1de·var-ha·shem a·sher ha·yah el-ho·v·she·a' ben-be·'e·ri, bi·mei uz·zi·yah yo·v·tam a·chaz ye·chiz·ki·yah mal·chei ye·hu·dah; u·vi·mei ya·ra·ve·'am ben-yo·v·'ash me·lech yis·ra·'el.

2te·chil·lat dib·ber-ha·shem be·ho·v·she·a'; f vai·yo·mer ha·shem el-ho·v·she·a' lech kach-le·cha e·shet ze·nu·nim ve·yal·dei ze·nu·nim, ki-za·noh tiz·neh ha·'a·retz, me·'a·cha·rei ha·shem. 3vai·ye·lech vai·yik·kach, et-go·mer bat-div·la·yim; vat·ta·har vat·te·led-lov ben. 4vai·yo·mer ha·shem e·lav, ke·ra she·mov yiz·re·'el; ki-o·vd me·'at u·fa·kad·ti et-de·mei yiz·re·'el al-beit ye·hu, ve·hish·bat·ti, mam·le·chut beit yis·ra·'el. 5ve·ha·yah bai·yo·vm ha·hu; ve·sha·var·ti et-ke·shet yis·ra·'el, be·'e·mek yiz·re·'el.

6vat·ta·har o·vd vat·te·led bat, vai·yo·mer lov, ke·ra she·mah lo ru·cha·mah; ki lo o·v·sif o·vd a·ra·chem et-beit yis·ra·'el, ki-na·so es·sa la·hem. 7ve·'et-beit ye·hu·dah a·ra·chem, ve·ho·v·sha'·tim ba·shem e·lo·hei·hem; ve·lo o·v·shi·'em be·ke·shet u·ve·che·rev u·ve·mil·cha·mah, be·su·sim u·ve·fa·ra·shim.

8vat·tig·mol et-lo ru·cha·mah; vat·ta·har vat·te·led ben. 9vai·yo·mer ke·ra she·mov lo am·mi; ki at·tem lo am·mi, ve·'a·no·chi lo-eh·yeh la·chem. s

10ve·ha·yah mis·par be·nei-yis·ra·'el ke·cho·vl hai·yam, a·sher lo-yim·mad ve·lo yis·sa·fer; ve·ha·yah bim·ko·vm a·sher-ye·'a·mer la·hem lo-am·mi at·tem, ye·'a·mer la·hem be·nei el-chai.

11ve·nik·be·tzu be·nei-ye·hu·dah u·ve·nei-yis·ra·'el yach·dav, ve·sa·mu la·hem rosh e·chad ve·'a·lu min-ha·'a·retz; ki ga·do·vl yo·vm yiz·re·'el.