Udaba mayela neMowabhi

1 Nalu udaba olundilisekileyo olumayela neMowabhi:

KwelaseMowabhi yimbubho yodwa;

kaloku iAri ivuthululwe ngabusuku bunye.

Kunyembelekile eMowabhi phaya;

kaloku iKiri itshatyalaliswe ngabusuku bunye.

2 Nango amaDibhon enyukela endaweni yawo yokunqula,

esiya kuphalaza iinyembezi elila.

AmaMowabhi alilela iNebho neMedibha;

selede agugul’ iinwele neendevu.

3 Ezitalatweni ahamba enxibe ezokuzila;

phakathi kwabantu nasemakhaya sisijwili.

4 AmaHeshbhon namaElale ayabhomboloza;

isikhalo sawo sivakala naseYahaza.

Kubi, namajoni ngokwawo ayakhalaza;

kaloku nawo ngoku angenwa yingevane.

5 Ke mna ke ndikhalela iMowabhi,

kuba abantu bayo babhacel’ eZoware,

basabele e-Egelati-sheleshiya.

Nâbo bekhwina benyuka iLuti;

benz’ isimbonon’ ukusing’ eHoronayim,

benesingqala ngenxa yentshabalalo.

6 Intlanjana yeNimrim yona yome khonkqo,

notyani ecaleni kwayo apho butshazile;

ewe, akusekho hlaza, kome khwahla.

7 Ubuntwana-ntwana ababuqwebileyo nâbo bexhakazela bebuphethe,

besiya kuwela loo ngxingwa yemipampiri.

8 Yintlokoma yesikhalo eMowabhi jikelele.

Eso sililo sivakala nase-Eglayim;

eso sijwili sifikelela naseBhere-elim.

9 Emlanjeni kwisixeko saseDibhon namanzi ngokwawo abomvu ligazi.

Kanti ke mna Thixo ndisaza kwenza izinto zamehlo:

kuza kujub’ ugodo kwaseleyo amaMowabhi!