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.

¹Hear the word of Jehovah, ye children of Israel; for Jehovah hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor goodness, nor knowledge of God in the land.

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.

²There is nought but swearing and breaking faith, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery; they break out, and blood toucheth blood.

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.

³Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field and the birds of the heavens; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away.

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*.

⁴Yet let no man strive, neither let any man reprove; for thy people are as they that strive with the priest.

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.

⁵And thou shalt stumble in the day, and the prophet also shall stumble with thee in the night; and I will destroy thy mother.

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.

⁶My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I also will forget thy children.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

⁹And it shall be, like people, like priest; and I will punish them for their ways, and will requite them their doings.

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.

¹⁰And they shall eat, and not have enough; they shall play the harlot, and shall not increase; because they have left off taking heed to Jehovah.

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

¹¹Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the understanding.

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.

¹²My people ask counsel at their stock, and their staff declareth unto them; for the spirit of whoredom hath caused them to err, and they have played the harlot, [departing] from under their God.

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.

¹³They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense upon the hills, under oaks and poplars and terebinths, because the shadow thereof is good: therefore your daughters play the harlot, and your brides commit adultery.

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.

¹⁴I will not punish your daughters when they play the harlot, nor your brides when they commit adultery; for [the men] themselves go apart with harlots, and they sacrifice with the prostitutes; and the people that doth not understand shall be overthrown.

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!

¹⁵Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, yet let not Judah offend; and come not ye unto Gilgal, neither go ye up to Beth-aven, nor swear, As Jehovah liveth.

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?

¹⁶For Israel hath behaved himself stubbornly, like a stubborn heifer: now will Jehovah feed them as a lamb in a large place.

¹⁷Ephraim is joined to idols. Leave him alone!

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

¹⁷Ephraim is joined to idols; let him alone.

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.

¹⁸Their drink is become sour; they play the harlot continually; her rulers dearly love shame.

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.

¹⁹The wind hath wrapped her up in its wings; and they shall be put to shame because of their sacrifices.