¹ Nomba iseni pamo mu mubulwi umwana umwnakashi wabashilika abashilika nabatuma uwakusunsa ifita ifishungulwike umumba, bakosansa kateka wacalo ca Israeli. ² Lelo iwe Betelemu Efulata, nangula waba akamushi akacepesha pandupwa shakwa Yuda, awe kwena nimuli iwe emukafuma umo uwa kuli nebo uli nokwisa mukulateeka mu Israeli, uo intuntuko yakwe ukufuma mushita yakale. ³ Eico Lesa akayamipela bonse, mpaka inshita ikofike iyo akapapilapo umwana nangu bumuninane banankwe abakaba muli bunkole kubantu bakwa Israeli. ⁴ Atalamana nokulacema obeni bakwe kuli Yawe mu bucindami bwe shina lyakwa Yawe Lesa wakwe nabo bakashala, lelo bakayolasumina ubufumu bwakwe. ⁵ Kabili cukaba umutende eo abena Asiria bakesa mu ncende yesu na elo nokutobaula amalinga yesu elo fwebo tukabutumina bakacema abali cine lubali ne ntungushi cine konse konse bonse abaume. ⁶ Kukaba bakacema mucalo ca Asiria kulufungo ne icalo Nimurodi sokoka Eukatupusushako ku bena Asiria elo bakesumu calo sesu. ⁷ Abakwa Yakobo abakashalapo bakoya kwila pakati kabantu abengi abakupalana ngecime ukufuma kuli Yawe ukupalana nge mfumu iyikoloka pa fyani italolela umwaume kabili tayilolela umwana mwaume. ⁸ Bakashala bamo abakwa Yakobo nabaiteneka pamo naba mishobo iyangi pakuti ka bantu abengi Bakupaluna nga inkalamo ikofwaya inama yamutengo bakapalana nge inkalamo inono iyo bakocemana impaanga ulo akoya kuli boo akabaputaula tupifya tupifya kabili takwakabe uli onse ukapususha boo. ⁹ Bakoyo kulwisha amaboko yobe kuba lwani bobe nangu ukubalofya. ¹⁰ "Fikayo kubombeke muli bulya bushiku- ifi ekososa Yawe "nkayo kupoka bakabalwe benu ukufuma kuli mwebo no nkonaula amacelete yenu. ¹¹ Nkonaula nama bwanga mu calo cenu nkaposa nama malinga yenu yonse. ¹² Nkonaula amanga mu calo cenu kabili ntakashepo kabuka nelo umo . ¹³ Nkonaula inceshi shama boko yenu kabili ne nceshi sha mabwe ukufuma kuli mwe Tamwakatale anushinshimuna ifintu ifyo mwapanga nama boko yenu. ¹⁴ Nkabongolola inceshi sha mulungu Ashera shakufuma kuli mwebo, Kabili. ¹⁵ Nebo nkalandula mukukalipa nokufulwa pa mibombela yakukana ufwa.''