¹ “ DaH, SoH lalDan vumwI'pu', vam ra'ta'ghach mu' ghaH vaD SoH.

² chugh SoH DichDaq ghobe' 'Ij, je chugh SoH DichDaq ghobe' lay 'oH Daq tIq, Daq nob batlh Daq wIj pong,” jatlhtaH joH'a' vo' Armies, “ vaj DichDaq jIH ngeH the mu'qaD Daq SoH, je jIH DichDaq mu'qaD lIj blessings. Indeed, jIH ghaj cursed chaH already, because SoH ta' ghobe' lay 'oH Daq tIq.

³ yIlegh, jIH DichDaq rebuke lIj tIr, je DichDaq ngeH dung Daq lIj faces, 'ach the dung vo' lIj yupma'mey; je SoH DichDaq taH tlhappu' DoH tlhej 'oH.

⁴ SoH DichDaq Sov vetlh jIH ghaj ngeHta' vam ra'ta'ghach mu' Daq SoH, vetlh wIj lay' may taH tlhej Levi,” jatlhtaH joH'a' vo' Armies.

⁵ “ wIj lay' ghaHta' tlhej ghaH vo' yIn je roj; je jIH nobta' chaH Daq ghaH 'Iv ghaH might taH reverent toward jIH; je ghaH ghaHta' reverent toward jIH, je Qampu' Daq awe vo' wIj pong.

⁶ The chut vo' vIt ghaHta' Daq Daj nujDu', je unrighteousness ghaHta' ghobe' tu'ta' Daq Daj wuSDu'. ghaH yItta' tlhej jIH Daq roj je uprightness, je tlhe'ta' law' DoH vo' He'taHghach.

⁷ vaD the priest's wuSDu' should pol Sov, je chaH should nej the chut Daq Daj nujDu'; vaD ghaH ghaH the messenger vo' joH'a' vo' Armies.

⁸ 'ach SoH ghaj tlhe'ta' aside pa' vo' the way. SoH ghaj caused chut' Daq stumble Daq the law. SoH ghaj corrupted the lay' vo' Levi,” jatlhtaH joH'a' vo' Armies.

⁹ “ vaj jIH ghaj je chenmoHta' SoH contemptible je base qaSpa' Hoch the ghotpu, according Daq the way SoH ghaj ghobe' polta' wIj Hemey, 'ach ghaj ghajta' respect vaD persons Daq the chut.

¹⁰ yImev maH Hoch ghaj wa' vav? ghajbe' wa' joH'a' created maH? qatlh ta' maH Da treacherously Hoch loD Daq Daj loDnI', profaning the lay' vo' maj vavpu'?

¹¹ Judah ghajtaH dealt treacherously, je an qabqu'boghghach ghaH committed Daq Israel je Daq Jerusalem; vaD Judah ghajtaH profaned the holiness vo' joH'a' nuq ghaH muSHa'taH, je ghajtaH married the puqbe' vo' a foreign joH'a'.

¹² joH'a' DichDaq pe' litHa', Daq the loD 'Iv ta'taH vam, ghaH 'Iv wakes je ghaH 'Iv answers, pa' vo' the tents vo' Jacob, je ghaH 'Iv offers an cha'nob Daq joH'a' vo' Armies.

¹³ vam again SoH ta': SoH So' the lalDanta' Daq vo' joH'a' tlhej tears, tlhej weeping, je tlhej sighing, because ghaH ta'be' regard the cha'nob vay' latlh, ghobe' receives 'oH tlhej QaQ DichDaq Daq lIj ghop.

¹⁴ Yet SoH jatlh, ‘ qatlh?' Because joH'a' ghajtaH taH witness joj SoH je the be'nal vo' lIj youth, Daq 'Iv SoH ghaj dealt treacherously, 'a' ghaH ghaH lIj companion, je the be'nal vo' lIj lay'.

¹⁵ ta'ta' ghaH ghobe' chenmoH wa', although ghaH ghajta' the residue vo' the qa'? qatlh wa'? ghaH nejta' a godly tIr. vaj tlhap heed Daq lIj qa', je chaw' pagh Da treacherously Daq the be'nal vo' Daj youth.

¹⁶ vaD jIH hate divorce,” jatlhtaH joH'a', the joH'a' vo' Israel, “ je ghaH 'Iv covers Daj garment tlhej violence!” jatlhtaH joH'a' vo' Armies. “ vaj tlhap heed Daq lIj qa', vetlh SoH yImev Da treacherously.

¹⁷ SoH ghaj wearied joH'a' tlhej lIj mu'mey. Yet SoH jatlh, ‘ chay' ghaj maH wearied ghaH?' Daq vetlh SoH jatlh, ‘ Hoch 'Iv ta'taH mIghtaHghach ghaH QaQ Daq the leghpu' vo' joH'a', je ghaH delights Daq chaH;' joq ‘ nuqDaq ghaH the joH'a' vo' ruv?'