30 Esawu watsi kuJakobe: “Maye, ngilambile! Ngicela sewumane ungiphe lesiphuphe.” Ngako-ke libito lakhe kwatsiwa ngu-Edomu.
Ngalelinye lilanga Jakobe abepheke siphuphe, kwase kufika Esawu aphuma etsafeni, alambe kakhulu.
Kodvwa Jakobe watsi: “Ngitsengisele lifa lakho lebutubulo, kucala.”
Jakobe watfumela tigijimi ku-Esawu umnakabo, eveni laseSeyiri, kulaka-Edomu.
Watibamba ngendlebe watsi: “Nitawufika enkhosini yami, Esawu, niyitjele nitsi: ‘Inceku yakho, Jakobe, itsi: Seloku ngahamba bengisolo ngihleti kaLabani, kuze kube ngulamuhla.
Nati-ke titukulwane taka-Esawu lobitwa ngekutsi ngu-Edomu.
Ngulawo-ke emadvodzana netikhulu ta-Esawu; Esawu bekungu-Edomu.
naMagdiyeli, na-Iramu. Ngito leti-ke tikhulu taka-Edomu netindzawo lapho tatihlala khona, eveni lelalilifa lato. Esawu abenguyise wema-Edomu.
Ngako-ke Esawu, labekatiwa ngekutsi ngu-Edomu, wahlala eveni letintsaba eSeyiri.
Nati-ke titukulwane taka-Esawu, uyise wema-Edomu, esifundzeni saseSeyiri.
Ngesikhatsi saJehoramu baka-Edomu bavukela bakaJuda, base batibekela yabo inkhosi.
Tikhulu taka-Edomu tiyakwesaba, tichwaga takaMowabi titfutfumele, takhamiti taseKhenani tiphele emandla,
Macondzana ne-Edomu: Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, utsi: “Sekwabate yini kuhlakanipha eThemani? Setaphela yini teluleko kulabahlakaniphile? Kuhlakanipha kwabo sekwabola yini?
Umbono wa-Obadiya: Loku ngulokwakhulunywa yiNkhosi Simakadze ngesive saka-Edomu: Sivile livi leliphuma kuSimakadze. Utfumele lincusa lakhe etiveni, watsi: “Sukumani, sambe siyekulwa na-Edomu.”
“Ningamtondzi um-Edomu, ngobe ungumnakenu. Ningamtondzi umGibhithe, ngobe nani nake nahlala nitihambi eveni lakubo.