14 lathi engilozini yesithandathu ebeyiphethe iporompita: “Akhe utjhaphulule iingilozi ezine ezikhungeke emlanjeni omkhulu iYufrathe!”
Khona mhlokho uSomnini wenza isivumelwano no-Abramu wathi: “Ngithembisa ukunikela iinzukulwana zakho inarha le kusukela emlanjeni weGibhide ukuyofika emlanjeni omkhulu, iYufrathe,
Ibizo lephakgha lesithathu yiThigrisi; lona ligeleza magegana nepumalanga ye-Asiriya. Bese kuthi lesine kube yiYufrathe.
Ngaphezu kwalokho uDavida wamadlha noHadadi-Ezeri umsa kaRerhobi ikosi yeTsoba lokha uHadadi-Ezeri nasathi ubuyisa amandlakhe wokulawula iindawo ezimagegana nomlambo iYufrathe.
Nawuqeda ukufunda umsongo lo, ubophelele ilitje kiwo bese uwuphosela ngeYufrathe.
Nje-ke jikani nifudukele eentabeni zama-Amori nakibo boke abomakhelwana bawo, okutjho umrhoba we-Araba, iintaba nemibundu yeTjhefela, isewula yenarha yamaKanana, isifunda seligu neLibhanoni bekuyokufika emlanjeni omkhulu iYufrathe.
Ukusuka erhalawumbeneli ukuya eLibhanoni begodu nokusuka emlanjeni omkhulu iYufrathe ukuyokufika elwandle elikhulu ngetjingalanga, okutjho yoke inarha yamaRhithi, kuzakuba yinarhenu.
Yesithandathu ingilozi yathululela isitja sayo ngemlanjeni omkhulu iYufrathe, amanzi wakhona atjha ukuze kulungiselwe amakhosi avela epumalanga indlela.
Ngemva kwalokho ngabona iingilozi ezine zijame emagumbini womane wephasi. Bezibambe imimoya emine yephasi khona kungazukuba khona ummoya ovunguzako ephasinapha namkha elwandle nanyana uphephule umuthi.
Ngabona enye ingilozi ikhuphuka ngepumalanga iphethe iphawu lakaZimu ophilako. Yarhuwelela ngelizwi elikhulu iingilozi ezine ebezinikelwe amandla wokona iphasi nelwandle,
Nje-ke ngabona iingilozi ezilikhomba zijame phambi kwakaZimu; zanikelwa iimpalapala ezilikhomba.
Iingilozi ezilikhomba ebeziphethe iimporompita ezilikhomba zalungela ukuzivuthela.
Ngokunjalo-ke, zatjhatjhululwa iingilozi ezine ebegade sele zilungiselelwe i-awara, ilanga, inyanga nomnyaka kobana zibhubhise okwesithathu kwabantu.