1 ⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲙⲡϭⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ .
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
2 ϫⲉⲛⲑⲟⲕ ϩⲱⲕ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲙⲫⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡϩⲏⲟⲩ ⲙⲡϣⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϯⲃⲱⲛⲁⲗⲟⲗⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲕⲗⲏⲙⲁ ⲛⲓⲕⲗⲏⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛⲡⲓⲇⲣⲏⲙⲟⲥ .
And thou, son of manof all the wood, of the branches that are among the trees of the forest, what shall be made of the wood of the vine?
3 ⲙⲏ ⲉⲩⲉϭⲓ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲉⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟϥ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲓⲉ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩϭⲓ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϧⲏⲧⲥ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩⲁϣⲓ ⲥⲕⲉⲩⲟⲥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ .
Will they take wood of it to make it fit for work? will they take of it a peg to hang any vessel upon it?
4 ⲙⲏ ⲉϣⲁⲩⲧⲏⲓⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲙⲟⲩⲛⲕ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲓⲭⲣⲱⲙ ⲡⲉⲥⲕⲗⲏⲙⲁ ϧⲁⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲓⲭⲣⲱⲙ ⲙⲟⲩⲛⲕ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉⲙⲟⲩⲛⲕ ⲉⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ .
It is only given to the fire to be consumed; the fire consumes that which is yearly pruned of it, and it is utterly gone. Will it be useful for any work?
5 ⲙⲏ ⲉϥⲉⲣϣⲁⲩ ⲉϩⲗⲓ ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⲉⲙⲟⲩⲛⲕϥ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲓⲭⲣⲱⲙ ⲉϥⲉⲙⲟⲩⲛⲕ ϣⲁⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥⲉⲉⲣⲁⲧϣⲁⲩ .
Not even while it is yet whole will it be useful for any work: if the fire shall have utterly consumed it, will it still be fit for work?
6 ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲁϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲉⲡϭⲥ ϫⲉⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲙⲡϣⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϯⲃⲱⲛⲁⲗⲟⲗⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲛⲓϣϣⲏⲛ ⲙⲡⲓⲇⲣⲏⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲁⲩⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲉⲡⲓⲭⲣⲱⲙ ⲉⲙⲟⲩⲛⲕϥ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲓⲉϯ ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛϩⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ .
Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord, As the vine-tree among the trees of the forest, which I have given up to the fire to be consumed, so have I given up the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
7 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲓⲉϯ ⲙⲡⲁϩⲟ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲓⲭⲣⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲓⲭⲣⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲉⲩⲉⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡϭⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϧⲉⲛⲡϫⲓⲛⲑⲣⲓⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲁϩⲟ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ .
And I will set my face against them; they shall go forth of the fire, and yet fire shall devour them; and they shall know that I am the Lord, when I have set my face against them.
8 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲓⲉϯ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲉⲩⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲁⲩⲓⲣⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲁⲡⲧⲱⲙⲁ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡϭⲥ .
And I will give up the land to ruin, because they have utterly transgressed, saith the Lord.