¹Zvanzi naJehovha, Nemhaka yokuti Moabhi vakadarika katatu, zvimwe kana, handingadzori kurohwa kwavo; nekuti vakapisa mafupa amambo waEdhomu kusvikira aita madota.

²Asi ndichatuma moto kuvaMoabhi, uchapedza dzimba dzoushe dzeKerioti; Moabhi vachafa nebope nokudanidzira uye nokurira kwehwamanda;

³ndichaparadza vatongi pakati pavo; nokuuraya machinda avo ose pamwechete navo, ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha.

⁴Zvanzi naJehovha, Nemhaka yokuti Judha vakadarika katatu, zvimwe kana, handingadzori kurohwa kwavo; nekuti vakaramba murayiro waJehovha, vakasachengeta mitemo yake, vakarashiswa nenhema dzavo dzakateverwa namadzibaba avo.

⁵Asi ndichatuma moto kuna Judha, uchapedza dzimba dzoushe dzeJerusaremu.

⁶Zvanzi naJehovha, Nemhaka yokuti Isiraeri vakadarika katatu, zvimwe kana, handingadzori kurohwa kwavo; nekuti vakatengesa vakarurama nesirivha, uye anoshaiwa, vachipiwa shangu mbiri;

⁷ndivo vanoshuva kuona guruva rapasi pamusoro womurombo, vachitsausa nzira yomunhu munyoro; munhu nababa vake vachienda vose kumusikana mumwe, kuti vamhure zita rangu dzvene;

⁸vanovata pasi pamaaritari ose panguvo dzakatorwa dzichiitwa rubatso, vanomwa waini yavakaripiswa mumba maMwari wavo.

⁹Kunyange zvakadaro ndakaparadza vaAmori pamberi pavo, ivo vakanga vakareba semisidhari, vane simba semioki; kunyange zvakadaro ndakaparadza zvibereko zvavo kumusoro nemidzi yavo pasi.

¹⁰Ndakakubudisaiwo munyika yeEgipita, ndikakufambisai murenje makore makumi mana, kuti mundopiwa nyika yavaAmori.

¹¹Ndakamutsawo vaporofita pakati pavanakomana venyu, navaNaziri pakati pavanakomana venyu, navaNaziri pakati pamajaya enyu. Handizvo here, imwi vana vaIsiraeri?

¹²Asi makapa vaNaziri waini vamwe, nokuraira vaporofita, muchiti, Regai kuporofita.

¹³Tarirai, ndichakutsikirirai pasi, sezvinotsikirira ngoro izere nemwanda.

¹⁴Anomhanyisa achakoniwa kutiza, anesimba haangasimbisi simba rake, kunyange nemhare haingazvirwiri.

¹⁵Kunyange anobata uta haangamiri, anetsoka dzinomhanyisa haangazvirwiri; kunyange akatasva bhiza haangarwiri hupenyu hwake;

¹⁶ane mwoyo mukuru pakati pemhare achatiza akashama nezuva iro, ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha.