22 Sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli sesuka eKhadeshi sayawufika eNtsabeni iHori.
“Ngaseningizimu uyawusuka eThamari ubange ngasemantini aseMeribha Khadeshi, ugudle uMfudlana waseGibhithe, ucondze eLwandle Lolukhulu. Lowo-ke kuyawuba ngumnyele wangaseningizimu.
“Umnyele wangaseningizimu wakaGadi uyawushona ngaseningizimu kusukela eThamari kuye emantini aseMeribha Khadeshi, ugudle uMfudlana waseGibhithe kuya eLwandle Lolukhulu.
Befika kuboMosi, na-Aroni kanye nesive sonkhe sema-Israyeli eKhadeshi, eHlane lasePharani. Befika bababikela kanye nesive sonkhe, badzimate babakhombisa netitselo talelo live.
Ngenyanga yekucala sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli sefika eHlane laseSini, sefike semisa eKhadeshi. Miriyamu wafela khona lapho, wangcwatjwa.
Mosi watfumela tigijimi kusuka eKhadeshi, taya enkhosini yaka-Edomu, tafike tatsi: “Umnakenu Israyeli utsi wena uyabati bonkhe bulukhuni lobusehlele.
kodvwa satsi kube sikhale kuSimakadze, wakuva kukhala kwetfu wase utfumela ingilosi, wasikhipha eveni laseGibhithe. “Nyalo-ke sesilapha eKhadeshi, edolobhaneni lelisemnyeleni welive lakho.
Ema-Israyeli ahamba kusukela eNtsabeni iHori ngendlela leya eLwandle Lolubovu, entela kugega lelive lase-Edomu. Kodvwa bantfu baba nenhlitiyo lencane endleleni;
“ ‘Umnyele wenu ngasenyakatho utawuhamba usuke eLwandle Lolukhulu ucondze eNtsabeni iHori,
“Ngako-ke nahlala eKhadeshi emalanga lamanyenti, nacitsa sikhatsi lesidze nilapho.