ye ka kaa ay do.» Yaadin no Rabbi ci.
8So two or three cities wandered unto one city to drink water, and were not satisfied: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith Jehovah.
9“I struck you with blight and mildew many times in your gardens and your vineyards; and your fig trees and your olive trees have the swarming locust devoured: yet you haven’t returned to me,” says Yahweh.
9 «Ay n'araŋ kar da haw konno da bunkusyaŋ, Araŋ tuur'ize kaley d'araŋ reyzin* kaley da jeejay* tuurey da zeytun* nyaŋey, do n'i ŋwa. Kulu nda yaadin araŋ mana ye ka kaa ay do.» Yaadin no Rabbi ci.
9I have smitten you with blasting and mildew: the multitude of your gardens and your vineyards and your fig-trees and your olive-trees hath the palmer-worm devoured: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith Jehovah.
10“I sent plagues among you like I did Egypt. I have slain your young men with the sword, and have carried away your horses; and I filled your nostrils with the stench of your camp, yet you haven’t returned to me,” says Yahweh.
10 «Ay na balaaw samba araŋ gaa sanda Misira wano dumi, Ay n'araŋ ize arey wi da takuba, Ay n'araŋ bariyey ciya wongu arzaka, Ay n'araŋ gatey fumbo tunandi kal a ma furo hal araŋ niine funey ra. Kulu nda yaadin araŋ mana ye ka kaa ay do.» Yaadin no Rabbi ci.
10I have sent among you the pestilence after the manner of Egypt: your young men have I slain with the sword, and have carried away your horses; and I have made the stench of your camp to come up even into your nostrils: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith Jehovah.
11“I have overthrown some of you, as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and you were like a burning stick plucked out of the fire; yet you haven’t returned to me,” says Yahweh.
11 «Ay n'araŋ kwaara fooyaŋ mallaka araŋ ra, Sanda waato kaŋ cine Irikoy na Saduma* nda Gomorata* halaci, Araŋ ciya sanda nune-me kaŋ i faaba danji ra. Kulu nda yaadin araŋ mana ye ka kaa ay do.» Yaadin no Rabbi ci.
11I have overthrown [cities] among you, as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and ye were as a brand plucked out of the burning: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith Jehovah.
12“Therefore thus will I do to you, Israel; because I will do this to you, prepare to meet your God, Israel.
12 «Woodin se binde, ya Israyla, Mate kaŋ cine ay ga te ni se nooya. A binde, za kaŋ ay ga woodin yaŋ te ni se, Kala ni ma soola ka kubay da ni Irikoyo, ya Israyla.
12Therefore thus will I do unto thee, O Israel; [and] because I will do this unto thee, prepare to meet thy God, O Israel.
13For, behold, he who forms the mountains, and creates the wind, and declares to man what is his thought; who makes the morning darkness, and treads on the high places of the earth: Yahweh, the God of Armies, is his name.”
13 Day guna, nga kaŋ na tondi kuukey te, A na haw mo taka, Nga no ga salaŋ boro se da haŋ kaŋ a ga miila nga bina ra. Nga kaŋ ga susubay ciya kubay, Nga kaŋ ga ndunnya nangu kuukey taamu, A maa ga ti Rabbi Irikoy Kundeykoyo.»
13For, lo, he that formeth the mountains, and createth the wind, and declareth unto man what is his thought; that maketh the morning darkness, and treadeth upon the high places of the Earth-jehovah, the God of hosts, is his name.