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