20 Godu waphendula wathi: “Ngithi, ningakhe ningadlula lapha!” Nje-ke u-Edomu waphuma wawakhandela ngamadoda amanengi ekulibutho elinamandla.
U-Esewu wabambela uJakopo ivunda ngebanga lesibusiso asinikelwe nguyise. Wadlumbana wathi: “Akufike amalanga wokuzilela ubaba, khona ngizakubulala umfowethu uJakopo lo.”
Iinthunywa zabuyela kuJakopo zathi: “Sifikile kwamfowenu u-Esewu, nje-ke usendleleni uzokuhlangabeza, ukhamba namakhulu amane wamadoda.”
Mina ngimumuntu wokuthula; kodwana nangikhuluma ukuthula, bona baphehla ipi.
Nakhu okwatjhiwo nguSomnini: “Angizoyicolela i-Edomu ngombana yone kokona: Bagijimisa umfowabo ngesabula, balahla isisa sabo; babilelwa ziingazi, baba nezondo engapheliko.
Kodwana u-Edomu waphendula wathi: “Awa, ningadluli lapha, nakungasinjalo, ngizanihlangabeza ngesabula.”
Ngendlela leyo u-Edomu walela u-Israyeli bona adlule emkhawulwenakhe. Nje-ke u-Israyeli wajika, wamgadunga.
U-Israyeli wathumela umlayezo ekosini yakwa-Edomu wathi, ‘Sibawa usivumele sidlule enarhenakho.’ Kodwana ikosi yakwa-Edomu yaqinisa ihloko. Godu wathumela ilizwi ekosini yakwaMowabi, nayo yakhunyalala. Yeke u-Israyeli wahlala eKhadetjhi.
Kodwana ikosi uSirhoni azange ithembe u-Israyeli bonyana angadlula enarhenayo. Yeke, yabuthelela abantu bayo ndawonye, yahloma amatende eJahatsi yalwa no-Israyeli.