1le·chu ve·na·shu·vah el-ha·shem, ki hu ta·raf ve·yir·pa·'e·nu; yach ve·yach·be·she·nu.

2ye·chai·ye·nu mi·yo·ma·yim; bai·yo·vm ha·she·li·shi, ye·ki·me·nu ve·nich·yeh le·fa·nav.

3ve·ne·de·'ah nir·de·fah la·da·'at et-ha·shem, ke·sha·char na·cho·vn mo·v·tza·'ov; ve·ya·vo·v chag·ge·shem la·nu, ke·mal·ko·vsh yo·v·reh a·retz.

4mah e·'e·seh-le·cha ef·ra·yim, mah e·'e·seh-le·cha ye·hu·dah; ve·chas·de·chem ka·'a·nan-bo·ker, ve·chat·tal mash·kim ho·lech.

5al-ken cha·tzav·ti ban·ne·vi·'im, ha·rag·tim be·'im·rei-fi; u·mish·pa·tei·cha o·vr ye·tze.

6ki che·sed cha·fatz·ti ve·lo-za·vach; ve·da·'at e·lo·him me·'o·lo·vt.

7ve·hem·mah ke·'a·dam a·ve·ru ve·rit; sham ba·ge·du vi.

8gil·'ad kir·yat po·'a·lei a·ven; a·kub·bah mid·dam.

9u·che·chak·kei ish ge·du·dim che·ver ko·ha·nim, de·rech ye·ra·tze·chu-shech·mah; ki zim·mah a·su.

10be·veit yis·ra·'el, ra·'i·ti sha·'a·ri·ri·yah ch sha·'a·ru·ri·yah; k m ze·nut le·'ef·ra·yim, nit·ma yis·ra·'el.

11gam-ye·hu·dah shat ka·tzir lach; be·shu·vi she·vut am·mi. f