¹ Yitse halala bulano buno khulwa liihe, abakhaana ba balia abeliihe! Obuseeri bumalire okhurechekhwa khulwa okhukhuyiinga fwe! Bakhupa omuyaasi wa Israeli nende indabushi khuluseya. ² Habutswa yuwe, Bethlehemu Efratsa, kata nikali mbu neyuwe oluyiia olutiiti mutsinzibulo tsia Yuda, yakhabeo mulala owakharule muyuwe niyanzitsira okhuruka mu Israeli, owa obuchchiro bubwe nobwokhurula mutsinyanga tsia khale, okhurula inziayio. ³ Nikali kari Nyasaye nabahaane, okhuula ebise bia wulia oulumwa khulwa okhwibula omwana, nende abasisni baabo batoonyere bakalushira abandu baabo ba Israeli. ⁴ Ye yakhasinjire mana yaaye lituuli lirie mumaani kOmwami, muluyali lwe liira liOmwami Nyasaye wuuwe. Kakhatoonye ninaye, okhuba olwane yilo ye yakhabe omukhoongo okhuula ewa eshialo shiweera. ⁵ Ye yakhakhuheresie fwe omulembe. Olwa aba Ashuri bakheetse mushialo shiefu, khandi olwa bakhabe nibayuuka okhuyiinga tsimbiinga tsiefu, ni olwa khwakhabachiingulire abaayi saba nende abemirisi ba abasaatsa munane. ⁶ Nabo bakhaaye eshialo shia aba Ashuri nende olukaanga, nende eshialo shia Nimrodi mubwinjiriro bwashio. Ye yakhakhuhonokosie fwe okhurula khu aba Ashuri, olwa baba nibeetsa mushialo shiefu, olwa baba nibayuuka mukari mwetsinzakho tsiefu. ⁷ Ne balia abatoong'a aba Yakobo bakhabe hakarikari waabandu abanji, shingana liime liOmwami, shingana olunyirira khwiiswa, ebilalindanga omundu tawe, khandi shibilindanga kata omwana womundu tawe. ⁸ Ne balia abatoon'ga khu aba Yakobo bakhabe balala mu abamahanga, hakarikari waabandu abanji, shingana italanyi hakarikari wetsisolo mushitsiimi, shingana italanyi yiraaka mwituuli lia amakundi. Yiakhabe niyikakhupirisia nende okhukarandula randula mubitonye, ne shiyakhabeo kata mulala owakhabe nanyala okhukahonokosia tawe. ⁹ Omukhono kuukwo kwakhachinguulwe ikulu okhubaiinga abasuku boobo, khandi kwakhabasasie. ¹⁰ "Ne kakhekholeshe khunyanga yene yiyo mbu - Esie ndiitsa okhusasia tsifarasi tsienyu okhurula hakarikari wenyu mana khandi ndakhatubulule amakaari kenyu, kano niko aka aboola Omwami. ¹¹ Esie ndiakhononie amatookho kali mushialo shienyu nende okhulasa haasi tsimbiinga tsienyu tsiosi. ^{15 12} Esie ndiitsa okhwononia obulosi buli mumukhono kuukwo, ne shiwakhabekhwo nende abetsinyengo khandi tawe. ¹³ Esie ndakhononie ebindu biosi biamakondo ebiabaatswa nende tsisiiro tsia amachina okhurula hakarikari wenyu. Ne nawe shiwakhenamire emirimo chiemikhono chiichio khandi tawe. ¹⁴ Esie ndiakhasuule tsisiiro tsia Ashera okhurula hakarikari wenyu, khandi Esie ndakhoononie amatookho kenyu. v 15 Esie ndakhekhalachire eshikwooli mwiruma nende isirakhumahanga akalairecheresia tawe."