16. “Intlekele imfikele uMowabhi;ishwangusha limgubungele ngephanyazo.
17. Yibani novelwano nguye, nina bamngqongileyo;nina bangqina udumo lwegama lakhe,yithini: ‘Yehaa, yaphukile ingwanyalala yomsimelelo;waphukile umsimbithi wodumo!’
18. “Yihlani ewongeni, nina bemi baseDibhon,nihlale phantsi kwelibharhileyo.Unifikele umtshabalalisi weMowabhi,wazidiliza iinqaba zenu.
19. Yimani ngasendleleni, nina bemi baseArure, nikhangele.Buzani kwindoda esabileyo nakumfazi osindileyo, nithi: ‘Ingaba kwenzekeni na?’
20. UMowabhi uhlazekile kuba ubhukuqiwe.Yenzani isijwili nikhale,nazise abahlala ngaseArnon,nithi: ‘UMowabhi ubhuqiwe.’
21. Yithini isigwebo sifikile kuloo mathafa:eHoloni, eJaza, naseMefati;
22. eDibhon, eNebho, naseBhete-diblatayim;
23. eKiriyatayim, eBhete-gamuli, naseBhete-mewon;
24. eKeriyoti naseBhozera,nakuzo zonke iidolophu zakwaMowabhi,ezikude nezikufuphi.
25. Waphulw' iimpondo uMowabhi;amandla akhe aphanzisiwe.”Lowo ngumlomo kaNdikhoyo.
26. “Mtshoni ayobe uMowabhi, kuba eziphakamisile phambi koNdikhoyo;makazityikile emhlanzweni wakhe, abe sisigculelo.
27. Kanene uSirayeli wayengesosigculelo senu na?Wakha wabanjwa namasela na uSirayelisele nihlunguzela iintloko nje xa nithetha ngaye?
28. Phumani ezidolophini zenu, nina bemi bakwaMowabhi,niye kuhlala ezingxondorheni,nixele ivukuthu elakhela indlwana phezulu emlonyeni womqolomba.”
29. Sivile ngokukratsha kukaMowabhi.Asilokratshi, kukuzidla nokuzingca;ngenene, kukuzigwagwisanokuziqenya nokukhukhumala kwentliziyo!
30. Nguwo ke lo umlomo kaNdikhoyo:“Ndiyakwazi ukuzidla kukaMowabhi, kodwa kungamampunge;ukuzigwagwisa kwakhe kulilize.
31. Ndiza kwenza isimbonono ngenxa kaMowabhi,ndikhale ngenxa kaMowabhi ephela,kuncwinwe ngenxa yamadoda aseKiriheresi.
32. Wena mdiliya waseSibhema,ndiza kukulilela ngaphezu kokulilela iYazere.Amasebe akho anabe aya kutsho elwandle,ada afikelela kulwandle lwaseYazere.Umtshabalalisi uzifikele iidiliya zakho neziqhamo zakho zasehlotyeni.