8 “Ngako sahamba sendlula labanaketfu labatitukulwane taka-Esawu, lababehlala eSeyiri. Sawushiya umgwaco i-Arabha lochamuka e-Elathi nase-Esiyoni Geberi; sahamba ngemgwaco welihlane lakaMowabi.
Simakadze wamphendvula watsi: “Esiswini sakho kunetive letimbili. Utawutala tive letitakwehlukana tinhlobo letimbili. Lesinye sive siyawuba nemandla kunalesinye, lomdzala akhonte lomncane.”
Inkhosi Solomoni waphindze wakha nemikhumbi e-Esiyoni Geberi lesedvutane ne-Elathi, ka-Edomu elugwini lweLwandle Lolubovu.
Nguye lowakha kabusha i-Elathi wayibuyisela kaJuda, emvakwekukhotsama kweyise Amasiya.
Ngaleso sikhatsi Resini, inkhosi yaseSiriya, yabuyisela i-Elathi eSiriya ngekudvungulula onkhe emadvodza akaJuda. Ema-Edomu ase ayawungena e-Elathi ayakwakha khona, ahlala lapho kuze kube ngulamuhla loku.
Ema-Israyeli ahamba kusukela eNtsabeni iHori ngendlela leya eLwandle Lolubovu, entela kugega lelive lase-Edomu. Kodvwa bantfu baba nenhlitiyo lencane endleleni;
Esuka e-Abrona emisa e-Esiyoni Geberi.
Lawa-ke ngemavi aMosi lawakhuluma kuso sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli basesehlane ngasemphumalanga nemfula iJordane, e-Arabha, macondzana neSufi, emkhatsini wePharani neThofeli, neLabani, neHaserothi, neDizahabi.
“ ‘Emvakwaloko bahamba bazula ehlane, bagega live laka-Edomu nelakaMowabi, baze befika ngasemphumalanga nelakaMowabi, bayawumisa ngesheya kwe-Anoni. Abazange bangene eminyeleni yelive lakaMowabi, ngobe i-Anoni bekunguwona mnyele walo.