¹ Thus jatlhtaH joH'a': “ vaD wej transgressions vo' Moab, HIja', vaD loS, jIH DichDaq ghobe' tlhe' DoH its punishment; because ghaH meQpu' the HomDu' vo' the joH vo' Edom Daq lime;

² 'ach jIH DichDaq ngeH a qul Daq Moab, je 'oH DichDaq Sop the palaces vo' Kerioth; je Moab DichDaq Hegh tlhej tumult, tlhej jachtaH, je tlhej the wab vo' the trumpet;

³ je jIH DichDaq pe' litHa' the noH vo' chaj midst, je DichDaq HoH Hoch its joHHom tlhej ghaH,” jatlhtaH joH'a'.

⁴ Thus jatlhtaH joH'a': “ vaD wej transgressions vo' Judah, HIja', vaD loS, jIH DichDaq ghobe' tlhe' DoH its punishment; because chaH ghaj rejected joH'a' chut, je ghaj ghobe' polta' Daj chutmey, je chaj lies ghaj led chaH astray, after nuq chaj vavpu' yItta';

⁵ 'ach jIH DichDaq ngeH a qul Daq Judah, je 'oH DichDaq Sop the palaces vo' Jerusalem.”

⁶ Thus jatlhtaH joH'a': “ vaD wej transgressions vo' Israel, HIja', vaD loS, jIH DichDaq ghobe' tlhe' DoH its punishment; because chaH ghaj sold the QaQtaHghach vaD baS chIS, je the needy vaD a chang'eng vo' shoes;

⁷ chaH gho' Daq the dust vo' the tera' Daq the nach vo' the mIpHa', je deny ruv Daq the Suvta'; je a loD je Daj vav use the rap maiden, Daq profane wIj le' pong;

⁸ je chaH lay themselves bIng retlh Hoch lalDanta' Daq Daq clothes tlhappu' Daq pledge; je Daq the tuq vo' chaj joH'a' chaH tlhutlh the HIq vo' chaH 'Iv ghaj taH fined.

⁹ Yet jIH Qaw'ta' the Amorite qaSpa' chaH, 'Iv height ghaHta' rur the height vo' the cedars, je ghaH ghaHta' HoS as the Sor'a'mey; yet jIH Qaw'ta' Daj baQ vo' Dung, je Daj roots vo' bIng.

¹⁰ je jIH qempu' SoH Dung pa' vo' the puH vo' Egypt, je led SoH loSmaH DISmey Daq the ngem, Daq ghaj the puH vo' the Amorite.

¹¹ jIH raised Dung 'op vo' lIj puqloDpu' vaD leghwI'pu', je 'op vo' lIj Qup loDpu' vaD Nazirites. 'oHbe' vam true, SoH puqpu' vo' Israel?” jatlhtaH joH'a'.

¹² “ 'ach SoH nobta' the Nazirites HIq Daq tlhutlh, je ra'ta' the leghwI'pu', ja'ta', ‘ yImev prophesy!'

¹³ yIlegh, jIH DichDaq crush SoH Daq lIj Daq, as a cart crushes vetlh ghaH teblu'ta' vo' grain.

¹⁴ Flight DichDaq chIlqu' vo' the swift; je the HoS won't strengthen Daj force; ghobe' DIchDaq the HoS toD himself;

¹⁵ ghobe' DIchDaq ghaH Qam 'Iv handles the bow; je ghaH 'Iv ghaH swift vo' qam won't escape; ghobe' DIchDaq ghaH 'Iv rides the horse toD himself;

¹⁶ je ghaH 'Iv ghaH courageous among the HoS DichDaq Haw' DoH naked Daq vetlh jaj,” jatlhtaH joH'a'.