4 Ama-Israyeli asuka entabeni yeHori alunga ngendlela eya elwandle lomGaba ukuze abhode inarha yakwa-Edomu. Khonapho endleleni banyefa ummongo.
UJoramu wabuza wathi: “Sizokusahlela ngayiphi indlela?” UJehotjhafathi wathi: “Ngendlela yerhalawumba le-Edomu.”
UMosi wabikela ama-Israyeli indaba le, kodwana azange amlalele ngombana gade anyamile ngebanga lokugandelelwa kwawo.
Nje-ke, njengombana ama-Amalekhi namaKanana ahlala ngemirhobeni yeentaba, jikani kusasa nitjhinge nca ngerhalawumbeni ngendlela elunge elwandle lomGaba.”
UMosi wenza njengombana uSomnini amyalile. Bakhuphuka intaba yeHori umkhambathi woke ubaqalile.
Kubayini nidanisa ihliziyo yama-Israyeli kobana angayameli ngaphetjheya enarheni uSomnini awaphe yona?
Bathi bonyana bafike emrhobeni we-Etjhikolo babone inarha, bakhuluma okudanisa ihliziyo yama-Israyeli mayelana nokuya enarheni uSomnini agade abaphe yona.
Ama-Israyeli afuduka entabeni yeHori ahloma amatendawo eTsalimona.
baqinisa bebakhuthaza abafundi bona baragele phambili ngokukholwa, bathi: “Kufuze sidlule ebunzimeni obunengi ngaphambi kobana singene embusweni kaZimu.”
Kodwana nina-ke, jikani nifuduke niye erhalawumbeni ngendlela yelwandle lomGaba.”
safuduka saya erhalawumbeni ngendlela yelwandle lomGaba njengombana uSomnini gade angitjelile. Sathatha isikhathi eside silokhu sibhoduluka intaba iSeyiri.
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.