2:1 [] Ouai eiV touV dialogizomenouV anomian kai mhcaneuomenouV kakon en taiV klinaiV autwn× moliV feggei h augh kai prattousin auto, dioti einai en th dunamei thV ceiroV autwn.

2:2 Kai epiqumousin agrouV kai lambanousi dia thV biaV, kai oikouV kai arpazousin autouV× outw diarpazousin anqrwpon kai ton oikon autou, nai, anqrwpon kai thn klhronomian autou.

2:3 dia touto outw legei KurioV× Idou, enantion tou genouV toutou egw bouleuomai kakon, ek tou opoiou den qelete eleuqerwsei touV trachlouV saV oude qelete peripatei uperhfanwV, dioti o kairoV outoV einai kakoV.

2:4 En th hmera ekeinh qelei lhfqh paroimia enantion saV, kai qelei qrhnhsei o qrhnwn me qrhnon kai eipei, Diolou hfanisqhmen× hlloiwse thn merida tou laou mou× pwV apemakrunen authn ap' emou× anti na apodwsh, diemerise touV agrouV hmwn.

2:5 Dia touto su den qeleiV ecei tina ballonta scoinion dia klhron, en th sunaxei tou Kuriou.

2:6 [] Mh profhteuete, oi profhteuonteV× den qelousi profhteusei eiV autouV× h aiscunh autwn den qelei apomakrunqh.

2:7 W su, o kaloumenoV oikoV Iakwb, esmikrunqh to pneuma tou Kuriou; einai toiauta ta epithdeumata autou; oi logoi mou den kamnousi kalon eiV ton orqwV peripatounta;

2:8 Kai proteron o laoV mou epanesth wV ecqroV× to ependuma meta tou citwnoV arpazete apo twn diabainontwn afobwV, twn epistrefontwn apo tou polemou.

2:9 TaV gunaikaV tou laou mou exwsate apo twn terpnwn autwn oikwn× apo twn teknwn autwn afhresate thn doxan mou diapantoV.

2:10 Shkwqhte kai anacwrhsate, dioti auth den einai h anapausiV saV× epeidh emianqh, qelei saV afanisei, malista en sklhrw afanismw.

2:11 Ean tiV peripath kata to pneuma autou kai lalh yeudh, legwn, Qelw profhteusei eiV se peri oinou kai sikera, outoV bebaiwV qelei eisqai o profhthV tou laou toutou.

2:12 [] Qelw bebaiwV se sunaxei olon Iakwb× qelw bebaiwV sullexei to upoloipon tou Israhl× qelw qesei autouV omou wV probata thV BosorraV, wV poimnion en mesw thV mandraV autwn× megan qorubon qelousi kamei ek tou plhqouV twn anqrwpwn.