36 Omabili lamadvodzakati aLoti akhulelwa, akhuleliswa nguLoti longubabe wawo.

38 Nalendvodzakati lencane yabeleka indvodzana, futsi yayibita ngekutsi nguBhenami. Lona ngubabe webantfu lamuhla lababitwa ngekutsi ngema-Amoni.+

7 Intfukutselo yaJehova yase iyawavutsela ema-Israyeli futsi wawanikela etandleni temaFilisti netema-Amoni.+

12 Jeftha wabese utfuma titfunywa enkhosini yema-Amoni+ watsi: “Kukhona yini lengikone ngako* kutsi ungaze utewuhlasela live lami?”

33 Wawahlasela, wabulala linyenti lawo kusukela e-Aroyeri kuze kuyewufika eMinithi, wahlasela emadolobha langu-20, kuchubeke kuze kuyewufika e-Abela-kheramimu. Ngaleyo ndlela ema-Israyeli awancoba ema-Amoni.

11 Ngemuva kwaloko, Nahashi um-Amoni+ wakhuphuka wamisa emathende eJabeshi+ yakaGileyadi kuze ayihlasele. Onkhe emadvodza aseJabeshi atsi kuNahashi: “Yenta sivumelwane natsi, futsi tsine sitawuba tisebenti takho.”