¹Ask of Yahweh rain in the spring time, Yahweh who makes storm clouds, and he gives rain showers to everyone for the plants in the field.

¹ Wa beene hari ŋwaaray Rabbi gaa kaydiya alwaati ra. Wa ŋwaaray Rabbi gaa, nga kaŋ ga maliyaŋ te. A ga ni no beene hari mo, Boro kulu ma du subu nga faro ra.

¹Ask ye of Jehovah rain in the time of the latter rain, [even of] Jehovah that maketh lightnings; and he will give them showers of rain, to every one grass in the field.

²For the teraphim have spoken vanity, and the diviners have seen a lie; and they have told false dreams. They comfort in vain. Therefore they go their way like sheep. They are oppressed, because there is no shepherd.

² Zama toorey na sanni yaamo te, Gunakoy mo di tangari, I go ga tangari hindiriyaŋ dede. I kunfa kaŋ i goono ga te mo yaamo no. Woodin se no i ga daray sanda feejiyaŋ cine, I go taabi ra hawji jaŋay sabbay se.

²For the teraphim have spoken vanity, and the diviners have seen a lie; and they have told false dreams, they comfort in vain: therefore they go their way like sheep, they are afflicted, because there is no shepherd.

³My anger is kindled against the shepherds, and I will punish the male goats; For Yahweh of Armies has visited his flock, the house of Judah, and will make them as his majestic horse in the battle.

³ Ay futa mo di ka ton ay hawjiyey boŋ. Ay ga goojiyaŋ te hincin jindey se, Zama Rabbi Kundeykoyo na nga kuro kunfa, Kaŋ ga ti Yahuda windo. A g'i ciya sanda nga wongu bari hanna cine.

³Mine anger is kindled against the shepherds, and I will punish the he-goats; for Jehovah of hosts hath visited his flock, the house of Judah, and will make them as his goodly horse in the battle.

⁴From him will come forth the cornerstone, from him the nail, from him the battle bow, from him every ruler together.

⁴ A gaa no fu bonjare ga fun. Lolo a do, wongu biraw a do, Mayraykoyey kulu mo a do no, I kulu margante.

⁴From him shall come forth the corner-stone, from him the nail, from him the battle bow, from him every ruler together.

⁵They shall be as mighty men, treading down muddy streets in the battle; and they shall fight, because Yahweh is with them; and the riders on horses will be confounded.

⁵ I ga ciya wongaariyaŋ. I ga ngey ibarey taamu-taamu wongu ra sanda fondo gaa potor-potor cine. I ga wongu te zama Rabbi go i banda, Bari-karey mo ga di kayna.

⁵And they shall be as mighty men, treading down [their enemies] in the mire of the streets in the battle; and they shall fight, because Jehovah is with them; and the riders on horses shall be confounded.

⁶“I will strengthen the house of Judah, and I will save the house of Joseph, and I will bring them back; for I have mercy on them; and they will be as though I had not cast them off: for I am Yahweh their God, and I will hear them.

⁶ Ay ga Yahuda dumo gaabandi. Ay ma Yusufu dumo mo faaba. Ay ma ye ka kand'ey, zama ay ga suuji te i se. I ga ciya sanda ay mana i furu baa ce fo, Zama ay no ga ti Rabbi i Irikoyo, Ay g'i ŋwaara ta mo.

⁶And I will strengthen the house of Judah, and I will save the house of Joseph, and I will bring them back; for I have mercy upon them; and they shall be as though I had not cast them off: for I am Jehovah their God, and I will hear them.

⁷Ephraim will be like a mighty man, and their heart will rejoice as through wine; yes, their children will see it, and rejoice. Their heart will be glad in Yahweh.

⁷ Ifraymu waney ga ciya sanda wongaariyaŋ. I biney ga farhã danga day duvan* sabbay se no. Oho, hal i izey ga di woodin ka farhã, I biney ga kaan mo Rabbi ra.

⁷And [they of] Ephraim shall be like a mighty man, and their heart shall rejoice as through wine; yea, their children shall see it, and rejoice; their heart shall be glad in Jehovah.

⁸I will signal for them, and gather them; for I have redeemed them; and they will increase as they have increased.

⁸ Ay ga falle i se k'i margu, Zama ay n'i fansa. I ga yulwa koyne sanda mate kaŋ cine i yulwa waato.

⁸I will hiss for them, and gather them; for I have redeemed them; and they shall increase as they have increased.

⁹I will sow them among the peoples; and they will remember me in far countries; and they will live with their children, and will return.

⁹ Koyne, baa kaŋ ay n'i duma dumi cindey game ra, Kulu nda yaadin laabey kaŋ ga mooru yaŋ ra i ga fongu ay gaa. I ga funa, ngey nda ngey izey, i ga ye ka kaa mo.

⁹And I will sow them among the peoples; and they shall remember me in far countries; and they shall live with their children, and shall return.

¹⁰I will bring them again also out of the land of Egypt, and gather them out of Assyria; and I will bring them into the land of Gilead and Lebanon; and there won’t be room enough for them.

¹⁰ Ay ga ye k'i fattandi Misira laabo ra koyne, Ay m'i margu i ma fun Assiriya ra. Ay ga kand'ey Jileyad da Liban laabey ra, Nango si wasa i se mo.

¹⁰I will bring them again also out of the land of Egypt, and gather them out of Assyria; and I will bring them into the land of Gilead and Lebanon; and [place] shall not be found for them.

¹¹He will pass through the sea of affliction, and will strike the waves in the sea, and all the depths of the Nile will dry up; and the pride of Assyria will be brought down, and the scepter of Egypt will depart.

¹¹ A ga taabi teeko daŋandi, a ga teeko bondayey kar. Misira isa guusuyaŋey kulu ga sundu, I ga Assiriya boŋbeera zeeri, Misira koytaray sarjilla mo ga bisa.

¹¹And he will pass through the sea of affliction, and will smite the waves in the sea, and all the depths of the Nile shall dry up; and the pride of Assyria shall be brought down, and the sceptre of Egypt shall depart.

¹²I will strengthen them in Yahweh; and they will walk up and down in his name,” says Yahweh.

¹² Ay g'i gaabandi Rabbi ra mo, I ga soobay ka bar-bare a maa ra. Yaadin no Rabbi ci.

¹²And I will strengthen them in Jehovah; and they shall walk up and down in his name, saith Jehovah.