¹ An oracle. The mu' vo' joH'a' concerning Israel. joH'a', 'Iv stretches pa' the chal, je lays the foundation vo' the tera', je forms the qa' vo' loD within ghaH jatlhtaH:

² “ yIlegh, jIH DichDaq chenmoH Jerusalem a HIvje' vo' reeling Daq Hoch the surrounding ghotpu', je Daq Judah je DichDaq 'oH taH Daq the siege Daq Jerusalem.

³ 'oH DichDaq qaS Daq vetlh jaj, vetlh jIH DichDaq chenmoH Jerusalem a burdensome nagh vaD Hoch the ghotpu'. Hoch 'Iv burden themselves tlhej 'oH DichDaq taH severely wounded, je Hoch the tuqpu' vo' the tera' DichDaq taH boSta' tay' Daq 'oH.

⁴ Daq vetlh jaj,” jatlhtaH joH'a', “ jIH DichDaq mup Hoch horse tlhej ghIjvIptaH, je Daj rider tlhej madness; je jIH DichDaq poSmoH wIj mInDu' Daq the tuq vo' Judah, je DichDaq mup Hoch horse vo' the ghotpu' tlhej blindness.

⁵ The chieftains vo' Judah DichDaq jatlh Daq chaj tIq, ‘The nganpu' vo' Jerusalem 'oH wIj HoS Daq joH'a' vo' Armies chaj joH'a'.'

⁶ Daq vetlh jaj jIH DichDaq chenmoH the chieftains vo' Judah rur a pan vo' qul among wood, je rur a flaming torch among sheaves; je chaH DichDaq Sop Hoch the surrounding ghotpu', Daq the nIH ghop je Daq the poS; je Jerusalem DichDaq yet again yIn Daq chaj ghaj Daq, 'ach Daq Jerusalem.

⁷ joH'a' je DichDaq toD the tents vo' Judah wa'Dich, vetlh the batlh vo' the tuq vo' David je the batlh vo' the nganpu' vo' Jerusalem ghobe' taH magnified Dung Judah.

⁸ Daq vetlh jaj joH'a' DichDaq defend the nganpu' vo' Jerusalem. ghaH 'Iv ghaH feeble among chaH Daq vetlh jaj DichDaq taH rur David, je the tuq vo' David DichDaq taH rur joH'a', rur the Duy vo' joH'a' qaSpa' chaH.

⁹ 'oH DichDaq qaS Daq vetlh jaj, vetlh jIH DichDaq nej Daq Qaw' Hoch the tuqpu' vetlh ghoS Daq Jerusalem.

¹⁰ jIH DichDaq pour Daq the tuq vo' David, je Daq the nganpu' vo' Jerusalem, the qa' vo' grace je vo' supplication; je chaH DichDaq legh Daq jIH { Note: After “ jIH,” the Hebrew ghajtaH the cha' letters “Aleph Tav” (the wa'Dich je last letters vo' the Hebrew alphabet), ghobe' as a mu', 'ach as a grammatical marker. } 'Iv chaH ghaj pierced; je chaH DIchDaq mourn vaD ghaH, as wa' mourns vaD Daj neH puqloD, je DichDaq grieve bitterly vaD ghaH, as wa' grieves vaD Daj firstborn.

¹¹ Daq vetlh jaj pa' DichDaq taH a Dun mourning Daq Jerusalem, rur the mourning vo' Hadadrimmon Daq the ngech vo' Megiddon.

¹² The puH DichDaq mourn, Hoch qorDu' apart; the qorDu' vo' the tuq vo' David apart, je chaj be'nalpu' apart; the qorDu' vo' the tuq vo' Nathan apart, je chaj be'nalpu' apart;

¹³ the qorDu' vo' the tuq vo' Levi apart, je chaj be'nalpu' apart; the qorDu' vo' the Shimeites apart, je chaj be'nalpu' apart;

¹⁴ Hoch the qorDu'pu' 'Iv remain, Hoch qorDu' apart, je chaj be'nalpu' apart.