1shim·'u-zot hak·ko·ha·nim ve·hak·shi·vu beit yis·ra·'el u·veit ham·me·lech ha·'a·zi·nu, ki la·chem ham·mish·pat; ki-fach he·yi·tem le·mitz·pah, ve·re·shet pe·ru·sah al-ta·vo·vr.

2ve·sha·cha·tah se·tim he'·mi·ku; va·'a·ni mu·sar le·chul·lam.

3a·ni ya·da'·ti ef·ra·yim, ve·yis·ra·'el lo-nich·chad mim·men·ni; ki at·tah hiz·nei·ta ef·ra·yim, nit·ma yis·ra·'el.

4lo yit·te·nu ma·'al·lei·hem, la·shuv el-e·lo·hei·hem; ki ru·ach ze·nu·nim be·kir·bam, ve·'et-ha·shem lo ya·da·'u.

5ve·'a·nah ge·'o·vn-yis·ra·'el be·fa·nav; ve·yis·ra·'el ve·'ef·ra·yim yik·ka·she·lu ba·'a·vo·nam, ka·shal gam-ye·hu·dah im·mam.

6be·tzo·nam u·viv·ka·ram ye·le·chu le·vak·kesh et-ha·shem ve·lo yim·tza·'u; cha·latz me·hem.

7ba·shem ba·ga·du, ki-va·nim za·rim ya·la·du; at·tah yo·che·lem cho·desh et-chel·kei·hem. s

8tik·'u sho·v·far bag·giv·'ah, cha·tzo·tze·rah ba·ra·mah; ha·ri·'u beit a·ven, a·cha·rei·cha bin·ya·min.

9ef·ra·yim le·sham·mah tih·yeh, be·yo·vm to·v·che·chah; be·shiv·tei yis·ra·'el, ho·v·da'·ti ne·'e·ma·nah.

10hai·u sa·rei ye·hu·dah, ke·mas·si·gei ge·vul; a·lei·hem esh·po·vch kam·ma·yim ev·ra·ti.

11a·shuk ef·ra·yim re·tzutz mish·pat; ki ho·v·'il, ha·lach a·cha·rei-tzav.

12va·'a·ni cha·'ash le·'ef·ra·yim; ve·cha·ra·kav le·veit ye·hu·dah.

13vai·yar· ef·ra·yim et-cha·le·yov vi·hu·dah et-me·zo·rov, vai·ye·lech ef·ra·yim el-a·shur, vai·yish·lach el-me·lech ya·rev; ve·hu lo yu·chal lir·po la·chem, ve·lo-yig·heh mik·kem ma·zo·vr.

14ki a·no·chi cha·sha·chal le·'ef·ra·yim, ve·chak·ke·fir le·veit ye·hu·dah; a·ni a·ni et·rof ve·'e·lech, es·sa ve·'ein ma·tzil.

15e·lech a·shu·vah el-me·ko·v·mi, ad a·sher-ye·she·mu u·vik·shu fa·nai; ba·tzar la·hem ye·sha·cha·run·ni.