1 Ko ngā kupu a Āmoho, a tētahi o ngā kaitiaki hipi o Tekoa, ko tāna i kite ai mō Īharaira i ngā rā o Utia kīngi o Hūrā, i ngā rā hoki o Ieropoama tama a Ioaha, kīngi o Īharaira, e rua ngā tau i mua ake o te rū.

2 Ā, i mea ia:

"Ka hāmama a Ihowā i Hiona,

ka puaki hoki tōna reo i Hiruhārama;

ā, ka tangi ngā haerenga hipi a ngā hēpara,

ka maroke hoki te tihi o Karamere."

3 Ko te kupu tēnei a Ihowā:

"Ka toru nei ngā pokanga kētanga o Ramahiku,

āe rā, ka whā, nā, e kore e whakatahuritia atu e ahau te whiu mōna;

kua patua ā-wītitia hoki e rātou a Kireara

ki ngā patu rino.

4 Engari, ka tukua atu e ahau he ahi ki te whare o Hataere,

ā, ka pau i reira ngā whare kīngi o Pēneharara.

5 Ā, ka whati i ahau te tūtaki tatau o Ramahiku,

ka hātepea atu hoki te tangata noho o te raorao o Āwene,

me te kaipupuri hēpeta o te whare o Erene;

ka whakaraua atu anō te iwi o Hīria ki Kiri,"

e ai tā Ihowā.

6 Ko te kupu tēnei a Ihowā:

"Ka toru nei ngā pokanga kētanga o Kaha,

āe rā, ka whā, nā, e kore e whakatahuritia atu e ahau te whiu mōna;

nō te mea i whakaraua e rātou te iwi katoa,

hei tuku atu mā rātou ki Ēroma.

7 Engari ka tukua atu e ahau he ahi ki te taiepa o Kaha,

ā, ka pau i reira ōna whare kīngi.

8 Ā, ka hātepea atu e ahau te tangata noho o Aharoro,

me te kaipupuri hēpeta i Ahakerono;

ka tahuri hoki tōku ringa ki Ekerono,

ā, ka ngaro te mōrehu o ngā Pirihitini,"

e ai tā te Ariki, tā Ihowā.

9 Ko te kupu tēnei a Ihowā:

"Ka toru nei ngā pokanga kētanga o Tāira,

āe rā, ka whā, nā, e kore e whakatahuritia atu e ahau te whiu mōna;

nō te mea i tukua e rātou te iwi katoa ki Ēroma,

ā, kīhai i mahara ki te kawenata a te tuakana ki te teina.

10 Engari, ka tukua atu e ahau he ahi ki te taiepa o Tāira,

ā, ka pau i reira ōna whare kīngi."

11 Ko te kupu tēnei a Ihowā:

"Ka toru nei ngā pokanga kētanga o Ēroma,

āe rā, ka whā, nā, e kore e whakatahuritia atu e ahau te whiu mōna;

nō te mea i whāia e ia tōna teina ki te hoari,

ā, makā atu ana e ia te aroha katoa,

heoi haehae tonu tōna riri,

rongoā tonu ia i tōna riri ā ake ake.

12 Engari, ka tukua e ahau he ahi ki Temana,

ā, pau ake i reira ngā whare kīngi o Potora."

13 Ko te kupu tēnei a Ihowā:

"Ka toru nei ngā pokanga kētanga o ngā tama a Āmona,

āe rā, ka whā, nā, e kore e whakatahuritia atu e ahau te whiu mōna.

Nō te mea kua ripiripia e rātou ngā wāhine hapū o Kireara,

he mea kia nui ake ai te rohe ki a rātou.

14 Engari, ka ngiha i ahau he ahi ki runga ki te taiepa o Rapa,

ā, ka pau i reira ōna whare kīngi,

i runga i te hāmama i te rā o te whawhai,

i te paroro i te rā o te tūkauati;

15 ā, ka riro tō rātou kīngi i te whakarau,

rātou tahi ko āna rangatira,"

e ai tā Ihowā.