1 Ale Yehowa gblɔe nye esi:
“Le Moab ƒe nu vɔ̃ gbogboawo ta la,
nyematsɔ wo akee o,
elabena etsɔ Edom fia ƒe ƒuwo me akaloe.
2 Eya ta mana dzo nava fia Moab,
eye wòabi mɔ sesẽ siwo le Keriyɔt.
Moab fia ŋutɔ atsrɔ̃ le ʋunyaʋunya me le aʋaɣli
kple kpẽwo ƒe ɖiɖi me,
3 eye mawu eƒe fia
kple eŋutimewo katã.”
Yehowae gblɔe.
4 Ale Yehowa gblɔe nye esi:
“Le Yuda ƒe nu vɔ̃ gbogboawo ta la,
nyematsɔ wo akee o,
elabena egbe nu le Yehowa ƒe seawo gbɔ,
eye wògbe eƒe ɖoɖowo dzi wɔwɔ,
ke boŋ ena eƒe alakpalegba siwo yome
wo fofowo dze la kplɔe trae,
5 eya ta mana dzo nava fia Yuda,
eye wòafia Yerusalem ƒe mɔ sesẽwo.”
Ʋɔnudɔdrɔ̃ Israel
6 “Le Israel ƒe nu vɔ̃ gbogboawo ta la,
“Nyematsɔ wo akee o,
elabena etsɔ ame dzɔdzɔe dzra ɖe klosalo ta,
eye wòtsɔ ame dahe dzra
ɖe atokota dodo ɖeka pɛ ta.
7 Wotea ame dahewo ɖe to,
eye wotrɔa gbo nya dzɔdzɔewo
na ame gblɔe siwo wote ɖe to.
Vɔ̃ɖitɔe nye be,
ŋutsu kple via dea ɖetugbi ɖeka gbɔ
heƒoa ɖi nye ŋkɔ kɔkɔe la.
8 Woɖoa atsyɔ̃ kple avɔ siwo
woxɔ le fenyilawo si le vɔsamlekpuiwo katã gbɔ,
eye wonoa nyadrɔ̃ha siwo woxɔ le
woƒe mawuwo ƒe aƒe me.
9 “Metsrɔ̃ Amoritɔwo le wo ŋgɔ,
togbɔ be wodzɔ atsu abe sedati,
eye wosẽ abe sesewu ene hã la, meho wo kple ke.
10 Mekplɔ wò do goe tso Egipte,
eye mekplɔ wò le gbedzi ƒe blaene sɔŋ,
be woava xɔ Amoritɔwo ƒe anyigba.
11 Meɖo mia viŋutsuwo nyagblɔɖilawo
kple míaƒe ɖekakpuiwo Mawu ƒe kluwo na Israel;
ɖe nàte ŋu agblɔ be esiawo katã mele eme oa?
Yehowae gblɔe.
12 Gake miena wain Mawu ƒe kluwo wono.
Gawu la, miegbe na nyagblɔɖilawo be womagblɔ nya ɖi o.
13 “Eya ta mate mi ɖe to abe ale si keke si
wodo bligba na fũu la yia toe ene.
14 Miaƒe aʋawɔla ɖeablawo mate ŋu asi, akpɔ sitsoƒe o,
ame sesẽwo mate ŋu azã woƒe ŋusẽ o,
eye kalẽtɔ mate ŋu aɖe eƒe agbe o.
15 Aŋutrɔdala manɔ te adae o,
asrafo zazɛ̃wo mate ŋu asi o,
eye sɔdola nyuitɔ mate ŋu ado sɔ asi le tsɔtsrɔ̃ la nu o.
16 Dzideƒotɔ siwo le kalẽtɔwo dome
hã asi amamae gbe ma gbe.”