¹ Thus the joH joH'a' showed jIH: yIlegh, a basket vo' summer baQ.

² ghaH ja'ta', “Amos, nuq ta' SoH legh?” jIH ja'ta', “A basket vo' summer baQ.” vaj joH'a' ja'ta' Daq jIH, “The pItlh ghajtaH ghoS Daq wIj ghotpu Israel. jIH DichDaq ghobe' again juS Sum chaH vay' latlh.

³ The bommey vo' the lalDan qach DichDaq taH wailings Daq vetlh jaj,” jatlhtaH the joH joH'a'. “The Heghpu' porghmey DichDaq taH law'. Daq Hoch Daq chaH DichDaq throw chaH pa' tlhej tammoH.

⁴ Qoy vam, SoH 'Iv neH Daq swallow Dung the needy, je cause the mIpHa' vo' the puH Daq fail,

⁵ ja'ta', ‘ ghorgh DichDaq the chu' maS taH ghoSta', vetlh maH may sell grain? je the jaj SochDIch, vetlh maH may market wheat, making the ephah { Note: 1 ephah ghaH about 22 litres joq about 2/3 vo' a bushel } mach, je the shekel large, je dealing falsely tlhej balances vo' deceit;

⁶ vetlh maH may buy the mIpHa' vaD baS chIS, je the needy vaD a chang'eng vo' shoes, je sell the sweepings tlhej the wheat?'”

⁷ joH'a' ghajtaH sworn Sum the pride vo' Jacob, “ DIch jIH DichDaq never forget vay' vo' chaj vum.

⁸ Won't the puH tremble vaD vam, je Hoch mourn 'Iv yIntaH Daq 'oH? HIja', 'oH DichDaq Hu' Dung wholly rur the bIQtIQ; je 'oH DichDaq taH stirred Dung je sink again, rur the bIQtIQ vo' Egypt.

⁹ 'oH DichDaq qaS Daq vetlh jaj,” jatlhtaH the joH joH'a', “ vetlh jIH DichDaq cause the pemHov Daq jaH bIng Daq DungluQ, je jIH DichDaq darken the tera' Daq the clear jaj.

¹⁰ jIH DichDaq tlhe' lIj yupma'mey Daq mourning, je Hoch lIj bommey Daq lamentation; je jIH DichDaq chenmoH SoH wear sackcloth Daq Hoch lIj porghmey, je jIb ghajbe' Daq Hoch nach. jIH DichDaq chenmoH 'oH rur the mourning vaD an neH puqloD, je its pItlh rur a bitter jaj.

¹¹ yIlegh, the jajmey ghoS,” jatlhtaH the joH joH'a', “ vetlh jIH DichDaq ngeH a famine Daq the puH, ghobe' a famine vo' tIr Soj, ghobe' a thirst vaD bIQ, 'ach vo' hearing the mu'mey vo' joH'a'.

¹² chaH DichDaq wander vo' biQ'a' Daq biQ'a', je vo' the pemHov nIH 'ach Daq the pemHov 'o'; chaH DichDaq run DoH je vo' Daq nej the mu' vo' joH'a', je DichDaq ghobe' tu' 'oH.

¹³ Daq vetlh jaj the 'IH virgins je the Qup loDpu' DichDaq puj vaD thirst.

¹⁴ chaH 'Iv swear Sum the yem vo' Samaria, je jatlh, ‘As lIj joH'a', Dan, yIn;' je, ‘As the way vo' Beersheba yIn;' chaH DichDaq pum, je never Hu' Dung again.”