26 IRhetjhibhoni bekulidorobho lakaSirhoni ikosi yama-Amori. USirhoni lo, gade alwe nekosi yaphambilini yakwaMowabi bewayemuka inarhayo yoke bekube semlanjeni i-Arinoni.
Intamakho injengombhotjhongo wamazinyo wendlovu. Amehlwakho asiziba seRhetjhibhoni, esisesangweni leBhathi-Rabhimu. Ipumulwakho injengombhotjhongo weLibhanoni, oqalene neDamaseku.
Ihlokwakho ikufaneza njengentaba yeKarameli. Umyekwakho unzima begodu uyaphazima nekosi iyakhungatheka ngawo.
UMowabi angeze asabukwa godu: ERhetjhibhoni izitha zihlele ihlekelele ngaye, zathi, ‘Yizani simpheliseni angasaba sisizwe.’ Nawe Madimeni uzakuqedwa nya, isabula isemva kwakho!
IMowabi ihlazisiwe ngombana itjhabalaliswe. Rhahlawulani nirhuwelele! Memezelani emlanjaneni i-Arinoni kobana iMowabi ibhujisiwe.
“Emthunzini ngaphandle kweRhetjhibhoni, ababaleki bajamile, baqobekile ngombana kuqubuke umlilo eRhetjhibhoni, iye, amalangabi edorobheni lakaSirhoni aqothula ihlafunyo kaMowabi kanye nekhakhayi labanetjhada lokuzitjhaya.
Ama-Israyeli athatha woke amadorobho wakhona, ahlala ngemadorobheni wama-Amori, ngeRhetjhibhoni nemizanayo yoke.
Ngikho nje iimbongi zithi: “Yizani eRhetjhibhoni ukuze lakhiwe, idorobho lakaSirhoni aliqiniswe.
Lokho kwaba ngemva kobana ahlule uSirhoni ikosi yama-Amori egade ihlala eRhetjhibhoni; godu wahlula no-Ogi etatawini lokulwa e-Edreyi. U-Ogi lo, bekayikosi yeBhatjhani egade ihlala e-Atjhitarothi.
Imikhawulwayo beyisuka edorobheni i-Aroweri eliseligwini lomlanjana i-Arinoni ngekabeni yomrhoba wakhona ukufaka phakathi yoke ikangala ukuyokufika eMedeba
neRhetjhibhoni kanye nemizanayo yoke esekangala. Imikhawulo yenarha leyo beyifaka phakathi iDibhoni, iBhamothi-Bhali, iBhethe-Bhali-Mewoni,
Imikhawulo yenarhayo kwakuyiJazeri nawo woke amadorobho weGiliyadi nesiquntu senarha yakwa-Amoni ukuya e-Aroweri engepumalanga yeRabha.
iRhetjhibhoni namadlelwayo neJazeri namadlelwayo. Kwaba madorobho amane sele awoke.
Kubayini ungazange ulinge uthathe umkhawulo lowo eminyakeni emakhulu amathathu le ngesikhathi ama-Israyeli asahlala eRhetjhibhoni nemizanenayo ne-Aroweri nemizanenayo kanye nakiwo woke amadorobho aseligwini le-Arinoni?