36 Kwathi lokha uBhalakhi nakezwa bona uBhiliyamu usendleleni, waphuma wayomhlangabeza edorobheni lakwaMowabi elisemlanjeni i-Arinoni, ngemaphelelweni womkhawulo.
Kuthe bona u-Abramu abuye ekuhluleni uKedorolawomeri namakhosi ajame naye, ikosi yeSodoma yaphuma bona imhlangabeze ngemrhobeni weTjhave okumrhoba wekosi.
Wavusa amehlo msinyazana wabona amadoda amathathu ajame kudanyana phambi kwakhe. Kwathi bona awabone wasuka emnyangweni wetende warhaba wawahlangabeza, waguqa wahloma ihloko phasi.
uJosefa wabophela ikaranakhe waya khona ukuyokuhlangabeza uyise u-Israyeli. UJosefa wathi nakabona uyise, waziphosa phezu kwakhe wamgona, walila isikhathi eside.
Nje-ke uMosi waphuma wayomhlangabeza. Wafese wahloma ihloko phambi kwakhe, wamncwanga emhlathini bebabuzana amavuko. Bangena ngetendeni.
“Njengeenyoni ezizulazulako, lokha naziqotjhwe eenhlakaneni zazo, anjalo namadodakazi wakwaMowabi, emazibukweni we-Arinoni.
IMowabi ihlazisiwe ngombana itjhabalaliswe. Rhahlawulani nirhuwelele! Memezelani emlanjaneni i-Arinoni kobana iMowabi ibhujisiwe.
Ingilozi kaSomnini yathi kuBhiliyamu: “Khamba namadoda lawo, kodwana ukhulume kwaphela amezwi engizakutjela wona.” Nje-ke uBhiliyamu wakhamba neenkhulu zakaBhalakhi lezo.
UBhalakhi wathi kuBhiliyamu: “Akhange ngithumele bona ubizwe na? Alo, kubayini ungakhange uze kimi ngesikhatheso? Kghani ngiyahluleka ukukuvuza na?”
Abazalwana beRoma sele bezwile ngathi, beza bazosihlangabeza. Abanye beza ngendlela ekuthiwa yi-Apiyusi ukufikela eForumi Apiyi kwathi abanye bafika ekumbeni yeenkhambi ebekuthiwa yiTiresi Taverinoni Kuthe bona uPowula ababone, wathokoza uZimu bewaqina idolo.
USomnini wathi: “Fudukani niyame umrhoba we-Arinoni. Qala, nginikele uSirhoni umAmori ikosi yeRhetjhibhoni ezandleni zenu kanye nenarhakhe. Thomani-ke nithumbe ilifa bese nilwa naye ngepi.
Nje-ke ngesikhatheso samuka amakhosi amabili wama-Amori ebegade angepumalanga yeJordani inarha, ukusuka emrhobeni we-Arinoni ukuya entabeni iRherimoni.
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.
Uthe naqeda ukwenza umhlabelo wokutjhiswa, nakhuya uSamyela afika. USawula wamhlangabeza wambingelela.