12 Efurayimu ankikije ibinyoma, n’ab’ inzu ya Isirayeli bankikije ubugunge; ariko Yuda we aracatwarira Imana, aracar’ umwizigirwa k’Uwera.
Ūnesha, nzomuha kwicarana nanje ku ntebe yanje y’ubgami, nk’uko nanje nanesheje nkicarana na Data ku ntebe yiwe.
Efurayimu n’Umunyakanani, umunzane w’ibinyoma uri mu kuboko kwiwe: akunda guhendana.
Ūshima umunyota gusa, umutima wibesha uba wamujimije, bituma adashobora gukiza ubugingo bgiwe, ngw aruhe yibaza, ati Mbeg’ ico mfise mu kuryo kwanje s’ikinyoma?
ukabahindura ubgami bg’Imana yacu no kuba abaherezi bayo, kandi bazoba abami mw isi.
akaduhindura ubgami, no kuba abaherezi b’Imana yiwe, ni yo Se: icubahiro n’inganji bibe ivyiwe ibihe bitazoshira. Amen.
Ntimuzi yukw abera ari bo bazocira ab’ isi urubanza? Kandi kw ari mwebge muzocira ab’ isi urubanza, none ntimubereye guca imanza nto‐nto?
Kukw abatunzi baho buzuye umuryano, n’abahaba bavuga ibinyoma, indimi zo mu kanwa kabo zirahendana.
Umwami Imana aravuga, at’ Aba bantu ko bahora baza hafi yanje, bazanye akanwa kabo gusa, bakanyubahisha iminwa yabo, arikw imitima yabo bakayishira kure yanje, n’ukunyubaha kwabo kukaba ar’ icagezwe bigishijwe n’abantu.
Ariko bayihemesha akanwa kabo, Bakayibeshesha indimi zabo,
Aramubarira, ati Ntucitwa Yakobo ukundi, ariko wiswe Isirayeli; kuko waniganye n’Imana n’abantu, ukanesha.
Efurayimu atunzwe n’umuyaga, kand’ akurikira umuyaga uva i burasirazuba: ntahengeshanya kugwiza ibinyoma n’ubugunge. Basezerana isezerano n’abo muri Ashuri, maz’ amavuta agahonera muri Egiputa.
Barahindukira, ariko si kuri jewe Ūsumba vyose; bameze nk’ umuheto utaye uruvuto. Abaganwa babo bazohindikiranywa n’inkota, bazize ukurandamuka kw’ururimi rwabo: ico ni co kizotuma baba agatwengo mu gihugu ca Egiputa.
Ewe Isirayeli, naho wīgize maraya, ntucumuze Yuda; kandi ntimukaje i Gilugali, canke ngo mudūge i Betaveni, canke ngo murahire uguhoraho kwanje Uhoraho.
Nta kindi kiriho, atar’ ukurahira n’ukubesha n’ukwica n’ukwiba n’ugusambana, no kumena amazu, n’ amaraso ahōrwa ayandi.
Urwa mbere rwitwa Pishoni: ni rwo rukīkūje igihugu cose c’i Havila, kirimw’ izahabu:
Umwami bamuteresha umunezero ivyaha vyabo, n’abaganwa bawubateresha ubuhemu bgabo.
Mwarimye ivyaha, mwimbura ibigabitanyo; mwariye ivyamye ku binyoma: kuko mwishimiye imigabo yanyu, n’isinzi ry’abahizi banyu.