1. Nthawi yomweyo, ati Yehova, ndidzakhala Mulungu wa mabanja onse a Israyeli, ndipo iwo adzakhala anthu anga.
2. Atero Yehova, Anthu opulumuka m'lupanga anapeza cisomo m'cipululu; Israyeli, muja anakapuma.
3. Yehova anaonekera kwa ine kale, ndi kuti, Inde, ndakukonda iwe ndi cikondi cosatha; cifukwa cace ndakukoka iwe ndi kukukomera mtima.
4. Ndidzamangitsanso mudzi wako, ndipo udzamangidwa, iwe namwali wa Israyeli; udzakometsedwanso ndi mangaka, ndipo udzaturukira masewero a iwo akukondwerera.
5. Ndiponso udzalima minda ya mphesa pa mapiri a Samariya; akunka adzanka, nadzayesa zipatso zace zosapatulidwa.
6. Pakuti lidzafika tsiku, limene alonda a pa mapiri a Efraimu adzapfuula, Ukani inu, tikwere ku Ziyoni kwa Yehova Mulungu wathu.
7. Pakuti Yehova atero, Yimbirirani Yakobo ndi kukondwa, pfuulirani mtundu woposawo; lalikirani, yamikirani, ndi kuti, Yehova, mupulumutse anthu anu, ndi otsala a Israyeli,
8. Taonani, ndidzatenga iwo ku dziko la kumpoto, ndidzasonkhanitsa iwo ku malekezero a dziko lapansi, pamodzi ndi osaona ndi opunduka mwendo, mkazi amene ali ndi pakati ndi mkazi alinkubala pamodzi; khamu lalikuru lidzabwera kuno.
9. Adzadza ndi kulira, ndipo ndidzawatsogolera ndi mapembedzero, ndidzawayendetsa ku mitsinje yamadzi, m'njira yoongoka m'mene sadzapunthwa, pakuti ndiri Atate wace wa Israyeli, ndipo Efraimu ali mwana wanga woyamba.