1 Mw’ago mango-kwo Nyakasane adesire -Nâbà Nyamuzinda w’emilala yoshi y’Israheli. Nabo babè lubaga lwâni. 2 Ntya kwo Nyakasane adesire: Omu irungu, nayêrekîne olukogo lwâni erhi olubaga lufuma engôrho. Lêro Israheli akola âlama n’omurhûla[a]. 3 Akagiderha, erhi: «Nyakasane ayishiricîyêrekana kuli nie erhali hôfi». Lêro nâni namubwîra, nti: «Nkurhonya kurhenga ensiku zoshi[b], co cirhumire nyôrha ncîkwîshwekîrekwo bwenêne». 4 Nashubikudêkereza we mwâna-nyere w’Israheli, kandi washubirhôla ehigoma hyâwe, ocihebe eruhya n’omwîshingo haguma n’abasâma. 5 Okola washubibarha emizâbîbu oku ntondo z’e Samâriya, abahinzi bakarhwêra n’okusârûla. 6 Nêci, lwo lusiku abadwîrhe bayîza babandira orhubûli oku ntondo za Efrayimu mpu: «Yimuka! Rhusôkere e Siyoni, hôfi na Nyakasane-Nyamuzinda wîrhu». 7 Bulya kwo Nyakasane adesire: Mubandire Israheli orhuhababo rhw’omwîshingo, mushokolere omurhwe gw’amashanja mukomere Nyakasane kagasha, mulengeze ecihôgêro muderhe mpu: «Nyakasane, cungula olubaga lwâwe, cungula amahanga gasigîre g’Israheli.» Bulya ntya kwo Nyakasane adesire, erhi: 8 Nâbashûbûza kurhenga omu cihugo c’enjira nyanya, n’ambahuluza kurhenga emahanga g’igulu. Bo balimwo emihûrha n’enkunagizi, abakazi bali nda, n’abazîre, boshi haguma, olubaga lwâni lugaluke oku lwanali. 9 Bayishire balaka, nâni mbadwîrhe nayisha nabarhûliriza. N’abaheka ah’iriba. Omu njira nungêdu elya barhankasârhalamwo. Bulya ndi îshe wa Israheli, na Efrayimu[c] yo nfula yâni. 10 Mwe bihugo by’e mahanga, yumvi akanwa ka Nyakasane! Munakayâlize oku birhwa biri kulî; mukaziderha erhi: «Nyakasane alirhanziri shandâza Israheli, lêro amâshubimukumakuma erhi àmushîbirira nka kula lungere ashîbirira ebibuzi byâge. 11 “Bulya Nyakasane ayôkwîre Yakôbo, àmufumya kw’abamulushire miîsi”. 12 “Bayîshiyîsha, n’orhuhababo rhw’enshagali oku ntondo ye Siyoni, n’okulibirhira caligumiza ebw’ebi Nyakasane abashobôzize: e­ngano, idivayi lyacikandagwa, n’amavurha, ebibuzi n’enkafu; bayîshiyôrha nk’ishwa ly’omu luziba, barhakacishalika bundi”. 13 “Obwôla, abâna-nyere banajà oku cigamba, na boshi haguma, emisole n’abashosi; na ntyo, nâyishihôrhola emirenge yâbo, mpebeho e­nshagali. Nâyishibarhûliriza, enyuma ly’amalibuko gabè masheka”. 14 “Nâyishikashêgera abadâhwa bâni enyama zishushagîre, n’okushobôza olubaga lwâni ebinja bya ngasi lubero. Kwo Nyakasane ogala byoshi adesire”».

15 Nyakasane ashubiriderha erhi: «Kurhenga e Rama, izù lyâyumvikana, mirenge ya burhè. Rasheli[d] oyo walakira abâna bâge; arhalonza ciru arhûlirizibwe bulya abâna bâge bafîre. 16 “Ci Nyakasane kwo adesire ntya: Hulika, ohôrhole emirenge! Bulya wâcihemberwa amalibuko gâwe, nie Nyakasane nkudesire. Abâna bâwe bacîrhenga emw’abalenzi”. 17 “Kuziga haciri obulangâlire oku iburha lyâwe, Nyakasane okudesire. abâna bâwe bashubigaluka omu cihugo câbo”. 18 “Nayumvîrhe bwinjinjà oku abantu b’emwa Efrayimu badwîrhe balaka banaderha, mpu: Nyakasane warhukubwîre bwenêne nka kula banakubûla empanzi ntôrhò eyâbirana. Ci lêro orhushubizagye emunda oli, lyo rhubà bâwe lwoshi, bulya w’oyo Nyakasane, wêne­ne Nyamuzinda wîrhu”. 19 “Nêci, rhwàli erhi rhwakugomîre, cikwône buno rhuyêmîre oku rhwàbîhire, warhulangwîre obubî bwîrhu, rhuli rhwakomomba aha murhima, eza meme zarhubumbire, rhwafîre nshonyi z’ebijiro bîrhu byakurhenga eburhò”. 20 “Efrayimu ye mugala wâni muzigirwa, mwâna nsîma bwenêne. Ngasi mango erhi nderha nti nakaliha, nankayumva arhantenga omu bukengêre, bulya mmuzigira bwenêne. Ntâko nakabula kumufa bwonjo”. 21 “Yimanza olugurhu, ohire ecôgo oku njira yâwe. Okengêre enjira walikulikîre, engeso walishimbire. Galuka mâshi Israheli muzigirwa. Shubira omu cihugo câwe”. 22 “Kuhika mangaci lyo ohiga ebishingânîne, oyu mwânanyere w’ecigamba? Bulya Nyakasane ânaleme ebihyâhya[e] omu igulu: Omukazi yekola wakazilonza omulune”».