¹ 'Ij Daq vam mu' nuq jIH tlhap Dung vaD a lamentation Dung SoH, toH tuq vo' Israel.

² “The virgin vo' Israel ghajtaH fallen; ghaH DIchDaq Hu' ghobe' latlh. ghaH ghaH chuH bIng Daq Daj puH; pa' ghaH ghobe' wa' Daq raise Daj Dung.”

³ vaD thus jatlhtaH the joH joH'a': “The veng vetlh mejta' vo' a SaD DIchDaq ghaj a vatlh poS, je vetlh nuq mejta' vo' wa' vatlh DIchDaq ghaj wa'maH poS Daq the tuq vo' Israel.”

⁴ vaD thus jatlhtaH joH'a' Daq the tuq vo' Israel: “ nej jIH, je SoH DichDaq yIn;

⁵ 'ach yImev nej Bethel, ghobe' 'el Daq Gilgal, je yImev juS Daq Beersheba: vaD Gilgal DIchDaq DIch jaH Daq captivity, je Bethel DIchDaq ghoS Daq pagh.

⁶ nej joH'a', je SoH DichDaq yIn; lest ghaH ghor pa' rur qul Daq the tuq vo' Joseph, je 'oH Sop, je pa' taH ghobe' wa' Daq meQbe'moH 'oH Daq Bethel.

⁷ SoH 'Iv tlhe' ruv Daq wormwood, je chuH bIng QaQtaHghach Daq the tera':

⁸ nej ghaH 'Iv chenmoHta' the Pleiades je Orion, je turns the QIb vo' Hegh Daq the po, je chen the jaj dark tlhej ram; 'Iv calls vaD the bIQmey vo' the biQ'a', je pours chaH pa' Daq the surface vo' the tera', joH'a' ghaH Daj pong,

⁹ 'Iv brings sudden QIH Daq the HoS, vaj vetlh QIH choltaH Daq the yoDjuH'a'.

¹⁰ chaH hate ghaH 'Iv reproves Daq the lojmIt, je chaH abhor ghaH 'Iv speaks blamelessly.

¹¹ Forasmuch vaj as SoH gho' Daq the mIpHa', je tlhap taxes vo' ghaH vo' wheat: SoH ghaj chenta' juHmey vo' pe' nagh, 'ach SoH DichDaq ghobe' yIn Daq chaH. SoH ghaj planted bel vineyards, 'ach SoH DIchDaq ghobe' tlhutlh chaj HIq.

¹² vaD jIH Sov chay' law' lIj offenses, je chay' Dun 'oH lIj yemmey— SoH 'Iv afflict the just, 'Iv tlhap a bribe, je 'Iv tlhe' aside the needy Daq the bo'DIjmey.

¹³ vaj a prudent person keeps tam Daq such a poH, vaD 'oH ghaH an mIghtaHghach poH.

¹⁴ nej QaQ, je ghobe' mIghtaHghach, vetlh SoH may yIn; je vaj joH'a', the joH'a' vo' Armies, DichDaq taH tlhej SoH, as SoH jatlh.

¹⁵ Hate mIghtaHghach, muSHa' QaQ, je establish ruv Daq the bo'DIjmey. 'oH may taH vetlh joH'a', the joH'a' vo' Armies, DichDaq taH gracious Daq the chuv vo' Joseph.”

¹⁶ vaj thus jatlhtaH joH'a', the joH'a' vo' Armies, the joH: “Wailing DichDaq taH Daq Hoch the broad Hemey; je chaH DichDaq jatlh Daq Hoch the streets, ‘Alas! Alas!' je chaH DichDaq ja' the farmer Daq mourning, je chaH 'Iv 'oH skillful Daq lamentation Daq wailing.

¹⁷ Daq Hoch vineyards pa' DichDaq taH wailing; vaD jIH DichDaq juS vegh the midst vo' SoH,” jatlhtaH joH'a'.

¹⁸ “Woe Daq SoH 'Iv neH the jaj vo' joH'a'! qatlh ta' SoH tIq vaD the jaj vo' joH'a'? 'oH ghaH HurghtaHghach, je ghobe' wov.

¹⁹ As chugh a loD Haw'ta' vo' a HaDI'baH, je a SIQ met ghaH; joq ghaH mejta' Daq the tuq je leaned Daj ghop Daq the reD, je a snake chopta' ghaH.

²⁰ Won't the jaj vo' joH'a' taH HurghtaHghach, je ghobe' wov? 'ach very dark, je ghobe' brightness Daq 'oH?

²¹ jIH hate, jIH despise lIj yupma'mey, je jIH ta'laHbe' Qam lIj Sagh yejmey.

²² HIja', 'a' SoH nob jIH lIj meQqu'pu' nobmey je 'uQ nobmey, jIH DichDaq ghobe' accept chaH; ghobe' DichDaq jIH regard the roj nobmey vo' lIj ror Ha'DIbaH.

²³ tlhap DoH vo' jIH the noise vo' lIj bommey! jIH DichDaq ghobe' 'Ij Daq the music vo' lIj harps.

²⁴ 'ach chaw' ruv roll Daq rur rivers, je QaQtaHghach rur a HoS stream.

²⁵ “ ta'ta' SoH qem Daq jIH nobmey je nobmey Daq the ngem loSmaH DISmey, tuq vo' Israel?

²⁶ SoH je qengta' the juHHom vo' lIj joH je the shrine vo' lIj images, the Hov vo' lIj joH'a', nuq SoH chenmoHta' vaD tlhIH'egh.

²⁷ vaj DichDaq jIH cause SoH Daq jaH Daq captivity beyond Damascus,” jatlhtaH joH'a', 'Iv pong ghaH the joH'a' vo' Armies.