18 Kodwana u-Edomu waphendula wathi: “Awa, ningadluli lapha, nakungasinjalo, ngizanihlangabeza ngesabula.”
Nje-ke ama-Israyeli amphendula athi: “Awa hle, sizokukhamba kwaphela endleleni ekulu. Nakungenzeka bona thina namkha ifuywethu isele amanzakho, sizakukukhokhela. Esikubawako sekudlula ngeenyawo kwaphela, akukho okhunye.”
Godu waphendula wathi: “Ngithi, ningakhe ningadlula lapha!” Nje-ke u-Edomu waphuma wawakhandela ngamadoda amanengi ekulibutho elinamandla.
Kodwana uSirhoni akhange avumele u-Israyeli bona adlule emkhawulwenakhe. Wahlanganisa loke ibutho lakhe waphuma bonyana asahlele u-Israyeli erhalawumbeni. Wafika eJahatsi walwa no-Israyeli.
Ama-Israyeli asuka entabeni yeHori alunga ngendlela eya elwandle lomGaba ukuze abhode inarha yakwa-Edomu. Khonapho endleleni banyefa ummongo.
U-Edomu uzakuba sisabelo sayo, iye, uSeyiri, isitha sayo, uzakuba sisabelo. Iye, u-Israyeli uzakubonisa amandlakhe
njengombana neenzukulwana zaka-Esewu ezihlala eSeyiri namaMowabi ahlala e-Ari enza kimi. Ngipha indlela bengeyame iJordani ngiye enarheni uSomnini uZimethu asinikela yona.”