¹ Thus jatlhtaH joH'a' Daq jIH, jaH, je buy SoH'egh a linen belt, je lan 'oH Daq lIj waist, je yImev lan 'oH Daq bIQ.

² vaj jIH je'ta' a belt according Daq the mu' vo' joH'a', je lan 'oH Daq wIj waist.

³ The mu' vo' joH'a' ghoSta' Daq jIH the cha'DIch poH, ja'ta',

⁴ tlhap the belt vetlh SoH ghaj je'ta', nuq ghaH Daq lIj waist, je Hu', jaH Daq the Euphrates, je So' 'oH pa' Daq a cleft vo' the nagh.

⁵ vaj jIH mejta', je hid 'oH Sum the Euphrates, as joH'a' ra'ta' jIH.

⁶ 'oH qaSta' after law' jajmey, vetlh joH'a' ja'ta' Daq jIH, Hu', jaH Daq the Euphrates, je tlhap the belt vo' pa', nuq jIH ra'ta' SoH Daq So' pa'.

⁷ vaj jIH mejta' Daq the Euphrates, je dug, je tlhapta' the belt vo' the Daq nuqDaq jIH ghajta' hid 'oH; je yIlegh, the belt ghaHta' marred, 'oH ghaHta' profitable vaD pagh.

⁸ vaj the mu' vo' joH'a' ghoSta' Daq jIH, ja'ta',

⁹ Thus jatlhtaH joH'a', After vam Da DichDaq jIH mar the pride vo' Judah, je the Dun pride vo' Jerusalem.

¹⁰ vam mIghtaHghach ghotpu, 'Iv Qo' Daq Qoy wIj mu'mey, 'Iv yIt Daq the stubbornness vo' chaj tIq, je 'oH ghoSta' after latlh Qunpu' Daq toy' chaH, je Daq lalDan toy' chaH, DIchDaq 'ach taH as vam belt, nuq ghaH profitable vaD pagh.

¹¹ vaD as the belt cleaves Daq the waist vo' a loD, vaj ghaj jIH caused Daq cleave Daq jIH the Hoch tuq vo' Israel je the Hoch tuq vo' Judah, jatlhtaH joH'a'; vetlh chaH may taH Daq jIH vaD a ghotpu, je vaD a pong, je vaD a naD, je vaD a batlh: 'ach chaH would ghobe' Qoy.

¹² vaj SoH DIchDaq jatlh Daq chaH vam mu': Thus jatlhtaH joH'a', the joH'a' vo' Israel, Hoch bal DIchDaq taH tebta' tlhej HIq: je chaH DIchDaq ja' SoH, ta' maH ghobe' certainly Sov vetlh Hoch bal DIchDaq taH tebta' tlhej HIq?

¹³ vaj SoH DIchDaq ja' chaH, Thus jatlhtaH joH'a', yIlegh, jIH DichDaq fill Hoch the nganpu' vo' vam puH, 'ach the joHpu' 'Iv ba' Daq David's quS'a', je the lalDan vumwI'pu', je the leghwI'pu', je Hoch the nganpu' vo' Jerusalem, tlhej drunkenness.

¹⁴ jIH DichDaq woD chaH wa' Daq another, 'ach the vavpu' je the puqloDpu' tay', jatlhtaH joH'a': jIH DichDaq ghobe' pity, ghobe' spare, ghobe' ghaj compassion, vetlh jIH should ghobe' Qaw' chaH.

¹⁵ Qoy, je nob qogh; yImev taH proud; vaD joH'a' ghajtaH jatlhpu'.

¹⁶ nob batlh Daq joH'a' lIj joH'a', qaSpa' ghaH causes HurghtaHghach, je qaSpa' lIj qamDu' stumble Daq the dark Hudmey, je, qaStaHvIS SoH legh vaD wov, ghaH turns 'oH Daq the QIb vo' Hegh, je chen 'oH gross HurghtaHghach.

¹⁷ 'ach chugh SoH DichDaq ghobe' Qoy 'oH, wIj qa' DIchDaq weep Daq pegh vaD lIj pride; je wIj mIn DIchDaq weep 'oy', je run bIng tlhej tears, because joH'a' flock ghaH tlhappu' captive.

¹⁸ jatlh Daq the joH je Daq the queen SoS, Humble tlhIH'egh, ba' bIng; vaD lIj headdresses ghaj ghoS bIng, 'ach the crown vo' lIj batlh.

¹⁹ The vengmey vo' the pemHov poS 'oH shut Dung, je pa' ghaH pagh Daq poSmoH chaH: Judah ghaH qengta' DoH captive, Hoch vo' 'oH; 'oH ghaH wholly qengta' DoH captive.

²⁰ Lift Dung lIj mInDu', je legh chaH 'Iv ghoS vo' the pemHov nIH: nuqDaq ghaH the flock vetlh ghaHta' nobpu' SoH, lIj 'IH flock?

²¹ nuq DichDaq SoH jatlh, ghorgh ghaH DIchDaq cher Dung SoH as nach chaH 'Iv SoH ghaj SoH'egh taught Daq taH friends Daq SoH? DIchDaq ghobe' QoSqu'ghachmey tlhap 'uch vo' SoH, as vo' a be' Daq travail?

²² chugh SoH jatlh Daq lIj tIq, qatlh 'oH Dochvammey Dochmey ghoS Daq jIH? vaD the greatness vo' lIj He'taHghach 'oH lIj skirts uncovered, je lIj heels suffer violence.

²³ laH the Ethiopian change Daj Dir, joq the leopard Daj spots? vaj may SoH je ta' QaQ, 'Iv 'oH accustomed Daq ta' mIghtaHghach.

²⁴ vaj DichDaq jIH scatter chaH, as the stubble vetlh passes DoH, Sum the SuS vo' the ngem.

²⁵ vam ghaH lIj lot, the portion juvta' Daq SoH vo' jIH, jatlhtaH joH'a'; because SoH ghaj forgotten jIH, je trusted Daq falsehood.

²⁶ vaj DichDaq jIH je uncover lIj skirts Daq lIj qab, je lIj tuH DIchDaq nargh.

²⁷ jIH ghaj leghpu' lIj qabqu'boghghachmey, 'ach lIj adulteries, je lIj neighing, the lewdness vo' lIj prostitution, Daq the hills Daq the yotlh. Woe Daq SoH, Jerusalem! SoH DichDaq ghobe' taH chenmoHta' Say; chay' tIq DIchDaq 'oH yet taH?