8:1 [] Salpison tauta me to stoma sou× qeleiV ormhsei wV aetoV enantion tou oikou tou Kuriou, dioti parebhsan thn diaqhkhn mou kai hsebhsan eiV ton nomon mou.

8:2 O Israhl qelei krazei proV eme, Qee mou, se gnwrizomen.

8:3 O Israhl aperriye to agaqon× o ecqroV qelei katadiwxei auton.

8:4 Autoi katesthsan basileiV, plhn ouci par' emou× ekamon arcontaV, plhn cwriV na ecw eidhsin× ek tou arguriou autwn kai ek tou crusiou autwn ekamon eiV eautouV eidwla, dia na exoloqreuqwsin.

8:5 Aperriyen autouV o moscoV sou, Samareia× o qumoV mou exhfqh enantion autwn× ewV pote den qelousi dunhqh na kaqarisqwsi;

8:6 Kai touto bebaiwV egeinen upo tou Israhl× o tecnithV ekamen auto× oqen auto den einai QeoV× o moscoV loipon thV SamareiaV qelei geinei suntrimmata.

8:7 Epeidh espeiran anemon, dia touto qelousi qerisei anemostrobilon× den ecei kalamon× o blastoV den qelei dwsei aleuron× kai an dwsh, xenoi qelousi katapiei auto.

8:8 [] Katepoqh o Israhl× twra egeinan metaxu twn eqnwn wV skeuoV en w den uparcei cariV.

8:9 Dioti af' eautwn anebhsan eiV touV AssuriouV, wV onagroV monazwn kaq' eauton× o Efraim emisqwsen erastaV.

8:10 Plhn an kai emisqwsan erastaV metaxu twn eqnwn, twra qelw sunaxei autouV× kai qelousi luphqh met' oligon dia to fortion tou basilewV twn arcontwn.

8:11 Epeidh o Efraim eplhqune ta qusiasthria dia na amartanh, qelousi geinei eiV auton qusiasthria tou amartanein.

8:12 Egraya proV auton ta megaleia tou nomou mou× plhn elogisqhsan wV allotrion pragma.

8:13 En taiV qusiaiV, taV opoiaV prosferousin eiV eme, qusiazousi kreaV kai trwgousin× o KurioV den decetai autaV× twra qelei enqumhqh thn anomian autwn kai episkefqh taV amartiaV autwn× autoi qelousin epistreyei eiV thn Aigupton.