¹The word of Yahweh “Yahweh” is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered “LORD” (all caps) in other translations. that came to Micah the Morashtite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.

¹ Rabbi sanno kaŋ kaa Mika Morsati bora do, Yahuda bonkooney Yotam da Ahaz da Hezeciya jirbey ra, haŋ kaŋ a di Samariya da Urusalima* boŋ neeya:

¹The word of Jehovah that came to Micah the Morashtite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.

²Hear, you peoples, all of you. Listen, O earth, and all that is therein: and let the Lord The word translated “Lord” is “Adonai.” Yahweh be witness against you, the Lord from his holy temple.

² Ya araŋ dumey kulu, wa maa. Ya ndunnya da haŋ kaŋ go a ra kulu, wa hanga jeeri. Rabbi, Koy Beero ma ciya seeda araŋ kulu boŋ, Nga kaŋ ga ti Koy Beero kaŋ go nga sududuyaŋ fu hananta ra.

²Hear, ye peoples, all of you: hearken, O earth, and all that therein is: and let the Lord Jehovah be witness against you, the Lord from his holy temple.

³For, behold, Yahweh comes forth out of his place, and will come down and tread on the high places of the earth.

³ Zama Rabbi ga fatta nga nango ra, A ga zumbu ka ndunnya nangu beeraykoyey taamu.

³For, behold, Jehovah cometh forth out of his place, and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth.

⁴The mountains melt under him, and the valleys split apart, like wax before the fire, like waters that are poured down a steep place.

⁴ Tondi beerey ga manne a cire, Hari zuru goorey mo ga kortu bindi, Sanda yu fanta kaŋ go danji gande, Sanda hari kaŋ i dooru kaŋ ga gunguray ka do ganda.

⁴And the mountains shall be melted under him, and the valleys shall be cleft, as wax before the fire, as waters that are poured down a steep place.

⁵“All this is for the disobedience of Jacob, and for the sins of the house of Israel. What is the disobedience of Jacob? Isn’t it Samaria? And what are the high places of Judah? Aren’t they Jerusalem?

⁵ Yakuba taalo da Israyla* dumo zunubey sabbay se no i ga woodin kulu te. Ifo no ga ti Yakuba taalo? manti Samariya no? Yahuda tudey boŋ sududuyaŋ nangey wo binde? Manti Urusalima no?

⁵For the transgression of Jacob is all this, and for the sins of the house of Israel. What is the transgression of Jacob? is it not Samaria? and what are the high places of Judah? are they not Jerusalem?

⁶Therefore I will make Samaria like a rubble heap of the field, like places for planting vineyards; and I will pour down its stones into the valley, and I will uncover its foundations.

⁶ Woodin sabbay se no ay ga Samariya ciya sanda kwaara zeeno gusam, Sanda reyzin* tilamyaŋ kali cine. Ay g'a tondey gunguray gooro ra, Ay m'a tiksa mo fisi ka kaa taray.

⁶Therefore I will make Samaria as a heap of the field, [and] as places for planting vineyards; and I will pour down the stones thereof into the valley, and I will uncover the foundations thereof.

⁷All her idols will be beaten to pieces, and all her temple gifts will be burned with fire, and all her images I will destroy; for of the hire of a prostitute has she gathered them, and to the hire of a prostitute shall they return.”

⁷ I g'a jabuyaŋ himandey kulu bagu-bagu, I g'a sufuray kulu ton da danji mo. Ay g'a toorey kulu ciya kurmuyaŋ, Zama kaaruwataray banandi ra no a na i kulu margu-margu. I ga ye ka ciya kaaruwataray banandi mo.

⁷And all her graven images shall be beaten to pieces, and all her hires shall be burned with fire, and all her idols will I lay desolate; for of the hire of a harlot hath she gathered them, and unto the hire of a harlot shall they return.

⁸For this I will lament and wail; I will go stripped and naked; I will howl like the jackals, and moan like the daughters of owls.

⁸ Woodin se no ay ga hẽ ka baray, Ay ma dira gaa-koonu, bankaaray si. Ay ma hẽ sanda zoŋo cine, Ay ma duray sanda taatagay cine.

