37 Litubulo lakhe latala indvodzana, layetsa libito latsi nguMowabi. Unguyise wemaMowabi alamuhla.
Ngako-ke omabili emadvodzakati aLoti akhuleliswa nguyise.
Baphatse ngesandla lowaphatsa ngaso emaMidiyani, naSisera, naJabini ngasemfuleni iKhishoni,
“Ngitivile tinhlamba tebakaMowabi netibhinco tema-Amoni, labetfuka ngato sive sami basongela nelive laso.
Nako kini, sive sakaMowabi! Nibhujisiwe nine sive sakaKhemoshi! Uyekelele emadvodzana akhe, aba bakhoseli; kwatsi emadvodzakati akhe aba titfunjwa taSihoni, inkhosi yema-Amori.
Nase nifike esiveni sema-Amoni, ningawachukuluti futsi ningawakhubi, ngobe ngingeke ngininike, ngisho nencenye nje yalelive lawo kutsi libe lifa lenu, ngobe phela ngalipha titukulwane taLoti kutsi libe lifa lato.’ ”
Simakadze wakhuluma kimi, watsi: ‘Ningawahlaseli emaMowabi, futsi ningawachukuluti kutsi aze alwe, ngobe ngingeke ngininike, ngisho nencenye nje yelive lawo. I-Ari yona ngiyiphe titukulwane taLoti kutsi ibe yato.’ ”
“Kute um-Amoni, nome umMowabi, nome titukulwane tawo kuze kube selishumi, loyawungena ebandleni laSimakadze,
Ngetulu kwaloko Ruthe, umMowabi, longumfelokati, labetekwe nguMahaloni, naye sengumkami. Loko kutawusita ekugcineni lifa netimphahla temndeni wemufi; umndeni wakhe uyawuchubeka esiveni sakhe, nasedolobheni lakubo. Nine-ke nibofakazi baloko kulelilanga lalamuhla.”
Watsi kube Sawula abekwe kuba yinkhosi yema-Israyeli, walwa nato tonkhe titsa takhe letatimtungeletile: emaMowabi, nema-Amoni, nema-Edomu, nemakhosi aseSobha kanye nemaFilisti. Abetsi lapho ajikele ngakhona, ente umonakalo.