12:1 [] O Efraim bosketai anemon kai kunhgei ton anatolikon anemon× kaq' hmeran plhqunei yeudh kai oleqron kamnousi de sunqhkhn meta twn Assuriwn kai ferousin elaion eiV thn Aigupton.

12:2 O KurioV ecei eti krisin meta tou Iouda, kai qelei episkefqh ton Iakwb kata taV odouV autou× kata taV praxeiV autou qelei antapodwsei eiV auton.

12:3 En th koilia epternise ton adelfon autou kai en th andrikh hlikia autou eniscuse proV ton Qeon.

12:4 Nai, eniscuse meta aggelou kai uperiscusen× eklause kai edehqh autou× en Baiqhl eurhken auton, kai ekei elalhse proV hmaV×

12:5 nai, KurioV o QeoV twn dunamewn, o KurioV einai to mnhmosunon autou.

12:6 Dia touto su epistreyon proV ton Qeon sou× fulatte eleoV kai krisin kai elpize epi ton Qeon sou dia pantoV.

12:7 [] O Efraim einai emporoV× zugia apathV einai en th ceiri autou× agapa na adikh.

12:8 Kai o Efraim eipe, BebaiwV egw eplouthsa, apekthsa uparconta eiV emauton× en pasi toiV kopoiV mou den qelei eureqh en emoi anomia, htiV na logizhtai amartia.

12:9 Egw de eimai KurioV o QeoV sou ek ghV Aiguptou, qelw se katoikisei eti en skhnaiV wV en hmeraiV epishmou eorthV.

12:10 Elalhsa eti dia profhtwn kai oraseiV eplhquna egw, kai paresthsa omoiwseiV dia ceiroV twn profhtwn.

12:11 En Galaad taca uphrxen anomia; en GalgaloiV malista estaqhsan mataiothV× qusiazousi taurouV, kai ta qusiasthria autwn einai wV swroi en taiV aulaxi twn agrwn.

12:12 O de Iakwb efugen eiV thn ghn thV SuriaV kai o Israhl edouleuse dia gunaika kai dia gunaika efulaxe probata.

12:13 Kai dia profhtou anebibasen o KurioV ton Israhl ex Aiguptou kai dia profhtou diefulacqh.