¹An oracle. The word of Yahweh is against the land of Hadrach, and will rest upon Damascus; for the eye of man and of all the tribes of Israel is toward Yahweh;

¹ Rabbi sanno neeya kaŋ ga gaaba nda Hadrak laabo, A ga zumbu Damaskos boŋ mo. (Zama borey moy da Israyla kundey kulu waney go Rabbi gaa.)

¹The burden of the word of Jehovah upon the land of Hadrach, and Damascus [shall be] its resting-place (for the eye of man and of all the tribes of Israel is toward Jehovah);

²and Hamath, also, which borders on it; Tyre and Sidon, because they are very wise.

² A ga gaaba nda Hamat mo kaŋ go a hirro boŋ, Da Tir da Zidon mo, baa kaŋ i gonda carmay boobo.

²and Hamath, also, which bordereth thereon; Tyre and Sidon, because they are very wise.

³Tyre built herself a stronghold, and heaped up silver like the dust, and fine gold like the mire of the streets.

³ Tir na wongu fu cina nga boŋ se. A na nzarfu margu-margu ka gusam sanda laabu cine, Wura hanante mo go no danga day fondo gaa potor-potor cine.

³And Tyre did build herself a stronghold, and heaped up silver as the dust, and fine gold as the mire of the streets.

⁴Behold, the Lord will dispossess her, and he will strike her power in the sea; and she will be devoured with fire.

⁴ A go, Koy Beero g'a duura ta a gaa. A g'a hino kar mo ka zeeri teeko ra. A g'a ŋwa da danji.

⁴Behold, the Lord will dispossess her, and he will smite her power in the sea; and she shall be devoured with fire.

⁵Ashkelon will see it, and fear; Gaza also, and will writhe in agony; as will Ekron, for her expectation will be disappointed; and the king will perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon will not be inhabited.

⁵ Askelon ga di woodin, a ga humburu mo. Gaza mo ga bimbilko da foyray. Ekron mo ga haaw a beeja sabbay se. Koyo ga bu Gaza ra. Askelon mo ga jaŋ boro kaŋ ga goro a ra.

⁵Ashkelon shall see it, and fear; Gaza also, and shall be sore pained; and Ekron, for her expectation shall be put to shame; and the king shall perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon shall not be inhabited.

⁶Foreigners will dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.

⁶ Zina ize dumi fo mo ga goro Asdod ra ka koytaray ŋwa noodin. Yaadin cine no ay ga Filistancey boŋbeera zeeri nd'a.

⁶And a bastard shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.

⁷I will take away his blood out of his mouth, and his abominations from between his teeth; and he also will be a remnant for our God; and he will be as a chieftain in Judah, and Ekron as a Jebusite.

⁷ Ay g'a kuro hibandi ka kaa a meyo ra, ka kazaamatara mo kaa a hinjey game ra. Nga mo ga ciya dumi kaŋ cindi iri Irikoyo se. A ga ciya sanda Yahuda jine boro fo cine. Ekron mo ga ciya sanda Yebus boro fo.

⁷And I will take away his blood out of his mouth, and his abominations from between his teeth; and he also shall be a remnant for our God; and he shall be as a chieftain in Judah, and Ekron as a Jebusite.

⁸I will encamp around my house against the army, that none pass through or return; and no oppressor will pass through them any more: for now I have seen with my eyes.

⁸ Ay ga zumbu ay windo windanta wongu marga sabbay se, Da boro kulu kaŋ ga bisa ka koy, Wala kaŋ ga bisa ka ye mo sabbay se. Taabandikoy si ye ka gana i ra koyne, Zama sohõ ay di d'ay moy.

⁸And I will encamp about my house against the army, that none pass through or return; and no oppressor shall pass through them any more: for now have I seen with mine eyes.

⁹Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion! Shout, daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your King comes to you! He is righteous, and having salvation; lowly, and riding on a donkey, even on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

⁹ Ya nin Sihiyona ize wayo, ma farhã gumo. Ya nin Urusalima ize wayo, ma jinde sambu ka cilili! Guna, ni Bonkoono go kaa ni do, Nga wo adilitaraykoy no, zaama teeko mo no, Boŋ baanaykoy no. A go ga goro farkay boŋ, Farkay binj'izo boŋ.