⁸For this will I lament and wail; I will go stripped and naked; I will make a wailing like the jackals, and a lamentation like the ostriches.

⁹For her wounds are incurable; for it has come even to Judah. It reaches to the gate of my people, even to Jerusalem.

⁹ Zama a marayyaŋey si yay, Zama a kaa hala Yahuda. A koy mo kal ay borey kwaara meyo gaa, Sanda Urusalima nooya.

⁹For her wounds are incurable; for it is come even unto Judah; it reacheth unto the gate of my people, even to Jerusalem.

¹⁰Don’t tell it in Gath. Don’t weep at all. At Beth Ophrah Beth Ophrah means literally “House of Dust.” I have rolled myself in the dust.

¹⁰ I ma s'a baaru dede Gat ra, I ma si hẽ, baa kayna. Bayt-Lafra ra ni ma bimbilko kusa ra.

¹⁰Tell it not in Gath, weep not at all: at Beth-le-aphrah have I rolled myself in the dust.

¹¹Pass on, inhabitant of Shaphir, in nakedness and shame. The inhabitant of Zaanan won’t come out. The wailing of Beth Ezel will take from you his protection.

¹¹ Ya nin Safir gorokwa, ma koy ni koyyaŋ gaa-koonu nda haawi ra. Zaanan gorokwa mana fatta bo. Bayt-Ezel hẽeno ga nga deyaŋ haro hibandi ka kaa araŋ gaa.

¹¹Pass away, O inhabitant of Shaphir, in nakedness and shame: the inhabitant of Zaanan is not come forth; the wailing of Beth-ezel shall take from you the stay thereof.

¹²For the inhabitant of Maroth waits anxiously for good, because evil has come down from Yahweh to the gate of Jerusalem.

¹² Marot gorokwa goono ga karhã da ihanno batuyaŋ, Zama masiiba zumbu ka fun Rabbi do. A koy mo hala Urusalima meyo gaa.

¹²For the inhabitant of Maroth waiteth anxiously for good, because evil is come down from Jehovah unto the gate of Jerusalem.

¹³Harness the chariot to the swift steed, inhabitant of Lachish. She was the beginning of sin to the daughter of Zion; For the transgressions of Israel were found in you.

¹³ Ya nin Lacis gorokwa, Ma wongu torko haw bari kaŋ ga zuru gaa. Nga no ga ti zunubi sabaabu sintina Sihiyona se, Zama ni ra no i na Israyla taaley gar.

¹³Bind the chariot to the swift steed, O inhabitant of Lachish: she was the beginning of sin to the daughter of Zion; for the transgressions of Israel were found in thee.

¹⁴Therefore you will give a parting gift to Moresheth Gath. The houses of Achzib will be a deceitful thing to the kings of Israel.

¹⁴ Woodin se no ni ga sallamayaŋ nooyaŋ no Moreset-Gat se, Akzib windey ga ciya halliyaŋ hari mo Israyla bonkooney se.

¹⁴Therefore shalt thou give a parting gift to Moresheth-gath: the houses of Achzib shall be a deceitful thing unto the kings of Israel.

¹⁵I will yet bring to you, inhabitant of Mareshah. He who is the glory of Israel will come to Adullam.

¹⁵ Ya nin Maresa gorokwa, Hala hõ ay ga kande ni gaa boro kaŋ ga ni ŋwa. Israyla darza ga kaa kal a ma to hala Adullam.

¹⁵I will yet bring unto thee, O inhabitant of Mareshah, him that shall possess thee: the glory of Israel shall come even unto Adullam.

¹⁶Shave your heads, and cut off your hair for the children of your delight. Enlarge your baldness like the vulture; for they have gone into captivity from you!

¹⁶ Ma ni boŋo koosu ka windi, Ma cabu ni ize kwaasey sabbay se. Ma ni boŋo te tali sanda gaadogo cine, Zama i ga fun ni do ka koy tamtaray ra.

¹⁶Make thee bald, and cut off thy hair for the children of thy delight: enlarge thy baldness as the eagle; for they are gone into captivity from thee.