13:1 [] Ote o Efraim elalei en tromw, autoV uywqh en tw Israhl× ote de hmarthse peri tou Baal, tote eteleuthse.

13:2 Kai twra amartanousin epi mallon kai mallon kai ekamon eiV eautouV cwneuta ek tou arguriou autwn, eidwla kata thn fantasian autwn, panta tauta ergon tecnitwn× autoi legousi peri autwn, oi anqrwpoi oi qusiazonteV aV filhswsi touV moscouV.

13:3 Dia touto qelousin eisqai wV nefelh prwinh kai wV drosoV ewqinh diabainousa, wV lepton acuron ekfuswmenon ek tou alwniou kai wV kapnoV ek thV kapnodocou.

13:4 All' egw eimai KurioV o QeoV sou ek ghV Aiguptou× kai allon qeon plhn emou den qeleiV gnwrisei× dioti den uparcei alloV swthr ektoV emou.

13:5 [] Egw se egnwrisa en th erhmw, en gh anudrw.

13:6 Kata taV boskaV autwn, outwV ecortasqhsan× ecortasqhsan, kai uywqh h kardia autwn× dia touto me elhsmonhsan.

13:7 Oqen qelw eisqai eiV autouV wV lewn× wV pardaliV en odw qelw paramoneuei autouV.

13:8 Qelw apanthsei autouV wV arktoV sterhqeisa twn teknwn authV, kai qelw diasparaxei to perifragma thV kardiaV autwn kai katafagei autouV ekei wV lewn× qhrion agrion qelei diasparaxei autouV.

13:9 [] ApwlesqhV, Israhl× plhn en emoi einai h bohqeia sou.

13:10 Pou einai o basileuV sou; pou; aV se swsh twra en pasaiV sou taiV polesi× kai pou oi kritai sou, peri twn opoiwn eipaV, DoV moi basilea kai arcontaV;

13:11 Soi edwka basilea en tw qumw mou kai afhresa auton en th orgh mou.

13:12 H anomia tou Efraim einai peridedemenh× h amartia autou apotetamieumenh.

13:13 Ponoi tiktoushV qelousin elqei ep' auton× einai uioV asunetoV× dioti den einai kairoV na stekhtai en tw anoigmati thV mhtraV.

13:14 Ek ceiroV adou qelw eleuqerwsei autouV, ek qanatou qelw swsei autouV. Pou einai, qanate, o oleqroV sou; pou, adh, h fqora sou; h metameleia qelei kruptesqai apo twn ofqalmwn mou.

13:15 An kai outoV estaqh karpoforoV metaxu twn adelfwn autou, anatolikoV anemoV omwV qelei elqei, o anemoV tou Kuriou qelei anabh apo thV erhmou, kai ai bruseiV autou qelousin ekleiyei kai qelei kataxhranqh h phgh autou× outoV qelei afarpasei ton qhsauron pantwn twn epiqumhtwn autou skeuwn.