¹ Efraimu ejibheakaloma, yabheyeyo linyamtikima Nekisha muisrael, nawe abheye na ebhikayo kulwo okulamya kwa Baali ona afuye. ² Wori abhakola ebhibhibhi muno na muno. Abhakonja ebhisusano bhe chuma okusoka muyela jebhwe, ebhisusano ku ndege yo obhukosi bhwebhwe, jona ni milima abhakosi . Abhanu abhaika ingulu yebhwe, ''Abhanu bhana abhasosha echitambo no okunyanya echinyara. ³ Kwejo abhabha lwa mebe gakatondo, lwe echime echoechimula Ingulu ; lwa amakanja ago agasokana na omuyaga okusoka kusakafu, lwa ingesi eyo eyisoka mibomba. ⁴ Nawe anye nanye omukama, Nyamuwanga na kambila ansi ya Misri utakumumenya Nyamuwanga undi tali anye, amo kukila anye, atalio mwelusi undi. ⁵ Nakumenyele ibhal, munsi ye chuma. ⁶ Akatunga ulima ebhokulisha, wegutile, na akatunga wegutile omoyo gwao nigwilinyagisha kwejo nuundabhilwa. ⁷ Enibha lwa Intare, lwa Indara enilola kumbali ya Injila. ⁸ Enibhasimagisha lwa dubu oyaatesibwe abhana bhae. Enata ebhifubha bhyebhwe neyo enibhasimagisha lwa Intare, lwa kutyo intyanyiye emwila ayata bhibhala bhala. ⁹ Enisimagisha, Israeli, niga kakusakile? ¹⁰ Omukama wao aliaki? ili akukishe mumisi jao jona? Bhalyaaki abhakulu abho kwebhwe oumbwilaato, Nana omukama no Omukulu? ¹¹ Nakuyana omukama kuusungu lyani, Enimgega kwisungu lyani. ¹² Obhunyamke bhwa Efraimu bhubhikilwe, obhubhibhi baye bhubhikilwe. ¹³ Kabha no obhusungu bho okwibhula, nawe ni mwana mumumu, kulwokubha omwanya go okwibhula atakusoka munda. ¹⁴ Angu, enibalasha no okubhoko ko imfa? Angu, enibhalasha no olufu? Awe kufya kuliaki amabhumo gao? Awe nifa kuliaki okunysmuls kwao? Echiselekwa na ameso gani. ¹⁵ Nolokutyo Efraimu abhonekawe agato ya abhaili bhaye, omuyaga gwa mashariki oguja. Omuysgs go omukms ogubhuma okusoka ibhala. Omugela gwa amanyiga Efraimu oguma, ne lijibha lyae litakubha na manji. Abhasoka bhae abhebha libhikilo lyae bhuli chinu cho obhulambu. ¹⁶ Samaria eibha na echikayo, kulwokubh amenyamula Ingulu ya Nymuwanga wae Abhagwa kwa lipanga, abhana bhwebhwe abhalela abhabutulwa na abhagasi bha jinda abhafumulwa abhwelu.