1 Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo:

"Ngenxa yezono ezintathu zaseMowabi

loba ngenxa yezine, kangiyikulunqanda ulaka lwami,

ngoba utshise amathambo enkosi yase-Edomi

aze afana lekalaga,

2 ngizathumela umlilo kuMowabi

ozalobisa izinqaba zaseKheriyothi.

UMowabi uzachitheka kulokuxokozela okukhulu

lokumenyezelwa kwezitsho zempi lokukhala kwecilongo.

3 Ngizaqothula ababusi bakhe

ngibulale zonke izikhulu zakhe kanye laye,"

kutsho uThixo.

4 Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo:

"Ngenxa yezono ezintathu zikaJuda

loba ngenxa yezine, kangiyikulunqanda ulaka lwami,

ngoba bawalile umthetho kaThixo

kabaze bagcina lezimiso zakhe,

ngoba badukiswe ngonkulunkulu bamanga,

onkulunkulu abalandelwa ngokhokho babo.

5 Ngizathumela umlilo koJuda

ozalobisa izinqaba zaseJerusalema."

6 Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo:

"Ngenxa yezono ezintathu zika-Israyeli

loba ngenxa yezine, kangiyikulunqanda ulaka lwami

ngoba bathengisa abalungileyo ngesiliva,

labaswelayo ngamanyathelo.

7 Banyathela phezu kwamakhanda abayanga

njengaphezu kothuli lomhlabathi

banqabele imfanelo yabancindezelweyo.

Uyise lendodana bembatha lentombi yinye

kanjalo bangcolise ibizo lami elingcwele.

8 Bacambalala phansi emaceleni ama-alithare wonke,

phezu kwezembatho ezithethwe ziyizibambiso.

Endlini kankulunkulu wabo

banatha iwayini elithethwe njengenhlawulo.

9 Ngachitha umʼAmori phambi kwabo,

lanxa wayemude njengemisedari

njalo eqine njengomʼokhi.

Ngachitha izithelo zakhe phezulu

kanye lempande zakhe ngaphansi.

10 Ngalikhupha eGibhithe

ngalikhokhela iminyaka engamatshumi amane enkangala

ukuba ngilinike ilizwe lama-Amori.

11 Ngakhupha labaphrofethi bephuma phakathi kwamadodana enu,

kanye lamaNaziri ephuma phakathi kwezinsizwa zenu.

Lokhu akuqotho na, bantu bako-Israyeli?"

kutsho uThixo.

12 "Kodwa lanathisa amaNaziri iwayini,

lalaya abaphrofethi ukuba bangaphrofethi.

13 Khathesi-ke mina ngizalichoboza

njengokuchoboza kwenqola ithwele amabele.

14 Olejubane kayikubaleka,

oqinileyo uzawaswela amandla akhe,

lebutho kaliyikusindisa impilo yalo.

15 Umtshoki akayikugxila,

ibutho elilejubane kaliyikuphunyuka

lomgadi webhiza kayikusindisa impilo yakhe.

16 Lebutho elilesibindi kakhulu,

ngalolosuku lizabaleka linqunu,"

kutsho uThixo.