21 Ngendlela leyo u-Edomu walela u-Israyeli bona adlule emkhawulwenakhe. Nje-ke u-Israyeli wajika, wamgadunga.
Nje-ke Somnini, naka amadoda we-Amoni, weMowabi newentabeni yeSeyiri, ongazange uvume bonyana u-Israyeli naphuma eGibhide athumbe inarhawo. Ngambala siyigegedile azange siyibhubhise inarhawo.
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.
“Ngivumela ngidlule enarhenakho, ngizakhamba ngendlela kwaphela, angeze ngaphambukela ngesigomeni namkha ngesinceleni.
njengombana neenzukulwana zaka-Esewu ezihlala eSeyiri namaMowabi ahlala e-Ari enza kimi. Ngipha indlela bengeyame iJordani ngiye enarheni uSomnini uZimethu asinikela yona.”
Ninganyenyi umEdomu ngombana ngumfowenu, ninganyenyi umGibhide ngombana nakhe naba ziinkhonzi enarheni yekhabo.
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.
Ukusuka lapho wakhamba phakathi kwerhalawumbapho, wazombeleza inarha yakwa-Edomu neyakwaMowabi wabe wafika ngepumalanga yenarha yakwaMowabi. Wahloma amatendakhe ngehlangothini le-Arinoni. Azange ayame i-Arinoni, okumkhawulo wakwaMowabi, kobana abeke inyawo lakhe enarheni yakwaMowabi.
Wena wamukela okuphiwa ngusingazimakho uKemotjhi. Nathi-ke sizakulonda yoke inarha uSomnini uZimethu ayimuke abanye phambi kwethu wasinikela yona.