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