1 Isirayeli akiri umwana, naramukunda,

kandi nahamagaye umwana wanje ngo ave muri Egiputa.

2 Ariko uko nabahamagara,

ni ko barushaho kuja kure yanje.

Bashikaniye ibimazi za Bayali

kandi baturirira ibimota neza ibishushanyo.

3 Ni jewe nigishije Efurayimu gutambuka,

ndabafashe ukuboko;

ariko ntibamenye

ko ari jewe nabakijije ingwara.

4 Nabakwegesheje imigozi y’ukugira neza kw’abantu,

n’imigozi y’urukundo.

Nababereye nk’uwuterura akana gatoya

akagakikira,

kandi narunamye kugira ngo ndabagaburire.

5 Mbega ntibazosubira muri Egiputa,

vyongeye Abashuri ntibazobaganza

ko banse kwihana?

6 Inkota izoza ku bisagara vyabo;

izorigata abavugishwa b’ibinyoma babo

ishire kw’iherezo imigambi yabo.

7 Abantu banje bafashe ingingo yo kuntera ibitugu.

Naho banyita Imana Musumbavyose,

sinzokwigera ndabashira hejuru.

8 "Efurayimu we, mbega noguheba nte?

Isirayeli we, mbega nogutanga gute?

Mbega nokugirira nk’i Adima?

Mbega nokugirira nka Zeboyimu?

Umutima wanje urabuze ico uhitamwo;

ntewe n’akagongwe.

9 Sinzobahanana uburake,

kandi sinzosubira gusangangura Efurayimu.

Kuko ndi Imana, ntari umuntu,

Uwera ari muri mwebwe.

Sinzotera ibisagara vyabo.

10 Kuko umusi umwe bazokurikira Uhoraho;

kandi nzokwivuga nk’intambwe.

Aho nzokwivugira,

abana biwe bazoza bahinda agashitsi bava mu burengero.

11 Bazoza bavuye muri Egiputa,

bahinda agashitsi nk’inyoni,

bavuye muri Ashuri, bameze nk’inuma.

Nzobasubiza mu mazu yabo,"

ni ko Uhoraho agize.

12 Efurayimu yankikije ibinyoma,

Isirayeli na we yankikije uguhendana.

Kandi Yuda yahindutse umugarariji ku Mana,

ku Wera w’Umwizigirwa.