1Mayelana leMowabi:
2IMowabi kayiyikudunyiswa futhi;
3Zwanini ukukhala okuvela eHoronayimi;
4IMowabi izachitheka;
5Baqansa ngendlela eya eLuhithi,
6Balekani! Gijimani lizivikele ekufeni;
7Njengoba lithembe izenzo zenu lenotho yenu,
8Umchithi uzafika emadolobheni wonke,
9Fakani itswayi kuyo iMowabi
10Yeka isithuko kulowo oyekethisayo ekwenzeni umsebenzi kaThixo!
11IMowabi ibiphumule kusukela ebutsheni bayo
12Kodwa insuku ziyeza,
13Lapho-ke iMowabi izayangeka ngoKhemoshi
14Lingatsho kanjani na ukuthi, ‘Singamabutho,
15IMowabi izachithwa, amadolobho ayo ahlaselwe;
16“Ukuwa kweMowabi sekuseduze;
17Ikhaleleni lonke lina elakhelene layo,
18Yehlani ebukhosini benu
19Manini emgwaqweni lilinde,
20IMowabi iyangekile, ngoba ichithekile.
21Ukwehlulela sekufikile emagcekeni
22eDibhoni, leNebho laseBhethi-Dibhilathayimi,
23eKhiriyathayimi, leBhethi-Gamuli laseBhethi Meyoni,
24eKheriyothi kanye laseBhozira
25Uphondo lweMowabi luqunyiwe,
26“Idakiseni
27U-Israyeli wayengasinto yokuhlekisa kuwe na?
28Tshiyani amadolobho enu lihlale emadwaleni,
29Sizwile ngokuzigqaja kweMowabi,
30Ngiyakwazi ukudelela kwayo, kodwa kuyize,
31“Ngakho-ke ngiyalila ngeMowabi,
32Ngiyalikhalela njengokulila kweJazeri,
33Ukuthokoza lokuthaba akusekho
34Umsindo wokukhala kwabo uyaphakama
35EMowabi ngizabaqeda
36“Ngakho inhliziyo yami ikhalela iMowabi njengemfegwana;
37Amakhanda wonke aphuciwe
38Phezu kwezimpahla zonke zezindlu zaseMowabi
39“Yeka ukuphahlazwa kwayo! Yeka ukulila kwabo!
40UThixo uthi:
41IKheriyothi izathunjwa,
42IMowabi izachithwa ingabe isaba yisizwe
43Ukwesaba lomgodi kanye lomjibila kulilindele
44“Loba ngubani obalekela ukwesaba
45“Emthunzini waseHeshibhoni
46Maye kuwe! wena Mowabi!
47Kodwa inhlanhla ye-Mowabi ngizayibuyisela