1 “Yehowa be, ‘Le ɣe ma ɣi la, Yuda fiawo kple woƒe dumegãwo ƒe ƒuwo, nunɔlawo kple nyagblɔɖilawo ƒe ƒuwo kple Yerusalem nɔlawo ƒe ƒuwo la, woaɖe wo le woƒe yɔdowo me.
2 Woasia wo, eye ɣe aɖu wo, ɣleti kple dziƒoŋunuwo aklẽ ɖe wo dzi, nu siwo wotsɔ lɔlɔ̃ na hesubɔ nu siwo yome wodze hebia nu le wo gbɔ eye wode ta agu na wo. Womafɔ wo alo aɖi wo o, ke boŋ woanɔ abe gbeɖuɖɔ ene anɔ anyigba.
3 Afi sia afi si manya wo aɖo ɖo la, dukɔ vɔ̃ɖi sia ƒe ame mamlɛawo adi ku wu agbe.’ ” Yehowa, Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Aƒetɔ lae gblɔe.
4 Gblɔ na wo be, “Ale Yehowa gblɔe nye esi:
5 Ekema nu ka ta ame siawo trɔ dzo ɖo?
6 Meɖo to nyuie,
7 Akpaviã le yame ke hã
8 “ ‘Aleke wɔ miate ŋu agblɔ be, “Míenye nunyalawo,
9 Ŋu akpe nunyalawo, woƒe mo atsi dãa,
10 Eya ta maxɔ wo srɔ̃wo atsɔ na ŋutsu bubuwo
11 Wobla abi na nye dukɔ
12 Ɖe woƒe ŋunyɔnu siwo wɔm wole la le ŋu kpem na woa? Ao,
13 Yehowa be,
14 “Nu ka ta mienɔ anyi ɖe afi sia ɖo?
15 Míekpɔ mɔ na ŋutifafa
16 Wose futɔ la ƒe sɔwo ƒe afɔzi
17 “Kpɔ ɖa, madɔ da vɔ̃ɖiwo ɖe mia dome.
18 Oo, nye Akɔfala le xaxa me.
19 Ɖo to nye dukɔ ƒe avifafa
20 “Nuŋeɣi va yi,
21 Esi wogbã nye dukɔ ta la, nye hã megbã,
22 Ɖe dɔyɔmi mele Gilead oa?