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.
2Woasia 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.
3Afi sia afi si manya wo aɖo ɖo la, dukɔ vɔ̃ɖi sia ƒe ame mamlɛawo adi ku wu agbe.’ ” Yehowa, Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Aƒetɔ lae gblɔe.
4Gblɔ na wo be, “Ale Yehowa gblɔe nye esi:
5Ekema nu ka ta ame siawo trɔ dzo ɖo?
6Meɖo to nyuie,
7Akpaviã le yame ke hã
8“ ‘Aleke wɔ miate ŋu agblɔ be, “Míenye nunyalawo,
9Ŋu akpe nunyalawo, woƒe mo atsi dãa,
10Eya ta maxɔ wo srɔ̃wo atsɔ na ŋutsu bubuwo
11Wobla abi na nye dukɔ
12Ɖe woƒe ŋunyɔnu siwo wɔm wole la le ŋu kpem na woa? Ao,
13Yehowa be,
14“Nu ka ta mienɔ anyi ɖe afi sia ɖo?
15Míekpɔ mɔ na ŋutifafa
16Wose futɔ la ƒe sɔwo ƒe afɔzi
17“Kpɔ ɖa, madɔ da vɔ̃ɖiwo ɖe mia dome.
18Oo, nye Akɔfala le xaxa me.
19Ɖo to nye dukɔ ƒe avifafa
20“Nuŋeɣi va yi,
21Esi wogbã nye dukɔ ta la, nye hã megbã,
22Ɖe dɔyɔmi mele Gilead oa?