3 “I-Atharothe, neDiboni, neJazeri, neNimra, neHeshboni, ne-Eleyale, neSebamu, neNebo, kanye neBheyoni,
“Wabapha imibuso netive, wababela ngisho nemave lakhashane asemikhawulweni. Badla live laSihoni, inkhosi yaseHeshboni, nelive laka-Ogi, inkhosi yaseBhashani.
Emanti aseNimrimu omile, netjani bubunile; lokumilako sekuphele konkhe, sekute lokuluhlata lokusasele.
Macondzana neMowabi: Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: “Maye kuyo iNebo, ngobe itawubhidlitwa. IKhiriyathayimu iyawuhlazeka itfunjwe, inqaba iyawuhlazeka ihhihlitelwe phansi.
IMowabi ayisayiwuphindza idvunyiswe; eHeshboni emadvodza ayawuyakhela emasu ekuyiwisa atsi: ‘Buyani sitewusicedza lesive, singaphindzi sibe sive.’ Nawe futsi wena Madmeni, uyawubindziswa, uyawuvalwa umlomo, uyawube ucoshwa yinkemba.
Nginikhalela kwendlula kuyikhalela kwami iJazeri, awu, nine tivini taseSibima. Emagala enu endlaleka aze efika elwandle, enaba aze efika elwandle lwakaJazeri. Umbhubhisi sewutselekele titselo tenu, nemagelebisi enu lavutsiwe.
“Umsindvo wekukhala kwabo uyenyuka usuka eHeshboni uye e-Eleyale naseJahasi, kusukela eSowari kuze kuyewufika eHoronayimu nase-Eglathi Shelishiya, ngobe ngisho nemanti aseNimrimu asomile.
“Esitfuntini saseHeshboni lababalekako bayema nje bangasitakali, ngobe kubhedvuke umlilo eHeshboni, lilangabi lelikhulu ligqamuke ekhatsi eSihoni, lashisa emabunti akaMowabi, netinkhakhayi talabatigabatisako babange umsindvo.
ngako-ke umhlubulo welakaMowabi ngitawembula usale ungenamadolobha, kusukela emadolobheni alo langasemnyeleni, iBhethi Jeshimothi, neBhali Meyoni kanye neKhiriyathayimu, lokungemagugu alelo live.
“KuleHeshboni kwase kuphuma umlilo, lilangabi lelidolobha laSihoni. Lashisa i-Ari yakaMowabi, takhamiti tasetintsabeni, e-Anoni.
“Kodvwa sesibancobile, iHeshboni ibhujiswe yonkhe indlela kuze kuyewufika eDiboni. Sibabhubhise saze sayawufika eNofa, kuze kufike eMedeba.”
Watsi kube Mosi atfumele tinhloli eJazeri, ema-Israyeli atfumba lonkhe lelo dolobha kanye netabelo talo, acosha lawo ma-Amori labelapho.
EmaRubeni nemaGadi labenemihlambi lemikhulu yetinkhomo, netimvu, netimbuti abona ematsafa aseJazeri naseGileyadi kutsi abelungele kuba ngemadlelo.
Ngako baya kuboMosi na-Eleyazare, umphristi, kanye nebaholi besive, bafike batsi:
kuye eHeshboni kanye nawo emadolobha ayo labesetulu esibebesini labefaka ekhatsi iDiboni, neBhamothi Bhali, neBhethi Bhali Meyoni,
neKhiriyathayimu, neSibima, neSerethi Shahari, egcumeni lelikuleso sihosha,
neHeshboni, neJazeri, akanye nemadlelo awo; kwaba ngemadolobha lamane.
Kwaze kwaphela iminyaka lengema-300, baka-Israyeli bahlala eHeshboni, nase-Aroyeri, nasetabelweni letiyitungeletile, nakuwo onkhe emadolobha kuvundla ne-Anoni. Awuzange ubahlasele ngani-ke ngaleso sikhatsi ulidle lelive?