12:2 Uie anqrwpou, su katoikeiV en mesw oikou apostatou, oitineV ofqalmouV ecousi dia na blepwsi, kai den blepousin× wta ecousi dia na akouwsi, kai den akouousi× dioti einai oikoV apostathV.
12:3 Dia touto, su, uie anqrwpou, etoimason eiV seauton aposkeuhn metoikismou, kai metoikisqhti thn hmeran enwpion autwn× kai qeleiV metoikisqh apo tou topou sou eiV allon topon enwpion autwn× iswV prosexwsin, an kai hnai oikoV apostathV.
12:4 Kai qeleiV ekferei thn aposkeuhn sou thn hmeran enwpion autwn, wV aposkeuhn metoikismou× kai su qeleiV exelqei to esperaV enwpion autwn, wV oi exercomenoi eiV metoikismon.
12:5 Enwpion autwn kame diorugma en tw toicw kai ekfere di' autou.
12:6 Enwpion autwn qeleiV shkwsei authn ep' wmwn, kai qeleiV ekferei, enw skotazei× qeleiV skepasei to proswpon sou kai den qeleiV idei thn ghn× dioti se edwka shmeion eiV ton oikon Israhl.
12:7 Kai ekamon wV prosetacqhn× efera exw thn aposkeuhn mou thn hmeran wV aposkeuhn metoikismou, kai to esperaV ekamon eiV emauton diorugma en tw toicw dia thV ceiroV× exefera authn enw eskotazen, enwpion autwn eshkwsa authn ep' wmwn.
12:8 Kai to prwi egeine logoV Kuriou proV eme legwn,
12:9 Uie anqrwpou, o oikoV Israhl, o oikoV o apostathV, den eipe proV se, Su ti kamneiV;
12:10 eipe proV autouV, Outw legei KurioV o QeoV× To fortion touto apoblepei ton arconta ton en Ierousalhm kai apanta ton oikon Israhl, oitineV einai metaxu autwn.
12:12 Kai o arcwn o metaxu autwn qelei fortwqh ep' wmwn, enw skotazei, kai qelei ekferei× qelousi dioruxei ton toicon dia na ekferwsi di' autou× qelei skepasei to proswpon autou, dia na mh idh thn ghn me touV ofqalmouV autou.
12:13 Qelw omwV exaplwsei to diktuon mou ep' auton, kai qelei piasqh eiV ta brocia mou× kai qelw ferei auton eiV thn Babulwna, thn ghn twn Caldaiwn× alla den qelei idei authn kai ekei qelei apoqanei.
12:14 Kai qelw diaspeirei eiV panta anemon pantaV touV peri auton dia na bohqwsin auton kai pasaV taV dunameiV autou× kai qelw gumnwsei macairan opisqen autwn.
12:15 Kai qelousi gnwrisei oti egw eimai o KurioV, otan diaskorpisw autouV metaxu twn eqnwn kai diaspeirw autouV eiV touV topouV.
12:16 Qelw omwV afhsei oligouV tinaV ex autwn apo thV romfaiaV, apo thV peinhV kai apo tou loimou, dia na dihgwntai panta ta bdelugmata autwn metaxu twn eqnwn, opou upagwsi× kai qelousi gnwrisei oti egw eimai o KurioV.
12:17 [] Kai egeine logoV Kuriou proV eme, legwn,
12:18 Uie anqrwpou, fage ton arton sou meta tromou kai pie to udwr sou meta frikhV kai agwniaV.
12:19 Kai eipe proV ton laon thV ghV, Outw legei KurioV o QeoV peri twn katoikwn thV Ierousalhm kai peri thV ghV tou Israhl. Qelousi fagei ton arton autwn meta agwniaV kai qelousi piei to udwr autwn meta ekstasewV× dioti h gh authV qelei erhmwqh apo tou plhrwmatoV authV, dia thn anomian pantwn twn katoikountwn en auth×
12:20 kai ai poleiV ai katoikoumenai qelousin erhmwqh kai h gh qelei afanisqh, kai qelete gnwrisei oti egw eimai o KurioV.
12:21 [] Kai egeine logoV Kuriou proV eme, legwn,
12:22 Uie anqrwpou, tiV auth h paroimia, thn opoian ecete en gh Israhl, legonteV, Ai hmerai makrunontai kai pasa orasiV ecaqh;
12:23 Eipe dia touto proV autouV, Outw legei KurioV o QeoV× Qelw kamei thn paroimian tauthn na paush, kai pleon den qelousi paroimiazesqai authn en tw Israhl× all' eipe proV autouV, Plhsiazousin ai hmerai kai h ekplhrwsiV pashV orasewV×
12:24 dioti den qelei eisqai pleon oudemia orasiV yeudhV oude manteuma kolakeutikon en mesw tou oikou Israhl.
12:25 Dioti egw eimai o KurioV× egw qelw lalhsei kai o logoV ton opoion qelw lalhsei qelei ektelesqh× den qelei pleon makrunqh× dioti en taiV hmeraiV umwn, oikoV apostathV, qelw lalhsei logon kai ektelesei auton, legei KurioV o QeoV.
12:26 Kai egeine logoV Kuriou proV eme, legwn,
12:27 Uie anqrwpou, idou, o oikoV Israhl legousin, H orasiV, thn opoian outoV blepei, ekteinetai eiV hmeraV pollaV kai profhteuei peri cronwn makrwn.
12:28 Dia touto eipe proV autouV, Outw legei KurioV o QeoV× OudeiV twn logwn mou qelei pleon makrunqh all' o logoV ton opoion elalhsa qelei ektelesqh, legei KurioV o QeoV.