2:1 [] Sunacqhte kai sunaqroisqhte, to eqnoV to mh epiqumhton,

2:2 prin to yhfisma gennhsh to apotelesma autou kai h hmera parelqh wV cnouV, prin epelqh ef' umaV h exayiV tou Kuriou, prin epelqh ef' umaV h hmera tou qumou tou Kuriou.

2:3 Zhteite ton Kurion, panteV oi praeiV thV ghV, oi ektelesanteV taV kriseiV autou× zhteite dikaiosunhn, zhteite praothta, iswV skepasqhte en th hmera thV orghV tou Kuriou.

2:4 [] Dioti h Gaza qelei egkataleifqh kai h Askalwn qelei erhmwqh× qelousin ekdiwxei thn Azwton en kairw meshmbriaV kai h Akkarwn qelei ekrizwqh.

2:5 Ouai eiV touV katoikouV twn paraliwn thV qalasshV, eiV to eqnoV twn Cereqaiwn× o logoV tou Kuriou einai enantion saV, Canaan, gh twn Filistaiwn, kai qelw se afanisei, wste na mh uparch o katoikwn.

2:6 Kai to paralion thV qalasshV qelei eisqai katoikiai kai sphlaia poimenwn kai mandrai poimniwn.

2:7 Kai to paralion touto qelei eisqai dia to upoloipon tou oikou Iouda× ekei qelousi boskei× en toiV oikoiV thV AskalwnoV qelousi kataluei to esperaV× dioti KurioV o QeoV autwn qelei episkefqh autouV kai apostreyei thn aicmalwsian autwn.

2:8 [] Hkousa touV oneidismouV tou Mwab kai taV ubreiV twn uiwn Ammwn, dia twn opoiwn wneidizon ton laon mou kai emegalunonto kata twn oriwn autou.

2:9 Dia touto, Zw egw, legei o KurioV twn dunamewn, o QeoV tou Israhl, exapantoV o Mwab qelei eisqai wV ta Sodoma kai oi uioi Ammwn wV ta Gomorra, topoV knidwn kai alukai kai pantoteinh erhmwsiV× to upoloipon tou laou mou qelei lafuragwghsei autouV kai to upoloipon tou eqnouV mou qalei kataklhronomhsei autouV.

2:10 Touto qelei geinei eiV autouV dia thn uperhfanian autwn, dioti wneidisan kai emegalunqhsan kata tou laou tou Kuriou twn dunamewn.

2:11 O KurioV qelei eisqai tromeroV enantion autwn, dioti qelei exoloqreusei pantaV touV qeouV thV ghV× kai qelousi proskunhsei auton, ekastoV ek tou topou autou, pasai ai nhsoi twn eqnwn.

2:12 [] Kai seiV, AiqiopeV, qelete diaperasqh dia thV romfaiaV mou.

2:13 Kai qelei ekteinei thn ceira autou kata tou borra kai afanisei thn Assurian, kai qelei katasthsei thn Nineuh eiV afanismon, topon anudron wV h erhmoV.

2:14 Kai poimnia qelousi boskesqai en mesw authV, panta ta zwa twn eqnwn× kai o pelekan kai o akanqocoiroV qelousi katoikei en toiV anwflioiV authV× h fwnh autwn qelei hchsei eiV ta paraqura× erhmwsiV qelei eisqai en taiV pulaiV, dioti qelei gumnwqh apo twn kedrinwn ergwn.