1 Ngekusho kwaSimakadze wemabutfo, Nkulunkulu wa-Israyeli, ngeMowabi: "Maye Nebo, ngobe icekelwe phansi! Kiriathayimi idzinyazwe, ibanjwe. Inkhundla yayo yenhlonipho icekelwe phansi. 2 Siyephuma inhlonipho yaMowabi. Setilwaneni tawo eHeshboni bacabange kuhlasela. Batsi: 'Woza siyicekela phansi njengelive. NaseMadmeni kutawubhujiswa—krele litawulandzela.' 3 Lalelani! Kukhona umsindvo lozwakalako uvela eHoronayimi, lapho kucekelwe phansi khona. 4 IMowabi icekelwe phansi. Bantfwana bayo bayakhala. 5 Bakhuphukela entabeni yeLuhith belila, ngobe ngephansi eHoronayimi kuzwakala sikhalo ngenca yekucekelwa phansi. 6 Balekani! Sindzisanani ningaba njengemthombe wasehlane. 7 Ngenca yekutembela etintfweni tenu kanye nacingweni lenu, nani niyotfumba. Nekemoshi uyotfumba kanye netinceku takhe netikhulu. 8 Ngobe umceki uyotafika kuyo yonkhe idolobha; akukho idolobha litawubalekela. Ngako sigodzi sitawubhujiswa nelitshe litawucekelwa phansi, njengobe Simakadze asho. 9 Nikelani Mowabi emaphiko, ngobe utawubalekela. Emadolobha awo atawuba yindzawo lengenamuntfu. 10 Makalahlwe lowo lotalekile ekwenzeni umsebenti waSimakadze! Makalahlwe lowo uyayeka krele lakhe lingadli ligazi! 11 IMowabi uhlale ukhululekile kusukela esemncane. Unjengewayini wakhe longakaze agcogcomiswe. Akakaze atfumbwe. Ngako unambitse kahle; inambitse yakhe ayishintji. 12 Ngako bheka, kuza emalanga—kusho Simakadze—lapho ngitawumtuma labamtakelako, bamgcogcomise bacece bonkhe emabhakede bakhe baphule timbhiza takhe. 13 IMowabi itawudzinyazwa ngeKemoshi njengobe indlu ya-Israyeli yadzinyazwa ngeBheteli, letetembela kuyo. 14 Ningatsi njani, 'Singemasotja, simemandla ekulweni'? 15 IMowabi itawucekelwa phansi nemadolobha ayo ahlaselwe. Ngobe emadvodza ayo lamahle kakhulu sehlele endzaweni yekuhlatshwa. Kusho iNkhosi! NguSimakadze wemabutfo ligama lakhe. 16 Inhlekelele yaMowabi iseduze; isihlengo siyashesha. 17 Nina lonkhe leninemakhetsi eMowabi, yekelani kukhala; nina lonkhe leniyati dumisa lako, memelani, 'Maye, luswati lolunemandla, lutsambo lwehlonipho, seluchitjwe.' 18 Wehla endzaweni yakho yehlonipho uhlale emhlabeni lomile, wena ndvodzakati lihlala eDiboni. Ngobe umceki waMowabi uyakuphakamela, utawucekela phansi tinkhundla takho. 19 Yimani endleleni nibuke, nina lihlala e-Aroeri. Butani labalekako batsi, 'Kwenzekeni?' 20 IMowabi idzinyazwe, ngobe ichitjwe. Khala uhlabelele; memela usizo. Tsatsi emanti ase-Arnoni kutsi IMowabi icekelwe phansi. 21 Manje sijeziso sesifikile etindzaweni letinetintaba, eHoloni, eJahza naseMefati, 22 eDiboni, eNebo naseBheti-Diblathayimi, 23 eKiriathayimi, eBheti-Gamuli naseBheti-Meoni, 24 eKeriyoti naseBhozra, nakuyo yonkhe idolobha laseMowabi—lekude nalekufuphi. 25 uphondo lwaMowabi luchitjwe; sandla sakhe saphuke—kusho Simakadze. 26 Menteni adake, ngobe wazidvudvuta ngaSimakadze. Menteni Mowabi alale esikhukhuletseni sakhe, abe yintfo lehlekisako. 