⁹Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy king cometh unto thee; he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, even upon a colt the foal of an ass.

¹⁰I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem; and the battle bow will be cut off; and he will speak peace to the nations: and his dominion will be from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth.

¹⁰ Ay ga Ifraymu ganji wongu torkoyaŋ, Bariyey mo, ya i fay da Urusalima. I ga wongu biraw mo beeri ka pati. A ga laakal kanay sanni te mo dumi cindey se. A mayra mo ga to za teeko gaa kala teeku fa gaa koyne, Za isa gaa mo kala ndunnya me.

¹⁰And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem; and the battle bow shall be cut off; and he shall speak peace unto the nations: and his dominion shall be from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth.

¹¹As for you also, because of the blood of your covenant, I have set free your prisoners from the pit in which is no water.

¹¹ Ize wayo, nin mo, ni alkawli kuro sabbay se ay na ni wane hawantey taŋ i ma fun guusey kaŋ sinda hari ra.

¹¹As for thee also, because of the blood of thy covenant I have set free thy prisoners from the pit wherein is no water.

¹²Turn to the stronghold, you prisoners of hope! Even today I declare that I will restore double to you.

¹² Ya araŋ hawantey kaŋ yaŋ gonda beeje, Wa bare ka ye wongu fuwo do, Ize wayo, baa hunkuna ay go ga seeda ni se ka ne ay ga bana ni se hala labu-care hinka.

¹²Turn you to the stronghold, ye prisoners of hope: even to-day do I declare that I will render double unto thee.

¹³For indeed I bend Judah as a bow for me. I have filled the bow with Ephraim; and I will stir up your sons, Zion, against your sons, Greece, and will make you like the sword of a mighty man.

¹³ Zama ay na Yahuda naan ka siirandi ay boŋ se. Ay na Ifraymu mo daŋ ay birawo gaa. Ya Sihiyona, ay ga naŋ ni izey ma gaaba nda ni izey, ya Gares laabu. Ay ma ni ciya sanda yaarukom takuba.

¹³For I have bent Judah for me, I have filled the bow with Ephraim; and I will stir up thy sons, O Zion, against thy sons, O Greece, and will make thee as the sword of a mighty man.

¹⁴Yahweh will be seen over them; and his arrow will go flash like lightning; and the Lord Yahweh will blow the trumpet, and will go with whirlwinds of the south.

¹⁴ Rabbi mo ga bangay i boŋey se beene, A hangawo mo ga fatta sanda maliyaŋ cine. Rabbi, Koy Beero ga hilli kar, A ga fatta mo, nga nda dandi kambe hari haw beero.

¹⁴And Jehovah shall be seen over them; and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning; and the Lord Jehovah will blow the trumpet, and will go with whirlwinds of the south.

¹⁵Yahweh of Armies will defend them; and they will destroy and overcome with sling stones; and they will drink, and roar as through wine; and they will be filled like bowls, like the corners of the altar.

¹⁵ Rabbi Kundeykoyo ga faasa i se han din hane. I ga ŋwa mo, i ma finga-fingakoyey tondey taamu-taamu. I ga haŋ mo ka soobay ka kaati danga duvan* hankoyaŋ. I ga to sanda gaasiyayaŋ, sanda feema lokotey.

¹⁵Jehovah of hosts will defend them; and they shall devour, and shall tread down the sling-stones; and they shall drink, and make a noise as through wine; and they shall be filled like bowls, like the corners of the altar.

¹⁶Yahweh their God will save them in that day as the flock of his people; for they are like the jewels of a crown, lifted on high over his land.

¹⁶ Rabbi i Irikoyo g'i faaba han din hane sanda a borey kuru cine. I ga nyaale a laabo ra sanda koytaray fuula taalamyaŋ tondiyaŋ cine.

¹⁶And Jehovah their God will save them in that day as the flock of his people; for [they shall be as] the stones of a crown, lifted on high over his land.

¹⁷For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! Grain will make the young men flourish, and new wine the virgins.

¹⁷ Zama man i albarka beero misa! Man i darza misa mo! Ntaasu ga naŋ arwasey ma zaada, Reyzin* hari mo ga te yaadin wandiyey se.

¹⁷For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! grain shall make the young men flourish, and new wine the virgins.