Niikuyaa kumoo Mowabi ye
1 Kiilaariyaa kumoo fele Mowabi la kuwo to.
Ari meŋ be Mowabi, kasaarata le suuto kiliŋ!
Kiri meŋ be Mowabi, kasaarata le suuto kiliŋ!
2 Diboninkoolu taata ì la batudulaa to le,
ì la batudulaa tintiŋolu* to ka woosii,
Mowabinkoolu lembata Nebo niŋ Medeba la kuwo la.
Ì ye ì kuŋolu bee nunku le,
ì ye ì booraalu bee lii niikuyaa kamma.
3 Ì ka booto funtoolu le duŋ mbeedoolu kaŋ,
ka taa bantabaalu to,
aniŋ ì la buŋ santo teruriŋolu* kaŋ.
Ì bee le ka wuuri,
ì ye i fayi duuma ka kumboo.
4 Hesiboni niŋ Eleyale siilaalu wuurita,
ì kaŋo moyita le fo Yahasi saatewo to,
a ye a tinna Mowabi kelediŋolu ŋaarata fo ì korita.
5 Mowabi la kuwo ye m balafaa le.
A la keleborilaalu borita le fo Sowari,
ka taa fo Ekilati-Selisiya.
Ì be lemba kaŋ ka taa Luhiti siloo la,
ka taa Horonayimu, ì be ì la kasaaroo woosii kaŋ.
6 Nimurimu baajiyo jaata le,
a ñaamoolu norota,
fiifeŋolu bee faata,
hani dulaa jambakereriŋ maŋ soto.
7 Ì ye ì la naafuloo meŋ kafu ñoo ma,
ì ye a maabo le,
ì ye a samba, ka a teyindi niŋ Nombo Wulumbaŋo la.
8 Ì la woosiyo ye Mowabi bankoo bee beŋ,
ì la wuuroo futata fo Ekilayimu,
ì la niikuyaa woosiyo, fo Beeri-Elimu.
9 Diboni baajiyo be faariŋ yeloo le la,
bari m be doo kafu la Diboninkoolu ye le,
jatoo, Mowabinkoolu la keleborilaalu ye,
aniŋ mennu tuta bankoo kaŋ.
God Will Destroy Moab
1 This is a message about Moab.
The cities of Ar and Kir are destroyed in a single night, and silence covers the land of Moab. 2 The people of Dibon climb the hill to weep at the shrine. The people of Moab wail in grief over the cities of Nebo and Medeba; they have shaved their heads and their beards in grief. 3 The people in the streets are dressed in sackcloth; in the city squares and on the rooftops people mourn and cry. 4 The people of Heshbon and Elealeh cry out, and their cry can be heard as far away as Jahaz. Even the soldiers tremble; their courage is gone. 5 My heart cries out for Moab! The people have fled to the town of Zoar, and to Eglath Shelishiyah. Some climb the road to Luhith, weeping as they go; some escape to Horonaim, grieving loudly. 6 Nimrim Brook is dry, the grass beside it has withered, and nothing green is left. 7 The people go across the Valley of Willows, trying to escape with all their possessions. 8 Everywhere at Moab's borders the sound of crying is heard. It is heard at the towns of Eglaim and Beerelim. 9 At the town of Dibon the river is red with blood, and God has something even worse in store for the people there. Yes, there will be a bloody slaughter of everyone left in Moab.
