18 Kodvwa Edomu waphendvula, watsi: “Ningeke nengce lapha; naningake nilokotse, siyawuphuma sinihlasele ngetikhali.”
Ema-Israyeli aphendvula, atsi: “Sitawuhamba ngemgwaco lomkhulu, nangabe tifuyo tetfu natsi sinatse emitfonjeni yenu, sitanikhokhela. Tsine sifuna kumane sendlule nje ngetinyawo, hhayi lokunye.”
Baphindza baka-Edomu baphendvula, batsi: “Asifuni kutsi nendlule.” Base bayaphuma baka-Edomu babesukela ngalenkhulu imphi nalenemandla.
Kodvwa Sihoni wala kutsi bendlule badzabule live lakhe. Wahlanganisa emabutfo akhe onkhe, wawahlomisa wawavivisa awacondzise ehlane kuyawulwa nema-Israyeli. Watsi nakefika eJahasi, walwa nema-Israyeli.
Ema-Israyeli ahamba kusukela eNtsabeni iHori ngendlela leya eLwandle Lolubovu, entela kugega lelive lase-Edomu. Kodvwa bantfu baba nenhlitiyo lencane endleleni;
Edomu uyawuncotjwa; Seyiri, sitsa sakhe, naye uyawuncotjwa, kodvwa Israyeli uyawukhula abe nemandla.
njengobe kwenta titukulwane taka-Esawu letihlala eSeyiri, nanjengobe kwenta emaMowabi lahlala e-Ari, size sewelele ngesheya kweJordane, eveni lasinika lona Simakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu.’