25. Waphulw' iimpondo uMowabhi;amandla akhe aphanzisiwe.”Lowo ngumlomo kaNdikhoyo.
26. “Mtshoni ayobe uMowabhi, kuba eziphakamisile phambi koNdikhoyo;makazityikile emhlanzweni wakhe, abe sisigculelo.
27. Kanene uSirayeli wayengesosigculelo senu na?Wakha wabanjwa namasela na uSirayelisele nihlunguzela iintloko nje xa nithetha ngaye?
28. Phumani ezidolophini zenu, nina bemi bakwaMowabhi,niye kuhlala ezingxondorheni,nixele ivukuthu elakhela indlwana phezulu emlonyeni womqolomba.”
29. Sivile ngokukratsha kukaMowabhi.Asilokratshi, kukuzidla nokuzingca;ngenene, kukuzigwagwisanokuziqenya nokukhukhumala kwentliziyo!
30. Nguwo ke lo umlomo kaNdikhoyo:“Ndiyakwazi ukuzidla kukaMowabhi, kodwa kungamampunge;ukuzigwagwisa kwakhe kulilize.
31. Ndiza kwenza isimbonono ngenxa kaMowabhi,ndikhale ngenxa kaMowabhi ephela,kuncwinwe ngenxa yamadoda aseKiriheresi.
32. Wena mdiliya waseSibhema,ndiza kukulilela ngaphezu kokulilela iYazere.Amasebe akho anabe aya kutsho elwandle,ada afikelela kulwandle lwaseYazere.Umtshabalalisi uzifikele iidiliya zakho neziqhamo zakho zasehlotyeni.
33. Uvuyo nolonwabo lumkile kumasimi nezitiya zeziqhamo zakwaMowabi,newayini ndiyinqamle esixovulelweni.Akusavakali nantswahla yabaxovuli;naxa kukho intswahla asiyontswahla yamivuyo.
34. “Isijwili saseHeshbhon sivakele nase-Elale;siye kufikelela eYahazi.Loo ntsholo inabele eZoware;iye kutsho eHoronayim nase-Egelati-shelishiya;kuba kaloku namanzi eNimrim sele atsha qoko.
35. Ndiza kumnqumla kwaMowabhi osondeza amadini ezindaweni eziphakamileyo,nalowo uqhumisela oothixo bakhe.”Lowo ngumlomo kaNdikhoyo.
36. “Yiyo loo nto nditsho ngesililo ngathi ngumrhubhe wengcongolo,ndililela iMowabhi, nditsho amadoda aseKiriheresi.Buphelile ubutyebi bawo ababebuqwebile.
37. Intloko nganye ichetyiwe,ngokunjalo neendevu zisusiwe;isandla ngasinye sicentiwe,esinqeni ngasinye kwabhinqwa irhonya.