1. Utsho uYehova ukuthi, Ngenxa yezikreqo ezithathu zakwaMowabhi, ngenxa yeziné — andiyi kuyibuyisa umva le nto — ngenxa yokuwatshisa kwakhe amathambo ookumkani bakwaEdom, ába yikalika:
2. ndiya kuthumela umlilo kwaMowabhi, utshise iingxande ezinde zeKeriyoti, afe uMowabhi, kúphithizelwa, kúhlatywa umkhosi, kúvuthelwa izigodlo.
3. Ndomnqumla umgwebi phakathi kwakhe, ndibabulale bonke abathetheli bakhe kunye naye; utsho uYehova.
4. Utsho uYehova ukuthi, Ngenxa yezikreqo ezithathu zakwaYuda, ngenxa yeziné — andiyi kuyibuyisa umva le nto — ngenxa yokuwucekisa kwabo umyalelo kaYehova, àbayigcina imimiselo yakhe; amanga abo, ababelandela wona ooyise, àbandwendwisa:
5. ndiya kuthumela umlilo kwaYuda, utshise iingxande ezinde zeYerusalem.