14 UMosi wathuma iinthunywa zisuka eKhadetjhi, zaya ekosini yakwa-Edomu zafese zathi: “Nakhu okutjhiwo ngumfowenu u-Israyeli, ‘Wena uyabazi boke ubunzima obasehlelako.
USomnini wathi kuye: “Kunezizwe ezimbili esibelethweni sakho, abantu ababili ngesiswini sakho bazakuhlukaniswa; omunye uzakuba namandla ukudlula omunye, omkhulu alotjhe omncani.”
Wokuthoma wavela abomvana, umzimbakhe woke inga wembeswe ngenaka loboya, yeke bamthiya bona ngu-Esewu.
Ngemva kwakhe kwavela umfowabo akakarele isithende saka-Esewu ngesandlana sakhe; yeke bamthiya bona nguJakopo. U-Isaka gade aneminyaka ematjhumi asithandathu lokha uRabega nakababelethako.
UJakopo wabuza wathi: “Alo, wena, ibizo lakho ngubani?” Kodwana waphendula wathi: “Ungibuzelani ibizo lami?” Wabusisa uJakopo khonapho-ke.
UMosi watjela umkhwe wakhe ngakho koke okwenziwa nguSomnini kuFaro namaGibhide ngebanga lama-Israyeli. Wamtjela nangobudisi boke obabehlelako endleleni nokobana uSomnini wabasindisa njani.
Nakhu okwatjhiwo nguSomnini: “Angizoyicolela i-Edomu ngombana yone kokona: Bagijimisa umfowabo ngesabula, balahla isisa sabo; babilelwa ziingazi, baba nezondo engapheliko.
“Nginithandile”, kutjho uSomnini, “nokho niyabuza nithi, ‘Usithande ngani?’ “Lalelani-ke: U-Esewu akusimnakwabo kaJakopo na? Nokho ngamthanda uJakopo,
Afika kuMosi no-Aroni kanye nemkhambathini woke wama-Israyeli eKhadetjhi eserhalawumbeni leParana. Abikela aboMosi nomkhambathi woke umbiko abuye nawo, abe abakhombisa neenthelo zenarha leyo.
Abobamkhulu behlela eGibhide, sahlala khona isikhathi eside. AmaGibhide asiphatha kumbi njengombana aphatha abobamkhulu.
Woke umkhambathi wama-Israyeli wasuka eKhadetjhi, wakhamba wabe wafika entabeni yeHori.
Ninganyenyi umEdomu ngombana ngumfowenu, ninganyenyi umGibhide ngombana nakhe naba ziinkhonzi enarheni yekhabo.
Kambe sizwile bona uSomnini womisa amanzi welwandle lomGaba phambi kwenu naniphuma eGibhide, godu sezwa nalokho enakwenza emakhosini amabili wama-Amori ebegade angaphetjheya kweJordani, aboSirhoni no-Ogi enabarhayilako.
wathi kiwo: “Ngiyazi bonyana uSomnini uninikele inarha, nokobana sehlelwe kukunesaba begodu boke abahlali benarha bayathuthumela phambi kwenu.
namakhosi amabili wama-Amori ebegade angaphetjheya kweJordani, uSirhoni ikosi yeRhetjhibhoni no-Ogi ikosi yeBatjhana ehlala e-Atjhitarothi.
Bamphendula bathi: “Iinceku zakho zibuya kude tle, sithe asize kuwapha ngebanga lebizo lakaSomnini uZimakho. Sizwe umbiko ngoSomnini uZimakho ngalokho akwenze amaGibhide,