1Pamusoro peMoabhu:
2Moabhu haichazorumbidzwizve;
3Inzwai kuchema kunobva kuHoronaimi,
4Moabhu ichaputswa;
5Vachakwira nomukwidza weRuhiti,
6Tizai! Mhanyai muponese upenyu hwenyu;
7Sezvo muchivimba namabasa uye nepfuma yenyu,
8Muparadzi acharwa namaguta ose ose,
9Isai munyu pamusoro peMoabhu,
10“Ngaatukwe uyo anobata basa raJehovha asina hanya!
11“Moabhu anga ane zororo kubvira pauduku hwake,
12Asi mazuva anouya,”
13Ipapo Moabhu achanyadziswa neKemoshi,
14“Ungataura sei, uchiti, ‘Tiri mhare,
15Moabhu ichaparadzwa, uye maguta ayo acharwiswa;
16“Kuwa kweMoabhu kwava pedyo;
17Ichemei, imi mose mugere makaipoteredza,
18“Burukai pakukudzwa kwenyu
19Mirai panzira mutarire,
20Moabhu yanyadziswa, nokuti yaparadzwa.
21Kutonga kwasvika kumutunhu wakakwirira,
22kuDhibhoni, Nebho neBheti Dhibhirataimu,
23kuKiriataimu, neBheti Gamuri neBheti Meoni,
24kuKerioti neBhozira,
25Runyanga rweMoabhu rwagurwa;
26“Itai kuti adhakwe,
27Ko, Israeri haana kuva chinhu chinosekwa nemi here?
28Siyai maguta enyu mundogara pakati pamatombo,
29“Takanzwa nezvokuzvikudza kweMoabhu,
30Ndinoziva kusindimara kwayo asi hakuna maturo,”
31Naizvozvo ndinoungudza pamusoro peMoabhu,
32Ndinokuchema sokuchema kunoita Jazeri,
33Mufaro nokufarisisa zvaenda,
34“Inzwi rokuchema kwavo rinokwira
35Ndichaisa magumo muMoabhu,
36“Saka mwoyo wangu unorira senyere pamusoro peMoabhu;
37Musoro mumwe nomumwe wakaveurwa,
38Pamusoro pamatenga ose eMoabhu
39“Akoromorwa sei! Vaungudza sei!
40Zvanzi naJehovha:
41Kerioti ichatapwa
42Moabhu ichaparadzwa serudzi
43Kutya negomba nomusungo zvakakumirirai,
44“Ani naani achatiza njodzi
45“Mumumvuri weHeshibhoni
46Une nhamo, iwe Moabhu!
47“Kunyange zvakadaro ndichadzosazve pfuma yeMoabhu