27 Ngobe angeke i-Israyeli yaba yintfo lehlekisako kini? Yatiwa njengelicebo, ngako wavungama ngawo njalo lapho ukhuluma ngayo? 28 Shiyani emadolobha nihlale emaweni, nina lihlala eMowabi. Nibe njengelijuba lelincane lelisele emlonyeni wemgedzi. 29 Sesikuzwile kwedvuma kwaMowabi—kwetsandza, kwenyanya, kwesidvumo, kwesigidzi nekuzidvundvuta enhlitiyweni yakhe. 30 Kusho Simakadze—ngiyati inkulumo yakhe yekuzidvundvuta, lengento, njengetento takhe. 31 Ngako ngitawukhala ngekuhladzela IMowabi, ngitawumemelela ngenhliziyo ebuhlungu ngeMowabi wonkhe. Ngitawulila bantfu baseKir-Hareseti. 32 Ngitawukukhokhela kakhulu kunaloko ngakwenta ngeJazeri, wena mvini waseSibma! Emagatsha akho adlula eLwandle Lwetawuphe, afike eJazeri. Umceki uhlasele titselo takho nemagilebhsi akho. 33 Ngako umshado nejabula sekuyaphuma ematilwaneni kanye nelive laseMowabi. Sengiphelise wayini wasetimvimeni tabo. Ngeke baphindze banyatsele ngenjabulo. Noma ngabe ubani amemele angeke abe nemutsi. 34 Umsindvo waseHeshboni uzwakala kuze kufike e-Eleale, uzwakala eJahazi, kusukela eTsoari kuya eHoronayimi nase-Eglati-Shelishiyahi, ngobe nemanti aseNimrimi aphelile. 35 Ngobe ngitawuphelisa noma ngabe ngubani eMowabi lobingelela etindzaweni letiphakeme futsi atjelise emadloti akhe—kusho Simakadze. 36 Ngako inhlitiyo yami iyalila ngeMowabi njengemculi. Inhlitiyo yami iyalila njengemiculi ngenca yebantfu baseKir-Hareseti. Ucebo lwabo seluphelile. 37 Ngobe wonkhe umuntfu ugundvwe, wonkhe umuntfu ugundziwe. Kukhona emabala emandla, kanye netilaphu letiboshwe emabeleni. 38 Kukhona kukhala kuyo yonkhe indzawo, kuyo yonkhe indlu yaseMowabi lelinophahla lolucwebile nasetindzaweni tabo. Ngobe ngicekele phansi IMowabi njengemabhakede lengente—kusho Simakadze. 39 Ichitjwe kangakanani! Bakhala kangakanani ekuhladzeleni kwabo! IMowabi ibuyise emuva ngekudzinyazwa! Ngako IMowabi itawuba yintfo lehlekisako nesabisa labanemakhetsi bayo." 40 Ngobe Simakadze utsi: "Bona, setilwane sitawufika njengelukhosi, sisakate emaphiko aso phezu kwaMowabi. 41 IKeriothi ibiwe, tinkhundla tayo titanjwe. Ngobe kulololanga inhlitiyo yemasotja aseMowabi itawuba njengenhlitiyo yemfati lesikhatsi sokubeletha. 42 Ngako IMowabi itawucekelwa phansi ingasaphindze ibe ngubantfu, ngobe yazidvundvuta ngaSimakadze. 43 Kunesabisa, umgodi, nelibopho kuwe, wena lihlala eMowabi—kusho Simakadze. 44 Noma ngabe ngubani lolabalekela ngenca yesabisa uyowela emgodini, nalophuma emgodini uyobanjwa libopho, ngobe ngitawuletha lokhu kubantfu baseMowabi, ngonyaka wekuvuselela kwami—kusho Simakadze. 45 Labalekako bayoma emthunzini waseHeshboni bangenamandla, ngobe umlilo utawuphuma eHeshboni, ulangabi lusuka phakathi kwaSihoni. Lutawudla ubuso baMowabi kanye nemakhanda alabazidvundvutako. 46 Maye wena Mowabi! Bantfu baKemoshi bacekelwe phansi, ngobe bantfwana bakho labadzala batfumbiwe nebantfwana bakho labasikhatsi batsi batfumbiwe. 47 Kodvwa ngitawubuyisa labatfumbiwe baseMowabi emalangeni lamanyenti—kusho Simakadze." Sijeziso ngeMowabi siphela lapha.