Уи ашәаҿы абарҭ ажәақәа аагоуп: «Мероз шәшәила,— иҳәеит Иегова имаалықь,— шәааҟәымҵӡакәа уа инхо шәшәила, избан акәзар урҭ мааӡеит Иегова ицхраарц, Иегова мчы змаз данрабашьуаз ицхраарц» (Аӡб. 5:23).
10 Strangely, though, in the midst of Deborah and Barak’s victory song praising Jehovah for a miraculous conquest, they sang: “‘Curse Meroz,’ said the angel of Jehovah, ‘yes, curse its inhabitants, for they did not come to the assistance of Jehovah, to the assistance of Jehovah with the mighty ones.’”​—Judg. 5:23.