1 Tọbudu iya bụ; Chipfu bya epfuru opfu yeru mu sụ:
2 “Nwa ndiphe; ghachiru ndu Amọnu iphu; pfuchiru mu; karụ phẹ iphe, e-me phẹ nụ.
3 Sụ phẹ lẹ-a: ‘Unu nụmakwa iphe, Nnajịuphu, bụ Chipfu epfu. Wakwa iphe, Nnajịuphu, bụ Chipfu epfu baa: Eshi ọphu i teru ẹswa kpua ụlo mu, dụ nsọ; teke e merwushịru iya; tẹme ọ nọdu atsọ ngu ụtso l'e meru alị Ízurẹlu; ọ bụru ochobu; waa l'a kpụru ndu Jiuda lẹ ndzụ laa alị ọzo;
4 bẹ mu e-nwuru ngu nụ ndu ụzo ẹnyanwu-awawa g'ẹphe nworu ngu. Ẹphe a-bya anọdu l'ime ngu nwechaaru alị-eze alị-eze; bugbaaru eburu l'ime ngu. Ẹphe e-ri akpụru oshi ngu; ngụa mini ẹra-eswi ngu.
5 Mu e-me mkpụkpu Raba g'ọ bụru ẹka ịnya-kamẹlu akpajẹ nri. Mu emee alị ndu Amọnu g'ọ bụru ẹka atụru a-dọjeru atụta unme. Ọo ya bụ g'unu amakwanụru l'ọo mu bụ Chipfu.
6 “ ‘Lẹ-a; wakwa iphe, Nnajịuphu, bụ Chipfu epfu baa: Eshi ọphu ị kụru ẹka pyaa; tee ebvu; gudekọta ẹjo obu teru ẹswa kpua ndu Ízurẹlu;
7 bẹ mu a-machị ẹka; bya adaa ngu ẹka kẹ njọ l'ẹhu. Mu e-nwuru ngu nụgbaa ọhamoha, nọnu g'ẹphe lwụa ngu alwụlwu. Mu e-dekufu ngu l'iphe, bụ ọha, nọnu; mee ngu l'ịi chịhu l'iphe, bụ mkpụkpu nọnu; mbụ mee ngu g'ị bụru mkpurupyata. Ọo ya bụ g'ịi-maru l'ọo mu bụ Chipfu.’ ”
8 Wakwa iphe, Nnajịuphu, bụ Chipfu pfuru baa: “Eshi ọphu Mówabu waa Siye sụru ‘Lekpọdapho; ndu ọnu-ụlo Jiuda bẹ dụkwaa gẹ ndu ọhamoha ọzo’;
9 bẹ mu e-me g'ibiya kẹ Mówabu ono gheru ọnu; e -shi lẹ mkpụkpu ndu ọphu nọ l'iphu ẹgu, bụ iya bụ ẹka kakọta ree l'alị ono; mbụ e -shi lẹ mkpụkpu Bẹtu-Jieshimọtu; mẹ Belu-Meyọnu; mẹ Kiriyatayimu.
10 Mu e-nwuru Mówabu yẹle ndu Amọnu nụ ndu ụzo ẹnyanwu-awawa; g'ẹphe nworu; ọphu a ta abyadụ anyatabaa ndu Amọnu anyata ophu l'echilabọ ọhamoha.
11 Mu anụa ndu Mówabu aphụ. Ọo ya bụ g'ẹphe amakwanụru l'ọo mbẹdua bụ Chipfu.”
12 Wakwa iphe, Nnajịuphu, bụ Chipfu epfu baa: “Eshi ọphu ndu Edọmu gwataru ndu Jiuda ụgwo iphe; bẹ ẹphe shiakwa l'ụgwo iphe ono, ẹphe gwataru ono meswee; k'ọphu parụ ẹka.
13 Ọo ya bụ lẹ-a; wakwa iphe, Nnajịuphu, bụ Chipfu epfu baa: Mu a-machị ẹka gude kẹ njọ daa Edọmu ẹka l'ẹhu. Mu e-gbushi unwoke; mẹ ẹku, nọ iya nụ. Mu emee ya g'ọ bụru ochobu. A -gbẹ lẹ mkpụkpu Temanu rwua lẹ mkpụkpu Dedanu bẹ bụ ogu-echi bẹ ee-gude gbushia phẹ.
14 Mu e-gude ndibe mu, bụ ndu Ízurẹlu gwata ndu Edọmu ụgwo iphe ono, ẹphe meru ono. Ẹphe e-me ndu Edọmu g'ooghu mu; mbụ mee phẹ g'oke ẹhu-eghu mu gude habe mu l'ẹhu. Ọo ya bụ g'ẹphe amakwanụru l'ọo mbẹdua agwa phẹ ụgwo iya. Nokwa iphe, Nnajịuphu, bụ Chipfu epfu.”
15 Wakwa iphe, Nnajịuphu, bụ Chipfu epfu baa: “Eshi ọphu ndu Filisitayinu gudewaa ẹjo obu melata; mbụ gwata ụgwo iphe; bya egude kẹle ndu Jiuda shirọ teke k'ichee dụ phẹ ashị; eme g'ẹphe mee phẹ g'ẹphe bụru mkpurupyata;
16 bẹ wakwa iphe, Nnajịuphu, bụ Chipfu epfu baa: Mu a-machị ẹka kẹ njọ daa ndu Filisitayinu l'ẹhu. Mu eme gẹ ndu Kereti chịhu; mee ndu ọphu phọduru nụ, bu lẹ mgboru eze-ẹnyimu g'ẹphe bụru mkpurupyata.
17 Mu a-kwatakpọo akwata gwata phẹ ụgwo iphe, ẹphe meru; mbụ gude oke ẹhu-eghu mu nụa phẹ aphụ. Ọo ya bụ g'ẹphe amakwanụru l'ọo mbẹdua bụ Chipfu; lẹ teke mu agwata phẹ ụgwo iphe, ẹphe meru ono.”