1. Israyeli ndi mpesa wotambalala, wodzibalira wokha zipatso; monga umo zinacurukira zipatso zace, momwemo anacurukitsa maguwa a nsembe ace; monga mwa kukoma kwace kwa dziko lace anapanga zoimiritsa zokoma.
2. Mtima wao wagawikana, tsopano adzapezeka oparamula, adzapasula maguwa ao a nsembe, nadzaononga zoimiritsa zao.
3. Pakuti tsopano adzati, Tiribe mfumu, popeza sitiopa Yehova; ndi mfumu idzaticitira ciani?
4. Anena mau akulumbira monama, pakucita mapangano momwemo; ciweruzo ciphuka ngati zitsamba zowawa m'micera ya munda.
5. Okhala m'Samariya adzaopera cifanizo ca ana a ng'ombe a ku Betaveni; pakuti anthu ace adzamva naco cisoni, ndi ansembe ace amene anakondwera naco, cifukwa ca ulemerero wace, popeza unacicokera.
6. Adzacitengeranso ku Asuri cikhale mphatso ya kwa mfumu Yarebu; Efraimu adzatenga manyazi, ndi Israyeli adzacita manyazi ndi uphungu wace.
7. Ndipo Samariya, mfumu yace yamwelera ngati thobvu pamadzi.