15 tafike tatsi: “Jeftha utsi: ‘Ema-Israyeli akazange alitsatse live lemaMowabi nelive lema-Amoni.
Kodvwa-ke nyalo nankha lamadvodza aka-Amoni, newakaMowabi, newaseNtsabeni iSeyiri, live labo longavumanga kutsi baka-Israyeli balihlasele nabaphuma eGibhithe. Ngako bavele babayekela bangete bababhubhisa.
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.’ ”
Jeftha waphindza watfumela tigijimi enkhosini yema-Amoni,
Kodvwa atsi nakaphuma eveni laseGibhithe, ema-Israyeli ahamba lihlane acondza eLwandle Lolubovu, endlulela eKhadeshi.