¹ Uluntu Israeli umulumendo na limutemenwe, elo naishile kukuta umwana mwaume wandi ukufuma mu Egupto. ² Uluntu nebo naishile kucilamo ukubakta, elo elo baishile kucilamo ukuya ukufma kuli nebo. Baishile kupela amalambo kuli Baali elo no koca ifya kununkila kumi lungu. ³ Libe ninebo uwafundile Efulemu ukwenda. Ninebo newabemishe ku maboko yabo, lelo tabaishibe ukwebati nalibaposeshe. ⁴ Nabatungulwile kufikakilo fya luse, na myando ya citemwiko. Nali kuli bo kwati nga umo uwaangwishe ikoli mu fiponshi fyabo, elo naishile kukontama panshi kuli bo elo no kubalisha. ⁵ Bushe takabwelele ku calo ca Egypto? Bushe Assyria takateke pali bo pamulandu wakuti balikene ukubwekela kuli nebo? ⁶ Ulupanga lukaponena pa misumba yabo elo no konaula inshimbi sha mpongolo shabo; fikesa kubonaula pa mulandu wa mapange yabo. ⁷ Abantu bandi balikonena ku kufuma kuli nebo. Nangu bakuta ku wapulamo, takuli nangu umo uukesa kubafwa. ⁸ Bushe cindo ninga kushila, Efulemu? Cindo ningakulekelesesha webo, Israeli? Cindo ninga kucitila kwati ni Adma? Cindo ninga kucitila kwati ni Zeboyim? Umutima wandi ulicinjishe muli nebo; yonse amatontonkanyo yandi yalyonaikile. ⁹ Ntakabake icipyu candi; ntakakonaule na kambi Efulemu. Pantu ni nebo Lea elo ntali muntu nibofye neka uwakushila pa mwebo, elo ntakese mu bukali. ¹⁰ Bakesa kukonka Yahweh; elo akesakubuluma twati ni nkalamo. Uluntu alila, abana bakwe bakesa bakotutuma ukufuma ku masamba. ¹¹ Bakesa bakotutuma kwati coni icikofuma ku Egypto, kwati ni nkunda iikofuma ku calo caku Assyria. nkesa kubalenga ukwikala mu mayanda yabo-uku ekulanda kwakwa Yahweh. ¹² Efulemu alinshingulukile no bufi, elo ne ng'anda yakwa Israeli nabo no bucenjeshi. Lelo Yuda acili aleenda elo ali uwacishinka ku wakushila.''