Abantwana bakwa -Israyeli babuye benza okubi emehlweni kaJehova , babakhonza oBali , no-Ashitaroti, nawonkulunkulu base -Aramu, nawonkulunkulu baseSidoni , nawonkulunkulu bakwaMowabi , nawonkulunkulu babantwana bakwa -Amoni, nawonkulunkulu bamaFilisti , bamshiya uJehova, kabamkhonza.

Azithathela abafazi kwabesifazane bakwaMowabi ; igama lomunye lalingu - Orpa, igama lomunye lalinguRuthe ; bahlala khona kwangathi iminyaka eyishumi.

Kwathi emva kw alokho kwafika abantwana bakwaMowabi nabantwana bakwa-Amoni benabanye bamaMehuni kuJehoshafati, beyokulwa.

Ngokuba amanzi aseDimoni agcwele igazi ; yebo, ngiyakwehlisela iDimoni nokunye: ingonyama phezu kwabasindileyo bakwaMowabi, insali yezwe.

Abaxoshiweyo bakwaMowabi mabahlale kuwe ; mawube yisivikelo kubo ebusweni bomchithi. Lapho umcindezeli esephelile, nokuchitha sekuyekiwe, nabanyathelayo sebeqediwe ezweni,